Best Way for me to Create Custom Cards

ptwarr18 · 03-06-2010, 10:54 AM

Okay - for my league, we create custom awards cards and people put them in their forum sigs... really spices up the forum and whatnot. But anyway, our GM that usually does this has been pretty busy at work and hasn't been able to. We're a season behind on Awards cards with another season finishing so about to be 2 seasons behind - so I'm going to try and create cards. I'll attach some images of a few of the cards, and then just ask the question... what would be the best FREE software to use in creating similar cards? And could a novice actually pull it off with some practice?

Of course, if someone feels kind hearted and loves doing this, I'd welcome it. But really, I want to learn how to do some of this stuff so I'm not so reliant on others.

Here are a few examples...

tombair · 03-06-2010, 02:17 PM

Inkscape or Paint.net would work well. Here is a thread on a card I made with Inkscape -

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...e-request.html

Inkscape would probably be best but if you're more comfortable with a paint program use that.

For this card, you'd just have to use a few basic tools - boxes, circles, text, gradients, centering, etc. Probably the most advanced thing would be to create the green border and cut a "hole" in it so the picture shows through. I can help you with that if you want. It's not hard but takes a few steps.

tombair · 03-06-2010, 03:38 PM

I whipped this up - not an exact duplicate but close. I can send it to you if you want. That way you can fool with it and learn the basics that way.

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ptwarr18 · 03-06-2010, 03:46 PM

Yeah that'd be awesome.

My email address is fuhrman.robert@gmail.com

Greatly appreciated.

ptwarr18 · 03-06-2010, 09:47 PM

I grasp the general concepts of layering and such, but I'm having trouble with re-sizing pictures/logos/etc. And for some reason, my font is invisible? Grrr...

Is there maybe a step-by-step somewhere for dummies?

ptwarr18 · 03-06-2010, 10:46 PM

I don't know if I was too tired earlier, but things all of a sudden started clicking for me and here's my first ever card, created 100% by me!!

Thanks for the help!

Edit - Sorry deleted that card because I wrote the wrong year on it!

tombair · 03-07-2010, 12:59 PM

Let me clean up my file a bit and I'll send it to you. Glad you're making progress.I can't see what you posted...says it was deleted or moved.

ptwarr18 · 03-07-2010, 09:39 PM

Here are a couple....

tombair · 03-08-2010, 07:21 PM

They look great!

03-06-2010, 10:54 AM	#1
ptwarr18 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 308	Best Way for me to Create Custom Cards Okay - for my league, we create custom awards cards and people put them in their forum sigs... really spices up the forum and whatnot. But anyway, our GM that usually does this has been pretty busy at work and hasn't been able to. We're a season behind on Awards cards with another season finishing so about to be 2 seasons behind - so I'm going to try and create cards. I'll attach some images of a few of the cards, and then just ask the question... what would be the best FREE software to use in creating similar cards? And could a novice actually pull it off with some practice? Of course, if someone feels kind hearted and loves doing this, I'd welcome it. But really, I want to learn how to do some of this stuff so I'm not so reliant on others. Here are a few examples... __________________ Former OOTP veteran looking to get back into it

03-06-2010, 02:17 PM	#2
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	Inkscape or Paint.net would work well. Here is a thread on a card I made with Inkscape - http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...e-request.html Inkscape would probably be best but if you're more comfortable with a paint program use that. For this card, you'd just have to use a few basic tools - boxes, circles, text, gradients, centering, etc. Probably the most advanced thing would be to create the green border and cut a "hole" in it so the picture shows through. I can help you with that if you want. It's not hard but takes a few steps. __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon

03-06-2010, 03:38 PM	#3
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	I whipped this up - not an exact duplicate but close. I can send it to you if you want. That way you can fool with it and learn the basics that way. __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon

03-06-2010, 03:46 PM	#4
ptwarr18 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 308	Yeah that'd be awesome. My email address is fuhrman.robert@gmail.com Greatly appreciated. __________________ Former OOTP veteran looking to get back into it

03-06-2010, 09:47 PM	#5
ptwarr18 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 308	I grasp the general concepts of layering and such, but I'm having trouble with re-sizing pictures/logos/etc. And for some reason, my font is invisible? Grrr... Is there maybe a step-by-step somewhere for dummies? __________________ Former OOTP veteran looking to get back into it

03-06-2010, 10:46 PM	#6
ptwarr18 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 308	I don't know if I was too tired earlier, but things all of a sudden started clicking for me and here's my first ever card, created 100% by me!! Thanks for the help! Edit - Sorry deleted that card because I wrote the wrong year on it! __________________ Former OOTP veteran looking to get back into it Last edited by ptwarr18; 03-08-2010 at 08:55 AM.

03-07-2010, 12:59 PM	#7
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	Let me clean up my file a bit and I'll send it to you. Glad you're making progress.I can't see what you posted...says it was deleted or moved. __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon

03-07-2010, 09:39 PM	#8
ptwarr18 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 308	Here are a couple.... __________________ Former OOTP veteran looking to get back into it

03-08-2010, 07:21 PM	#9
tombair Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: La Plata, MD Posts: 493	They look great! __________________ I don't care how long you've been around, you'll never see it all. Bob Lemon