: Outlining Shape Without Encroaching On Shape in Illustrator? A lot of sports logos use this effect, where shapes are outlined twice by different colors: Black outline, orange outline White outline,
A lot of sports logos use this effect, where shapes are outlined twice by different colors:
Black outline, orange outline
White outline, blue outline
Blue outline, white outline
But when I try to outline a shape in illustrator, it encroaches on that shape:
(See top image in screenshot)
What I've been doing is copying the shape, changing the color of the copy, and placing it behind the original. Then I try and and measure out both sides to make sure that there is even space and good symmetry when I resize the copy:
Is there a faster / more efficient way of doing this? Is there a way to outline the shape without the outline entering the shape and cutting off the color? Thank you.
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You can add multiple strokes to a single object with the Appearance panel (Window → Appearance). You can also use the Appearance panel on whole groups or layers. You can also apply effects to specific strokes or fills.
You can see this example is a single live text object and a single ellipse. Using the Appearance panel I added 2 strokes to the text and 3 strokes to a group containing the text and the ellipse. I also added a Transform effect to one of the strokes on the text.
Keep in mind that the order of appearance attributes matters, so in this example I had to drag "Contents" (which contains everything in the group) above the strokes, otherwise the strokes would be drawn on top of the groups contents.
The easiest way to do this is duplication of the object, as many times as you need. Top copies have the lesser (thinner) outlines, lower ones have the thicker outlines.
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