How do I? outline letters.

Janiselaine · Post by **Janiselaine** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:35 pm

I am making my Boyfriend letters 13 for his race car... I want them in a solid color... and outlined with another... I can't figure out how to make the outline.... can anyone help me?

Sweetness4713 · Post by **Sweetness4713** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:12 pm

If you are using inkscape just duplicate your number 1 and number 3 and then use path/outset..

If you are using scal2 use the shadow feature ...by duplicating your numbers once again and then do the duplicate numbers in the shadowed option... if you notice there is a number beside the shadow.. set it to either 2 or 3... depending on how thick you want the outlined color.. Then cut out your sets in 2 different colors.. if you want yellow and blue.. then do the smaller numbers in blue and larger numbers in yellow.. and center your smaller numbers in the larger numbers...

Janiselaine · Post by **Janiselaine** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:06 pm

ok but I want a outline thats line not filled.... with a little space between the main filled number

pennsylvaniakate · Post by **pennsylvaniakate** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:17 am

Just make two shadows then. In the photo below I typed the number 13 (red layer), copied it and pasted it twice and adjusted the shadow. Group your shadow layers together if you want them to cut as a thin line.

talanhart · Post by **talanhart** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:16 am

If you are doing this in Vinyl, check out this topic. On the fourth posting, there is a You Tube video about doing a two color vinyl. You might want to watch this. This does work as I have done it myself. This way you can line up your outline before you stick the vinyl on the car.

http://forums.surecutsalot.com/viewtopi ... olor+vinyl

Sweetness4713 · Post by **Sweetness4713** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:03 am

It's so funny you posted this Todd as upon waking this am and getting breakfast ready I though about that youtube video and was coming back to post it..LOL.. Thanks for doing this..

balletcostumemom · Post by **balletcostumemom** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:04 am

If I'm not mistaken at what I think you want, you can find the directions in a reply HeatherM gave to me a good while back. While I was trying to go around a word, You could go around a letter the same way. http://forums.surecutsalot.com/viewtopi ... =14&t=7982 You'll have to scroll down to see her answer to my question and you have to ignore that this thread is about polka dot fonts.

Janiselaine · Post by **Janiselaine** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:44 pm

I just CAN'T figure it out! It worked for a second... I saved it and then went back and its not working.... Urrggghhh im just frustrated!

talanhart · Post by **talanhart** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:56 pm

Will this work for you?

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