nicolorenaldigenovia

[nicolorenaldigenovia]

Hi. Long time lover lover, first time asker of photoshop related questions. I was wondering, if you explain the double text/thin white over line text from post/632522772600471552/we-get-to-see-this-man-who-weve-been-told-from that post? I didn't see it asked, but brain is dumb so I may have missed it. Thank you photoshop goddess, I burn a candle for your guidance and honor.

First of all, thank you for what has to be the funniest and most flattering way I have been asked for Photoshop help, down to the candle.

Adding a white outline is one of my favorite things to do with text and also super simple. I like to pair it with gradient + difference text, but I think it works with plain color text just fine—though I will add that you want to work with “thicker” fonts, as opposed to really fine ones like a lot of script fonts. (Basically: you want a font that allows an actual outline, and also one that will still be legible after adding said outline.)

Right click on your text layer where the text (“T”) symbol is, then choose Select Pixels. This should make a selection around your text so that it looks something like this:

Create a new layer and then right click anywhere on your canvas. You should see an option called Stroke, which brings up this window:

If your settings don’t already match the ones in the screenshot, quickly match them up before clicking OK. All that’s left is to move the white outline a few pixels away from the text (I pretty much always stick to 3px, first to the right or left, then up or down) and you should be all set!

[nicolorenaldigenovia]

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