Re: TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game

by **Thoru** Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:08 am

the Thoru card.
Title: Rule Screwer ;-;

by Guest Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:10 pm

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Card-b10

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Exampl10

A card base I designed as well as an example one I made of myself.

Aww, they looked better on my other comp's resolution. :/

Plus now that I look at 'em, the cards base colours themselves could use some gradients, or at least some colour variation. =/

by Valosity Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:08 am

@Weena:
If everyone else think so, I think we've found a base. By the way, how about the font being arial, therefore every program has it.

Hm.. I was thinking of something, to e 1st edition. At the time the cards are released, every TR member will have his/her own card, that is first edition, after that, to anyone who wants another card/joins TR and wants a card, will not get 1st edition, good idea?

Offtopic: TR is really expanding - isn't it?

~Valo

by Wixmagic Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:31 am

Are we going to put members titles on the cards?

by Valosity Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:37 am

If you mean the custom text you put below your name, yes. I think it would probably work well either on the sides, turned sidways, or on top. It will be fairly easy with the arial font to have 2-even 5 different colors in 1 word.

~Valo

by Guest Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:59 am

Well, I perfected the base, and here's what I got:
TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Card-b11

I managed to do a few overnight of a few random people, so here they are:
TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Charon11

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Shadow10

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Weena10

Each takes like 10 minutes to make, so it'll be a while before I do every active TR member. ;)

by Caeel Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:10 pm

They're quite good, the only complaint I have is that the proportions are kinda off, they are too wide, and the frames are really small, try 190 X 275 (pixels) which is the size of my base thing.

by Guest Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:14 pm

Sorry, but the only refining I'm gonna be able to do is fix up the thinness of the pics made with my other comp's resolution. It's gonna be too much work fixing the template, now that I deleted it's WIP.psd.

by Caeel Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:16 pm

No big deal, you almost never use the first version of something :P

by **Shadow** Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:17 pm

Logo in the top left looks a lot better now.

by Guest Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:15 pm

Well, I've made 6 so far, so you better hurry up and give CnC before it's too late to redo them. ;)

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Charon11

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Ryzaa10

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Vampar10

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Kaotic11

by Valosity Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:24 pm

Nice! I'll try making a few, but shouldn't we find a font that all programs have? (Currently i'm using tinypic, i'll use Zapfino unless needed otherwise.)

Should the 1st Edition be the chosen ones, or all ACTIVE TR members?

~Valo

by Wixmagic Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:18 pm

Wow Weena! they rule :O I wish I could help out, but I can't has the skills :P

by **Shadow** Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:41 am

I'm liking the cards a lot!
Want me to help out? If you need help, that is...

by Guest Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:53 am

@Valo: First edition is the original batch of cards that come out - obviously the TR mods and admins will be 'em, plus a few active members. ;)

@Shadow: Sure, if I'm gonna do as many cards as I have in mind, I'm gonna need as much expert help as possible. Here's the template again, as I posted earlier (just to save some scrolling. ;)):

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Card-b12

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Card-b12

Member name is size 36 Black Chancery. (Colour depends on TR Rank, admins red, mods gold, and art village mods rich blue)
Description is size 10 Italic Times New Roman, centered. If you have room left, just use the transform tool to make it vertically larger, but not too much.

Make sure, for text quality, you change the type from none to sharp. (Found between the font size and alignment options)

You probably already knew/figured this out for yourself, but hey, just feel like keeping myself occupied.

Betcha your cards are gonna be sweet. ;)

by **Thoru** Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:57 am

lol. Of course you chose your self xD

by Valosity Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:59 am

My edges are a bit off, and I didn't really know what to put for the description so...
TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Kecchk

Not great... but is it any good? (This was done 99% in MS Paint, other then that it was text in tinypic.)

@Weena:
Oh, well, since there isn't any other base.. i'm using this for now. What font do you use? I have the free account on photoshop.

~Valo

by Guest Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:09 am

A few tips:
* Make sure you save the transparency! (File --> Save For Web and Devices --> Save as 24 bit PNG, transparency box ticked) In order for this to work, your image must consist of 1 non background layer, made by selecting all layers and clicking merge layers. After that, you should have just 1 layer with a bit of transparentness on it.

* Deal in layers! Card base should be the top layer, your character pic should be the middle layer with the body/head showing through the hole, and the bottom layer should be that slightly lighter yellow that's in the background of the char portrait. Erase the bits sticking out of the side and merge layers.

After that, all you need to do is add the text as I described up last post, (no typos!), merge layers, save for web & devices and poof!

Yeah, I know that description sounded complicated, but it's actually really easy.

by Wixmagic Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:12 am

When we eventually get round to making cards for each member (if it ever happens) would you makes cards for RP char's that members make? or not?

by Guest Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:13 am

Probably not. They're RP chars, not TR members, if you see my point.

Anyway, i guess I just became the design lead for the unofficial TR trading cards. =O

by Valosity Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:18 am

Bad for me, I can't do any of that! If it involves GIMP.. maybe i'll be able to install it on my basement computer, my aunt that she put here... Photoshop costs too much currently, hope I can get a real version soon... Well, i'm gonna experiment and modify some AQW monsters.. like, alot, and try making a card with that.

Good?
TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 29e0foj

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 29e0foj

The endges are rough.. I can make twilly with add ons, but the part on getting it to the card is hard for me...

~Valo

by Guest Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:14 am

Sorry, but it just doesn't go. First of all we are not having monsters, 2nd you used completely wrong fonts, 3rd, no offense, but the quality of that picture isn't that good, and 4th, you didn't put any transperancy on that picture.

by Nagi Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:18 am

So weena can i be like the vice-unofficial design lead?

by Caeel Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:21 am

Unnofficial would come before Vice.

by Guest Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:27 am

Nagi wrote:So weena can i be like the vice-unofficial design lead?

It depends on your skill at making cardsies. Can you show me whatcha got?

Anyway, I finished the Flawsie card. As you probably haven't figured out, i'm up to the people I don't already have a sprite of. That's why I'd like help. ^^ Still eager to see Shadow's work though.

Flawsie! (=O)

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Flawsi11

TRTCG - The Regulars Trading Card Game - Page 2 Flawsi11

Next on my list are Juli, Kao, Ice, Rage, Winnie, Atriax, (Pyro), (Mash), and then other notable peeps - which is gonna take quiiiite a while.

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