Big ask, but is there any chance someone could post the individual frames as PNG's here? My Photoshop doesn't handle layer sets very well. Plus, I have a download quota on this computer that means 55 MB files are a bit too much for me to be able to download. :xd:
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I thought so too, but I don't seem to have it. And I'm the one who updated it, so I assumed I had the latest one... weird.
<EDIT> — Ah! I figured it out: I do us B in my psd; it's just not called B in the font name; just the ttf file outside of the font folder. Sorry for the confusion!
How do you change the color of the expansion symbol and what colors do you use for the mana?
I second that. Having proper colors to use would be nice. Perhaps simply a .PNG with all the proper colors in it for easy grabbing?
Also, I was thinking about the artifact frame again. As much as I love it, I just don't feel the Black Lotus I made really fit with it. The plant with a rusty metal background just doesn't seem right. Any thoughts, FPM?
Edit: Oh, and those tokens are amazing! I wouldn't mind the PSDs for those, too.
Edit 2: This is for all you wishful thinking Merfolk lovers out there:
This really is a lot of fun. I've never made cards through PSDs before. FPM, you have them set up perfectly for creating cards so easily. Thanks so much!
To change the color of an expansion symbol:
1 - Open the Layer Effects for that symbol
2 - Go to Gradient Overlay
3 - Set the Gradient to a two-color fade, using one of the combinations in the attached image
To change to Common:
1 - Invert the layer colors (select layer, Ctrl+I)
2 - Open Layer Effects, disable Gradient Overlay
3 - If there is a stroke effect, invert (white becomes black and vice-versa)
Spaces between paragraphs is a little wonky... Normally the whole thing is set for 2.5 leading, which gives the nice break between abilities. To seperate rules text from flavor text, I insert a blank line with those same leading settings at 1pt fontsize. If the flavor text is a quote, I set the leading on the very last line (the one that reads "—[NAME]") to zero.
As a final note, I've been putzing with a token psd based on Metor's idea. I did a little rearanging... hope that doesn't hit a nerve or anything that I changed it. What do you think?
...yeah, the sucky flavor text is there just because I haven't gotten to making the template sans text box it's coming though
I'm not sure if I like the artist bar just fading out to nothingness...
A good way to get the needed colors and whatnot is to change the casting cost to something like 1WUBRG, that way you can always copy/paste the symbols and don't even have to deal with the magic font. It's what I've been doing for a while.
I'm not sure if I like the artist bar just fading out to nothingness...
Yeah, I know what you mean... I played with a couple different ways of having that bar there so I could keep the uniform font color in the artist credit, but really didn't find one that made me go :o, so I just faded it out because it was late. If anyone has a suggestion, I'm all ears.
1. Could you (FPM) possible create a colorless land template that is grey rather than brown? I quite like the grey template that Wizards currently uses for lands that produce colorless mana.
2. Could you also possibly put together a compilation of all of the set symbols (including rarities, even for older sets like Mirage, Tempest, etc.), using the MWS theme symbols? I know that's a lot of work, and I am far less expectant of this one to get done.
3. Could you put together a quick image using the colors of the mana symbols, like you did for the rarities?
I think that's about it. Sorry if I sound too demanding. These are just requests for things I would personally like to have done but can't do due to time, etc.
No problem. I'll have to do it after school, though... I'm here until 3 today and all my goodies are at home. Once I get home, though, I'll see what I can do about the grey colorless land; I can ship you all the MWS expansion symbols I have (actually pretty easy); and (probably easiest of all) put together another color swatch png for ya. I've also done a little reworking of the token template and I think I found a better way to do the artist line than just a fade. I hope other people agree. (image will come up when I get home)
I love all the frames save green. I like most of green, but that Bark seems out of place to me. The colour seems to clash and distract from the green as a whole. Does anyone else feel this way? :S
Maybe I am just nuts, but a darker bark, or a different brown may be better suited next to the green. I don't know... but I know it's the only frame that doesn't sit right with me. The rest are just gorgeous.
Like transparent? Sorry man, but I was not loving the transparency. That's one thing I don't think I'll budge on. I like opaque textboxes, especially against art that will often have different hues and luminocities in the places where text may go.
Oh, btw: here's the bat in my frames. I love that illustration.
I'll host the psd tomorrow. My internet is being stupid and won't stay on long enough to upload anything of any size—keeps cutting out for just a second or two: just long enough to grape my download. >:-( Oh, well. Now you have something to look forward to.
<EDIT> — I just couldn't resist. This one is too much fun!
Where the textbox is above the type/artist line? Ugh, man you know I would, but it was a lot harder than it should have been to get the text box like it is now, and to move it up would amount to the same thing. Hmm... maybe there's an easier way... I dunno.... I might look into it eventually. It might not happen real soon, though.
Which are the fonts your using FPM? And what replacements can I use for the buy versions of these fonts?
I use Matrix, MatrixBoldSmallcaps, MPlantin, MPlantin-Itlaic, and MagicSymbols2006B. Everything but the Matrix family is free for the download (I even have a link to the MagicSymbols font in the first post of this thread) and should be on most of the free font sites out there. Just Yahoo it and you should be good. The Matrix family, however, I don't think has a free substitute. You might just have to buy that one.
OH!!! Haha yeah my bad. I thought for some reason that's what you wanted. Oh jeeze... too much late-night partying. Umm.. not really. I just center the symbol over an old one (173.0 x 627.5) and then Alt+Shift resize it until it fits in the box. Rather inexact, but it seems to work okay.
Didnt you save erm a Frame PSD ? where evferything on the frame is in layers?
I did, but that psd is flubbed up beyond belief lol. It's sooooooooo messy. But that is what I was thinking about doing: turning off everything but the textbox and then adding that textbox layer to the frame psd so it sits just above the "textless" type/artist line. I'll have to do it later though; late for class. [zoom!!!!!]
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As well as this little goody (not made to look like 10th edition):
I'm having far too much fun with this. I should either be in bed or studying.
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"Hello! I've come to serenade you. I can't play guitar. I can't play this accordion either, but I thought it'd be less obvious."
Dylan Moran, Black Books
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<EDIT> — Ah! I figured it out: I do us B in my psd; it's just not called B in the font name; just the ttf file outside of the font folder. Sorry for the confusion!
..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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..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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I second that. Having proper colors to use would be nice. Perhaps simply a .PNG with all the proper colors in it for easy grabbing?
Also, I was thinking about the artifact frame again. As much as I love it, I just don't feel the Black Lotus I made really fit with it. The plant with a rusty metal background just doesn't seem right. Any thoughts, FPM?
Edit: Oh, and those tokens are amazing! I wouldn't mind the PSDs for those, too.
Edit 2: This is for all you wishful thinking Merfolk lovers out there:
This really is a lot of fun. I've never made cards through PSDs before. FPM, you have them set up perfectly for creating cards so easily. Thanks so much!
1 - Open the Layer Effects for that symbol
2 - Go to Gradient Overlay
3 - Set the Gradient to a two-color fade, using one of the combinations in the attached image
To change to Common:
1 - Invert the layer colors (select layer, Ctrl+I)
2 - Open Layer Effects, disable Gradient Overlay
3 - If there is a stroke effect, invert (white becomes black and vice-versa)
Spaces between paragraphs is a little wonky... Normally the whole thing is set for 2.5 leading, which gives the nice break between abilities. To seperate rules text from flavor text, I insert a blank line with those same leading settings at 1pt fontsize. If the flavor text is a quote, I set the leading on the very last line (the one that reads "—[NAME]") to zero.
As a final note, I've been putzing with a token psd based on Metor's idea. I did a little rearanging... hope that doesn't hit a nerve or anything that I changed it. What do you think?
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
A good way to get the needed colors and whatnot is to change the casting cost to something like 1WUBRG, that way you can always copy/paste the symbols and don't even have to deal with the magic font. It's what I've been doing for a while.
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
1. Could you (FPM) possible create a colorless land template that is grey rather than brown? I quite like the grey template that Wizards currently uses for lands that produce colorless mana.
2. Could you also possibly put together a compilation of all of the set symbols (including rarities, even for older sets like Mirage, Tempest, etc.), using the MWS theme symbols? I know that's a lot of work, and I am far less expectant of this one to get done.
3. Could you put together a quick image using the colors of the mana symbols, like you did for the rarities?
I think that's about it. Sorry if I sound too demanding. These are just requests for things I would personally like to have done but can't do due to time, etc.
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
Thank you very much for your feedback!
..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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Maybe I am just nuts, but a darker bark, or a different brown may be better suited next to the green. I don't know... but I know it's the only frame that doesn't sit right with me. The rest are just gorgeous.
Fun:
I'm learning to make alters.
And your color swatch....
I've not gotten to making the grey colorless land template...been working more on the token template. Speaking of which.....
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
Oh, btw: here's the bat in my frames. I love that illustration.
I'll host the psd tomorrow. My internet is being stupid and won't stay on long enough to upload anything of any size—keeps cutting out for just a second or two: just long enough to grape my download. >:-( Oh, well. Now you have something to look forward to.
<EDIT> — I just couldn't resist. This one is too much fun!
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong
For the set symbols? Those look like measurements for the mana symbols...
I did, but that psd is flubbed up beyond belief lol. It's sooooooooo messy. But that is what I was thinking about doing: turning off everything but the textbox and then adding that textbox layer to the frame psd so it sits just above the "textless" type/artist line. I'll have to do it later though; late for class. [zoom!!!!!]
..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..
Portfolio · Evolution = Wrong