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Finally Add Strokes Without Layer Styles in Photoshop CS6

on Apr 5th 2012 with 17 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Adobe Photoshop CS6
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Estimated Completion Time: 4 Minutes

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This entry is part 5 of 29 in the Introduction to Photoshop CS6 Session
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In the past, Photoshop did not do a very good job of applying strokes to objects. Applying a dashed line to an object in Photoshop CS5, for instance, could take you about 20 minutes and required quite a few steps. In Photoshop CS6, however, the Photoshop team has simplified the process. In this episode of our Introduction to Photoshop CS6 series we will explain how to quickly apply strokes to your objects using these new features. Let’s take a look!

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  • http://www.designpanoply.com Design Panoply

    Useful stroke tools! It’s about time. :)

  • Laci

    Really, have to rasterize the type to add the new way stroke? Really? 2012, CS6? This worked so long? Ok, I know, there are still the stroke layer style, and I able to use both, but this is shame, I think.

    • Atroxide

      You would think they would of added all these new stroke features to the stroke panel of the layer effects too…. kind of weird that they didn’t.

    • kdevs

      He didn’t rasterize the type layer. He made it into a smart object. Completely different layer. To change the type, all you have to is double click on the thumbnail to edit the text.

  • http://www.x-grafik.sk X-grafik

    Finally! Really important improvement, save some time, I’ve missed it.

  • http://www.kieru.com Rob

    Yeah it’s a bit disappointing that we have to wait until CS6 to have this ‘feature’ (in quotes only because this seems more like a bug fix disguised as an improvement) but I’m excited for it nonetheless.

    On a side note… what was that awful, awful beeping noise in the first half of the video?

    • Chris

      I agree. I’ve always hated the stroke “feature” in photoshop. It’s really no good at all if you want to do anything other than a 1px border.

      At least CS6 has more actual new features than 5.5 did

  • Orey

    I wonder if these strokes can be applied to raster layers. Hmm. Great addition though!

  • Juanjo Vargas

    This Photoshop is more like Illustrator with vector shapes… very very useful, thanks Adobe, and thanks for the tut!

  • http://updatephoto.blogspot.com/ Masum

    This photo is best for background any picture.

  • http://think360studio.com/ Think360studio

    Hi. Finally i got the time saver tool. And the video which you had posted is good but could you please explain it in text. Thanks for sharing.

  • Aparokshith

    hi,
    where can I get adobe cs6 master collection…..

  • http://www.freelancer.com/affiliates/shine8/?l=/users/1260561.html Ahmad Ali

    Yeah, Photoshop CS6 has really good features for all designers. I found it very useful and easy now for web designing projects.

  • Earl

    Or more accurately, “Finally Add Strokes [To Shapes] Without Layer Styles in Photoshop CS6.” A nice feature, but unfortunately these strokes are not as clean as drawing a border yourself or, aside from the corner issue, applying a Stroke style.

  • Robert Campbell

    I get audio for these tutorials, but no visual!

  • johnnycumlately

    quote> I get audio for these tutorials, but no visual! .>quote
    ^ same

  • Aleksandra Rogala-Jacek

    Awesome! Thank you, so helpful!