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Can anyone help me with printing a picture which shows the grid lines I've added in PS9.
Thanks
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The grid in Elements isn't printable. It's just a visual reference. If you want grids, you will need to do them manually by making a pattern, with a grid paper generator, or a plug-in (filter).
Pattern option tutorials:
http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials/Grid.htm
http://www.cbtcafe.com/photoshop/newgrid/newgrid.html
Graph and Grid paper generator:
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/square.html
Note: Open PDF in Elements. Click okay to rasterize paper. Grid is over transparency.
plug in options:
Grid Generator (Windows Only) found here: http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/downloads/
Grids (Windows and Mac versions): http://www.users.cloud9.net/~gparet/photoshop/#grid
If I recall correctly, the Grids filter from cloud9 will appear under select instead of under filter in your menu.
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Terri,
Thanks so much,
What I did find out is if I use the pencil feature and draw lines using the
ruler as a guide and then flatten the image it prints with my drawn lines.
This works for me as I'm a painter and want to use the grid as a reference
for larger paintings.
Thanks again for your suggestions, I'll check them out.
Errol
Chicago
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You can also turn on the print crop marks option present in Moe Options dialog box.
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If you haven't tried this already, simply find an image of a grid you like. Drag it into or open it up in Photoshop/Elements. PS will let you then let you EDIT/DEFINE Pattern, meaning you now have it as a usable pattern. (I assume Elements will do the same). Then create a LAYER and FILL it with the GRID Pattern you just defined. And voila you have a grid that you can move where needed and can print. I admit you might have to alter opacity to see it depending on what's in front AND that this is a simple feature PS/Elements should have.
Hope that helped.
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Follow-up to tensace's suggestion of defining a grid pattern:
I found a grid at Google Images (there are lots of grids there) and used it to define a pattern.
Add a blank layer and fill with the pattern. Change the layer's Blend Mode to Multiply. The white background will disappear leaving just the grid lines.
Another example of this at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/875370
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I am a painter also, and I have found an easy way. I use the crop tool to make the gridlines on the photo, then hit the print screen button on the keyboard. I then load that photo with the lines on it into Photoshop CS6 and print it.
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Brilliant! Lame that this big engine can't just let you print them with a click of the mouse though.
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I had a similar problem with a semitransparent checkerboard grid appearing as a background on graphics that should have a plain white background. I never tried printing any of these, but to make the grid go away I found that simply selecting "Layer/Flatten Image" does the job.
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Use the built in grid line capability over the picture; do a print screen, then edit the print screen, which of course has the grid lines in the picture. Then crop the picture or do whatever you want.
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Yes that is what I did just now. Thanks
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Another way to print grid lines on your photo after you have the gridlines displayed, is to copy the screen shot (Shift/prt sc) and paste it to the Microsoft Paint app, crop it, and then print it.
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This may be stupid, but what I did was take a snip of the image with the snipping tool from photoshop with the grid lines. Then I just pasted that snip onto another layer and lined it up. Granted you are super limited with this approach, but I am printing a map for a table top game so it worked fine for me.
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Paste grid of same dimensions from illustrator.