Ultimate Guide For New Naruto Card Makers

[Sanbi]

Originally Posted by cheerichang

how do u make the white line around the image in GIMP or photoshop??

In Photoshop, when you've got the layer you want outlined selected (the character's picture), press the "fx" button (at the bottom of the window in the lower right that lists your layers) and choose "Outer Glow"... this will make your outline... set Spread to 0%, and size to 1 or 2... play around with the values, the specific numbers for the Outer Glow depend on the picture, so just go with what looks best... at least that's what I do...

[cheerichang]

Originally Posted by Sanbi

In Photoshop, when you've got the layer you want outlined selected (the character's picture), press the "fx" button (at the bottom of the window in the lower right that lists your layers) and choose "Outer Glow"... this will make your outline... set Spread to 0%, and size to 1 or 2... play around with the values, the specific numbers for the Outer Glow depend on the picture, so just go with what looks best... at least that's what I do...

i dont think i have that effect.
what about in GIMP?

[hokage333]

i have the basic card layout made out and stuff, but how do :
a) put a pic in
b) make the injured status stats go sideways?

lmk, please

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...g?t=1256256272
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
thats wat i got so far.

[cheerichang]

Originally Posted by hokage333

i have the basic card layout made out and stuff, but how do :
a) put a pic in
b) make the injured status stats go sideways?

lmk, please

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/p...g?t=1256256272
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
thats wat i got so far.

you're not using the correct part for Hand Cost and your font isn't right and yeah

[hokage333]

Originally Posted by cheerichang

you're not using the correct part for Hand Cost and your font isn't right and yeah

hey, this is my first time at this, so rly, i'm not caring about that rite now. i just need a rough draft, then i'll start perfecting it.

[Sanbi]

Originally Posted by hokage333

hey, this is my first time at this, so rly, i'm not caring about that rite now. i just need a rough draft, then i'll start perfecting it.

For the stats, just play Dr. Frankenstein with existing cards... want a 7/0 Ninja...? Chop off Jiraiya's combat and Naruto's support... then just slap them together and lay them on top of the blank template (can do this in MS Paint, if you need to...)... you can do the same thing for the injured stats to make them go sideways...

This also ensures that you have the right font for the numbers, so they'll look legit...

[CursedSealingDragon]

To make White Outline in GIMP, CLICK HERE (BTW, you don't have to make the px = 3, but I think thats what works best.)
To make Drop Shadow in GIMP, CLICK HERE

Don't forget to enter tourneys by today, guys! Judging for my tournament will be up tommorow!

[TAS]

Wow this is great, I've always wanted to make cards and now I finally have the ability to do so!

[venkelos]

Originally Posted by CursedSealingDragon

Last But Not Least: Fonts. For the Character name, use anything that looks closest to you, or the downloadable font, Allencon. For the effect texts, flavor texts, characteristics and all that, use Lucida Sans Unicode, or Trebuchet MS. If anyone else wants to post there fonts, go right ahead.

I thought most of the effect texts were Elan Book something. I am using Elan-Medium. Might have to check these others.

[kakashi8890]

Originally Posted by Kakashi_Hatake777

Got a problem with GIMP. It freezes when its starting. Something about downloading the fonts. :/

yah i have the same problem with downloading fonts and what version of gimp do you have