Text Stroke questions
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Hi I am trying to apply a stroke effect to the outside of some text and have a couple of questions.
When I set the alignment to "outside" (100%), if the outline is thick enough it bleeds over and covers part of the text, as you can see in the screenshot here (especially with the U, I, E and the top left of the S). I would like to have the outline stroke to never cover up the text it's outlining, no matter how thick I make it. This is how it works when I add a Stroke/Outline adjustment layer in most image editors.
A related question, is there a way to independently set the opacity and color mixing mode (Multiply, Screen, etc.) for just the Stroke of an object?
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@BunnzoSteel said in Text Stroke questions:
When I set the alignment to "outside" (100%), if the outline is thick enough it bleeds over and covers part of the text, as you can see in the screenshot here (especially with the U, I, E and the top left of the S). I would like to have the outline stroke to never cover up the text it's outlining, no matter how thick I make it.
This depends how the stroke was selected. Use the regular transform tool to select the text (not the text tool), and then apply the stroke (so it is not a local character formatting attribute).
(if this does not work, send me an example file by email)A related question, is there a way to independently set the opacity and color mixing mode (Multiply, Screen, etc.) for just the Stroke of an object?
Yes, in the Appearance, open the "Stroke" style and click on the square box at the end of the row. In the menu you can find "Blend Mode".
Or: select the "Stroke" item and set the blend mode in the Transparency panel. -
@VectorStyler Thanks for the quick response!
I'm not sure how to use the Transform tool to select the text inside a text frame. If I click on the text, it selects the frame instead, and in the Layer inspector it only shows the text frame.
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@BunnzoSteel said in Text Stroke questions:
text inside a text frame.
You need to use text shape (a.k.a point text) for this kind of stroke
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@VectorStyler thanks! I figured out converting the text frame to shape text, and I see the options you describe to set the blend mode and opacity of the stroke.
I still don't see how to force the stroke behind the fill of the text object though. I'm not sure what you mean by "apply the stroke (so it is not a local character formatting attribute)".
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@BunnzoSteel said in Text Stroke questions:
I still don't see how to force the stroke behind the fill of the text object though.
In the Appearance panel, drag the Stroke below the Fill
I'm not sure what you mean by "apply the stroke (so it is not a local character formatting attribute)".
This means selecting the stroke when the text is selected using the regular transform tool (so it is on the whole text).
The "local character formatting attribute" is when only a few characters are selected with the text tool and the stroke is applied to these. -
@VectorStyler oh fantastic, dragging the stroke underneath the fill in the Appeareance panel is exactly what I was looking for, this is perfect.
Thanks for your quick responses in helping me figure this out!
