Stroke on curves - remove without scaling fill?

[kjdesign]

Help! I created a logo using mismatched font sizes for a custom upper/lower case mix. I converted the text to curves, then manipulated using stroke weight to even out the marks. I was working away on white background and client has approved (and loves) this design based on seeing jpgs. I need to reproduce it as clean vector art and now discovered I'm in a mess of trouble. When I turn the stroke to "none"/invisible, the text bloats out. I'm stuck, any pointers or tips? Many thanks.   -Karen

[kjdesign]

but i cannot get the size i want, when i set the stroke color. i tried that.    how do i subract strokes ? that sounds great, thanks....

[Alfred]

12 minutes ago, BofG said:

A better approach might be to expand the strokes and then subtract them from the letters.

The “I wouldn’t start from here” approach would be to use a unicase font, or a regular font which includes petite capitals, so you don’t have to do all that tweaking!

[kjdesign]

2 hours ago, BofG said:

The quick fix is to just set the stroke colour to match the background colour again.

A better approach might be to expand the strokes and then subtract them from the letters.

Thanks, Expand Stroke is what I was searching for. would not have expected it in the "layers" menu - odd. It's really a path or stroke function, so I was digging thru those panels and getting frustrated. Thank you for the tip!

[kjdesign]

2 hours ago, BofG said:

The quick fix is to just set the stroke colour to match the background colour again.

A better approach might be to expand the strokes and then subtract them from the letters.

 

2 hours ago, Alfred said:

The “I wouldn’t start from here” approach would be to use a unicase font, or a regular font which includes petite capitals, so you don’t have to do all that tweaking!