The art on this site

[Shadow Artist]

How many people actually CREATE their own art for their cards?

if someone who replies does for their monsters, could you tell me what program you use?
i make my own art, but i cant create figures... such as people, monsters, ect... just designs and objects... thats why ive only been making non-monster cards so far =/

[DeathSDelano]

I don't make my own as i can draw worth flip so i can scan and edit it...

But if you draw than scan the image onto your computer and use photoshop or Gimp to edit it.

But if you can't than learn to use Gimp or Photoshop (if you are good you can draw on those, but i am not one of those people good at this stuff) though i have some monster images on Photoshop (though i can't remember how i did them just making them)
o ya almost forgot if you don't mind quality so much you can make images with MS paint. (there not the best but it does work)

[Scanty&Kneesocks]

paint.net is good and so is GIMP if you wanna try that out(GIMP is open-source and free). Any drawing programs with layers is ok in my book.

[hergman]

If i had the skills, i would use my own art. Unfortunately, im so bad, its downright offensive to look at it. just look at it! http://hergman.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/d29rgdb

so usually i ask for kind artist if i can borrow their art for the cards
unless they are screen shots, those i take myself

[Scanty&Kneesocks]

lol I feel like if you read only the bold it works out as it's own sentence.

and yeah I tend to frown on pirated content as well but I do the "try before buy". I pirate almost everything on my computer and if I enjoy it immensely and wish to support the creator I buy it.

[KumoriShadow]

I like GIMP; it is very easy to use for drawing and colouring.

[Shadow Artist]

[quote name='DeathSDelano' timestamp='1296530917' post='4978176']
I don't make my own as i can draw worth flip so i can scan and edit it...

But if you draw than scan the image onto your computer and use photoshop or Gimp to edit it.

But if you can't than learn to use Gimp or Photoshop (if you are good you can draw on those, but i am not one of those people good at this stuff) though i have some monster images on Photoshop (though i can't remember how i did them just making them)
o ya almost forgot if you don't mind quality so much you can make images with MS paint. (there not the best but it does work)
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ya, i can draw, i just don't have a scanner xD
and MS paint is good, but i just think its a program made toward use of a drawing tablet, which is another thing i dont have xD
thx for your help though =D

Edit- Sry, my bad, i though i had MS paint... i dont, i have MyPaint xD thats the one i was taalking about.

[DeathSDelano]

Ifs the paint that was already on your computer than its thesame thing as MS paint just updated...

ANd your printer does not have a scanner built in?

And If you need an program just go to get Gimp its free (though i dont use a i have photoshop)

[Lewk]

I happen to have a small talent with drawing, so with the aid of my Graphics Tablet I can make some pretty cool stuff. Though I prefer to use JazinKay's artwork as it looks better...

[Shadow Artist]

[quote name='DeathSDelano' timestamp='1296565064' post='4978520']
Ifs the paint that was already on your computer than its thesame thing as MS paint just updated...

ANd your printer does not have a scanner built in?

And If you need an program just go to get Gimp its free (though i dont use a i have photoshop)
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oh, i have a decent program, its called paint.net
its basicly a smaller, more user friendly version of Photoshop =P
and no, my computer doesn't O.o i didnt know most came with one O.O
plus, i have a laptop xD

[DeathSDelano]

look in your accessories in all programs for MS paint

[Shadow Artist]

[quote name='DeathSDelano' timestamp='1296568421' post='4978579']
look in your accessories in all programs for MS paint
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haha, i know what your talking about (sry, forgot to mention)
i downloaded a free, better version of it. Paint.net
its paint and adobe photoshop combined basicly, and its also user friendly so its easy to find things and to get started with.
you just can't do much editing. its more for creating designs, not figures =/ (animals, people, ect...)

[Shadow Artist]

[quote name='DeathSDelano' timestamp='1296568421' post='4978579']
look in your accessories in all programs for MS paint
[/quote]

haha, i know what your talking about (sry, forgot to mention)
i downloaded a free, better version of it. Paint.net
its paint and adobe photoshop combined basicly, and its also user friendly so its easy to find things and to get started with.
you just can't do much editing. its more for creating designs, not figures =/ (animals, people, ect...)

[Ярополк Пономарёв]

Paint.NET is NOT Photoshop in anyway. If it was, that would go against Copyrights.

I use Photoshop and it works great. ($700)

Look for JazinKay's archive, it's neat and looks realistic to Yu-Gi-Oh card images.

Also, grab some templates (LiAM's for card making (optional) and Soto's template for card edits (note that the 2 don't mix)).

[DeathSDelano]

i've made some decent images on MS paint (ill pm them to you)

[LiAM]

For created image art, you have two options.
[list][*]Draw them digitally as said above in Photoshop or a similar free software, Gimp.
OR
[*]Draw them onto paper and then scan or take a picture of with a camera (flash off and on close-up mode or highest detail setting).
[/list]

If you're looking for a template for cards, then really you need mine. It's far more advanced than the card maker on this site and is much higher quality. You would need 500 points and average knowledge of Photoshop or Gimp though, I wont teach you how to use it.

I have actually created some digital art for cards, but I found it pointless as the thread only got a few comments and most were criticising the artwork for not looking Yugioh enough.

Here are the three completely custom images I made, which no one paid attention to.
Feel free to use.
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[img]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/303/croco.png[/img]
[img]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs46/f/2009/171/0/6/Crimson_Ninja_by_LiAM_S.png[/img][img]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9448/goldppurpleman.png[/img]
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[Scanty&Kneesocks]

[quote name='.:Gin Ichimaru:.' timestamp='1296579995' post='4978852']
Paint.NET is NOT Photoshop in anyway. If it was, that would go against Copyrights.

I use Photoshop and it works great. ($700)

Look for JazinKay's archive, it's neat and looks realistic to Yu-Gi-Oh card images.

Also, grab some templates (LiAM's for card making (optional) and Soto's template for card edits (note that the 2 don't mix)).
[/quote]

you underestimate how thin the copyright law is .

Open Office is almost identical to Microsoft Office but it's free and has a different UI and is coded from scratch in a different programming language. Since you cannot copyright a general use, it's like a game producer copyrighting creating video games. Paint.net and GIMP are both pretty close to photoshop.

However any Photoshop past CS3 will give you more option, the problem is that photoshop IS expensive which is why people use free alternative or pirate.

[Ярополк Пономарёв]

[quote name='Scanty&Kneesocks' timestamp='1296602687' post='4979681']
you underestimate how thin the copyright law is .
[b]F*CK[/b]

Open Office is almost identical to Microsoft Office but it's free and has a different UI and is coded from scratch in a different programming language.
[b]Yeah.[/b]

Since you cannot copyright a general use, it's like a game producer copyrighting creating video games.
[b]Okay.[/b]

Paint.net and GIMP are both pretty close to photoshop.
[b]Nuh Uh![/b]

However any Photoshop past CS3 will give you more option, the problem is that photoshop IS expensive which is why people use free alternative or pirate.
[b]F*CK Pirated Content![/b]
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