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Apply and change strokes



You have full control of every brush nuance, including ink amount, tip size and shape, texture, edge effect, and aspect. You can apply changes to stroke attributes before or after creating objects. The pencil icon indicates the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel, the Property inspector, and the Color Mixer.

To apply a stroke to a bitmap object, use Photoshop Live Effects and select the Stroke attribute. (See Apply Live Filters.)

Change stroke attributes of selected objects

Do one of the following:

  • Select from among the stroke attributes in the Stroke Category pop-up menu in the Property inspector.

  • Select Stroke Options from the Stroke Category pop-up menu to see more options, and then select from among the stroke attributes.

Change the stroke color of a drawing tool

  1. Press Control+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS) to deselect all objects.

  2. Select a drawing tool in the Tools panel.

  3. Click the Stroke Color box in the Tools panel or Property inspector.

  4. Select a color and drag to draw the object.

    Note: A newly created stroke assumes the color currently displayed in the Stroke Color box.

Remove stroke attributes from a selected object

Do one of the following:

  • Select None from the Stroke Category pop-up menu in the Property inspector or the Stroke Options pop-up window.

  • Click the Stroke Color box in either the Tools panel or the Property inspector and click the Transparent button .