Pipelines
Strokes: add outlines around your design
Add one or more stackable colored outlines around your design, sticker-style.
Strokes adds a colored outline around the visible part of your design — like the border around a sticker. You can stack several outlines in different colors and widths for a layered, sticker-style look.
When to use it
- Give a cut-out design a clean edge so it pops on any product color.
- Make sticker-style art with one or more colored rings.
- Add a thin dark line to sharpen a soft edge.
How to use it
- Add Strokes to your pipeline (remove the background first with Color Removal V2 so the outline follows your subject).
- Set the first stroke's Width, Color, and Opacity.
- Click Add Stroke to stack another outline outside the first.
- Reorder or remove strokes until it looks right.
The settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Expand canvas to fit stroke | When on, the image grows so thick outlines don't get cut off at the edges. |
| Width (0–200 px) | How thick each outline is. |
| Color | Each outline's color. Click the swatch or paste a hex code. |
| Opacity (0–100%) | How solid each outline is. |
| Order | Strokes stack outward in order — the first sits closest to your design, each next one outside it. Move them up / down or remove them. |
| Choke (−500 to +500 px, default 0) | At the bottom of the panel, after Add Stroke. Moves where the first stroke starts: positive values push the stroke inward so it covers the edge of your artwork; negative values open a transparent gap between your design and the outline. |
Tips
- For a classic sticker, use two strokes: a thick white one first, then a thinner dark one outside it.
- Turn on Expand canvas to fit stroke so wide outlines don't get clipped.
- Add Strokes after background removal so the outline hugs your real subject, not the old background.
What to read next
- [Frames](frames) — add a decorative border instead
- [Color Removal V2](color-removal) — clear the background first
- [All tools at a glance](all-tools)