Drawing Grid Maker

Drawing Grid Maker is an android application used to make a grid over a photo.

There are many tools or software available for making grid but this is the most popular or used by most.

Today I will teach you how to use it properly and for you to draw your reference photo well. 

Make sure you have downloaded and installed this app on your cellphone. If not, just click here.

Drawing Grid Maker

Step-by-step tutorial

First, let’s find out what the buttons and checkboxes placed within the app are for.

Buttons

Folder Button - used to select the image you want to grid.

Save Button - used to save the edited image to the gallery.

Print Button - used to print the image.

Horizontals - used to enter and set how many HORIZONTAL lines you want to place on the grid.

Verticals - used to enter and set how many VERTICAL lines you want to place on the grid.

Color Wheel - used to change the color of the grid.

Line Width - used to vary the thickness of lines in the grid.

Stamp - this is used to make the grid permanent.

Checkboxes 

B&W - this is used to make your picture black & white. This will help if you use b & w mediums, such as Charcoal and Graphite.

SQUARE - this is the most important of all, it is used to make the grid in the photo squares. TIP: Use this so you don’t have trouble drawing a grid on paper.

 DIAGONALS - these are used to line the grid with diagonal lines. It is used often by artists especially if the reference is too detailed.

LABELS - this labels each grid so you can easily find and follow it.

To import a picture just press the Folder button and you will be taken to your phone's gallery.

Find the photo you want to draw and just click on it, now you will be back in the app and you will see here that the photo you selected has been imported.

Now that the image has been imported you can set how many grids you want, what color, and how thick the line is.

Tips: 

✅If you use Charcoal or Graphite, it is best to turn the image Black & White.

✅Always make the grid squares so it can be easily copied on paper

✅Put diagonal lines for added accuracy.

✅Change the color of the grid (color not in the reference) so that it is easy to see and does not interfere with the reference.

Settings:

Black&White: On

Square: On

Diagonals: On

Line Width: 1

Grid: 6x8