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Seven guides to the five Grand Theft Auto cover grids: what is actually printed on each one, panel by panel and measured off the box art, and how to rebuild any of them from your own photos. Every grid here is traced one to one from the real cover and exports at 1666 by 1920 pixels, free and with no watermark.
Each game has its own editor, its own traced grid and its own geometry. This is what separates them.
| Game | Cover maker | Panels | Gutter | Border | What makes it different |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA 6 | GTA 6 cover maker | 9 | 14 px | 22 px | One six cornered panel over a quarter of the cover, aubergine frame |
| GTA 5 | GTA 5 cover maker | 9 | 20 to 30 px | None drawn | Near rectangular panels, uneven gaps instead of a stroke |
| GTA 4 | GTA 4 cover maker | 9 | 8 to 19 px | None drawn | The strictest grid: all quads, every vertical edge exactly vertical |
| San Andreas | San Andreas cover maker | 9 | 13 px | 28 px | Tiles share their edges; one panel has eleven corners |
| Vice City | Vice City cover maker | 9 | 15 px | 34 px | The only cover on real diagonals, up to 12 degrees |
Three guides to the newest cover: the walkthrough, the grid anatomy and a set of themes to try. Build one in the GTA 6 cover maker.
The full walkthrough: filling the nine panels, framing each photo, setting the frame colour, and exporting at 1666 by 1920.
DesignNine angled panels, one six cornered hero tile over a quarter of the art, 14 px gutters and an aubergine frame, measured.
IdeasTen themes that suit the grid: friend group, couple, pet, travel, team, car build, year in review, meme, gig and countdown.
The Los Santos collage, panel by panel. Open the GTA 5 cover maker.
Niko's column and the eight Liberty City panels around it. Open the GTA 4 cover maker.
Nine tilted tiles that share their edges. Open the San Andreas cover maker.
Ten printed panels merged into nine, on real diagonals. Open the Vice City cover maker.
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for release on 19 November 2026. The GTA VI grid used here is traced from the box art Rockstar has already published, so it works today and does not change at launch.