A grid that can be coloured in. Anyone have any idea how to achieve this?

"xerj" wrote:

I’m sort of stuck as to how to begin. Does anyone have any ideas?

Look up the "pattern fill" tool. It’s made for you.

The Doormouse

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Sorry, I don’t think I explained myself well.

What I need is to be able to set up a reusable grid that I can then fill each cell of with a colour I choose from the palette. As if I am laying tiles in a mosaic. It’s not a one off thing, it’s something I want to use multiple times. I suppose like one of those icon maker programs.

Pattern fill won’t do what I want, I don’t think.

Come to think of it, I’m not even sure I can achieve it in photoshop.

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"xerj" wrote:

I’m sort of stuck as to how to begin. Does anyone have any ideas?

Look up the "pattern fill" tool. It’s made for you.
The Doormouse

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"xerj" wrote:

What I need is to be able to set up a reusable grid that I can then fill each cell of with a colour I choose from the palette. As if I am laying tiles in a mosaic.

This task is ideal for pattern fill.

The Doormouse

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"xerj" wrote in message

Sorry, I don’t think I explained myself well.

What I need is to be able to set up a reusable grid that I can then fill each cell of with a colour I choose from the palette. As if I am laying tiles in a mosaic. It’s not a one off thing, it’s something I want to use multiple times. I suppose like one of those icon maker programs.
Pattern fill won’t do what I want, I don’t think.

Come to think of it, I’m not even sure I can achieve it in photoshop.

Open new file – CTRL + N > Enter size (say 100 x 20) contents White Set colours to black and white – CTRL + D
Select all – CTRL + A
Goto – Select > Modify > Border > set Width to 1 Fill border – Alt + backspace
Deselect – CTRL + D
Goto – Edit > Define Pattern and give it a name.

Open new file – CTRL + N > Enter size (say 1000 x 1000) Sellect paint bucket tool CTRL + G
On the tool options at the top – click the Fill drop-down and choose pattern.
Click the pattern drop-down and choose your rectangle
Fill the new image with your pattern.

HTH
Ian

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Sorry, I don’t think I explained myself well.

What I need is to be able to set up a reusable grid that I can then fill each cell of with a colour I choose from the palette. As if I am laying tiles in a mosaic. It’s not a one off thing, it’s something I want to use multiple times. I suppose like one of those icon maker programs.
Pattern fill won’t do what I want, I don’t think.

Come to think of it, I’m not even sure I can achieve it in photoshop.
"The Doormouse" wrote in message

"xerj" wrote:

I’m sort of stuck as to how to begin. Does anyone have any ideas?

Look up the "pattern fill" tool. It’s made for you.
The Doormouse

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The Doormouse cannot be reached by e-mail without her permission.

What is the size of your matrix, 10 x 10, or 100 x 100? For smaller matrices, doing a set of Layers with masks for each square and leaving them blank would be simple. Once Save(ed), this would be your template. Just click on each Layer, and Fill with your chosen color. Now, if you have a very large matrix, you will probably exceed the limitation of PS’s Layers.

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Bingo!

Thanks kindly!

"Ian" wrote in message

"xerj" wrote in message

Sorry, I don’t think I explained myself well.

What I need is to be able to set up a reusable grid that I can then fill each cell of with a colour I choose from the palette. As if I am laying tiles in a mosaic. It’s not a one off thing, it’s something I want to

use

multiple times. I suppose like one of those icon maker programs.
Pattern fill won’t do what I want, I don’t think.

Come to think of it, I’m not even sure I can achieve it in photoshop.

Open new file – CTRL + N > Enter size (say 100 x 20) contents White Set colours to black and white – CTRL + D
Select all – CTRL + A
Goto – Select > Modify > Border > set Width to 1 Fill border – Alt + backspace
Deselect – CTRL + D
Goto – Edit > Define Pattern and give it a name.

Open new file – CTRL + N > Enter size (say 1000 x 1000) Sellect paint bucket tool CTRL + G
On the tool options at the top – click the Fill drop-down and choose pattern.
Click the pattern drop-down and choose your rectangle
Fill the new image with your pattern.

HTH
Ian

"xerj" wrote in message

Bingo!

Thanks kindly!

No problem, but I just realised that –

Set colours to black and white – CTRL + D

should of course read –

Set colours to black and white – D

Cheers
Ian