How to Make a Dotted Line in Photoshop

Hey everyone! I've got another photoshop tutorial for you today! Now, I just wanted to say that I'm loving putting together these tutorials for those that want them, but don't forget that I can write about other tips and tricks for blogging as well so please send your requests in!

But I thought I'd share something today that gave me a ton of trouble for a long time in photoshop. 

First open your image or create a new image and then select your brush tool. Select a circle brush.

Then, click on the little folder with the three brushes that is highlighted in blue in the above picture to pull up the screen below. 

Under size, slide the bar or type how many pixels you want each circle to be. Under spacing, slide the bar to the right until you get the spacing you want.

Next, select the shape tool and either select a shape or a line. Then click the middle icon I have circled below. It looks like the outline of a shape with an old fashioned pen on it. 

Then draw your shape like I did below.

The right click it and click "stroke path"

This next screen will pop up. Brush should already be selected but if it's not, select it from the drop down menu.

After you click okay, you'll get your dotted line.

 To get the outline to go away, I just create a new layer. In this picture, I created a text layer.

 Then you'll get this:

I seriously wondered how to create a dotted line for a long time in photoshop! I finally found it after hours of searching and I've used it in so many projects since I learned how. What blogging tips do you want to see next?

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