Transfer Drawing to Canvas — with an Exact Grid
The grid on your reference is only half the method. GridMyPic also prints the matching empty grid onto your drawing paper — same cells, real size — so you skip the ruler entirely.
How the transfer works
- Grid your photo. Drop it above — the tool opens with your image loaded. Set the cell size in centimetres or inches.
- Print the empty grid on your paper. In the Export tab, "Transfer to paper" builds a faint, true-size grid PDF for your sheet — A5 to A2, portrait or landscape, or any custom size.
- Draw cell by cell. Reference and paper now carry the same cells. No measuring, no hand-drawn grid, no compounding ruler errors.
Already have a gridded reference?
You don't need to re-upload anything. Count the cells on your reference, pick your paper — the matching blank grid is one click.
Cell size on paper: 3.5 cm · print at 100 % (actual size), never "Fit to page".
For sheets you can't print on
Stretched canvas and large or precious paper never see a printer. For those, the tool prints a ruler strip to lay along the edges, or a mark table for a tape measure and a chalk line — the marks include shifted grids and partial edge cells.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the printed grid really match my reference?
- Yes — both grids share the same cell count, and the paper grid is generated as a vector PDF at true size. Print at 100 % and a 2 cm cell measures 2 cm.
- What if my paper has a different shape than the photo?
- Cells stay square. The grid is fitted and centered with even margins — or you crop the photo to your paper's ratio first, right in the tool.
- Can I use it with a grid made in another app?
- Yes. Count the columns and rows on your reference, enter them above, pick your paper — the blank grid needs no upload at all.
- How do I transfer to a stretched canvas?
- Print the ruler strip and lay it along each edge, or use the mark table with a tape measure and connect opposite marks with a straightedge or chalk line.