Official Thread for Information on Card Making for Newbies

[dbznarutofreak]

Originally Posted by Shinobi_Guyver

Is there an option for "Layers"?

That's how I do it in GIMP and I'm sure Photoshop uses the same thing.

Make a new layer for each part of the image, then you can drag the layers around and get them to stack how you want them to.

DBZNarutoFreak, I'm sure you seen some of the stuff I created on PlayTCG (sigs and other pictures). It was all done by playing with layers.

I've been playing layers, I just don't know how to make things transparent like tarman said.

Originally Posted by tarman727

just layer the character on top of the card, seperate the bottom and the top, and make the bottom transparent.

I don't know how to make things transparent on Paint.NET...yet....i'm trying to learn.

[tarman727]

Get on aim, and ya, its pretty easy to make cards with gimp. just mess around

[Shinobi_Guyver]

Originally Posted by dbznarutofreak

I've been playing layers, I just don't know how to make things transparent like tarman said.



I don't know how to make things transparent on Paint.NET...yet....i'm trying to learn.

:|

If you had GIMP, I would be more helpful than this.

I know that in the GIMP Layers dialog box, there is a slider for "Opacity," which is just another word for Transparency. If there is something similar, that would be the ticket. Just move it to the left/lower the percentage to make the section more transparent.

[dbznarutofreak]

Well, now I have GIMP

But I don't know how to get rid of the white bgs

[Sand Demon Gaara]

Originally Posted by kirbyrocks101

someone wana put all the new temples of new cards on front page....?

I can only put 4 images on one post.

[kirbyrocks101]

someone wana put all the new temples of new cards on front page....?

[VSA]

Originally Posted by kirbyrocks101

someone wana put all the new temples of new cards on front page....?

the problem with that is...no one has them all.

[Shinobi_Guyver]

Originally Posted by dbznarutofreak

Well, now I have GIMP

But I don't know how to get rid of the white bgs

When you do a new image, click the "Advanced Options" button.

Here's how I have my defaults set:

[URL="http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s130/andros414/gimp_example.jpg"]http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...mp_example.jpg[/URL]

If you're wondering why my default size is 2500x500, it's because when I usually make an image/sig/whatever, I create it 5 times the desired size and shrink it down. It's a ton easier to work on fine details that way, just make sure your computer can handle it.


And I doubt someone has built temples dedicated to the new cards. They might be working on templates, though.

[Bibbo]

Do we have all the different templates for the new style yet? If so where can I find them. (I can only use MS Paint)

[squirrels]

Okay, could anyone possibly tell me the right font to use?