Pixelated strokes

JE
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Jeff_Eastman
Jun 4, 2005
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Ok, whenever I make a custom shape (a speech bubble, to be specific), and add a 2px stroke to it, the stroke is rather pixelated and ugly. As a comic maker, I sorta need the stroke to be smooth. How would I go about doing that? I am using Elements 2.0

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Colin Walls
Jun 4, 2005
You have something 2 pixels wide and you wonder why it looks pixelated? Surely you’ve answered your own question …
Sounds like you are working at too low a resolution.
Are your comics for screen for print?
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Mark_Sand
Jun 4, 2005
Jeff,
I tried making a 2px speech bubble and it looks OK to me. Describe the steps you are taking. Mark
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Jeff_Eastman
Jun 4, 2005
Ok, I place the custom shape onto the document. I then simplify the layer, and add a 2px black stroke around it. This is the result:
<http://img204.echo.cx/img204/2331/speechbubble7rh.jpg>
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Wendy_E_Williams
Jun 4, 2005
Jeff …

What is it like when you view it at 100% … sometimes if you view things at other percentages (both higher and lower) it can appear pixelated.

Wendy
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Jeff_Eastman
Jun 4, 2005
That is what it’s like at 100%, Wendy.
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Wendy_E_Williams
Jun 4, 2005
Jeff …

What resolution is your image?

Wendy
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Jeff_Eastman
Jun 4, 2005
I’ve tried the default 72 pixels/inch, then 100, then 200, but the strokes are still pixelated.

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