How to add border to a letter

[webmaster698]

Hello,

I have an image, just an "S" partly on top of a "C". I am looking for a way to make a white border around the "S", so it offsets the "C". I don't really know how to better explain, so I uploaded a crude picture of what I want to do.  I don't know if Photoshop or Illustrator is best, but I have both.

Thank you for any help

[Sahil.Chawla · Accepted solution]

Hi there,

You can make a selection of "S" with the quick selection tool.

Then create a new layer and go to Edit > Stroke, and give a white stroke around the letter "S". (You can change the width according to your preference).

Regards,
Sahil

[davescm]

Hi

If it is against a white background then just add a white stroke around the outside of the S shape/letters, For shapes -do this in the options bar, as shown below, if using type then add in layer styles.

Dave

[JJMack]

I left the borders off and saved it as an animated gif I should have turned off the shadow effect

[JJMack]

Yes better without shadow

[Sahil.Chawla]

I approve it as the letters "S & C" are my initials.

[Trevor.Dennis]

It's the sort of graphic that simply demands to be rebuilt as vectors.  An immediate advantage is the square corners to the white stroke.  I used a layer style stroke with the background colour outside the S to create the space between the letters S and C.  I am not sure what is supposed to be happening in the top right corner, so had to guess, but the bottom line is it took five minutes, and produced a sharp graphic you could making into  Smart Object, and save to a CC Library for future use.  It's also a good opportunity to practice with the Pen tool.