Sunday, August 29, 2010

All the kids are doing it.....

I've always been jealous of the talents that certain bloggers have. Making custom cards. I can't do it. I fail miserably. If someone would like to walk me through it, I'd be eternally in your debt.

But I was looking at Joe Collectors customs yesterday... he made a bunch from scratch. So I thought I'd try it too.... if I can't edit existing cards, maybe making them from scratch would be easier.

My first attempt. I used a program called PAINT.net v.3.5.1. and it took me about 35-40 minutes.
any criticisms are more than welcome.... also any how to's.
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7 comments:

  1. BA BennyAugust 29, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    Looks real good to me. Nice work!

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  2. dayfAugust 29, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    If you hadn't told me I would have thought that was a Panini sticker... vurry nice

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  3. SalAugust 29, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    Yeah, I thought this was a team issued card. Fooled me.

    I like the scripty font for "Mike Liut".

    Consider making the word "Blues" smaller, the Blues logo bigger, and ditching the #1 at the bottom...or making the #1 bigger.

    Maybe "St. Louis" can be dropped.

    This is good...but definitely play around with the stuff at the top. It appears a bit cluttered.

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  4. stusigpiAugust 29, 2010 at 11:12 PM

    I like it. Aspect ratio is important so sometimes you have to add design elements to mask odd sized pics.

    Any comments on mine?

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  5. stusigpiAugust 30, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    Check this out

    http://iamjoecollector.blogspot.com/2010/08/gretzky-concept-prepare-yourself-its.html

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  6. Drop The Gloves!August 30, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    I like it.

    My one suggestion would be to maybe switch the St. Louis Blues with Mike Liut so that LIUT would be big.

    I'd also ditch the #1.

    Great start though; I love the picture.

    wv: suckas

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  7. bamlindenAugust 31, 2010 at 12:53 AM

    For a first attempt, it looks great. I think you have a good eye for composition.

    My suggestion at this point...check out as many other customs as you can and get inspired by them. Take a more critical look at cards that are out there now - from a design perspective. And most importantly - have fun!

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