# 6.0 Photoshop question.. quickie **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [February 6, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229 "2004-02-06T18:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RussianBeer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/russianbeer/32/152_2.png) [@RussianBeer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RussianBeer)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/1 "2004-02-06T18:46:09Z")
Hey, I can’t believe I forgott this, How do I make a line in PS 6.0 dashed , or dotted or whatnot? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/2 "2004-02-06T19:02:36Z")
You didn’t forget this - this one of the things that Adobe omitted… i would, if I could, use flash/illustrator for that matter… otherwise any possible PS tricks… (like - hum - doing it by hand…) ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/3 "2004-02-06T19:03:41Z")
Crap, are you sure? I though there was a way, because I do remeber since… maybe it was FW… Oh well… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/4 "2004-02-06T19:03:54Z")
Paint Shop Pro has a dotted line tool… and it is what, $70 ? good old Adobe… Rev ![](http://aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/5 "2004-02-06T19:07:13Z")
depending on whether or not it has to be curved or not…you could use the text tool to create a horizontal line of dashes, then copy and paste and rotate to make a box. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/6 "2004-02-06T19:11:29Z")
you can make a dotted, but not dashed. To make a dotted, draw a path in the way of the line you want, then select a brush with the size “dot” you want, then adjust the spacing of the brush for the dot spacing of the line. Then stroke the path with that brush and you got yourself a dotted line. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/7 "2004-02-06T19:42:41Z")
actually you can make a dashed line this way too… Its just tedious. Stroke a path normally (normal spacing so you get a solid line), then add a reveal none mask to the layer for that line. Edit the mask and stroke a dotted line as described above, but larger - the diameter of the size of a dash (roughly) and spacing for the spacing of the dash. Stroke it (white to reveal) and exit the mask edit to see the dashed line. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/8 "2004-02-06T19:47:34Z")
would the dual brush option work ? (ie to stroke a path with dashes ?) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/9 "2004-02-06T19:57:04Z")
you can use a pattern…make a grid whatever size, the do a edit\>\> define pattern. Then place your pattern over the top of the line…Do a search on the forum I started a big discussion on it. I really hate Adobe for not having this…I mean PSP pro has had it since version 6. Now FWMX 04 has it…Sen had made a sweet extension for FWMX. Oh man dont get me to RANTING about not have a dotted line tool. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/10 "2004-02-06T20:03:40Z")
> \*Originally posted by DDD \* > \*\*you can use a pattern…make a grid whatever size, the do a edit\>\> define pattern. Then place your pattern over the top of the line. \*\* That would look kind of funky though, wouldnt it? not really dashy methinks (right?) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/11 "2004-02-06T22:17:22Z")
i knew this had been asked: [http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24449&highlight=dotted+line](http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24449&highlight=dotted+line) and [http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apsdotlinebrush.htm](http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apsdotlinebrush.htm) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/6-0-photoshop-question-quickie/42229/12 "2004-02-07T02:29:15Z")
I think you could use a fill, just depends on how you set up your fill pattern.