Comments on: Don’t Stroke Your Type! http://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/ Learn, discuss and explore the realm of Graphic Design. Tue, 10 May 2011 01:43:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LaurenMariehttp://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 LaurenMarie Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:39:58 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/#comment-1694 <strong>Foresmac</strong>, Thanks for the enlightenment. And yes, I love shortcuts. Have you downloaded the little page I created from the link at the bottom of the <a href="http://creativecurio.com/feed/" title="Creative Curio RSS Feed" rel="nofollow">RSS feed</a>? I've also had a few features here about <a href="http://creativecurio.com/2007/10/shortcut-shindig/" title="Shortcut Shindig" rel="nofollow">Photoshop</a> and <a href="http://creativecurio.com/2007/11/shortcut-shindig-%e2%80%93-indesign/" title="Shortcut Shindig - InDesign" rel="nofollow">InDesign</a> shortcuts. Foresmac,
Thanks for the enlightenment. And yes, I love shortcuts. Have you downloaded the little page I created from the link at the bottom of the RSS feed? I’ve also had a few features here about Photoshop and InDesign shortcuts.

]]> By: foresmachttp://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 foresmac Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:32:55 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/#comment-1691 Yeah, there are definitely more ways to to that, but Cmd-C, Cmd-B (sub Ctrl if you're on a Windows machine) and the newly pasted-behind type is selected for stroking. If you're a keyboard-shortcut maven, as I am, that's the way to go. Yeah, there are definitely more ways to to that, but Cmd-C, Cmd-B (sub Ctrl if you’re on a Windows machine) and the newly pasted-behind type is selected for stroking. If you’re a keyboard-shortcut maven, as I am, that’s the way to go.

]]> By: LaurenMariehttp://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 LaurenMarie Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:36:10 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/#comment-1584 <strong>foresmac</strong>, I'm so glad you stopped by to share that technique!! I had never thought to do that before! I was hoping this could be done in Photoshop, too, so I wouldn't have to be switching between Illustrator and Photoshop, but it didn't work :( But it's still a good way to do it because, like you've mentioned, the text remains editable--you just have to change it in two places. But that's better than going through the offset path process again! Oh, and another way to create the duplicate is to go to the layers palette and drag the original object onto the new layer icon to duplicate it. Then select the bottom object and put the stroke on it; same thing, different steps. Thanks for sharing! foresmac,
I’m so glad you stopped by to share that technique!! I had never thought to do that before! I was hoping this could be done in Photoshop, too, so I wouldn’t have to be switching between Illustrator and Photoshop, but it didn’t work :( But it’s still a good way to do it because, like you’ve mentioned, the text remains editable–you just have to change it in two places. But that’s better than going through the offset path process again! Oh, and another way to create the duplicate is to go to the layers palette and drag the original object onto the new layer icon to duplicate it. Then select the bottom object and put the stroke on it; same thing, different steps. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: foresmachttp://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 foresmac Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:52:23 +0000 http://creativecurio.com/2007/09/don%e2%80%99t-stroke-your-type/#comment-1575 I find a useful technique for stroking type is to copy your type object, do a Paste Behind, and stroke the object you just pasted. This always preserves the shape of the type because it's on top of the stroked version. The you can play with mitres and smooth corners and all that. Saves the trouble of having to convert to paths, so it's still editable.If you want to make an effect with multi-colored strokes, just copy-n-paste behind, using a larger stroke than the last one. The trick I use is that half of your stroke weight is outside the shape, so if you want a 2pt stroke, you need a 4pt stroke applied to the type object below your original. I find a useful technique for stroking type is to copy your type object, do a Paste Behind, and stroke the object you just pasted. This always preserves the shape of the type because it’s on top of the stroked version. The you can play with mitres and smooth corners and all that. Saves the trouble of having to convert to paths, so it’s still editable.

If you want to make an effect with multi-colored strokes, just copy-n-paste behind, using a larger stroke than the last one. The trick I use is that half of your stroke weight is outside the shape, so if you want a 2pt stroke, you need a 4pt stroke applied to the type object below your original.

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