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The stroke around the mask does not reproduce the actual colour just the colour in transparency masking.
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The stroke around the mask does not reproduce the actual colour just the colour in transparency masking.

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Oh yeah. So I guess the first option of making another copy of the shape and placing that on top of the masked shape is best. 
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Oh yeah. So I guess the first option of making another copy of the shape and placing that on top of the masked shape is best.

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You can also adjust the stroke colour and thickness of the mask path via the Appearance panel.
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You can also adjust the stroke colour and thickness of the mask path via the Appearance panel.

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Is there no easy way to do this on the photo path and not use two different objects?
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Is there no easy way to do this on the photo path and not use two different objects?

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The shortest way to set the masks colour and stroke is when you have just applied Make Clipping mask and the mask is still active. You can then apply colour and stroke to it just like any path in the Colour panel and the Stroke panel
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The shortest way to set the masks colour and stroke is when you have just applied Make Clipping mask and the mask is still active. You can then apply colour and stroke to it just like any path in the Colour panel and the Stroke panel

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I have an image that I have applied a oval transparency mask on it because I want an oval shape.<br />
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I would love to have a stroke (or more than 1 stroke) around the oval image that I now see. How is this done? i have been unable to find an article on this topic. I realize that the mask is not really ideal for a stroke because it only masks the image.<br />
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Anyone?
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I have an image that I have applied a oval transparency mask on it because I want an oval shape.

I would love to have a stroke (or more than 1 stroke) around the oval image that I now see. How is this done? i have been unable to find an article on this topic. I realize that the mask is not really ideal for a stroke because it only masks the image.

Anyone?

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