In this tutorial you will learn how to create a solid outline around text. For this effect you will need to use the stroke blending option, and the expand selection.


Solid outline around text

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with the size 640 x 480 dimension. Then select the text tool with any colour any type your message on the canvas. Make sure the font you choose does not have too much detail. I have used impact font with #0fe738 colour, but you can use whatever font and colour you wish.




Step 2

Rasterize the layer by selecting Layer > Rasterize > Type. Then choose Select > Load selection and you should see a dotted outline around each character like below.




Step 3

Choose Select > Modify > Expand and expand by 3 pixel and click ok. This expand the selection around the text character by 3 pixels.


Step 4

Select Edit > Stroke and add the following settings below. Make sure you choose a slightly darker colour from the text colour and choose ‘outside’ for the location. You can experiment with the various settings if you wish.



You should now have a solid outline around text.

Everyone seems to be talking about Twitter, so I have decided to write a post on free twitter icons. Twitter icons are a great way to expose people to twitter profile which should encourage more visibility to your blog/website.

There are many websites that supply free Twitter icons, but I will only be providing a small list of websites below.


The Cutest Freebies: Twitter Bird Icons & Illustration




Tweetie: a free icon set





Free Twitter icon set




Twittericons, Twitter buttons and Twitter graphics




If you have any suggestions for any websites with free Twitter icons. Feel free to leave any comments or links below.