patterns/ lines around outline of selections

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Mar 12, 2006
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Hi

2 questions about placing outline around selections (in CS2)

1. Is there a simple way of making an automatic brush stroke around a selection – i.e. I select an object and then perform an action which places a specified thickness/colour brush stroke around that object.

2. How would I create a band of pattern around a selection – i.e. I select an object, then I make a second selection which is automatically 5px larger than the first selection, and then use the pattern tool to fill the gap. Is this possible in some way ?

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Tobit

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phstuken
Mar 12, 2006
its called "stroke", you find it under "edit" in Photoshop h

2 questions about placing outline around selections (in CS2)
1. Is there a simple way of making an automatic brush stroke around a selection – i.e. I select an object and then perform an action which places a specified thickness/colour brush stroke around that object.
2. How would I create a band of pattern around a selection – i.e. I select an object, then I make a second selection which is automatically 5px larger than the first selection, and then use the pattern tool to fill the gap. Is this possible in some way ?

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Tobit
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kctan
Mar 12, 2006
Answer 2: Select> Modify> Border… and type in number of pixels needed.

"P.H. Stuken" wrote in message
its called "stroke", you find it under "edit" in Photoshop h

2 questions about placing outline around selections (in CS2)
1. Is there a simple way of making an automatic brush stroke around a selection – i.e. I select an object and then perform an action which places a specified thickness/colour brush stroke around that object.
2. How would I create a band of pattern around a selection – i.e. I select an object, then I make a second selection which is automatically 5px larger than the first selection, and then use the pattern tool to fill the gap. Is this possible in some way ?

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Tobit

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TC
Mar 12, 2006
It was the border command I was after

Thanks


Tobit

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