TCG Fakes Neo Redux: A Triumphant Return? (Image Based) // Gee, you're big.

RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Joust! (6/17/13)

Is it just me, or is the description text box stretched just a bit too far to the right? If you're trying to get all the text to fit, don't hesitate to change the font width. I can't remember if it was a Chansey or Blissey card, but I know one of them had squished flavour text.

Also, I'm not sure on this one, but shouldn't "if an attack damages" be "if an attack does damage to"?

Looks good, though! Keep it up!
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Joust! (6/17/13)

Thanks man!

All I usually do for fakes is edit previous cards of that type and stage, so nope, the description box (not sure if you mean Pokédex height/width or Pokédex entry box, but either way) is the same width as usual! I had to edit the font width for the Pokédex entrer on this one, as is pretty common for later-gen monsters (due to long 'dex entries).

And I actually pulled the first attack from a few cards in the Neo-era with Screech: Croconaw (Neo Genesis 31), Onix (Neo Genesis) and Golbat (Neo Revelation) among them: "Until the end of your next turn, if an attack damages the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack does 20 more damage to the Defending Pokémon."
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Joust! (6/17/13)

No problem.

I was talking about the Pokédex entry. The text box seems to be expanded a bit too far to the right. I think the closest I've ever seen the text to the right was on Onix (Neo Genesis). If the official cards used the same alignment that you've used here, wouldn't the "it" on the second line of flavour text be on the first line of Sunflora (Neo Genesis)? I think you could make the font width even thinner, so you can bring the text away from the right border. Just look at how thin the flavour text is on Dark Wigglytuff (Neo Destiny).

My mistake on the other comment, though. I'm pretty sure I've seen it the other way, but it could've been from another era or I could be entirely wrong.

EDIT: Actually, I think I know why the flavor text looks off. Your text box is probably the right size, but Photoshop for some reason doesn't factor periods and commas on the end of lines into alignment, so they sometimes lay outside the text box. I've had similar problems myself (especially when justifying text). If it wasn't for the period on the end of that first line, it would pretty much be aligned with Onix's.
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Joust! (6/17/13)

Wow, the entry on Dark Wigglytuff looks pretty excessive! I see what you mean...back when I was churning out 5, 6 cards a day (a couple summers ago), I was slightly more conscious of things like that. Appears I've gotten lazy! :p

I did find that Sunkern (Neo Genesis) is pretty close to the edge (with the comma). Not quite as much as Escavalier, but I guess it's one of those things that WotC didn't have too much consistency with! And believe me, having looks up wording extensively, there are a lot of things WotC didn't keep consistent.

Good eye, though! I appreciate you pointing stuff out like that, Alex! Keeps me on my toes :)
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Multiply! (6/22/2013)

What's up, boyos?

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New spiffy cleaned up blanks -- and a new Glitch/Bird type blank (and texture...and symbol!). If you follow me on dA, you'd have seen it already, but for those that haven't, I was asked to make some symbols for a fellow deviant's fake types (Fossil, ???, Cosmic, Arcane, and Cyber). I tried to make the question mark look a little better than my old one (i.e. not JUST a '?') and merge it with my Bird-type symbol (used on the old MissingNo.)...so the result is a negative-space question mark that slightly resembles a bird with wings outstretched.

Also cleaned up the grittiness from the scan. Result is a nicer blank overall.
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Multiply! (6/22/2013)

I love the new symbol! I saw the bird likeness before I even read that you intended to do that. The artwork somehow reminds me of the Pokémon Snap contest cards. I can't help but think, however, that a glitch texture would be more grainy like a garbled, glitchy screen... like this or this.
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Multiply! (6/22/2013)

Thanks man! I thought that guys with a keen artistic eye like yourself might catch the double meaning to the symbol, but figured it'd be best to explain it in case someone didn't pick up on it.

I played around with a variety of textures before settling on the simple pixel mosaic...everything else was too busy and seemed to take away from the main shadows/highlights of the texture. Subtlety seemed to work best, especially because I'm using it as more of a Bird-type than anything and I wanted little parts of the Flying-type blank to be seen.
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Finally an UPDATE: Multiply! (6/22/2013)

<3 the bird/? type symbol
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Schweet spiffy blanks! (6/26/13)

Thanks guys!

And, huge thanks to asche, I was able to make BW blanks using my custom types. Check it OUT!

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It was the first time I've ever used his BW blanks, and I based my placement off my BW blanks (so it may differ from what many of you use).

Again, I take no credit for the blank (other than the symbol and texture). It's all asche, baby!
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! Schweet spiffy blanks! (6/26/13)

I was trying to realize why it looked so weird. Then I noticed it was a BW blank. Ah. That explains everything. Neat.
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! UPDATE: New blanks and some Gym Leaders!

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RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! UPDATE: New blanks and some Gym Leaders!

I keep getting the feeling that Skrelp is going to be everyones guilty pleasure, come October heh :D
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! UPDATE: New blanks and some Gym Leaders!

That Poison texture <3 Excellent choice of artwork. Your custom types look great on BW blanks also (despite BW blanks not looking great at all)!
Also, nice to see you coming back to the Gym Leader Promos. I need to try this set once it comes out :p
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years and still kicking?! UPDATE: New blanks and some Gym Leaders!

I can't help but feel like I should've oversaturated the hell out of my textures (as that's what TPCi did for the BW textures...I mean dat Fire, woah!), but I left them alone in the conversion.

Someone suggested I continue the trend with Hoenn leaders and beyond...I mean, I'm not opposed, but making the badges themselves are a painful, boring task. First I have to make a plain outline of the badge, warp the perspective, color, and shade it...all-in-all, a pretty long process. Plus, I figured I'd stick with Johto to finish up the Gym Leaders that never got cards in that style (and Classic/Neo used the same Trainer blanks).

But I got inspired to remake my own badge...

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If anyone wants one, I could possibly swing it!
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years! UPDATE: Badges? We don't need no stinking badges! (6/28/13)

I may consult you in the future about this.
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years! UPDATE: SIX new Sinnnoh gems. (6/29/13)

Please do, DNA! <6

Anyway, BIG update. By far the biggest in a long while...

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RE: Neo Redux: Three years! UPDATE: SIX new Sinnnoh gems. (6/29/13)

Holy miltank! That Staraptor is phenomenal! These are amazing cards! Glad I clicked on this link!
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years! UPDATE: Back to UNOVA! (6/30/13)

Thanks, Salamencetrainer34! I appreciate it (and I'm glad you checked out the set!). Keep checking back for more...the set's really in full swing again.

Here's a few more, this time from Unova.

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Special thanks to Bippa for the spoilers for Heatmor and Durant (I miss him...).
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years! UPDATE: Back to UNOVA! (6/30/13)

I told you on dA how much I like Durant, and Heatmor complements it nicely. Bippa is still around, but is going by a different name. He's called Astra now.

EDIT: Haha, I forgot to comment on the previous ones. The Croaks look great, and Lethal Toxin has a pretty good effect. Starly's artwork made my heart warmer somehow. But the best one of this batch is undoubtely Staraptor. The contrast of the background with you flying texture is amazing. Overall, quality work as usual. :)
 
RE: Neo Redux: Three years! UPDATE: Back to UNOVA! (6/30/13)

CMP, just noticed on your Rock texture - if you check near the Pokemon Power on Boldore, theres a faint line going down the left hand side.

Nothing a few clone stamp bashes won't fix :)
 
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