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Adobe 9A0-035 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Adobe |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Adobe Illustrator CS ACE Exam |
| Exam Number: | 9A0-035 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Passing Score: | 66% |
| Real Exam Qty: | 53 |
| Exam Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Related Certifications: | Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Illustrator |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing centers (onsite delivery). |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: minimum three years of experience as a graphic designer or illustrator; familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, scanners, and tablet input devices. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/ACE-illustrator.html |
Adobe 9A0-035 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Topic 1: Painting | - Creating and using meshes - Creating and using gradients - Creating and using brushes - Working with transparency and blending modes - Painting with fills and strokes - Creating and using patterns - Working with Live Paint groups |
| Topic 2: Creating Special Effects | - Creating and using appearance attributes - Creating and applying graphic styles - Working with effects - Creating and applying drop shadows, glows, and feathering |
| Topic 3: Working with Color | - Selecting colors - Adding colors from artwork to swatches - Working with color groups - Using color libraries - Using and creating swatches - Adjusting color |
| Topic 4: Printing | - Overprinting - Using print presets - Printing color separations - Working with printer and bleed marks - Printing gradients, meshes, and color blends - Trapping - Printing and saving transparent artwork - Setting up documents for printing |
| Topic 5: Working with Type | - Creating and applying character and paragraph styles - Creating type on a path - Working with fonts - Formatting paragraphs - Adjusting line and character spacing - Formatting type - Scaling and rotating type |
| Topic 6: Navigating the Workspace | - Customizing the workspace - Utilizing rulers, grids, guides, and crop marks - Using multiple artboards |
| Topic 7: Drawing | - Drawing pixel-aligned paths for web workflows - Tracing artwork - Drawing with the Pencil tool - Editing paths - Drawing with the Pen tool - Perspective drawing - Drawing basics - Creating shapes - Working with symbols and symbol tools - Applying gradients to strokes |
| Topic 8: Working with Web Graphics | - Creating animations - Creating web graphics - Utilizing SVG - Utilizing slices and image maps |
9A0-035 Exam Questions and Study Options
Whichever matches your habits — all three are built around the same Adobe Illustrator CS ACE content. The PDF version suits paper readers: print it out, mark it up, and share pages with a study partner. The PC test engine suits computer-based learners: it simulates the real exam scene, lets you set a time limit like the live 9A0-035 exam, flags your mistakes, and reminds you to re-practice them daily. The online APP includes every software function and runs on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Choose the one you will actually use every day.
The 9A0-035 exam contains 53 questions to be completed in 60 minutes minutes. That pace is exactly what the PC test engine's timed mode trains — set the same limit in practice, and the real clock stops being a surprise.
The official outline divides the 9A0-035 exam into weighted domains, including:
- Working with Type ()
- Navigating the Workspace ()
- Working with Web Graphics ()
The Adobe Illustrator CS ACE practice questions at PassCollection follow these same objectives, whichever of the three study formats you use.
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Recommended: minimum three years of experience as a graphic designer or illustrator; familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Bridge, scanners, and tablet input devices.
The 9A0-035 exam is the official assessment behind the Adobe Illustrator CS ACE certification from Adobe. Many IT professionals pursue it as a step toward leadership roles, because the credential verifies practical command of the published objectives. Solid preparation — not luck — is what carries candidates through it.
Adobe Illustrator CS ACE Sample Questions:
When should you assign registration color?
- A. when there are printer's marks that are hidden while printing separations
- B. when an object should print only on the K (black) separation plate
- C. when guides are used to align objects in a document
- D. when thereare printer'smarks
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Click the Exhibit button.
Which of the 3D Extrude & Bevel options will change object A to object B?
- A. Bevel Extent In
- B. Bevel Extent Out
- C. Extrude Cap On
- D. Extrude CapOff
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Click the Exhibit button.
Which tool should you use to transform the polygon shape on the left into the shape displayed on the right in the exhibit?
- A. scallop tool
- B. warp tool
- C. crystallize tool
- D. pucker tool
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Which guideline improves the quality of printing in your blends, gradients, and gradient mesh objects?
- A. useanappropriate line screenthatretains 256 levels of gray
- B. use longer blends to allow more space for the color to change
- C. use a blend that changes less than 50% between two or more process-color components
- D. use darker colors
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You have entered several lines of text in a paragraph. What should you do to increase the line spacing within the paragraph?
- A. click once on the text with the type tool and set the leading in the Character palette
- B. select all of the text with the type tool and set the space after the paragraph in the Paragraph palette
- C. select the text object and choose Adobe Every Line Composer from the Options menu on the Paragraph palette
- D. selectallof thetextwiththetype toolandset the leadinginthe Character palette
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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