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Post by madladdesigns on Aug 25, 2013 18:20:23 GMT -5
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Post by Efilion on Aug 25, 2013 19:44:21 GMT -5
I think they look great but I'll glue the paper sheet to the cardboard first so when I cut it they will be the exact size
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Post by dm1scotty on Aug 26, 2013 1:36:04 GMT -5
great alternative to figs.
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Post by madladdesigns on Aug 26, 2013 6:25:06 GMT -5
Normally yes you would do it that way but I did it this way for a reason. When creating tabletop games you first create prototypes normally using the quickest, cheapest and easiest methods because you'll make a lot of changes as you playtest. If you have something printed right of the bat and it needs changing then you'll have to redo it and print it out again.. and again.. and again.. So the text-only pawns were used until I was happy, then images were printed to go over the top (I have 40 different monsters). After more playtesting I'll probably print them out again, stick them on cardboard then cut them out so they look better.
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Post by clanoneillguy on Aug 29, 2013 7:42:46 GMT -5
I'm not really that proficient with computers. How difficult is it to do something like this with Photoshop? I can handle clicking and dragging but I'm not sure how much else.
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Post by clanoneillguy on Aug 29, 2013 7:43:23 GMT -5
I'm not really that proficient with computers. How difficult is it to do something like this with Photoshop? I can handle clicking and dragging but I'm not sure how much else.
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Post by sgtslag on Aug 29, 2013 8:29:37 GMT -5
There are easier programs to use! Photoshop is something that takes either a lot of time to fumble along and learn, or formal classes are necessary to use it... I avoid it, due to its complexity. Microsoft has their Publisher program, which is a desktop publishing program. It is true WYSIWYG ( What You See Is What You Get); it configures your work according to the printer you have selected on you PC (make sure you have the correct printer selected; if you change printer selection, your formatting on the entire document will change...), when you open the file; it is relatively simple to use, once you get the hang of it. I've used it to make: greeting cards; business cards; tri-fold brochures; 96-page booklets (8.5" x 5.5"); game counters (various sizes, graphics, colors); and other things (made a logo for a business, 'printed' it to a plastic embossing disc, used it for gold foil seals on certificates). MS Publisher is the single-most-useful program Microsoft has ever produced... ;-) If you can get your hands on MS Publisher ( e-Bay has copies for sale), and a book on how to use it (they have great books for it, on Amazon.com), you will find that it is your go-to program for all things in print. It can also export your work to formats which you can take to a professional print shop, to have them mass produced. Professional grade, without the steep learning curve. Cheers!
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Post by madladdesigns on Aug 29, 2013 10:07:13 GMT -5
Sorry but I completely disagree, I have had no classes, haven't followed any YouTube videos, I am definitely not a graphic artist and while being too complex is partly true, you only need to use what you need to use. The only problem really being the price, unless you're going to be using it a lot then the price is way too high. Ok, so how did I make the pawns; To make the cardboard for them I simply traced around a Pathfinder pawn on cardboard to get the size, then I created a single test template in PS using a rounded rectangle and a square. i printed this single temp out and held it up to the light with a cardboard temp behind the sheet it was printed on to see what the size was like, it was a bit too big so I resized it smaller, printed it out, held it up to the light... and so on till I got the right size template. I then duplicated this template to get as many as i could on the page! It was then a simple case of finding the images I needed then dragging them over (yes, you can drag an image straight from a web page into PS!), I then resized them to fit within the pawn template, cleaned up the areas around the image (erasing backgrounds, etc) and stuck some text on. Hope that helps you.
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Post by clanoneillguy on Sept 2, 2013 10:22:34 GMT -5
Thanks guys. I'll check out both options. I'm putting home made pawns on my already lenghty "to do" list.
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