realneed4speed

I always wanted to know how to make grid backgrounds.. wondering if u guys can help [righton]

Here you go realneed4speed;[list][*]Open a new document[*]Create a new layer and make the background layer invisible[*]draw lines like in my example (any size that you prefer)[*]make a selection with the rectangular marquee tool (any size or shape you prefer)[*]define a pattern: Edit/Define Pattern...[*]grids can now be created by filling a layer with this new (transparent) pattern[/list:u]

Just one of the many ways to do it.

Tip: You'll be able to use the layer blending modes, if you use this pattern on an empty layer. You can also use layer styles to add shadows, bevel, strokes, etc.

I hope that this is what you wanted

tranquil222

Heres a tutorial that showed me a good way to make a grid:
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/grid/

[righton]

And use this pattern for a lot of things than just a plain grid.
Add something extra, lots of possibilities. This is just one example:

tranquil222

Thats neat gaussian! [righton]

realneed4speed

I cant press Define Pattern.. Its the light colored

tranquil222

Make sure that youre using the Rectangular marquee, not the lasso or any other selection tool. Only the square selection tool will let you go to edit-->define pattern.
[righton]

realneed4speed

well.. i get it.. but, how do u duplicate it?? when i save as a pattern only one sqaure shows up [doh]

realneed4speed, I did what I wrote (as if I didn't write it myself) and every time it works.

If you have a layer that looks like the layer in my example and this layer is active when you make a selection, then it should work.
I see no reason why it shouldn't work.

Just use the Paint Bucket tool, select for Fill -> pattern and select your pattern.

Fill

That's all

Btw, I already wrote in my first post that you had to fill a layer with this pattern