Deck 7: Working With Distortions, Gradient Meshes, Envelopes, and Blends

Question 1

To create a mesh object with regularly spaced mesh lines and mesh points, the Mesh tool is your best choice.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Mesh objects can be created from compound paths, but not from text.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If the Smooth Color option is chosen, Illustrator calculates the number of steps in the blend.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

If a mesh point is moved, the mesh line may be changed or distorted.

Question 5

Mesh points can be added to a mesh object, but they can't be deleted; apply a None fill to a mesh point if you want it to be invisible.

Question 6

Once a blend is created, changing the fill of the original objects will change the appearance of the blend.

Question 7

Envelopes can be used to distort objects with pattern fills.

Question 8

Envelopes can be used to distort objects with gradient fills.

Question 9

A sufficient number of intermediary objects is required to produce a color blend that appears 'smooth.'

Question 10

The Pucker & Bloat dialog box opens with the settings last used.

Question 11

The Make Blend command can be used to create a blend between two unselected objects.

Question 12

To convert a mesh object back into a simple path, use the Convert Object command available on the Object menu.

Question 13

The shape of a blend can be manipulated by manipulating the path automatically drawn between the two starting objects.

Question 14

In a blend, both shapes and colors are blended.

Question 15

The Pucker & Bloat effect adjusts the segments between an object's anchor points.

Question 16

The Twist effect creates a whirlpool effect.

Question 17

Blends cannot be made between objects filled with gradients.

Question 18

Blends can be made between blends.

Question 19

Illustrator comes programmed with built-in operations--mathematical algorithms--that create specific effects when applied to objects.

Question 20

Envelopes take on the shape of other objects.

Question 21

The Blend tool can be used to create a blend between two unselected objects.

Question 22

In the Pucker & Bloat dialog box, entering a positive number produces a pucker effect.

Question 23

Using meshes is effective for creating dimension, but not for increasing contrast.

Question 24

Complex mesh objects can have a negative effect on the performance of your computer.

Question 25

If the Smooth Color option is chosen and a blend is made between two straight paths, Illustrator automatically creates enough intermediary objects so that the objects are indistinguishable from one another.

Question 26

In Illustrator, there are a variety of color editing commands are available that affect the color of objects and create color blends between objects.

Question 27

The shape of a mesh can be manipulated by direction lines.

Question 28

In the Pucker & Bloat dialog box, entering a negative number produces a bloat effect.

Question 29

Once a blend has been created, you can use a transform tool on one of the original objects used to create the blend.

Question 30

You can manipulate anchor points' direction lines to alter the shape of a mesh.

Question 31

You can alter an object's color using the Edit Colors command.

Question 32

The Blend tool pointer turns black when it is positioned over an anchor point.

Question 33

Of effects, meshes, envelopes, and blends, meshes and envelopes are the broadest in scope, offering powerful options for adding color, shape, depth, and perspective to an illustration.

Question 34

When the path of a blend is manipulated, the blend automatically updates itself to reflect the change.

Question 35

You can blend between objects filled with gradients.

Question 36

The fewer the number of steps in a blend, the less distinct each intermediary object will be.

Question 37

Mesh objects contain anchor points within the mesh.

Question 38

When creating mesh objects, its better to save memory by creating a single complex mesh object than many simple mesh objects.

Question 39

You can create a mesh object with the Mesh tool.

Question 40

The Blend Front to Back command does not work on open paths.

Question 41

In the figure above, the shape of the object was most likely achieved using which effect?

A)free distort
B)pucker
C)bloat
D)twist

Question 42

Fish is an envelope distortion made with which envelope command?

A)Make with Warp
B)Make with Mesh
C)Make with Top Object
D)Make with Anchors

Question 43

With a bloat effect, the segments are moved ____.

A)inward
B)outward
C)some are moved inward, some are moved outward
D)not enough information supplied

Question 44

____ create a series of intermediate objects and colors between two or more selected objects.

A)Meshes
B)Envelopes
C)Blends
D)Distortions

Question 45

Double-click the Blend tool to make a blend between selected objects.

Question 46

Given: Two objects, each with a different fill color, are blended.Which of the following must be true?

A)some intermediate objects will have different fill colors
B)some intermediate objects will have different shapes
C)some intermediate objects will have different fill colors and different shapes
D)not enough information provided

Question 47

You can use an Edit Colors command to saturate an object.

Question 48

In the above figure, the shape of the object was most likely achieved using which effect?

A)free distort
B)pucker
C)bloat
D)twist

Question 49

Mesh points can be moved along a mesh line.

Question 50

Which command completely desaturates an image?

A)Convert to CMYK
B)Convert to RGB
C)Convert to HSB
D)Convert to Grayscale

Question 51

In general, the Create Gradient Mesh command is most effective at creating mesh objects.

Question 52

Blends can only be made between closed paths.

Question 53

In the figure above, the shape of the object was most likely achieved using which effect?

A)free distort
B)pucker
C)bloat
D)twist

Question 54

You can apply opacity settings to any mesh point on a gradient mesh.

Question 55

Mesh lines are joined at their intersections by what?

A)anchor points
B)mesh points
C)mesh patches
D)corner points

Question 56

When a printing device has trouble outputting a color blend, the most common problem with the printed gradient is what?

A)pixelization
B)dithering
C)compression
D)banding

Question 57

Illustrator provides a number of effects that alter the shape of an object.

Question 58

Apply color to mesh patches to make broad color adjustments to an object.

Question 59

Which of the following do you use to transform a basic object into a mesh object?

A)Create Gradient Mesh
B)Create Gradient Lines
C)Create Mesh Patch
D)Create Mesh Point

Question 60

With the Smooth Color option in the Blend Options dialog box, Illustrator calculates the minimum number of ____ for a smooth color.

A)spines
B)paths
C)anchor points
D)steps

Question 61

Explain what the Specified Steps option in the Blend Options dialog box does.

Question 62

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
In the Blend Options dialog box, the ____________________ option measures the distance from the edge of one object to the corresponding edge on the next object.

Question 63

You can apply color to four mesh points simultaneously by applying color to what?

Question 64

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
Item 1 in the figure above points to the ____________________.

Question 65

One of Mark's designers tells Mark that she will help him out and recreate the graphic above with a simple rainbow radial gradient.Is her method the best she could use?

Question 66

With a pucker effect, the segments are moved ____.

A)inward
B)outward
C)some are moved inward, some are moved outward
D)not enough information supplied

Question 67

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
Mesh points are ____________________-shaped.

Question 68

Define a blend.

Question 69

When a blend is created, a path is drawn between the starting and ending objects.This path is called what?

A)stroke
B)backbone
C)direction line
D)spine

Question 70

Describe the major difference between an anchor point and a mesh point.

Question 71

Describe how the Twist effect distorts an object.

Question 72

To recreate the graphic above, Mark knows instantly that he'll need to employ what?

Question 73

List the three main options for creating an envelope.

Question 74

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
When you assign a color to a mesh point, the color gradates ____________________ from the point.

Question 75

The area between four mesh points is called what?

Question 76

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
____________________ are objects that are used to distort other objects.

Question 77

The following definition describes what kind of object?
"A single, multicolored object in which colors can flow in different directions, and colors transition gradually from point to point."

Question 78

Three squares overlap and are selected.The frontmost square is red; the backmost square is blue; the object between them is yellow.If the Blend Front to Back command were applied to this selection, which of the following responses does not describe the effect?

A)the front object remains red
B)the back object remains blue
C)the middle object changes to purple
D)the three objects become purple

Question 79

Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement.
The ____________________ option determines the number of steps for the blend and is calculated to provide the minimum number of steps need for a smooth color transition.

Question 80

Which is the default option in the Blend Options dialog box?

A)Specified Steps
B)Specified Distance
C)Smooth Color
D)Smooth Blend