Artifact template looks great, FPM. I'm digging the bolts and rust. I personally don't think it's too similar to the red frame, nor do I find the red frame too pink anymore.
I like the changes you made to the blue frame. The runes look better, now.
Not to complain, but I still think the red frames look a little too pink.
If I make them too much redder, they'd hurt the eyes. I think that they've gotten red enough. Thanks very much for your input, though! All comments about how to make it better are invaluable because they make me double-guess myself and really ask why I did what I did. (Of course, you all already know that, being artists yourselves for the most part. :p) Again, thanks for all the amazing feedback!
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
I finally convinced my friends to switch to MWS instead of Apprentice, so I'm eager to pimp out my decks with these new frames. I doubt there's anything I can do to help, but if there is, don't hesitate to ask.
Heheheh I couldn't resist... she's just too darn hawttt!
Well, that's all of them! Now we get to start worrying about split cards and hybrid cards and flip cards and whatnot. Mwa-hahaha. Oh, and for those that love this illustration as much as I do, here's the card sans shiny stuff and weird angles, plus some more white cards. I'll host the psd tomorrow....now I neeeeeeed sleep. (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......)
A few words. OMFG OMFG OMFG OMFG. I love it. The art is also very good quality - where do you get it? OMFG OMFG again.
I could try help you on split cards...
How did you get/make all those awe-inspiring textures?
How did you get/make all those awe-inspiring textures?
If you open up an image of, say, old parchment in PS (because that's how I got the texture on White; I used Yahoo Image Search for a lot of it, DeviantArt for some), go to Edit >> Define Pattern and that image will be turned into a texture. I just applied it as a Bevel/Emboss texture to the text boxes. (Hehe...I should write the worlds longest tutorial on how to make a frame like that from scratch... Hmmmmm....maybe not.)
The split cards are going to be kind of tricky... making a split card template requires resizing and re proportioning of text boxes and such. Right now, my big fanciness would dominate the whole card almost...I'll have to play with it a while.
The flip cards should be easier. Someone (Yusuke, I think) suggested just cloning the NW border and turning it over so it becomes a SE border, too. That sounds like a good idea to me
And now I'm off to clean up the psd for hosting! :D:D:D Be back in maybe 15 or 20.
Man, it'd be so awesome to have every single Magic card redone in this style, but that'd be a whole lot of work. It'd be awesome for MWS, though.
BTW, a couple of small errors (I'm quite nit-picky :p):
Jaya's third ability contains a grey red mana symbol.
"Story Cricle" is spelled wrong.
Man, I can't get over how amazing these cards look. Nice job on the multicolored gold frames. Would 3-4-5 color frames work, too, or is that just too weird a thing? I am also looking forward to the hybrid, split, flip, and perhaps even token card looks.
Hey, could you do a Black Lotus, or perhaps even the entire P9(or 10 ;))...or do you even take requests?
Also, Yosei costs 4WW, not 4WWW.
And after Jaya's activated abilities cost, it should be ":" not ",".
You're right on Yosei, but not on Jaya's activated abilities. Separate costs for an ability are always separated by "," and the actual effect of the ability is after the ":". In this case, discarding a card is part of the activation cost.
Woops, my bad! I knew that... I just forgot Jaya had a "discard a card" as part of the cost.
Well thanks for correcting me.
Heh, no problem.
BTW, FPM, I was just thinking. As much as I love the artifact look, it may or may not be suitable enough for some artifacts (older ones, in particular). Ones that are plants, for example, like Black Lotus, Lotus Petal, and Lotus Blossom may not look quite right in a rusty metal frame. Sadly, though, I have no alternative solutions. I guess you could try them out, though.
Also, one other thing. The mana costs look great, but the first thing my mind does when it looks at them is think they're upside-down. You've got the black shadow on the top, which creates that illusion. But maybe that's just me. It only takes a moment for that to go away.
BTW, I'm sorry about the amount of criticism i'm giving, but it is fully intended to be constructive.
Absolutely. All criticism is welcome. I did the black shadow on top of the symbol because I wanted the mana costs to look like they were embedded into the card frame, but I guess you might not see that right away unless you know what it's supposed to look like.
Absolutely. All criticism is welcome. I did the black shadow on top of the symbol because I wanted the mana costs to look like they were embedded into the card frame, but I guess you might not see that right away unless you know what it's supposed to look like.
In other news, the psds are up! :D:D:D:D:D Enjoy!
Ah, yes. Upon closer inspection (and upon seeing the hybrid symbols) the embedded look has become much clearer. Thanks! They look even cooler now.
Just a thought about the hybrid frames. Given the complexity of your frames, you could potentially do more with the frames than Wizards does (ie. more than just blending L-R). You could have the NW border for one color (including all the fancy additions, like spiderwebs) and have the text box and internal border (SE border?) for the secondary color (including fanciness again, like the charred look).
Ooooo... poopy. Yeah, I just kinda did the half/half blur like wizards. I suppose I could work on something a little more original... I was just so impatient! Hope it's acceptable for the time being!
firepenguinmaster is there anyway you could make those templates useable in Magic Set Editor? cause i'd love to use them, it not its fine, but keep up the great work!
Hmm. I had not considered that the rust color might be too close to the red coloring. I'm not sure I agree, though. Here's a pic of an artifact and a red card side-by-side. I honestly don't see the redness in the artifact rust being a problem.
Actually, I wasn't worried at all about the artifact cards and red cards being mixed up (I think you misread my post). Those are plenty far enough away.
What I was worried about was the similarity between the artifacts and the colorless cards with a red aspect to them (like Badlands or the). I think the rust color may be a little too similar to that. Just a thought.
Otherwise, I still think these templates are absolutely amazing.
To learn more about how they work, check out the thread. The one thing I will take the time to type out again here is this; the version linked to above is completely and totally independant of the Magic templates that are already in MSE2. Installing this template will have zero effect on the other templates.
The only problem is that because this template had to be built separate from the others, it's considered a different game. So you can't just change the set style and your whole set changes over. You've got to go through and remake every card, which will suck. And no, I'm afraid combining them probably isn't an option. BunnieRein had to make some changes to the game file to make the vertical casting cost function correctly. And a number of other things work differently as well, such as the font colors for the artist and copyright lines, and the addition of another symbol font to make the paintbrushes work properly in the artist line.
I like the changes you made to the blue frame. The runes look better, now.
If I make them too much redder, they'd hurt the eyes. I think that they've gotten red enough. Thanks very much for your input, though! All comments about how to make it better are invaluable because they make me double-guess myself and really ask why I did what I did. (Of course, you all already know that, being artists yourselves for the most part. :p) Again, thanks for all the amazing feedback!
Now onto White: The Final Frontier!
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
I finally convinced my friends to switch to MWS instead of Apprentice, so I'm eager to pimp out my decks with these new frames. I doubt there's anything I can do to help, but if there is, don't hesitate to ask.
Well, that's all of them! Now we get to start worrying about split cards and hybrid cards and flip cards and whatnot. Mwa-hahaha. Oh, and for those that love this illustration as much as I do, here's the card sans shiny stuff and weird angles, plus some more white cards. I'll host the psd tomorrow....now I neeeeeeed sleep. (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......)
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
I could try help you on split cards...
How did you get/make all those awe-inspiring textures?
Bored? Watch this.
that is F***ing G O O D
:mad1:Apprentice of Lavamancy:mad1:
playing in standard:
Mono Black Control
(from hell):evil:
The split cards are going to be kind of tricky... making a split card template requires resizing and re proportioning of text boxes and such. Right now, my big fanciness would dominate the whole card almost...I'll have to play with it a while.
The flip cards should be easier. Someone (Yusuke, I think) suggested just cloning the NW border and turning it over so it becomes a SE border, too. That sounds like a good idea to me
And now I'm off to clean up the psd for hosting! :D:D:D Be back in maybe 15 or 20.
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
I think the first MWS deck I pimp out will be my Snakes on a Plane deck.
BTW, a couple of small errors (I'm quite nit-picky :p):
Jaya's third ability contains a grey red mana symbol.
"Story Cricle" is spelled wrong.
Man, I can't get over how amazing these cards look. Nice job on the multicolored gold frames. Would 3-4-5 color frames work, too, or is that just too weird a thing? I am also looking forward to the hybrid, split, flip, and perhaps even token card looks.
Hey, could you do a Black Lotus, or perhaps even the entire P9(or 10 ;))...or do you even take requests?
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
Also, Yosei costs 4WW, not 4WWW.
And after Jaya's activated abilities cost, it should be ":" not ",".
Anyways, this is an AWESOME layout! I can't wait until you release the PSD's. Your images are also of great quality. Good job, FPM!
GWUB 4C Gifts Control
Commander:
GWU Derevi
BGW Ghave
BUG Muldrotha
Tiny Leaders:
BGW Doran
BGU Leovold
You're right on Yosei, but not on Jaya's activated abilities. Separate costs for an ability are always separated by "," and the actual effect of the ability is after the ":". In this case, discarding a card is part of the activation cost.
Well thanks for correcting me.
GWUB 4C Gifts Control
Commander:
GWU Derevi
BGW Ghave
BUG Muldrotha
Tiny Leaders:
BGW Doran
BGU Leovold
Heh, no problem.
BTW, FPM, I was just thinking. As much as I love the artifact look, it may or may not be suitable enough for some artifacts (older ones, in particular). Ones that are plants, for example, like Black Lotus, Lotus Petal, and Lotus Blossom may not look quite right in a rusty metal frame. Sadly, though, I have no alternative solutions. I guess you could try them out, though.
Also, one other thing. The mana costs look great, but the first thing my mind does when it looks at them is think they're upside-down. You've got the black shadow on the top, which creates that illusion. But maybe that's just me. It only takes a moment for that to go away.
BTW, I'm sorry about the amount of criticism i'm giving, but it is fully intended to be constructive.
In other news, the psds are up! :D:D:D:D:D Enjoy!
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
Ah, yes. Upon closer inspection (and upon seeing the hybrid symbols) the embedded look has become much clearer. Thanks! They look even cooler now.
Just a thought about the hybrid frames. Given the complexity of your frames, you could potentially do more with the frames than Wizards does (ie. more than just blending L-R). You could have the NW border for one color (including all the fancy additions, like spiderwebs) and have the text box and internal border (SE border?) for the secondary color (including fanciness again, like the charred look).
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
What I was worried about was the similarity between the artifacts and the colorless cards with a red aspect to them (like Badlands or the). I think the rust color may be a little too similar to that. Just a thought.
Otherwise, I still think these templates are absolutely amazing.
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You can find the thread that's been used to develop them here: http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net/node/373
And the most up to date version of the download here: http://pifro.com/yay/custommagic-firepenguinmaster.zip
To learn more about how they work, check out the thread. The one thing I will take the time to type out again here is this; the version linked to above is completely and totally independant of the Magic templates that are already in MSE2. Installing this template will have zero effect on the other templates.
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