Custom Cards

[pokerplyr80]

I remember seeing one, I believe on PSA's website, of a 1914 CJ Babe Ruth. I wonder what that would be worth if they included him in the set.

[bnorth]

If you want to make a new shiny version of an old card I can help you there.

Here are 2 I made and put in old slabs. If the card I am turning into a refractor/super refractor is cheap I sometimes use the card and put a new shiny front on it. The Johnson is a blank back.

I have a Kodak printer/scanner so I print on Kodak Inkjet 5 mil transparency film. I use 3M optical clear double sided adhesive to hold the layers together. For blocking out the portion of the card I don't want to refract I use a rattle can of white paint.

[SAllen2556]

I've dabbled....
The problem with making older cards is finding photos and turning them into color paintings. Notice the Williams. It's not just a color photo but an actual aritistic (although crude) looking painting. Photoshop has some options, like the watercolor effect, but it's a bite to get it to look right. I rarely do. I think the only way Topps could get it right would be to hire actual artists - it's really tough to recreate a 1953 looking card with just photoshop.


The next issue is the font used on the older cards. I always have to find something close and try to shrink the text or expand it to get it to look right. I rarely do! And I'd add that colorizing a black and white photo to use is also a real pain.





And as for the backs: I'll leave that to the retirees with way more time to dabble than I have. Once you try it, you really appreciate the time and skill Mr. Lemke has in making his cards. I recreated the back of a 1976 Mark Fidrych card and it took me forever! It's a great stress-reducing activity for me though, so I just have fun with it. I like to call it Phun with Photoshop!

[brewing]

This is the stuff I'm talking about.

Topps version



My version



Topps version


Baseball Card Magazine version

[brewing]

I like your creations Ben, my goal is to be anti-shiny though. Especially like your TPG cases, very cool.

Scott,
Very nice card back of Fydrich. I haven't done a back that has stats yet.

[JollyElm]

Here are a couple of custom Mays cards I put together. Things that I would have loved to see…

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