Tried my hand at making a custom...

[TBTwinsFan]

This is probably the only one I will make, unless I make some for a team or something...

It's the best I could manage in Paint.

I didn't have an xacto handy, so I couldn't get the window right...

Back:

It looks like the front is over-lapping, but it is just the scan.

 

[sdsportsfan1214]

Is it for trade!???

 

[FortyFour]

epic

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Is it for trade!???

you want it? hahaha.

 

[sdsportsfan1214]

Is it for trade!???

you want it? hahaha.

haha i was joking bro but that custom is def better then anything i could make

 

[TBTwinsFan]

epic

I didn't wanna cut up a card or index of an ACTUAL baseball player just for a test run. It wouldn't make sense

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Is it for trade!???

you want it? hahaha.

haha i was joking bro but that custom is def better then anything i could make

Yeah I know you were joking

Paint is a REALLY hard program to work with... IDK what programs guys like 200lb use, but their customs are AMAZING.

 

[Lancemountain]

Looking good!

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Looking good!

It's a solid design, I just to work on cutting it and gluing it right.

 

[alifaxwa2]

You gotta start somewhere.

My first few were horrible. But you will get better with practice. Let me know if you need any advice/help.

These are 2 of my favorites

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Yeah those are nice! I figure I will end up making some during the summer, because last year, the NWL team here only released about 200 team sets as a promo, and MANY less than that were signed. I might make my own team sets and have them signed and I wanna get the design down now. I might do them as cuts, or as on cards (IF I decide too, it is REALLY awkward asking these guys to sign stuff for me... I shoulda done it last year though ::facepalm:: )

Not many questions now, just what program do you use?

 

[alifaxwa2]

Yeah those are nice! I figure I will end up making some during the summer, because last year, the NWL team here only released about 200 team sets as a promo, and MANY less than that were signed. I might make my own team sets and have them signed and I wanna get the design down now. I might do them as cuts, or as on cards (IF I decide too, it is REALLY awkward asking these guys to sign stuff for me... I shoulda done it last year though ::facepalm:: )

Not many questions now, just what program do you use?

Adobe Photoshop CS4, but thats probably a $700 program. Though I probably only use 3% of what its capable of doing.
I usually recommend Photoshop Elements. Though someone else may be able to recommended something even cheaper and just as effective.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Yeah those are nice! I figure I will end up making some during the summer, because last year, the NWL team here only released about 200 team sets as a promo, and MANY less than that were signed. I might make my own team sets and have them signed and I wanna get the design down now. I might do them as cuts, or as on cards (IF I decide too, it is REALLY awkward asking these guys to sign stuff for me... I shoulda done it last year though ::facepalm:: )

Not many questions now, just what program do you use?

Adobe Photoshop CS4, but thats probably a $700 program. Though I probably only use 3% of what its capable of doing.
I usually recommend Photoshop Elements. Though someone else may be able to recommended something even cheaper and just as effective.

Yeah, I will go ahead and look at those. I am really itching to play around with those today. I actually made one with the same design for a local politician (some of his ads have Facsimiles on them, and I have a couple. Good for practicing with.) but didn't have any ads handy to finish the customs.

 

[jeff550]

use GIMP

 

[TBTwinsFan]

use GIMP

Oddly enough, I have that on my school computer for my Web Design class. I will check it out for customs

 

[cartersprings]

use GIMP

Yeah, I'd suggest either GIMP or Paint.net. Both are free and able to help you MUCH more than mspaint.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

use GIMP

Yeah, I'd suggest either GIMP or Paint.net. Both are free and able to help you MUCH more than mspaint.

I've got GIMP for my Web Design class... I should check it out...

I also have Blender... I wonder if I could make a 3-D Baseball card... I should try it lol

 

[Card Magnet]

Cut autos of living people are lame - just ask around and the majority will agree.

But seriously, stick with it. You just get better from practice. Using something like GIMP would also help you to do more. I've yet to go through with the actual assembly of a cut, but I have designed a few using PaintShop Pro. I haven't done it yet just because I don't have the steady hand and eye to cut the windows by hand, and I don't have the equipment to do it for me.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Cut autos of living people are lame - just ask around and the majority will agree.

But seriously, stick with it. You just get better from practice. Using something like GIMP would also help you to do more. I've yet to go through with the actual assembly of a cut, but I have designed a few using PaintShop Pro. I haven't done it yet just because I don't have the steady hand and eye to cut the windows by hand, and I don't have the equipment to do it for me.

Those are pretty cool!

Cuts of living people, especially non-HOF are just ::facepalm:: ::facepalm:: ::facepalm::


I like your logo too! Very cool!

I will keep working at it, hopefully I can get some nice ones!

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Anything with a cut window...do a bunch of dry runs until you "nail it."

Also, some people will build and cut the card down to size and then glue it, I do not. I build the card at 3" x 4" and then trim .25" off of each border with printed crop marks. That will give you a smooth, consistent edge. And when I saw "crop marks" I don't mean a full line running the actual card size, I mean corner crops that are offset from the actual final card area.