However you get there, Photoshop will open the Layer Style dialog box, shown below. You can also click the fx icon at the bottom of the Layers panel and select Stroke from the list, or open the Layers menu, select the Layer Style submenu, and click Stroke. For the vast majority of Photoshop projects, you’ll want to have the Layers panel open! If the Layers panel isn’t visible in your current workspace, you can bring it to the front by opening the Window menu and selecting Layers from the list, or you can use the keyboard shortcut F7. Like many of the tools and settings in Photoshop, there are multiple ways to do this, but my preferred way is to right-click on the text layer in the Layers panel and choose Blending Options from the top of the popup menu. Once your text layer is prepared, it’s time to add a layer style. In this example, each word is on its own layer, allowing me to add outlines to just the word ‘buzz’ as you saw earlier. If the text is already merged with the rest of the image, the outline process won’t work and you’ll have to use a different and much more complicated method. Switch to the Type tool using the Tools panel or the keyboard shortcut T, and create the text that you want to outline.įor this process to work, the text must be on its own individual layer with a transparent background, since it works by detecting the edges of the image data within the layer.
If you’re just starting to learn Photoshop or if you want a more detailed explanation of the process of outlining text in Photoshop, read on to learn how to get the most out of your text outlines as well as a couple of bonus tips and techniques at the end. The Detailed Guide To Outline Text In Photoshop That’s all there is to it! Photoshop will outline your text perfectly using the settings you’ve selected.
The easiest way to master these is just to experiment with them till you find a setting that looks right to you.