How to Change Stroke Thickness in Adobe Illustrator
Stroke is used in fonts and shapes as it usually refers to the outline of an object in an artwork or design. It can be any width or weight that can be colored using a color swatch, gradient or pattern. In this article, learn how to change stroke thickness in Adobe Illustrator.
How to Change Stroke Thickness in Adobe Illustrator
There are many tools and options that you can easily use to modify the thickness or size of the stroke in your artwork or illustration. Below are simple steps that you can follow if you need to change the thickness or weight of the stroke in Adobe Illustrator.
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Step 1: Open the Appearance Panel
When you open your document, open the Appearance Panel to use adjust the thickness or weight of the stroke. Select the color you want for the stroke and choose from the variety of stroke size options in the panel that you preferred. -
Step 2: Add Visual Effect to the Stroke
Set your document to an Opacity Default. After that, add a captivating visual effect to your strokes as you click the fx icon at the bottom part of the Appearance window and choose Blur > Gaussian Blur or whatever effects you want for the stroke. -
Step 3: Use Other Design Tools
For other shapes, change the outline and stroke thickness of your artwork using the Stroke option. Adjust the thickness or weight of the stroke if necessary.
FAQs
What is stroke width?
The stroke width is an attribute that defines the width of the stroke to be applied or placed on a specific shape.
What is stroke height?
The stroke height refers to the edges of a shape or line and it can be modified when you change the setting located on the stroke panel.
What is stroke opacity?
Stroke opacity is the opacity of the paint tool which includes color, gradient, pattern, and many others, and it is applied to the stroke of a shape.
How to change stroke thickness in Illustrator?
Click the dropdown for the stroke in the appearances panel and utilize the up and down arrows to make some adjustments and then, you will see the new thickness of your line.
How to increase stroke width?
Tap the width tool button in the toolbar or hold Shift+W, click and hold any point along the stroke path and you can pull up or pull down the points to expand or contract the segment of the stroke.
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