Illustrator

The working area in Illustrator that surrounds the artboards. The canvas can be used as a temporary pasteboard to hold graphics, text, or other design elements.

The shadow cast by a form. Shadows fade with distance from the form.

A description of lines or shapes that appear disorganized and messy. Convey a sense of urgency, fear, or explosive energy.

A special group of objects in which the topmost object crops (masks) the objects that are below it. Portions of the lower objects that extend beyond the path of the topmost object are hidden and don’t print. The topmost object in a clipping mask is referred to as a clipping path.

The perceived hue, lightness, and saturation of an object or light.

Color rules that are named for their relative locations on the color wheel.

For each particular document, this determines how the components of a color are combined, based on the number of color channels in the document’s color model, such as RGB or CYMK.

Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. They are high in contrast and vibrant.

An object contained within one or more smaller, transparent paths that creates a hole in the larger object. The hole can be removed by releasing the compound object and separating the paths into individual objects.

An object created via the Shape Modes options on the Pathfinder panel. The individual objects that are combined into a compound shape are preserved and can be edited or released at any time.