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Waterboy550
Joined: 30 May 2008
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 Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject: Creating Font With Stroke Style |
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I want to create a yellow font that has a transparent stroke inside of it. Also I want to add another white stroke behind the text on the outside. I have done this by adding a black stroke inside the text and then coping the layer and adding a white stroke to the outside and putting this layer behind the first. I then select the black stroke with the magic selection tool and delete it. This gives me the effect that I want, however when I delete the black stroke the font is not smooth like it once was. There has to be a better way to do this? |
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Matt
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Joined: 24 Sep 2007
Posts: 3515
Location: Haverhill, UK
PS Version: Lightroom 5, CS4 & Elements 11
OS: Windows 8.1
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Hi Waterboy550,
Sounds like you may be able to achieve this using layer styles such as strokes and glows. What version of PS are you using? It may also be good if you could post an example of what you're after, we may be able to replicate it more accurately if we see the effect.
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doubrovski
Joined: 29 Sep 2007
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Hello Waterboy550,
Yes, there is an easier way:
- To get transparent inner stroke, just reduce the stroke opacity:
- To add outer stroke without filling the letters, set "Fill" of copied text layer (outer-stroked) to "0":
Hope this helps
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Waterboy550
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thank you very much, I tried this before but didn't put the fill to 0% opacity, thanks again. |
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doubrovski
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BTW, you can create this effect with one stroked layer.
- In the "Stroke" dialog, choose "Fill Type: Gradient"
- In the "Style" menu, choose "Shape Burst" option
- Click the "Gradient" sample and create an abrupt color-to-transparency transition
This effect would be much easier to handle. Moreover, if you save it to your "Styles" palette you can instantly apply it to other projects.
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