Graph papers

We have produced several different graph papers, to aid your own creative flow! All of these papers are available as a PDF file, which you can download and print as required. If you have run out of your normal supply, or if you can't locate a supply, these will let you get designing. If there is a particular paper that you would like, but it's not on the list, just let us know, and we will do our best to provide it. A preview of each paper is shown below; just click the image to download the full image file.

Please note: these papers are free for your own personal use. If you wish to make any other use of them, please ask first, thanks.

To view and print PDF files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar software. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free from the Adobe website

If you have any difficulty accessing these files, just let us know, and we will do our best to help. If you cannot view the file by left-clicking the link, try right-clicking it, then left-click "Save Target As...", or "Save Link As..." . You will be prompted for a location to save the file to, so select an appropriate folder, then click "Save". Afterwards, you will be able to open the file directly in Adobe Acrobat (or a similar PDF viewer), or by double-clicking the file in Windows Explorer or My Computer, after going to the folder you saved the file in.

These are the papers currently available. Click each image for the full file; it will open in a new window (but see note above). Close that window afterwards, to return to this page). Note: due to the nature of the PDF format, some of the finer lines might not reproduce well on screen, but should be clear in print. [Some printers might not render the finer lines well; if so, try different quality settings or printing greyscale instead of colour.]

Note on printing: These PDF files are all sized larger than A4 (they are around 9x12 inches). This is to give you the option of either printing with the margin preserved in one corner, or printing with the page centred, using as much of the printed page as possible. When you print, you will see a dialogue box something like one of the images below.

To print right into the corner, leave "Auto-Rotate and Center" unchecked.

To ensure the correct printing scale, leave "Page Scaling" as "None", or leave "Shrink..." and "Expand..." unchecked.

Inches (¼ inch divisions) - A4 sheet

Inches (¼ inch divisions) - 12½ inches square, allowing full blocks to fit (to get the full size of this paper, you will need to use a printer that can handle paper approximately 13 inches (325 mm) wide, or have it printed by your local Xerox shop, or similar service).

Centimetres - 1 mm divisions

Centimetres - 2 mm divisions

"Hexagonal" - 10 mm grid spacing

"Hexagonal" - 5 mm grid spacing