Illustrator Vocab
Artboard
Your blank canvas in Illustrator. This is where you'll create every design that you intend to make.
Bounding Box
A rectangular border around an image, shape, or text that you can drag to move, transform, rotate, or scale .
Closed Path
A connected series of line segments where the start and end points are joined together to form a shape.
Gradient
Gradations of colors, tints, or shades of the same color .
Layer
Are like transparent folders for managing content. Contain the images, text, or artwork that make up a layered file.
Marquee
S elects all objects touched by and bound by the rectangle you draw with this.
Path
Contains one or more straight or curved line segments that you draw on canvas using the Pen, Pencil, or Curvature tool . Can be opened or closed.