simple dashed line

[dainiswmichel]

hi i am using photoshop CC 2015

i went in and used the line tool and the pen tool -- and stroked some selections

but i'd really like to know how to make a simple dashed line in photoshop.

if you select the line tool and mess with fill stroke, pt, and the dash gap dash gap settings -- well -- the result just appears to be a mess.

can photoshop be used to easily draw various kinds of dashed lines nowadays?

[dainiswmichel]

i guess to make things more clear -- i do want control over the dashes.

[dainiswmichel]

i just came up with a ridiculous "solution" to draw what i wanted to draw.

is anyone here satisfied with the user interface for creating dashed lines?

i found a 19-minute long video on creating dashed lines -- really -- no easy to use interface?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Have you tried using the Stroke feature of Shape Layers (Solid Color Layers with Vector Masks)?

[Chuck Uebele]

Are you using the stroke in the layer styles or the non-destructive stroke for shape layers? Those two methods are it for Photoshop right now. When you say the results are a mess, what is happening?

[dainiswmichel]

basically, Chuck, i tried the various settings, and the lines went all wacky. the settings seem to allow for lines that aren't even lines -- so gaps get filled by strokes, etc.

[Chuck Uebele]

You used this method?

[seanebarry]

I cannot seem to get the line to look like this -------- it keeps the same empty box with a dotted stroke around it.

I even posted my current settings.

I need help too.

[danielf38827293]

Use the pen tool to create a path in Photoshop, and make sure that Path is a Shape.

                         Don't try to create a dashed line with the "line" tool.

I know it sounds intuitive to do so, which is why I made the same mistake myself, but that's not what it's for.

Hopefully this will help anyone else with the same google search

[danielf38827293]

Exactly - USE THE PEN.

[vennner]

try do this:

1 - select the pen tool
2 - in the top menu, choose "shape" instead of "path"
3 - select the stroke width and color.

and then draw a line!

[chr1s24mar10]

Took awhile to find this and I'm so happy. Thanks!