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Dotted Lines

Author: Colin Smith More by this author

Added: July 17, 2006 Rating:  Average Rating: 3 Votes: 13 Position: 8188 of 13056Average Rating: 3 Votes: 13 Position: 8188 of 13056Average Rating: 3 Votes: 13 Position: 8188 of 13056Average Rating: 3 Votes: 13 Position: 8188 of 13056Average Rating: 3 Votes: 13 Position: 8188 of 13056 Level: Beginner Software:  Photoshop

1. Open the brushes Palette by selecting a brush. (B)

Ctrl/Cmd click on a brush to open the modifier window.

(Open Brushes Palette in CS and CS2)

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2. This is the modifier window.

Click the new brush button, so we are modifying a copy and not the original.

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3. Set the spacing for 150% - More to increase the gap between dots

(Photoshop CS and CS2, Click on the brush Tip shape option)

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4. To draw a straight line: Click your mouse anywhere, Hold shift and click again. It will connect the dots, with a nice dotted line.

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5. Here is a little example of what is possible with dotted lines.

I created a background and renamed it layer 1. Added a new layer on top and made some dotted lines.

Then I loaded the selection, selected layer 1, turned off layer 2 and hit delete.

Then I added a white background and a drop shadow for effect.

Dotted Lines Tutorial: Final Result



About the Author:

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Colin Smith is a best-selling author, trainer, and award-winning new-media designer who has caused a stir in the design community with his stunning photorealistic illustrations composed entirely in Photoshop. He is founder of the world's most popular Photoshop resource site, PhotoshopCAFE.com, which boasts more than two million visitors.

With over 10 years of experience in the design industry, Colin was formerly Senior Editor and Art Director for VOICE magazine. He is a regular columnist for Photoshop User magazine, PlanetPhotoshop.com, and the official site of the National Association for Photoshop Professionals. He also contributes to a number of other graphic art publications and Web sites, such as Mac Design magazine, Web Designer magazine and Computer Arts Magazine.

Colin's graphic design work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Guru awards at Photoshop World 2001 and 2002, for his work in both Illustration and Web Design. He's authored or co-authored more than ten books on Photoshop, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003) and award-winning Photoshop Most Wanted: Effects and Design Tips (A Press/Friends Of Ed, 2002). Colin is also creator of the Photoshop Secrets Video training series (PhotoshopCD.com). He is in high demand across the United States as a lecturer, presenting his Photoshop techniques to Web designers and other graphics professionals across the nation.


Author's URL: www.planetphotoshop.com

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