Layer effects may seem like an easy way to add strokes around text in Photoshop, but they flatten out the roundness of the letters. So in this video, I show you a better way to add multiple strokes using shape layers that will keep the strokes as smooth and round as the text itself no matter how many strokes you add!

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - The document setup
01:41 - Convert the type to a shape
02:07 - Select the Path Selection Tool
02:34 - Choose a color for the first stroke
03:19 - Set the size of the stroke
03:38 - Set the stroke alignment to Outside
04:14 - Make a copy of the shape layer
04:35 - Select the bottom shape layer
04:43 - Choose a color for the second stroke
05:12 - How to make the second stroke visible
06:03 - Adding a third stroke around the text
07:10 - Adding a fourth stroke
07:44 - Adding a fifth stroke
08:12 - Adding a six and final stroke
08:53 - Changing the text color
09:19 - The strokes remain as rounded as the letters
09:40 - Adding the shape layers to a layer group
10:21 - Adding a Drop Shadow to the group

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