Image - Stroke or Outline via layer FX

[MtnDave]

Im creating a photo montage - just want to add simple square cornered white border to photos - snip attached.

I started by applying Outline in layer FX (image A)- but realise I only seem to be able to vary width of stroke via radius slider - which also puts a round corner on. Is there a way to get the outline square cornered using Layer FX?

I tried just putting a stroke round the object using the stroke feature - but this eats into the image (Image B) rather than adding to the outside - even when I alter the various settings in the stroke settings panel.

What's the best way ? 

 

[GarryP]

You should be able to add a Stroke which is Aligned to the Outside.

If you are using Designer or Publisher, can we see your Stroke Panel when you have the image selected?

If you are using Photo, can we see the Stroke drop-down from the Context Toolbar when you have the image selected?

Full-screen screenshots are best.

Note: It's better to tell us which application you are using as the functionalities differ.

[joe_l]

Maybe I am wrong, but FX has only rounded corners on the outside.

Of course GarryP's method is the better approach.

[MtnDave]

@GarryP - thanks - I can see stroke settings - see attached, but cant see an option for inside or outside image - only in front or behind.

If I go behind the stroke is not visible. If in front it eats into image - maybe Im missing something ?

Affinity Publisher on Windows 10/desktop pc 

 

[joe_l]

1 minute ago, MtnDave said:

maybe Im missing something ?

Have a look at the Align options.

[MtnDave]

I deleted photo and replaced, uncropped - Then added stroke using stroke options - all fine incl outside align and square cornered...

But - if I crop the image the stroke disappears whether I apply the stroke pre or post crop ?

Unfortunately most of the images im using have to be cropped/sized in place.

[joe_l]

5 minutes ago, MtnDave said:

Unfortunately most of the images im using have to be cropped/sized in place.

What should work better for you are turning the image layers into picture frames in menu Layer > Convert to Picture Frame. Then you can "crop" the image by using the handles of the picture frame and give it a border in one go.

[MtnDave]

@joe_l 

Thanks for Picture Frame suggestion and please accept my apologies for being rather a pest.....I place picture/convert layer to picture frame - I can see this gives me the cropping/scaling/positioning options allied to a picture frame. Do I then apply, post all that, the usual stroke options from upper menu bar - this seems to work but I cant get a right angled corner - that mitred option doesn't seem to work though the bevel and round do...its like cropping affects the stroke options, as before ?

[MtnDave]

I think I've sorted the problem - it appears to get a completely right angled corner - ie 'mitred' the Mitre value on the right of those buttons needs to be set to a value above 1.

2 or above gives me a completely right angled border using the mitred corner .......1 bevels it ! Who'd have thunk it ?

Anyway thanks for help ....got there I think.