Dotted lines in Photoshop

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agreen
Aug 18, 2003
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I want to create some dotted lines in Photoshop that follow paths. I can do this using the brush ‘Spacing’ for a simple dash and gap, but what about something a bit more complex – like long dash, gap, short dash, gap – that usually would be set up with Illustrator.

Is it possible in Photoshop?
I’ve tried stroking a path twice with two different shaped brushes, and that seems to be the right ‘way’, but I can’t get it to work exactly.

Any help much appreciated.
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dave milbut
Aug 20, 2003
set the spacing on a brush and make a path… stroke with the spaced brush…
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Phosphor
Aug 20, 2003
That’s OK for evenly spaced dashes or dots, Dave, But getting something like:

— — — — — — — — — — —

is a lot more difficult to do in Photoshop. Illustrator is the way to go here.
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Rob Keijzer
Aug 20, 2003
Indeed… Phosphor is right! Write it in Morse!
Phosphor wrote: TSTSTSTSTST

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