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Photoshop for Designers: Designing with Grids and Guides

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Provider

LinkedIn Learning
Pricing

Free Trial Available
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

1 hour 10 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand

Found in

Part of

Master Photoshop for Web Design

Overview

Use the Photoshop guide and grid tools for better-looking designs, a more efficient workflow, and increased creativity.

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome
How to use the exercise files

1. Grid and Guide Tools

Basic guide options
Canvas guides and artboard rulers
Grid types
Smart Guides and Snap To options
Create guides from shapes
How to print a grid
Work with the GuideGuide plugin

2. Creating Layout Grids and Guides

Use the guide layout tool
Create a baseline grid
Create breakpoints

3. Crop Overlay Grids

The rule of thirds crop overlay
Grid crop overlay
Diagonal crop overlay
Triangle crop overlay
The Golden ratio crop overlay
The Golden spiral crop overlay

4. Grids in Action

Create a photo grid
Make a puzzle by slicing an image
Create a contact sheet

Conclusion

Next steps

Taught by

Nigel French

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4.8 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 14 ratings

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