7 Replies Latest reply: Jan 28, 2010 1:44 AM by Reynolds (Mark) RSS

    Sharp stroke effects

    Lame Tigrrrr Community Member

      I don't know if there have been a thread like this in this forum but please just allow me to ask this question.

       

      I've been using photoshop and I always utilize the power of its blending options (effects). For almost all of my edits that I use the stoke effect until I came into this problem. I want a sharp cornered stroke effect but I googling didn't give me any hint. Can anybody here help me?

        • 1. Re: Sharp stroke effects
          John Joslin Community Member

          With the object selected, use Edit >Stroke with the Inside option.


          stroke.jpg

          • 2. Re: Sharp stroke effects
            Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

            Lame Tigrrrr,

             

            Per your e-mail, I think that John has given you the perfect solution. That would have been my answer, as well.

             

            Please let us know if this works, as you need, and good luck,

             

            Hunt

            • 3. Re: Sharp stroke effects
              Lame Tigrrrr Community Member

              Yes, the inside stroke works in objects like John showed. But what if the object is like this?

               

              roundedcorders.jpg

              • 4. Re: Sharp stroke effects
                Gyno-jiz Community Member

                Can't be done. Use Illustrator or another drawing app.

                • 5. Re: Sharp stroke effects
                  Lame Tigrrrr Community Member

                  By your reply, shall we say that Photoshop's stroke has limitations?

                   

                  Why not Photoshop code writers give the users the option to select between rounded and sharp corners (just like the good old Aldus PageMaker). And even more, give the user the option to set the radius size when it opts to rounded corners.

                  • 6. Re: Sharp stroke effects
                    John Joslin Community Member

                    Lame Tigrrrr wrote:

                     

                    By your reply, shall we say that Photoshop's stroke has limitations?

                     

                    Why not Photoshop code writers give the users the option to select between rounded and sharp corners (just like the good old Aldus PageMaker). And even more, give the user the option to set the radius size when it opts to rounded corners.

                     

                    Photoshop is primarily an professional standard image editing program and for that it is top of the range.


                    If you want more than the basic drawing tools that are provided, use a drawing program as JM says.


                    We don't need any more bloat!

                    • 7. Re: Sharp stroke effects
                      Reynolds (Mark) Community Member

                      Photoshop is not 'bloated'. Every tool has a function, every part has a purpose - to someone, somewhere. Just because parts of the app don't fit into one users particular needs, doesn't mean they should be removed. Hidden to them maybe, but removed certainly not.

                       

                      The stroke issue is about raster strokes, versus vector strokes. Rasterized strokes have to be calculated using pixels and this process is not always perfect. There is no'vector engine' inside Photoshop to allow perfect rendering of strokes like this (apart from the Type tool).

                       

                      Vector Smart Objects would be a good solution to this.