Outline of custom shape gets gradient overlay instead of inside the shape.

[anon2126]

Hi, I'm in the process of creating a new photo for my YouTube channel. I've drawn out the letters in the picture, and I'm trying to color inside the letters with a gradient, but everytime I do, the outline of the letters get the gradient instead. What am I doing wrong?

[Komatös]

Hi @anon2126

Without more information, it is difficult to give a suitable answer.
Could you take a screenshot showing the layers and the tools if possible?

 

[anon2126]

5 minutes ago, Komatös said:

Hi @anon2126

Without more information, it is difficult to give a suitable answer.
Could you take a screenshot showing the layers and the tools if possible?

 

 

[anon2126]

[Komatös]

OK, this is an outlined font, This font can't filled

[anon2126]

2 minutes ago, Komatös said:

OK, this is an outlined font, This font can't filled

So, it can't be filled even if I used the pen tool to draw it out?

[Komatös]

You can create a selection of the layers. 

Hold down the CTRL key and double-click on the preview image in the layer view. Create a new fill layer, give the fill layer the gradient and drag the fill layer under the pixel layer. Now you can delete the selection with CTRL + D.

 

 

[v_kyr]

15 minutes ago, anon2126 said:

So, it can't be filled even if I used the pen tool to draw it out?

Remove the "Outline check", then apply a gradient as fill for the text/letters.

[Komatös]

1 minute ago, v_kyr said:

Remove the "Outline check", then apply a gradient as fill for the text/letters.

There are only pixel layer.

[v_kyr]

@anon2126 You can vectorize those pixel image layer text portions.

Remove the gradient & let the outline be dark black colored for both layers, then export those text image layers as a JPG (ideally with a white doc background for better autotracer recognition). Afterwards vectorize the exported JPG images via "centerline" tracing, for example with one of these online services ...

• Rapid resizer
• fConvert
• Online Vectorizer

... now the result should be vectors (PDF or SVG). Load/open the PDF/SVG into APh, adjust them to your needs & apply a gradient fill!

[Old Bruce]

20 hours ago, anon2126 said:

Hi, I'm in the process of creating a new photo for my YouTube channel. I've drawn out the letters in the picture, and I'm trying to color inside the letters with a gradient, but everytime I do, the outline of the letters get the gradient instead. What am I doing wrong?

Wrong way of working, don't use the Effects Use the Gradient tool.

First use the Magic Wand tool to select the area inside the letters (I would use a new pixel layer to make the fill but that is just me) and use the Gradient tool to fill the selected area.

I apologize for the shaky letters