How would I place a white outline around this image before I add a background color?

[ShinehahGnolaum]

How would I place a white outline around this image before I add a background color?

[lambiloon]

Hi you can remove white using quick selection tool then you can apply stroke using blending options from layers...Thanks.

[JJMack]

I would create your hawk with stacked linked shape layers in a layer group,  That way you can drag the group into any image and scale the hawk to any size you need and it will scale with vector graphics.

I did not do a great job sizing ann aligning the shape layer you can see that in the high res print doument viewed 100%. The are still shaoed layers ine the group and be be unlinked resized and positioned

[Ares Hovhannesyan]

1.Quick Select Hawk

2.Add stroke via filters.

3. Choose Outside Mode in Stroke filter

I use red instead white for best view.

[JJMack · Accepted solution]

If you are gong to put this onto pictures or fliers in different Photoshop document sizes and resolution. You would want to have it in vector graphic. If you only use Photoshop you want three colors so the would require the stacked shape layers.  I created a PSD file you can use to see how it works.  Yog can always  edit the three shapes toe improve their quality. You can download the  PSD file HawkLogo.psdYou

It will look like the on a colored background

What is also good about stacking shapes if the custom shapes have similar geometry they are easy to align using Photoshop custom shape dialog.  You can also edit the shape and change the fill to none, gradient or patten beside solid color. You can also add strokes.   When you use patterns and strokes you can scale the pattern and size the stroke and have stroke options for how the stroke is done and where the stroke will be relative the shapes path. You can also add layer style to each layer to give the some depth...

[ShinehahGnolaum]

Thank you everyone.