YCM cards

[Toffee.]

Ok, so, quite a while ago I had made a status and it contained this:


So with regards to me goofing around with Rodg and Hina, I felt like re-making said card. As such, this is the end result:
[spoiler=V1][/spoiler]
[spoiler=V2][/spoiler]


[spoiler=Issues with V1]Problem is... It's incomplete. And by "incomplete", I mean I don't know what to add below the "Group/Senior Members" bit. I want it to be somewhat Ygo-ish, since that's what the card design takes inspiration after; I was thinking of using some sort of alignment thing, to list stuff that people are into and/or come up with some sort of way to further group cards together, outside of the standard groups that YCM already has.
'Course, I plan to add some sort of Rep/Post count value as well, but that's beside the point.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Issues with V2]Cleaner, but blocking the background proved to be an issue[/spoiler]

Latest one took the first card, and implemented the ideas of the 2nd.

So... Would you mind helping me finishing this and/or give feedback on the card design? I'm open to any and all suggestions =D

And before anyone asks, yes, I did literally use YCM's background for the card.

[Makο]

I have

 

no graphical expertise

 

But I think the YCM font does it a disservice, and the giant blank space under Group and stuff is a bit jarring

[Agro]

All this is telling me is that, Armz, we need to make a YCM card game

[Thar]

Do you have the template? Cause I'd like to make some of these.

[Toffee.]

the giant blank space under Group and stuff is a bit jarring

I don't know what to put there, though...
 

All this is telling me is that, Armz, we need to make a YCM card game

It's funny, because that's what I'm hoping this leads to.
 

Do you have the template? Cause I'd like to make some of these.

I still have the .psd, yes.
I'll give a download for it, but again, it's still incomplete at the moment.

[Makο]

Well, you said +5 Rep. Maybe put card stats there, like Base Rep, Base Points, Base Points, and the like

[Tormented]

Okay, this might take a while so forgive me.

 

Remove the "Username:" and put just the actual user-name as a larger font a little above that, then underneath that put the user group i.e. "senior member" etc. Now you can center everything else like the art and the stars and I'd look pretty neat.

 

As for the effect box, tone it down in size a little. I'd still be readable and at the same time leave more room for a large quote area and the YCM logo can be waaay smaller.

[Toffee.]

Updated OP.

I'm now iffy on this one.

[Thar]

I still have the .psd, yes.
I'll give a download for it, but again, it's still incomplete at the moment.

 

Is there a way to convert it to a .xcf? Cause I use GIMP.

[Alastar Rainford]

Gimp can open a .psd file...at least last I used it... what font is YCM anyways??

I would probably change the font to something that would match YGO font for the member name

[Simping For Hina]

GIMP doesn't work with the text files, but that should be easy to adapt anyways.

[Toffee.]

I, honestly, have no idea what the actual font for the words 'Cardmaker'. I just went with something relatively close.

I still think the card is missing something, though.

[Kyng]

http://www.dafont.com/batman-forever.font

Here's the font. Some of the bottoms of some letters are extended on the YCM logo but that should be farely simple in PS.

Courtesy of http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/user/241819-kakashi-hatake/

[Toffee.]

http://www.dafont.com/batman-forever.font

Here's the font. Some of the bottoms of some letters are extended on the YCM logo but that should be farely simple in PS.

Courtesy of http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/user/241819-kakashi-hatake/

It's the font of the infamous Batman Forever movie!?
Well that's certainly interesting.

Still, though, I want to add something to the current card. If/When I do, I'll post an updated one with the correct font.

[Kyng]

It's the font of the infamous Batman Forever movie!?
Well that's certainly interesting.

Still, though, I want to add something to the current card. If/When I do, I'll post an updated one with the correct font.

Among other things, a date for when the card was made. It'd save the need for updating individual cards to a new stat, as well as enable later versions to be considered "better cards" should this actually turn into a game.

Not sure if Friends List could be incorporated in a way, might be too much, but could be neat.

[Tormented]

Where did the texture from the original go on the new one?, it think that makes it look better.

[Kyng]

Where did the texture from the original go on the new one?, it think that makes it look better.

I do agree with this.

[Toffee.]

You mean the stuff behind the image?

Oh, it's still there; Literally in the same place. You just can't really see it anymore, because everything is center-aligned, and what-not.

Which, now that I think about it, would be an advantage of having everything be off to the side like in the first version, because then said background is more visible.

[Tormented]

Why not move the texture/design itself then? It shouldn't have to be stuck in one place, just use a marquee tool or a lasso tool and move it about, use a line tool to fill out the areas that it once was and just fill it with the colours the rest of the image has.

[Toffee.]

Updated OP.
While the offset image/level looks awkward on paper, it lets the right-hand side of the card act as an area that showcases stats/etc, while not completely blocking the background. Plus, the open space allows for the implementing of mechanics n' junk, assuming I ever want to put something like that there.

[Kyng]

Here's an idea you could try. Why not have the picture, like before full and the like. Have that situated at the top of card, with a name and the rest underneath?

Also download files pls </3