: Path with 0 opacity and visible stroke in AI or PS Is it possible to draw a line using the pen tool and set it to have a visible stroke, 0% opacity and 30% fill. I need it to create

@Nimeshi706

You can use the Appearance panel (Window → Appearance) to do this without expanding your stroke (so your path is still editable, you can change the stroke width etc.).


Add two strokes, the bottom one will be the outer stroke and the top one will act as the "fill", so set the bottom a few points wider.
Set your top stroke to 30% (or whatever you want) opacity.
From the transparency panel of the object (click the very bottom "Opacity", not one attached to a stroke or fill), check "Knockout Group" (this will make any transparency set on the object knockout everything below it).

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@Margaret771

You can do the following


draw a curve with the wanted total width,but no fill
convert the curve itself to a filled area; Goto Object > Path > Outline Stroke, then Ungroup => you have separate outline and fill curve. See them both by removing all fill colors and by setting a narrow black stroke to both
choose good widths and stroke colors to the curves, no fill needed
change the opacity of the fill curve in the appearance panel

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