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Photoshop: create outline - these options are

  • Sep 19, 2025
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Many roads lead to Rome - and in Photoshop some to contour. We will show you the various options.

Contour on layer style

You want to create an object with a contour, a path leads through the layer styles to the desired result.
  1. Navigate in the menu "layers" to "layer styles -> contour".
  2. Here you can set the thickness of the contour, the color and the Position.
  3. This way to contour features, in contrast to the following one more Option: you can decide whether or not the contour should be just colour, or a gradient or pattern to have.
Contour on layer style

Contour on "contour fill"

You want to just have a contour for the object - without the further setting options is another way faster.
  1. Under the menu "edit" find a point "contour fill".
  2. Also with this method, you can determine thickness, color and Position, but not a blend mode.

Somewhat awkward - the selection tool

There is yet another method, an object, and apply a contour. It is a bit cumbersome, for the sake of completeness we want to mention you but.
  • You mark the object with a selection tool, such as the magic wand.
  • Via the menu "selection -> select - > modify -> selection" can expand to enlarge the selection to the number of pixels that corresponds to the thickness of the desired contour.
  • Next, select the paint bucket tool and click in the area of the extended selection. As a result, you get a contour.
Photoshop create outline these options, there is
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Simple contour on layer style.

Simple contour on layer style.

The contour can alternatively be filled with gradient or pattern.

The contour can alternatively be filled with gradient or pattern.

Faster is about "contour fill"

Faster is about "contour fill"

Awkward, but also a way to Extend and Fill the selection.

Awkward, but also a way to Extend and Fill the selection.

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