Thicken and Outline Font

[lamponr]

Ok Folks - I landed in this forum searching on how to thicken a font.

I got that done... but I also need to Outline the font.

There in lies my problem.

I've thickened the fonts (grow X px)... but when I go to outline that grown font in a different color - its not working (it reverts back to thin font).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Ofnuts]

Bother thickening and outlining are the same process, you strike a line that straddles the edge, the difference being that thickeing is using the same color as the text while outlining is using a different color. Also if you outline, you have the choice between keeping the outline layer above the text (it straddles the edge) or under the text (so half of it sticks out).

In both cases:

• Layer > Text to path
  
• Add layer
  
• Edit > Stroke path in Line mode
  

(the often mentioned technique that uses Select > Grow can only produce round corners).