Step 4: Now we get down to business! From the menu, click on Effects > Distort > Pixelate and that will load the Pixelate effect box where you can select and preview the image.

Step 5: For this tutorial, I am using a square pixel mode with a size 4 pixel and a 99% Opacity. Feel free to use your own settings and see what you come up with. This is a neat effect and the possibilities are pretty wide.

Step 6: Once you’ve selected your Pixelation settings and clicked OK, Object 2 is now fully pixelated. Now zoom in so the effect is easier to see in detail and select the Line Tool from your Toolbox bar or just type L. Select the color white for your foreground color. Now, using the line tool, create a grid pattern that matches the size of your pixelation boxes.

Now you have a couple of options here. You can do it the slow way like I do with the line tool. I simply draw my horizontal line, the duplicate it and space it out as needed. I do a few more, then combine the lines together. Copy / Paste that and fill my image. I then combine all the lines together as one object, copy, paste, then rotate 90 degrees for my vertical. This sounds tedious, but it really only takes about 10 seconds. You can also do this using a pattern fill if you like. Up to you! If you don’t know how to do a pattern fill, there are many tutorials in the P2L Index on how to do it.

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