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                    Stroke paths with color
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7373a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Stroke a path using the current Stroke Path settings</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7372a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Stroke a path and specify options</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>The Stroke Path command paints the border
of a path. The Stroke Path command allows you to create a paint
stroke (using the current settings for your painting tools) that
follows any path. This is completely different from the Stroke layer effect,
which doesn’t mimic the effect of any of the painting tools.</p>
<div class="important"><span class="importanttitle">Important:  </span>When you stroke a path, the color values
appear on the active layer. Make sure that the layer you want is
active before beginning. You cannot stroke a path when a layer mask
or text layer is active.</div>
<p><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="dr_22" src="images/dr_22.png" /><div class="figdesc">Path selected (left) and stroked (right)</div><br /></div></p>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7373a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7373a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Stroke a path using the current Stroke Path settings</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select
the path in the Paths panel.</span></li>
<li><span>Click the Stroke Path button&#160;<img src="images/P_StrokePath_Wi_N.png" /> at
the bottom of the Paths panel. Each click of the Stroke Path button
builds up the opacity of the stroke and, in some cases, makes it
look thicker.</span></li>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7372a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7372a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Stroke a path and specify options</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select
the path in the Paths panel. </span></li>
<li><span>Select the painting or editing tool you want to use to
stroke the path. Set the tool options, and specify a brush from
the options bar. You must specify the tool’s settings before opening
the Stroke Path dialog box.For information on specific tool settings,
see <a href="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-75ffa.html">Smudge image areas</a> and <a href="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-7808a.html">About painting tools, options, and panels</a>. </span></li>
<li><span>To stroke the path, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac&#160;OS)
the Stroke Path button&#160;<img src="images/P_StrokePath_Wi_N.png" /> at
the bottom of the Paths panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac&#160;OS)
the path to the Stroke Path button.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Stroke Path from the Paths panel menu. If
the selected path is a path component, this command changes to Stroke
Subpath.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<li><span>If you did not select a tool in step&#160;2, choose
a tool from the Stroke Path dialog box. </span></li>
<li><span>Click OK.</span></li>
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