Quote Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill View Post
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Clone the image. Use the Fill tool to set to Flat fill. It defaults to Black. Set it to white & Ctrl+Shift+B to send it behind the photo. Give it a 'x' pixel 'inset path' contour. Select both / Soft-group.
Egg, I always forget using clone and flat fill is a cleaner way to replicate a complex shape's profile. It also saves time converting to editable shapes.

Acorn

P.S. You forgot:

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