

The image to the right shows the photo with the grid overlay. You can also draw a grid by hand and take a photo of it, however, you will need to reduce its opacity (within the iPhone app) so the image layer shows through. I used Elements, and “Saved for Web” as a GIF with transparency.

#Autodesk sketchbook grid overlay download
You can create your own grid with Adobe Elements (or a similar program), or download a copy of the grid I am using (right-click on grid image to the left). You can also email the grid file to your iPhone then save to a photo album. I created a grid by using Photoshop Elements to draw the grid pattern, added the image to iPhoto, then synched to my iPhone. Then, touching the icon to the right of the “+” allows you to select an image (in this case, a grid) from your photo library. Touching the Layers Editor icon (about “7 o’clock”) brings up a screen where “+” creates a new layer. Tou ching the small, round tool icon at the bottom of the SketchBook Mobile window brings up a set of icons. They offer a free version with up to 3 layers.

The program I currently use is Sketchbook Mobile Express, made by Autodesk. There are several iPhone apps that allow you to overlay one image (e.g., a grid) on another image or photo. Obviously, composition and lighting are important, but I didn’t feel I could ask him to move his speakers and chairs around to accomodate my artistic needs! This photo of a guitar player was taken at a local cafe one Saturday afternoon. The following steps describe the process I have experimented with to create grid overlays on the iPhone, which are printed to our hp color printer using an app for wireless printing.
