A Stroke Asset defines how lines and shape outlines are rendered with the Line & Shape Tool. Stroke Assets can use either a configurable colored line or an image repeated along the path. Image-based Stroke Assets can also use a separate Cap Stamp at the beginning and end of the stroke.

Stroke Assets support two rendering modes:

• Color: Renders a configurable line using a color, stroke style, cap style, and width.

• Stroke: Renders the line by repeating a Stamp image along the path and can optionally place a Cap Stamp at the beginning and end of the stroke.

Preparing Stroke Images

Image-based Stroke Assets use a Stroke Stamp that repeats along the path and can optionally use a Cap Stamp at the ends.

For the best results:

• Design the Stroke Stamp to repeat seamlessly along its left and right edges.

• Align both images horizontally.

• Use the same image height for the Stroke and Cap Stamp, including transparent pixels.

• Make the Cap Stamp tall enough cover the height of the Stroke Stamp at any point.

• Avoid regularly spaced details that make the repeating pattern obvious when the stroke is extended.

Stroke Asset Properties

Select a Stroke Asset to view and edit its properties in the Details Panel. Stroke Assets provide the following properties:

• Name: Identifies the Stroke Asset in the Art Manager and Catalog.

• Tags: Categorize the Stroke Asset and improve Catalog search results.

• Blend Mode: Controls how the Stroke blends with the content beneath it.

• Stroke Shadow: Defines the default shadow applied to the Stroke.

• Stroke Mode: Selects whether the Stroke uses a configurable Color Stroke or an Image-Based Stroke.

Color Stroke

When Stroke Mode is set to Color, the following properties are available:

• Stroke Color: Defines the default color of the Stroke.

• Stroke Style: Sets the Stroke to Solid, Dashed, or Dotted.

• Cap Style: Sets the line ends to Round or Square.

• Stroke Width: Defines the default thickness of the Stroke.

Asset Stroke

When Stroke Mode is set to Stamp, the following properties are available:

• Stroke Stamp: Selects the Stamp Asset repeated along the stroke path.

  • Hide in Catalog: Controls whether the linked Stamp also appears as a standalone Asset in the Stamp Tool Catalog.

  • Randomize Starting Point: Starts each stroke at a different position within the repeating image to reduce visible repetition.

• Cap Stamp: Optionally selects a Stamp Asset placed at the beginning and end of the stroke.

  • Hide in Catalog: Controls whether the linked Cap Stamp also appears as a standalone Asset in the Stamp Tool Catalog.

Expand a Stroke Asset to view and manage its linked Stroke and Cap Stamps.

Once a Stamp is used as a linked Stroke or Cap Stamp, its regular Stamp appearance properties no longer determine how the rendered stroke looks. The Stroke Asset properties control the final result instead.

See Also

• Assets: Understand the shared properties and organization of Assets.

• Uploading Assets: Upload the Stamp images used by image-based Stroke Assets.

• Stamp Assets: Configure the Stroke and Cap Stamps used by a Stroke Asset.

• Line & Shape Tool: Create and customize lines and shapes.

• Packs: Organize related Stroke Assets into collections.