drawing a rounded rectangle with no fill and wide borders

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rrothberg
Sep 19, 2006
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I’m trying to create a "RESERVED PARKING" sign similar to this one:

http://incolor-inc.com/images/RESERVED_PARKING_ONLY_SIGN_12x 18.jpg

I’m having a difficult time drawing a rounded rectangle as you see above. Using the rounded rectangle tool, I can’t figure out how to set a border width or color, only fill color. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Sep 19, 2006
Go to the paths tab on the layers palette, Ctrl+click on your rectangle (work path) to select it, go to Edit>stroke…

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I’m trying to create a "RESERVED PARKING" sign similar to this one:
http://incolor-inc.com/images/RESERVED_PARKING_ONLY_SIGN_12x 18.jpg
I’m having a difficult time drawing a rounded rectangle as you see above. Using the rounded rectangle tool, I can’t figure out how to set a border width or color, only fill color. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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rrothberg
Sep 19, 2006
Thanks for the quick response, but I must be missing something. Stroke is greyed out in the Edit options.

CraigM wrote:
Go to the paths tab on the layers palette, Ctrl+click on your rectangle (work path) to select it, go to Edit>stroke…

wrote in message
I’m trying to create a "RESERVED PARKING" sign similar to this one:
http://incolor-inc.com/images/RESERVED_PARKING_ONLY_SIGN_12x 18.jpg
I’m having a difficult time drawing a rounded rectangle as you see above. Using the rounded rectangle tool, I can’t figure out how to set a border width or color, only fill color. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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rrothberg
Sep 19, 2006
I’m closer. Once I rasterized the vector mask, then I could edit the stroke. Now though once I set the width and color, it looks like it’s airbrushed rather than a hard line.

CraigM wrote:
Go to the paths tab on the layers palette, Ctrl+click on your rectangle (work path) to select it, go to Edit>stroke…

wrote in message
I’m trying to create a "RESERVED PARKING" sign similar to this one:
http://incolor-inc.com/images/RESERVED_PARKING_ONLY_SIGN_12x 18.jpg
I’m having a difficult time drawing a rounded rectangle as you see above. Using the rounded rectangle tool, I can’t figure out how to set a border width or color, only fill color. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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bb
Sep 19, 2006
** typed message:

|| I’m trying to create a "RESERVED PARKING" sign similar to this one: ||
|| http://incolor-inc.com/images/RESERVED_PARKING_ONLY_SIGN_12x 18.jpg ||
|| I’m having a difficult time drawing a rounded rectangle as you see || above. Using the rounded rectangle tool, I can’t figure out how to || set a border width or color, only fill color. Any help would be || greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I’ve no idea what I’m doing but anyway:

File>New>OK
Rounded rectangle tool select green color>draw shape
Goto channels tab and ctrl click rgb>
Select inverse> edit stroke 30px outside> OK
Deslect > Use fill bucket to fill centre with white and outside with green.
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rrothberg
Sep 20, 2006
§håz wrote:
** typed message:

|| I’m trying to create a "RESERVED PARKING" sign similar to this one: ||
|| http://incolor-inc.com/images/RESERVED_PARKING_ONLY_SIGN_12x 18.jpg ||
|| I’m having a difficult time drawing a rounded rectangle as you see || above. Using the rounded rectangle tool, I can’t figure out how to || set a border width or color, only fill color. Any help would be || greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I’ve no idea what I’m doing but anyway:

File>New>OK
Rounded rectangle tool select green color>draw shape
Goto channels tab and ctrl click rgb>
Select inverse> edit stroke 30px outside> OK
Deslect > Use fill bucket to fill centre with white and outside with green.

You clearly have more of an idea than I do. THANK you. It wasn’t quite that simple, but your instructions were enough to get me going in the right direction.
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Gardien
Apr 9, 2013
Hello,

There is a quick and easy way.
Draw your rectangle in a new layer.
Double click the layer (or right click Blending options). Tick ‘Stroke’ in the left column, and set ‘Advanced Blending’ – ‘Fill Opacity’ cursor to 0%. Click ‘OK’.
Your border is created.
To change the color and the width, double click ‘Stroke’ in the Effects list of the layer.

Enjoy,

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