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        red-town
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:30 pm    Post subject: Outline around objects?? |   |   
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 hey guys, could any one help me please. I been trying to get the outline as in the above image, but i just cant get it right. I tried adding a Stroke, but every time i get smooth edges, instead of getting them like the above image. Is there a way how to get the outline around the numbers to look exactly the same?
 
 thanks in advance
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        zipykido
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:03 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| I'm using photoshop cs3 so I'm not sure if your version supports this but if you go under the layers tab and doubleclick on the layer (or right click -->blending options) you should see a bunch of options on the left. Use outer glow, set the range to 0 and adjust the spread and size according to your needs. |  | 
	 
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        Gallo_Pinto
 
 
 
          Joined: 15 Jul 2005Posts: 785
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				|  Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:43 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| Actually, "stroke" (the bottom-most option), is perfect forg etting asolid outline, whereas either "Outer Glow" or "Drop Shadow" is what you need for getting soft, blended look._________________
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        red-town
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:18 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| ah i forgot to mention im using CS3 |  | 
	 
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        Gallo_Pinto
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:14 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| I'm on CS2. I can't say for sure whether that still work in CS3._________________
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        LurkerPatrol
 
 
 
          Joined: 19 Jun 2008Posts: 26
 Location: California
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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:19 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| If all the great tips above don't work or you want to try something different, just control-click the layer's icon to select it, click select > expand and then expand by a few pixels. Create a new layer and then fill with whatever color you want.
 This doesn't give as good a result as stroke or OG, but it's a method nonetheless.
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        red-town
 
 
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:10 pm    Post subject: |   |   
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				| still get the same result. I keep on getting smooth edges around the numbers and i want them to be rough. I will keep on looking for a way. |  | 
	 
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