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Inner inset stroke that follows shape of object


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I need to create a thin accent line inside of a shape.

Like this:
dribbble.jpg

See the thin accent line inside of the ticket shape?

How do I do this?

Thanks!
 
When you say, "scale the selection," what do you mean?

When apply an inner stroke I do not get the desired effect. That was the first thing I tried:)
 
Just to clarify, this is what I get when I apply a white inner stroke to a black object:
shape.jpg

I need the white line to be inset a few pixels...just like this ticket image I posted above.
 
I want this shape to be a vector object. So when I make a duplicate of the shape and free transform the shape slightly smaller, then add a white stroke to the smaller shape it looks like this:

transformed.jpg
 
you can see that in the corner it gets much sharper
you can strke the selection on a new layer with 5 or 10 pixels
and then troke this shape with 1 pixel and remove the red shape

shape.jpg
 
I can't get this method to work for me. The edges are too sharp, and they aren't lining up like the example I posted. Is there another way?
 
Pretty easy if you ask me! :D
Maybe won't work on complex shapes, but you can always try :)

- Ctrl+Click on layer to select it.
- Go to select menu -> Modify -> Contract.
- Depending on the size of the image, enter pixels that you would like to shorten.
- Fill the selection with the color you want for the thin line.
- Again, contract the selection a bit (as much as the width of the thin line).
- Press Delete.

Done! :D
Hope I helped
 
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