Add outlines to a background-less image

[adoberocks]

Hi all! I made a background-less image like this:

Now I'm trying to add an outline to every piece. However, when I used the blending option to add the stroke, the process added a background rather than an outline to the image. Can someone help me out on this issue? Thank you!

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Hi What are your stroke settings?

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

We can see from your screen shot that it has transparency, so no problem there.

Dave has shown you how to add the stroke, but I am wondering what you mean when you say 'Used the blending option.' ?

Layer Styles (what Dave demonstrated) are usually the best first choice.  They are non destructive, and have a huge number of options and possible effects. 

[adoberocks]

Oh the blending option is the 1st option of the menu when you right click on the layer. That also led me to the layer style dialog.