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ZGuardian Newbie

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Hey Killer can I ask you this one question? When are ya gonna do that "Buy a created card" thing? lol cause for some reason' date=' when I put the correct length and width it still doesnt print the right size...

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Same here. It's probably a different printer or something like that? When I use the dimensions provided, the card is like 1/4 the size of a real card. The length 324 and width 222 seems to be the correct one (although I haven't tried.)

 

I wish I had a better printer because when I print them out, everything is blurry, even when I put it on Best Quality =/ No HD option.

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Hey everyone' date=' I'm back! I want to say that I've been off of Yu-Gi-Oh, and YCM for a while lately. I'm surprised that this is still at the top of the page, and I've gotten so much Rep for it! Now I have a new offer for you all, check through this post if you want to see what it [i']will[/i] be!

 

Lately, I've seen alot of people asking about printing their cards, so that they can use them against friends, etcetera...

So I've came up with this, a little guide to making your cards made on Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Maker more realistic, so you can fool your friends!

There are two parts to this tutorial, printing the card, and making the card.

 

Making Your Card On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

Making Your Card On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

Okay, so this is the first part of my tutorial to making a perfect card. Making the card.

 

1. To start with, always stick with common cards. It is near-impossible to make rare, super-rare, ultra-rare, limited edition, etcetera cards, and print them off. However if you print off transparent holo sheets on laminate sheets, this is possible, however you need direct precision to do this well...

 

2. For the fields "Creator" and "Date", put in "1996 Kazuki Takahashi". Kazuki Takahshi is the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh, and it was Copyrighted in 1996. Every card has this.

 

3. Keep the "Circulation I.D" clear. The way YCM puts it in is unrealistic, so don't bother with it.

 

4. Always "Randomize" the "Serial Number" section. Make sure none of them are the same.

 

5. Don't go off making your own sub-types, recolours, etc. etc. for print. Your friends will pick it up instantly.

 

6. Keep OCG correct, and up-to-date. You can fool them saying; "It's a new packet released...", in which case you'll have to have New-OCG.

 

7. Divine Monsters and "9999" ATK/DEF Monsters are a big no-no. It's pathetic trying to fool people with that.

 

8. Make sure you've taken off the "/ Effect]" on Union, Toon, and Gemini Monsters.

 

9. The "Set I.D" should be, for an example; The Name Of The Packet Is "The Rise Of The Killers", the first card would have the "Set I.D" of "ROTK-EN001". Going to 5 characters long in the first field is a little bit iffy.

 

Printing The Card You Made On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

Printing The Card You Made On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

So here is the second part of my tutorial, printing off your cards. This is the hard bit, and make sure you have some spare money for things in this area...

 

1. Make sure the card(s) you've made are saved in an easy-locatable place on your hard-drive.

 

2. Try to print Nine (9) cards at the same time on one A4 sheet, so open them all up in a program such as Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Publisher, and leave a gap between them, so it is easier to cut later.

 

3. Make sure that every card has the dimensions of:

 

[align=center]Measurement _____ | _____ Width _____ | _____ Height

Inches __________ 2.3125 __________ 3.375

Centimeters __________ 5.9 __________ 8.6

Pixels __________ 167 __________ 243

[/align]

 

4. Make sure you have an A4 size printer. Buy some "Photo Paper" or "High Gloss Paper" and set your printer settings compatible with the paper.

 

5. Print it off, in High-Definition. Make sure it is HD, because it can easily get messed up otherwise.

 

6. Time to cut out. Get a very sharp knife, and a ruler (scissors will also do, but a knife can be more accurate), place the ruler up against the edges of the card, and cut out!

Note: Guillotines can also be used (not the head-chopping off ones...).

 

7. Check the thickness of your card. If it seems the same thickness of a real card, just print the back of the card onto the, well, back of the card. If not, you can print off another sheet with card-backs on, and stick them together.

 

Conclusion

Conclusion

Congratulations, if you have carried this out, you have successfully made some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards! Now have fun making and printing cards to play with your friends.

 

 

Custom Cards On Wheels... Sort Of!

Custom Cards On Wheels... Sort Of!

I am now making a once-in a lifetime opportunity! As I claim myself as one of YCM's best fake-card makers, I will be getting back into the gist of making custom fake cards, and then guess what? You can have them! I will be doing offers very shortly, but you'll know then, it'll be a totally new topic that everyone will be talking about ;)

If you don't have the resources, or can't use this tutorial yourself, then no worries, send me your custom cards, and I'll fix 'em up, print 'em off, make 'em look good and send them to you! I won't do this yet, so don't attack me, but this will be for a fee...

 

I will send you the mint-condition cards for a price, there will be a set price however it will go down in proportion if you buy more, for P&P costs, etcetera... I will be doing a minimum of 100 cards, although there will be different rarities available. Just wait for this, or PM me if you have any queries...

 

 

All The Best, Best Regards,

~Killer~

 

PS: If there is anything that needs to be added to that, please post and I'll get straight to it.

 

for that printing part, my cards seem to never be shown on the document. theres only a bunch of code. how do i fix this?

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Sammidysam Newbie

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Sorry I haven't been supporting this thread for a while - but I like how it's come along! I'll answer any NEW questions from now on.

 

As for Cards on Wheels' date=' will still be delayed as I am getting my main website up and running first, then I need to get back into the jist of card making.

[/quote']Killer, whenever I resize the cards the real YGO! cards are bigger than it(I didn't print it out, just paint) Should I resize it with Microsoft Word instead?

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iKiller Newbie

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Paint isn't the best program to do it with. You should use Photoshop/GIMP and make adjustments to make them look better. They don't look good at all in Paint' date=' or lifesize.

[/quote']Microsoft Word works, too.

 

I just used it.

I said it isn't the best to use, not that it doesn't work. Photoshop will do a much better job in most cases.

 

what about the sticker on the bottom right-hand corner?

Laminate paper' date=' or a small silver/gold sticker, if you can get those. Or peel one off of an old card, and glue it on there. Tin foil works well...

 

Hey uh...where can i get codes for a yugioh card back???

Whaddya mean?

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agara Newbie

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excuse me,i'm new at card making.i succes created yu gi oh card before,i print it at corel use your size,it's succes but the pic was so poor,then i try to print it again using microsoft word,it's greater,but it's smaller than the original,so my friend noticed that it was a fake..can anybody help me to make accurate size?

thanks before^^

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Phœnīcius Infīnius VII Newbie

Phœnīcius Infīnius VII

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What if you scanned a real card onto your comp, then opened up in GIMP, hit scale check the sizes. Now open a new GIMP and then paste/open your card you wanna make real size, then scale the newly opened card to the same Height and Width as the very first opened card(real one) then print it on photo/glossy paper and then cut out, paste on to a crap card.

 

Would that work??

How do I get it on to Microsoft word

 

Open your card in Paint, then hit Ctrl + A at the same time and then right click and hit copy. Now go into Microsoft Word and Right Click>> Paste.

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agara Newbie

agara

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i have print it on crrect size now,but the paper is a trouble now..the photo paper is diffrent wid the card,it's not smooth enough,and the thin,it's diffrent,my friend realized it was a fake when they touch it...what should i use for the paper?really confused now...please help me.

thanks before^^

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