It is happening just because this type of grid’s blockwork is an object on the document of GIMP.įill this rectangle fully and go to the Export option of the File menu of the menu bar, then save it at your desired location with your desired name. When you fill this rectangle, you will notice bucket tool will fill one block off the grid in one click. Now again, draw a rectangle on this grid by using the Rectangle select tool of the tool panel and fill it with your desired color by using the Bucket tool of the tool panel. Just click on the color box of this dialogue box’s colour option, choose your desired color from the Color dialog box, and hit on the Ok button box. You can also change the color of this grid by changing the color from the Grid dialogue box’s colour option. You can increase or decrease the thickness of the gridline by changing the values of Line width and Line height options of this dialog box. You can change the width and height of this grid by changing the values of width and height options from the Grid dialog box. Now you will have this type of grid on your document area. Go to the Render option of a scroll-down list of Filter menu, then go to Pattern option and click on Grid option of new scroll down list. Now create a new image or document and then go to the Filter menu of the menu bar.
Now let us try another type of grid which we will export with our artwork. Now when you open this png file, you will notice there is no grid in your final output. For exporting it, go to the File menu of the menu bar and click on the Export option of scroll down list. Now let us export this artwork as a png file. Now take the Bucket tool from the tool panel and fill this rectangle with your desired color. You will notice when you draw it its corner automatically snaps with grid lines. Now take the Rectangle Select Tool from the tool panel and draw a rectangle like this. It will snap any tool cursor with the grid during working with that tool which gives perfection to your work. Now go to the View menu of the menu bar and click on the Snap to grid option of scroll down list. Just click on the color box of the Foreground color option and choose your desired color from the ‘Change gird foreground color’ dialog box, and hit on the Ok button.Īnd Color of grid lines will change like this. You can also change the color of the gridline by changing the color of the Foreground color option of this dialog box.
If you want to change the grid style, you can choose any one of the options from the Line Style option of this dialog box.Ĭheck out all of the Line style options by selecting them and going with which will suit your work. You can change the unit of block size from this list according to your work requirement. If you want to change these values separately, then disable the chain-link button by clicking on it below these values. If you change the value of horizontal spacing, then the vertical spacing will automatically be changed because the chain-link button of these values is On. You can change the spacing between horizontal and vertical lines of blocks of the grid by changing the value of the Spacing options of this dialog box.
Let us analyze the options of this dialog box. Once you enable this, a ‘Configure Grid’ dialog box will be open. If you are enabled to see the grid on your document or have a very small grid block, then go to the Image menu of the menu bar and click on the ‘Configure Grid’ option for a scroll-down list of this menu.