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6/15/2022

Using a Plastic Grid to Cheat While Painting Custom Cats Pet Paintings

Once the paint goes on the canvas, the grid disappears. 

These cats are done in my “goofy cats” style, meaning I use collaged acrylics to draw them. 
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So how do I use a grid when the original penciled in grid is gone? 

Using one of those quilting rules, I drew up grids with a permanent marker on cut down pieces of used laminating plastic sheets. I hold up my plastic grid to my painting and compare my painting to a digital photo with a grid on it. 

As I compare my painting to my digital photograph, it’s easier to fix lines and colors by flipping the plastic grid sheet on and off my painting. 
cat-digital-photo-with-grid-overlay-by-Angeline-Marie-Martinez
I use the app Grid# to add a grid overlay to pet photos. I have to adjust columns and rows to the size of the canvas.
If you’d like to see some of the custom dog and cat paintings I’ve done, please visit my webpage about them. Click on these sentences to see and get a free eBook of how to work with me for your custom pet painting.
holding-clear-grid-against-painting-to-check-drawing-painting-by-Angeline-Marie-Martinez
Holding my clear plastic grid against my cat painting in progress helps me check the drawing.
Read more about why I began cheating while painting custom pet paintings by clicking these previous blog posts: 
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I Cheat When I Paint Pets

Using the Grid in My Painting Studio


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