Free Online Photo Grid Tool for Artists

Welcome to unschooled.art's free online photo grid tool for drawing! Easily add a customizable Grid to your reference photos with this free tool....no sign ups or downloads required.

Simply upload yourimage and the grid tool will attempt to cover your reference with a perfect grid. If it is mathematically impossible, our free grid drawing tool will walk you through adjusting the grid to fit your needs. Get started easily adding grids to your images!

NOTE: If the grid looks wierd or if you can not see your grid lines well, try increasing the line thickness.

If you generated a gridded image, your grid lines ARE there but sometimes they don't show up well without heavier line weights (depends on screen size, resolution, etc).

Key Features

Our free photo reference grid maker works right in your browser. This simple tool lets artists, students, teachers, and hobbyists overlay a customizable grid on any image — perfect for preparing reference photos for drawing, painting, or classroom use.

✅ The grid tool will always attempt an even grid automatically, saving you work.
✅ You can choose the grid color and line thickness.
✅ The grid is draggable for fine-tuning placement.
✅ You can toggle the black-and-white mode for tonal studies.
✅ Download your free gridded photo reference instantly.
✅ Compatible with major browsers and works with an iPad.
✅ 100% browser-based — no tracking, no logins, no downloads!
✅ The photo grid tool is 100% free for artist, teachers and students to use!