: How to create a pixelated gradient outline? Is there a way to add a pixelated gradient outline around a layer in Photoshop CC 2017? I have tried using a stroke but each gradient layer is
Is there a way to add a pixelated gradient outline around a layer in Photoshop CC 2017?
I have tried using a stroke but each gradient layer is about 4 to 5 pixels in width. I need the each outline layer to be 1 pixel in width kind of like the top right image, which would be a pain in the *** doing the whole thing manually.
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You can do this manually by contracting a selection:
Use the 'Magic Wand' (W, might need to switch away from 'Quick Selection') tool to select all of your shape. Adjust tolerance to 1 if needed.
Choose Select > Modify > Contract... and choose 1 pixel for the contraction value.
Use the 'Paint Bucket' (G, might need to switch away from 'Gradient') tool to fill the contracted selection with a slightly different colour.
Repeat steps 2. and 3. until you are content with the effect.
So after wasting 7 hours trying to do this in Photoshop, I just wrote a simple c# script that loops through each pixel (that is > 0 grayscale), and set its surrounding 8 pixels to a gradient. It looks terrible but it works for heightmaps!
Not sure its exactly what you need, but try an 'Outer Glow' and play with the value in the 'Size' field, push the 'Spread' to 100% and try the 'Cove Deep' contour.
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