diff --git a/DeathSocket/DeathSocket.fsproj b/DeathSocket/DeathSocket.fsproj
index 077a558..02ea7ad 100644
--- a/DeathSocket/DeathSocket.fsproj
+++ b/DeathSocket/DeathSocket.fsproj
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Domain.fs" />
     <Compile Include="ValidationServices.fs" />
     <Compile Include="ColourServices.fs" />
+    <Compile Include="ImagePrep.fs" />
     <Compile Include="ImageServices.fs" />
     <Compile Include="GridPainter.fs" />
     <None Include="ScratchPad.fsx" />
diff --git a/DeathSocket/GridPainter.fs b/DeathSocket/GridPainter.fs
index cd4479d..9045f8d 100644
--- a/DeathSocket/GridPainter.fs
+++ b/DeathSocket/GridPainter.fs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace DeathSocket
     module GridPainter =
 
         open ValidationServices
+        open ImagePrep
         open ImageServices
         open SkiaSharp
 
diff --git a/DeathSocket/ImagePrep.fs b/DeathSocket/ImagePrep.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..799d454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeathSocket/ImagePrep.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+module internal ImagePrep
+
+    open System.IO
+    open DeathSocket
+    open SkiaSharp
+    open System.Drawing
+
+    let determineLongestDimension pDims aDims =
+        let width = (fst pDims) - (fst aDims)
+        let height = (snd pDims) - (snd aDims)
+        match width > height with
+        | true -> Width
+        | false -> Height
+
+    let determineImageScale pDimension aDimension =
+        (double aDimension) / (double pDimension)
+
+    let determineLineScale (lineWidth: double) (scale: double) =
+        lineWidth / scale
+
+    let adjustLineThickness pDimensions aDimensions lineWidth =
+        match (determineLongestDimension pDimensions aDimensions) with
+        | Width ->
+            let thickness =
+                determineImageScale (fst pDimensions) (fst aDimensions)
+                |> determineLineScale lineWidth
+            thickness
+        | Height ->
+            let thickness =
+                determineImageScale (snd pDimensions) (snd aDimensions)
+                |> determineLineScale lineWidth
+            thickness
+
+    let createSKHorizontalLines width height rows =
+        let interval = float32 (height / rows)
+        [|for point in 1 .. (rows - 1) ->
+            [| SKPoint ((float32 0), (interval * (float32 point)))
+               SKPoint ((float32 width), (interval * (float32 point)))|]|]
+
+    let createSKVerticalLines width height columns =
+        let interval = float32 (width / columns)
+        [| for point in 1 .. (columns - 1) ->
+            [| SKPoint ((interval * (float32 point)), (float32 0))
+               SKPoint ((interval * (float32 point)), (float32 height))|]|]
+
+    let determineSkiaDimensions filePath =
+        use fileStream = File.Open (filePath, FileMode.Open)
+        use skStream = new SKManagedStream (fileStream)
+        use bitmap = SKBitmap.Decode (skStream)
+        (bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height)
+
+    let createHorizontalLines width height rows =
+        let interval = height / rows
+        [| for point in 1 .. (rows - 1) ->
+            [|Point (0, (interval * point))
+              Point (width, (interval * point) )|]|]
+
+    let createVerticalLines width height columns =
+        let interval = width / columns
+        [| for point in 1 .. (columns - 1) ->
+            [| Point ((interval * point), 0)
+               Point ((interval * point), height)|]|]
+
+    let determineSystemDrawingDimensions filePath =
+        use bitmap = Bitmap.FromFile filePath
+        (bitmap.Width, bitmap.Height)
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diff --git a/DeathSocket/ValidationServices.fs b/DeathSocket/ValidationServices.fs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f3edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeathSocket/ValidationServices.fs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module internal ValidationServices
+
+    open System.IO
+
+    let validateFilePath path =
+        match File.Exists path with
+        | true -> ()
+        | false -> raise (new FileNotFoundException ("No file found at " + path))
+
+    let validateSaveFileType file =
+        match Path.GetExtension file with
+        | ".jpg" -> ()
+        | ".JPG" -> ()
+        | ".png" -> ()
+        | ".PNG" -> ()
+        | _ -> invalidArg "savePath" "The file type must be a .jpg or .png file."
+
+    let validateIO iPath oPath =
+        validateFilePath iPath
+        validateSaveFileType oPath
+
+    let validateDimensions dimensions =
+        match dimensions with
+        | (0, _) -> invalidArg "Width" "Width must be greater than 0."
+        | (_, 0) -> invalidArg "Height" "Height must be greater than 0."
+        | (_, _) -> ()
+
+    let validateLineThickness thickness =
+        match thickness with
+        | thickness when thickness <= 0.0 -> invalidArg "LineThickness" "LineThickness must be greater than 0."
+        | _ -> ()
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