Printing Grid on my photo

[twodoor55]

I have a picture that I took and I want to use the grid pattern in PSE. to make a quilt. Can I print the grid on my photo or is that not a possiblity.

[Wendy]

Hi ...

You can't print the grid on your image but what you can do is create a new layer then use the pencil tool (or a hard brush) to create a grid on the new layer.

You can use Elements grid as a guide :)

Once you have made your new layer then that will print on your image.

Wendy

[Ritage]

Another possibility is to take a screenshot of your finished image with the grid and then use that instead of your original.

I've done this also when I wanted the pattern of the blank layer to show.

Rita

[ken1]

When making the grid with the pencil tool over the grid pattern defined in Elements, be sure to hold down the shift key so that the grid line will be straight. You can use the move tool if the line does not intersect the coordinates.

There is an interesting download, a grid generator, which is a plug-in, under the filters menu:

http://photoshop.pluginsworld.com/plugins/adobe/185/richard-rosenman/grid-generator.html

I have used it. The help file is a must read. I found that visibility of the newly generated grid is improved if one duplicates the grid layer 3-4 times.

[SharLamb]

You can also just go to the CUSTOM SHAPE TOOL (just below the Gradient Tool), then in the TILES category, you will find a 9-section grid. Make sure your color chip is the color you want the grid to be. Drag your cursor from one corner to the other. You will have a 3x3 grid. You can go thru the same process within each section to make a 9x9 grid.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1scVoG8KgBWc9vUKRi5UaJc3nXZCd_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1scVoG8KgBWc9vUKRi5UaJc3nXZCd)


Or you can (using your grid tool for accuracy) drag it out to cover 1/4 of the photo, then duplicate it, and using the shift key, drag it to fill another 1/4. Then merge the two, duplicate, and move to cover the other half.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sQ7N72MFubMG9oO14GV3bb0DCF_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sQ7N72MFubMG9oO14GV3bb0DCF)

[ljameso1]

Very clever Shar.