posegate Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 There's a feature in photoshop that I used all the time, and I cannot find an equivalent in PDN. I would add a "stroke" to a text layer, which would outline (with varying degrees of transparency) the text only with whichever color or texture I selected. Mostly, I am concerned with color. I want to be able to have white text that is outlined in black (most often) so that it pops from the rest. The outline function is not doing this to a satisfying result. How can I make this happen? Thanks for your help. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 There's a feature in photoshop that I used all the time, and I cannot find an equivalent in PDN. I would add a "stroke" to a text layer, which would outline (with varying degrees of transparency) the text only with whichever color or texture I selected. Mostly, I am concerned with color. I want to be able to have white text that is outlined in black (most often) so that it pops from the rest. The outline function is not doing this to a satisfying result. How can I make this happen? Thanks for your help. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 There's a feature in photoshop that I used all the time, and I cannot find an equivalent in PDN. I would add a "stroke" to a text layer, which would outline (with varying degrees of transparency) the text only with whichever color or texture I selected. Mostly, I am concerned with color. I want to be able to have white text that is outlined in black (most often) so that it pops from the rest. The outline function is not doing this to a satisfying result. How can I make this happen? Thanks for your help. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 There's a feature in photoshop that I used all the time, and I cannot find an equivalent in PDN. I would add a "stroke" to a text layer, which would outline (with varying degrees of transparency) the text only with whichever color or texture I selected. Mostly, I am concerned with color. I want to be able to have white text that is outlined in black (most often) so that it pops from the rest. The outline function is not doing this to a satisfying result. How can I make this happen? Thanks for your help. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You'll want to search for the "Outline Object" plugin. It works excellently. :-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You'll want to search for the "Outline Object" plugin. It works excellently. :-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You'll want to search for the "Outline Object" plugin. It works excellently. :-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 You'll want to search for the "Outline Object" plugin. It works excellently. :-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want. Thanks for your continued assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want. Thanks for your continued assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want. Thanks for your continued assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posegate Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want. Thanks for your continued assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonte Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 u could also try "drop shadow", or evin the built-in glow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonte Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 u could also try "drop shadow", or evin the built-in glow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonte Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 u could also try "drop shadow", or evin the built-in glow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonte Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 u could also try "drop shadow", or evin the built-in glow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want.Thanks for your continued assistance. If you have those effects, then it is my plugin pack that you have installed. That's good. Here's what you need to do: 1) Add a new layer 2) Type your text on this new layer 3) Run Effects > Object > Outline Object... Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want.Thanks for your continued assistance. If you have those effects, then it is my plugin pack that you have installed. That's good. Here's what you need to do: 1) Add a new layer 2) Type your text on this new layer 3) Run Effects > Object > Outline Object... Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want.Thanks for your continued assistance. If you have those effects, then it is my plugin pack that you have installed. That's good. Here's what you need to do: 1) Add a new layer 2) Type your text on this new layer 3) Run Effects > Object > Outline Object... Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm having trouble locating one. I found one that let's me do an outline and a bevel and a feather. But it's still not doing quite what I want. Is there a way to "expand" the selection slightly? This would allow it to do what I want.Thanks for your continued assistance. If you have those effects, then it is my plugin pack that you have installed. That's good. Here's what you need to do: 1) Add a new layer 2) Type your text on this new layer 3) Run Effects > Object > Outline Object... Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Forgetting what we named our plugins again, are we? Yours is just "Outline." Mine is "Outline Object." Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Forgetting what we named our plugins again, are we? Yours is just "Outline." Mine is "Outline Object." Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Forgetting what we named our plugins again, are we? Yours is just "Outline." Mine is "Outline Object." Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Forgetting what we named our plugins again, are we? Yours is just "Outline." Mine is "Outline Object." Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Don't make me hurt you. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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