ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ACA COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◍ What is intellectual property? Answer:Someone's original work.
Creations of the mind, such as inventions, symbols, images, text, and
images.
◍ What are derivative works? Answer:Work based off of someone
else's original, copyrighted work.
◍ When can you use work to make a derivative work? Answer:Must
have permission from the copyright owner, or the original work must be
in the public domain.
◍ When must you obtain permission before using an image? Answer:If
the image has a copyright notice.
If the image does not have a copyright notice.
If you find the image with a regular web search.
◍ What are the five phases of a design project? Answer:Designing,
Planning, Building, Testing, Publishing or Launch
,◍ Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design
process? Answer:So that the client can give you information as it
comes, as well as being able to make sure the client is satisfied.(Regular
Feedback.)
◍ What is the Gestalt principle of design? Answer:The idea that the
sum is greater than its parts in design
◍ When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the
image be aligned? Answer:Along points where lines cross.
◍ Explain the concept of hierarchy. Answer:Making more important
information stand out among the design.
◍ What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator?
Answer:Recommends colors that would work well with colors currently
in your design
◍ What are Harmony Rules? Answer:Sets of colors that would work
well with colors in your design based on relationships on the color wheel
◍ What is the difference between ppi and dpi? Answer:PPI-Pixels Per
Inch=Resolution of your display
DPI-Dots Per Inch=Resolution of your printer
,◍ What resolution is recommended for a printed graphic? Displayed?
Answer:300 dpi
72 ppi
◍ What are some common raster file types? Answer:Photographs
jpg/jpeg, psd, png, tiff, bmp and gif
◍ What are some common vector file types? Answer:Fonts,eps, ai and
pdf
◍ What are some common video file types? Answer:.avi .mov .asf .avi
.mp4
◍ Wrap text around an object. Answer:Choose Object>Text
Wrap>Make.
◍ Create point type. Answer:Text Tool>Type
Point type is when the type goes straight
◍ Create paragraph type. Answer:Text tool>Click and drag>Type
Paragraph type is when it follows the text box set previously.
, ◍ Change the paragraph alignment or spacing. Answer:Characters
Panel>alignment/spacing (type tool active)
◍ Change the kerning, leading, or horizontal scale. Answer:Characters
Panel>kerning/leading/horizontal scale (type tool active)
◍ What is kerning? Answer:Adjusting the spacing between (letters or
characters) in a piece of text to be printed.
◍ What is leading? Answer:The vertical lines of spacing between type
◍ Create a new graphic symbol using the currently selected object.
Answer:Symbols Panel>New Object
◍ Open a symbol library and use a symbol. Answer:Symbol
Panel>Click and drag a symbol
◍ Break an instance's link to its original symbol. Answer:Break Link
(Top Menu)
◍ Change the Workspace to Tracing. Answer:Top Menu>Tracing
◍ Duplicate an existing artboard. Answer:Artboard tool>New Artboard
EXAM 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◍ What is intellectual property? Answer:Someone's original work.
Creations of the mind, such as inventions, symbols, images, text, and
images.
◍ What are derivative works? Answer:Work based off of someone
else's original, copyrighted work.
◍ When can you use work to make a derivative work? Answer:Must
have permission from the copyright owner, or the original work must be
in the public domain.
◍ When must you obtain permission before using an image? Answer:If
the image has a copyright notice.
If the image does not have a copyright notice.
If you find the image with a regular web search.
◍ What are the five phases of a design project? Answer:Designing,
Planning, Building, Testing, Publishing or Launch
,◍ Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design
process? Answer:So that the client can give you information as it
comes, as well as being able to make sure the client is satisfied.(Regular
Feedback.)
◍ What is the Gestalt principle of design? Answer:The idea that the
sum is greater than its parts in design
◍ When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the
image be aligned? Answer:Along points where lines cross.
◍ Explain the concept of hierarchy. Answer:Making more important
information stand out among the design.
◍ What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator?
Answer:Recommends colors that would work well with colors currently
in your design
◍ What are Harmony Rules? Answer:Sets of colors that would work
well with colors in your design based on relationships on the color wheel
◍ What is the difference between ppi and dpi? Answer:PPI-Pixels Per
Inch=Resolution of your display
DPI-Dots Per Inch=Resolution of your printer
,◍ What resolution is recommended for a printed graphic? Displayed?
Answer:300 dpi
72 ppi
◍ What are some common raster file types? Answer:Photographs
jpg/jpeg, psd, png, tiff, bmp and gif
◍ What are some common vector file types? Answer:Fonts,eps, ai and
◍ What are some common video file types? Answer:.avi .mov .asf .avi
.mp4
◍ Wrap text around an object. Answer:Choose Object>Text
Wrap>Make.
◍ Create point type. Answer:Text Tool>Type
Point type is when the type goes straight
◍ Create paragraph type. Answer:Text tool>Click and drag>Type
Paragraph type is when it follows the text box set previously.
, ◍ Change the paragraph alignment or spacing. Answer:Characters
Panel>alignment/spacing (type tool active)
◍ Change the kerning, leading, or horizontal scale. Answer:Characters
Panel>kerning/leading/horizontal scale (type tool active)
◍ What is kerning? Answer:Adjusting the spacing between (letters or
characters) in a piece of text to be printed.
◍ What is leading? Answer:The vertical lines of spacing between type
◍ Create a new graphic symbol using the currently selected object.
Answer:Symbols Panel>New Object
◍ Open a symbol library and use a symbol. Answer:Symbol
Panel>Click and drag a symbol
◍ Break an instance's link to its original symbol. Answer:Break Link
(Top Menu)
◍ Change the Workspace to Tracing. Answer:Top Menu>Tracing
◍ Duplicate an existing artboard. Answer:Artboard tool>New Artboard
