Download: P.E.T. Thirds and Golden Mean file

By Rick LePage · Issue: March/April 2011 (v8n2)

· 10 Comments · Add to my favorites · Print

Related Tags: custom shapes

This is the PET Golden & Thirds Template custom shape file for Photoshop Elements, for use with Liz Ness’ “Cropping with the Rules” article in the March/April 2011 issue of Photoshop Elements Techniques.

This content is only available to subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Subscribe today!
Want to see more first? Get a free sample issue.
Already a subscriber? Log in.

Related Tags: custom shapes

This entry is filed under Downloads, Magazine, Members.

10 Replies to Download: P.E.T. Thirds and Golden Mean file:

Roberta
March 5, 2011 at 2:56 pm

In the default shapes there is already a shape called grid that is a grid divided in thirds. Is there any advantage to downloading another?
- Liz
  March 10, 2011 at 11:39 am
  
  The shape in the downloads (above) adds a dimension that the default Photoshop Elements’ shape doesn’t have, making it easier to crop by thirds that have been created using the Golden Mean/Ratio.
  
  The one that comes with Elements is great for dividing by thirds where the sections that make up the grid are equal in size.
  
  It’s really a matter of taste. =)
- George A.
  March 10, 2011 at 10:00 pm
  
  Roberta
  I find then default shape grid without the Golden Mean easier to use.
Philip
March 8, 2011 at 11:46 am

This downloads as a CSH file, not as a zip file and can not be opened,
- Rick
  March 8, 2011 at 9:19 pm
  
  Philip,
  
  It sounds like your browser is automatically unZipping the file. Just follow the instructions above to place the .CSH file in the right location for Photoshop Elements to use it.
  
  Rick
Gerald
March 10, 2011 at 2:02 pm

The template is OK, but it would be tremendously handy to have this device with the ability to set in a shape ratio for the frame, e.g. 4×6, 8×10, 16:9, etc.
Joseph
March 20, 2011 at 9:09 pm

Is this something I can use in CS4? If so where would I store the file? Windows 7 32 bit
Howard
March 21, 2011 at 4:53 pm

I have downloaded the Rule of thirds shape, but the golden mean is not there. What am I overlooking?
Howard
Robert
March 29, 2011 at 11:04 am

cant seem to get the rule of thirds grill work i can move it about but when i hit the tick box nothing happens it does not crop image any ideas
Ralph
April 7, 2011 at 1:09 am

I have downloaded it and installed it.
I drag it across an image fine. It marks out the lines.
But if I touch the move tool as instructed, the grid just vanishes.