Photoshop Elements > Grids
You can create a temporary grid that overlays your photograph.
Or, you can create a grid on a layer that can be superimposed on your photograph.
Temporary Grid Overlay
You can display a grid over a photograph.
The grid is not part of the photograph.
Go to View > Grid.
The grid is useful for when you're:
• Positioning objects in a collage.
• Positioning text.
• Applying the Rule of Thirds.
When you're drawing out a selection, or moving objects, they may jump to a grid line.
To turn off the feature, go to View > Snap To > Grid.
To change the grid values, go to Edit > Preferences > Display & Cursors (Windows) or Photoshop Elements > Preferences > Display & Cursors (Mac).
Superimposed Grid Layer
You can place a grid on a layer in the Layers panel.
If you save the photograph, with the grid layer visible, the grid will be superimposed on the photograph.
Let's assume your photograph has a resolution of 300 pixels/inch (ppi).
1) Go to File > New > Blank File.
Enter the following values.
|
Width |
300 pixels |
|
Height |
300 pixels |
|
Resolution |
300 ppi |
|
Color Mode |
RGB |
|
Background Contents |
Transparent |
2) Click OK.
3) Go to Select > All, or press Ctrl +a.
4) Go to Edit > Stroke, and enter the following values
|
Width |
3 pixels |
|
Color |
Any |
|
Location |
Center |
|
Blending |
• Normal • 100% Opacity • Deselect Preserve Transparency |
5) Click OK.
6) Go to Edit > Define Pattern.
7) Name the pattern Grid 1in. 300 ppi, and click OK.
8) Close the above image, and don't save.
9) Open a photograph.
10) Create a blank layer.
11) Go to Edit > Fill Layer, and enter the following values.
|
Use |
Pattern |
|
Custom Pattern |
Click the tiny black triangle & select Grid 1in. 300 ppi (last one in list). |
|
Blending |
• Normal • 100% Opacity • Deselect Preserve Transparency |
12) Click OK.
The grid is now on the blank layer.
There's a box every inch.