Monolayers of colloidal particles are of widespread interest in the scientific community thanks to their emergent collective properties, both for technological applications and as macroscopic counterparts of molecular self-assembly and phase transition phenomena. Common applications such as particle lithography, coatings with controlled wettability , plasmonic devices or design of biomimetic surfaces, seek for periodically-ordered arrangements of particles that span over millimetric to centimetric areas, making the control of two-dimensional (2D) crystallization one of the main challenge in surface patterning by particles. Over the existing crystallization methods, the guided self-assembly of colloids is a promising route for the rapid and scalable synthesis of these complex materials. Dispersion of particles can be assembled into ordered monolayers either directly on a solid substrate, or at a liquid interface prior to deposition on the targeted support. Convective horizontal or vertical assembly and spin coating fall under the first category, while belong to the second one a series of techniques that make use of Langmuir troughs or particle injection, among other methodologies, to first crystallize and then transfer colloidal monolayers. These methods are efficient to obtain precise deposition of large homogeneous monolayers but require complex experimental protocols and are hence often limited to specialized labs.