How to create a dashed line in Illustrator

Some of the programs that we already know today not only help us to design quickly and easily, but rather, they also help us in the creation of some graphic elements, which we include in our designs.

In this post, we have come to talk to you about another of the functions that Illustrator has as a specific and important program for graphic design. We will show you a simple tutorial where you can activate the dashed line option, In this way, you will have access to many more facilities, if we talk about creating designs or projects related to graphics.

Next, we explain other functions that Illustrator performs as a program and, above all, as a tool.

Illustrator: Basic Functions

Illustrator is a program that is part of Adobe, and that is mainly dedicated to working with graphics and vectors. In graphic design, for you to understand it better, it is the maximum representative in the creation of brands (corporate identity) and illustrations.

These functions are due to the fact that, as we have mentioned, it is a program that allows you to work with vectors and layers, making it much easier to achieve great results of this type. It was launched for those designers and artists who need a program where you can touch tools such as brushes and inks, so it has great tools that make design easy.

Features

Edition

It allows drawing and editing at an exact or real moment, that is, we can take any object and edit it to our shape, the way we want and we like. In turn, we can also design our own, design it, apply inks and fonts, play with its shapes and apply effects and shadows.

Typographies

As well as amazing brushes, it also has great fonts. It is a detail that must be highlighted about this program, since we also have access to be able to edit each of the fonts that most catches our attention. In this way, we can transform a letter or a simple character into a visual outline, or apply typography on a poster.

Formats

Like all Adobe programs, it also has different formats with which to design. Namely, You can choose one format for printing and another for web. You will have access to different formats and measurements, so you can design your own work table, name it and save it, so that you have your only free format.

Color profile

Another detail to keep in mind about this program is that we can choose and configure the color profile that best suits the circumstances. You have to know that depending on where your design is going to be seen, you have to configure one color profile or another. Well, Illustrator allows even a prepress configured for China. But in this case, if you are not in countries as far away from Europe as China, you will not need to set the color profile to this mode. It is important that all your designs print correctly and there are no surprises.

Work tables

It is also possible add many more artboards inside the one we have already created for the first time.  In this way, it is possible to work with more than one artboard at the same time. When we already have the design created or our project, We can print it in various ways, both together and separately.

How to activate the dashed line: tutorial

Step 1:

1. First of all, we will run the program, We will create our work table with the measures that best correspond to our way of working, and next, we will draw a continuous line with the line tool.
2. Next, we will need to set up and activate the trace window. For it, We just have to go to the “window” option and then “trace”.

Step 2:

1. Next we will have to go to the options that the program gives us access to. For it, we just have to click on the button in the corner, rather in the upper right.
2. In this way, we only have to activate the “dashed line” option

Step 3:

1. Thus, we can configure as we please aspects such as the size of the script and the gap between each of the lines.
2. And you would already have your dashed line activated and designed.

Conclusion

Illustrator is to date one of the most representative tools of graphic design. So much so, that many designers already choose to use this program as a basic tool for their designs.

In Illustrator it is not only possible to edit and create vectors, but we can also play with their shapes, since it is considered a free transformation tool. We hope that you have learned something more about this program that is so full of surprises, and above all, that you are encouraged to try our tutorial and start designing as if you were a complete design professional.