Comments on: How to Inset a Stroke Partially Inside a Frame

By: Jongware

Jongware — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:50:58 +0000

Joe: no, as custom strokes can only be either stroked OR dotted (or striped).

By: Joe G

Joe G — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:35:35 +0000

Is is possible to do this with a dotted stroke? Thanks.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:03:50 +0000

Coolest tip I’ve learned lately, thanks!!!!

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:33:25 +0000

@Mariella: I just posted an example which (I think) shows what you're describing.

By: Mariella

Mariella — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:25:08 +0000

I’ve been trying to find a way to add multiple strokes, to make images look like matted prints. This tip plus Bob Levine’s note on the gap color helped me figure this out.

To make an image look like a matted print, make a new stroke style with a thin inner stroke as above. Then, in the stroke panel, set the stroke color to pick out one color in the image (for a thin inner matte), and set the gap color to pick out a second color (for the wide outer matte). White could also be used as a typical color for the outer matte.

Still in the stroke panel, set the stroke weight according to the width you want the matte to be, and set the alignment to outside, so you don’t crop into the image.

Thanks for a very useful tip!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:33 +0000

I love this tip. I’m just imagining the jobs I will drop it into. I haven’t tried it yet but I’m thinking patterns too (dashes, dots, etc.)

Update: I just tried dashes and dots but they don’t have the inset that the stripe gives you. However, try different corner effects!!! I am gonna be lovin this one!

Thanks David

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:35:49 +0000

That’s a great tipp!

By: Bob Levine

Bob Levine — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:20:54 +0000

Nice tip and it can be taken a bit further by using a gap color to give you a two color stroke.