quick question

[Baggio]

hi i'm following this tutorial

http://robouk.mchost.com/tuts/tutorial.php?tutorial=lcdorbs

part 2 : Now without deselecting, create a new layer:


Press X, then D on the keyboard to reset the colours. Now go to Edit>Stroke for the settings choose 4 and colour black. Click OK.


I have the path in layer1 selected then create a new layer, then try to stroke it.. but obviously it doesn't work since there is nothing in that layer to stroke.. surely it doesn't mean stroke layer 1 does it?

[eilsoe]

It means stroke the selection :)

you can also, while having the marquee tool selected, and your current selection still on, rightclick within the selectiona dn go "stroke"

:)

[Baggio]

ah so nothing is actually done to the second layer i create.. that is left blank?

[dessoya]

no you put stroke on layer 2

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[Baggio]

hmm so when i do this

"Now without deselecting, create a new layer: "

is that supposed to duplicate the path because when i do the above layer 2 is empty :(

[nobody]

When you create a new layer it should be blank and you should retain the selection you had from the previous layer.

[Baggio]

yep true, this iswhat i do, I use the path selection tool in layer 1 and select the path, then i click the create layer button (now the new layer is selected in the layers panel but the selection is still in tact), then i go edit>stroke but then it says the layer is empty ??? hmm

[Nocturn]

Path selection tool? No, you're doing something wrong there's no path there, only a selection.

Better start with a new file and follow the tutorial step by step.

[Baggio]

Yeah i realised that yesterday and sorted it out thanks