The short answer
Why use Perspective Grid?
Ruling a perspective grid by hand takes a long straight edge and a lot of care. Here you move two sliders and get a clean grid at the size of your canvas.
Horizon runs from 10 to 80% of the height and starts at 38%. Vanishing point X runs from 0 to 100% of the width and starts in the middle. Line color starts at a deep red, and the image is 1200 × 800 pixels unless you type another size from 16 to 8000. The grid redraws as you move the sliders.
Below the horizon there are 18 floor lines, spaced so they bunch up toward the horizon, plus rays from the vanishing point spread evenly along the bottom edge. Lines are drawn about 1 pixel wide at 55% opacity on white. On a large canvas, such as 4000 pixels wide, they become very faint when printed, so a smaller size often works better.
Grid Maker draws an even, flat square grid instead. For printing on paper at an exact size, use the graph paper tools such as 5mm Graph Paper, which output a PDF. To lay this grid over a photo, open both in Image Blender: its multiply mix lets the white background disappear.
Where Perspective Grid fits
Drawing practice
Practice one-point perspective rooms and roads on a printed guide.
Comic panels
Lay out a street scene so buildings recede toward one point.
Game backgrounds
Plan a corridor or road level with a consistent vanishing point.
Start to finish
How to use Perspective Grid
- 01Tap Open editor to start with a 1200 × 800 grid.
- 02Move Horizon (starts at 38%) and Vanishing point X (starts at 50%), and pick a Line color.
- 03Type Width and Height for your page or canvas, then tap Download result once the guide looks right.
What to expect from Perspective Grid
| Check | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Supported input | No upload required |
| Main controls | Width and height, plus the labels, colors, data, or layout the tool needs |
| Output | PNG, SVG, HTML code, or a ZIP, depending on the tool |
| Working limit | Up to 8,000 pixels per side |
Perspective Grid tips
- A low Horizon near 20% gives a tall floor area for street scenes.
- Move Vanishing point X to 25% for an off-center corridor.
- Lines are about 1 px wide, so they fade on very large sizes.
- Print it, then trace over it on a light pad.
Perspective Grid FAQ
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Can I make a two-point or three-point grid?
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