I think the flames could be a lightly less obtrusive, right now, they don't flow with the rest of the border, and the little pieces of black in them don't look too good. Also, they might not work as well when the card art doesn't have fire in it.
How the heck do you make custom frames? I'd love to try it. Awesome work by the way! LOVE the Avatar of Woe!!!!!!
As far as I know, both CBG and I have been using Adobe Photoshop. There's a lot of time and effort that goes into these, though, I have to warn you: it isn't a half-hour project. My frames (I don't know about CBG...he seems to be a lot faster than me :p) took around two, two and a half months for them to be totally complete. I just finally a week or so ago got the colorless frame all the way through production (the very last one I needed) in both standard card format and token format. Just be aware that if you are going to attempt an undertaking like this, it isn't going to be finished all in one day—especially if you want results like ours (he said with the deepest humility).
As far as I know, both CBG and I have been using Adobe Photoshop. There's a lot of time and effort that goes into these, though, I have to warn you: it isn't a half-hour project. My frames (I don't know about CBG...he seems to be a lot faster than me :p) took around two, two and a half months for them to be totally complete. I just finally a week or so ago got the colorless frame all the way through production (the very last one I needed) in both standard card format and token format. Just be aware that if you are going to attempt an undertaking like this, it isn't going to be finished all in one day—especially if you want results like ours (he said with the deepest humility).
About a week photoshop and 1 day MSE scripting and image compiling. . I make a standard background generating template like I did for the modern style MTG cards and then just plug and play, lol. I've also been reversing templates for quite a while now (I've reversed down to generation templates for all the backgrounds I use, and built the VS System templates about a year and 3 months ago, then for MSE a year ago), so I'm good at reversing templates - it's only natural then to be quick about building them up too. (Not tooting my own horn, just proud and amazed of myself, I taught myself to use photoshop long before taking any courses on it.)
All in all, for anyone making their own templates, I strongly suggest making a general blank template that you can add to and subtract from, something similar to the MTG Modern one I posted a little while back. By doing this you'll save yourself tons of time with changes and updates - and also in making new backgrounds in the future.
"If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself." - Martin Heidegger
Not tooting my own horn, just proud and amazed of myself, I taught myself to use photoshop long before taking any courses on it.
Hehe! I'm entirely self-taught. I just started using Adobe Photoshop last...umm... February, was it? So like 10 months ago or so. Still haven't taken a class in it! (Note: The penguin is humble. He just likes the irony. :))
@releasethedogs: I don't have it done yet. I was just asking what people thought of that frame for a layout.
@FPM: Awesome! There's so much you can pick up on your own that nobody can teach, especially knowing what results you'll get through layer styles and settings and filter combinations.
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@PBG: Yep! Actually, I have all of them (Promo styles included), but they are really out of date (I update 2 of them right now, and will update the others later).
These are the templates I will add to this post later: Old Style Dual, EA, Vertical Stacker, Horizontal Stacker, and a Custom Flip Card Template (similar to what's found in MTG).
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Back on topic, I'm planning on having the token template done by Sunday Night, so be ready!
"If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself." - Martin Heidegger
Thanks CBG, I'll have to get the rest of those in awhile after Rapidshare allows me to DL again.
Side note: This is the first thread I saw about FPM's girlfriend and I've sent him a PM and some words up to the big man upstairs for her. I'm hoping that everyone can take a moment out to wish her well.
Thanks for the reminder I needed to reupload the PSD releasethedogs. I'd honestly just forgotten with everything else I have going on right now. The download link will work now in the first post.
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Thanks for the reminder I needed to reupload the PSD releasethedogs. I'd honestly just forgotten with everything else I have going on right now. The download link will work now in the first post.
Hey no problem, real life comes first. I am just glad you had a backup these frames are sweeeeet! Just wish you had not lost the planeswalker ones, that is a lot of work to loose.
thanks for updating
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..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..
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About a week photoshop and 1 day MSE scripting and image compiling. . I make a standard background generating template like I did for the modern style MTG cards and then just plug and play, lol. I've also been reversing templates for quite a while now (I've reversed down to generation templates for all the backgrounds I use, and built the VS System templates about a year and 3 months ago, then for MSE a year ago), so I'm good at reversing templates - it's only natural then to be quick about building them up too. (Not tooting my own horn, just proud and amazed of myself, I taught myself to use photoshop long before taking any courses on it.)
All in all, for anyone making their own templates, I strongly suggest making a general blank template that you can add to and subtract from, something similar to the MTG Modern one I posted a little while back. By doing this you'll save yourself tons of time with changes and updates - and also in making new backgrounds in the future.
-CBG
..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..
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@FPM: Awesome! There's so much you can pick up on your own that nobody can teach, especially knowing what results you'll get through layer styles and settings and filter combinations.
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Here's the first two:
Official-
Modern Master Template VS System (Includes the Emma Frost borders :P)
Custom-
CBG's Transparent Background (you'll see what I mean )
CBG's Flip Template
MSE2-
MSE2 VS Templates (Comes with the fonts you'll need for both MSE and PSD versions!)
Here's some examples of my results PBG:
CBG's VS Cards
These are the templates I will add to this post later: Old Style Dual, EA, Vertical Stacker, Horizontal Stacker, and a Custom Flip Card Template (similar to what's found in MTG).
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Back on topic, I'm planning on having the token template done by Sunday Night, so be ready!
Side note: This is the first thread I saw about FPM's girlfriend and I've sent him a PM and some words up to the big man upstairs for her. I'm hoping that everyone can take a moment out to wish her well.
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Hey no problem, real life comes first. I am just glad you had a backup these frames are sweeeeet! Just wish you had not lost the planeswalker ones, that is a lot of work to loose.
thanks for updating
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