Creating and Modifying Graphics Flashcards

Which tool in Adobe Illustrator is used to reshape a vector path by dragging anchor points and direction handles?

Answer: Direct Selection Tool

The Direct Selection Tool (white arrow) lets you select and drag individual anchor points and direction handles to reshape vector paths.

In Photoshop, what does the 'Refine Edge' option help you accomplish when making a selection?

Answer: Smooth jagged selection borders and improve edge quality

Refine Edge (Select and Mask workspace) lets you smooth, feather, contract, or expand a selection edge for cleaner cutouts.

When creating a graphic in Adobe Illustrator, what is the function of the Pathfinder 'Minus Front' operation?

Answer: Subtracts the top shape from the bottom shape

Minus Front uses the topmost selected shape as a 'cookie cutter' to punch a hole out of the shapes beneath it.

In Adobe Photoshop, what type of layer allows you to apply editable color and tonal adjustments without permanently altering the pixels below?

Answer: Adjustment layer

Adjustment layers apply color and tonal corrections non-destructively, and can be modified or deleted at any time.

Which Illustrator feature lets you save a set of fill color, stroke color, and stroke weight as a reusable style that updates all linked objects when edited?

Answer: Graphic Style

Graphic Styles store appearance attributes and, when updated, automatically refresh all objects linked to that style.

In Photoshop, which blending mode makes black pixels invisible and lightens the layer based on the underlying image, similar to shining light?

Answer: Screen

Screen mode inverts both layers, multiplies them, then inverts the result, making black transparent and always producing a lighter image.

What does 'rasterizing' a vector layer in Photoshop do?

Answer: Converts it into a pixel-based bitmap layer

Rasterizing converts resolution-independent vector data into a fixed-resolution pixel grid, enabling pixel-level editing.