Trying to outline Letter A minus the counter

[skinneyfat]

I'm trying to outline the outside of the letter A only. The problem is I want to maintain the counter's emptiness. I'm at a loss as to how to accomplish this. I fill the counter in first then outline it, but then when I delete the counter the stroke appears.

[Semaphoric]

With your type active, in the menu Type > Create Work Path. Delete the counter, and use the remainder to mask a fill layer.Add a stroke, and set the Fill Opacity to zero. Finally, Group the two layers.

    

    

[skinneyfat]

Create Work Path is greyed out. This A Layer is rasterized.

[Semaphoric · Accepted solution]

In that case, duplicate the layer, and fill in the counter. Then continue with stroke, fill opacity, and group. as above.

[skinneyfat]

Semaphoric

When you say fill opacity what do you mean? I'm not sure what to do with that.

[Semaphoric]

> "use the remainder to mask a fill layer".

     The result after deleting the counter

> When you say fill opacity what do you mean? I'm not sure what to do with that.

     Setting it to zero.

[skinneyfat]

Semaphoric

I'm sorry if I'm being unclear but what exactly am I supposed to change the fill opacity on? If I change the layer it also changes the stroke opacity.

[Semaphoric]

Like in the first image I posted. The Color Fill layer is selected. Its opacity is 100%, and just below that, its Fill is 0%..

[skinneyfat]

Semaphoric  wrote

Like in the first image I posted. The Color Fill layer is selected. Its opacity is 100%, and just below that, its Fill is 0%..

Thank you! I was getting confused because when you said fill opacity I thought you were talking about regular opacity. Thanks again. Anyway, it worked like charm!

[skinneyfat]

I was able to create a mask from a selection. I'm having trouble understanding "use the remainder to mask a fill layer".