My First Inlay "pretty bad"

nianticcardplayer · #1 (**permalink**) 04-07-2006, 08:50 PM

Well I am not all that artistically inlcined and trying to use photo shop is insane asI tried to make my first inlay.

My thought was text naming the ficticious tour "Niantic Poker Tour" where I live and then along the bottom of the inlay something along th lines

"In Fine Garages & Basements Across Town"

I couldn't find an image of a house and then the amount superimposed over it. instead here is what a couple of hours turn out.

Also and wow I am pulling a big brain fart here how and the heck do you post a screen shot from the chip forge into here???

poislb · #2 (**permalink**) 04-07-2006, 09:38 PM

Keep trying my friend, you will get it. If you need help, there are some outstanding people on this site that will lend a hand, Im sure...Good luck buddy, you'll get there.

Poboy · #3 (**permalink**) 04-07-2006, 10:09 PM

I wrote a photoshop basics article under the custom poker chips heading, if you haven't seen it check it out.

To post from Chip factory, you use the Print Screen key, then open a new file in Photoshop and paste it. Then put that image in imageshack to post.
Arcing text is not great in Photoshop, if you give me the font you used (and I have it on my computer) I can make the text part in Illustrator and e-mail you that.

bmwguy525 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-07-2006, 11:33 PM

Post a picture of the house you want in the background and I'll see if I can come up with somethin

nianticcardplayer · #5 (**permalink**) 04-08-2006, 07:19 AM

Thanks for the help guys I will PM you when I get back home and look at my saved file to give the font name.

nianticcardplayer · #6 (**permalink**) 04-09-2006, 01:47 PM

Well here is my second attempt at an inlay still not exactly what I want but I am getting closer I think to what I am looking for as well, this is only the 25 chip and is still very much a work in progress and I am here to tell you guys photoshop is a little harder to use than it looks LOL

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And here is how they are starting look on my chips not the best and critiquing is always welcomed

Poboy · #7 (**permalink**) 04-09-2006, 01:55 PM

Where did you get the cartoon? If you pulled it off the web, the graphics are probably not sharp enough.

Also, I hope you are using different layers for your graphic elements - the inlay circle, graphic and text...

nianticcardplayer · #8 (**permalink**) 04-09-2006, 01:57 PM

The graphic was on a clip art disk I have and as I have said before I am not graphically inclined whatsoever LOL, and I am as some folks would say here muddling my way through.

The font I used By the way is Rockwell Extra Bold is what it says at least.

Thanks for the input and I may have to enlarge it to sharpen it a little more

Poboy · #9 (**permalink**) 04-09-2006, 02:40 PM

Use the magic wand to get rid of the white. Then just size it by Edit > Transform > Scale. Hold down shift and drag the corners. The words might be too big, let me know and I'll adjust.

palmimports · #10 (**permalink**) 04-09-2006, 02:40 PM

Here's something we don't do often--
Those of you designing your own images for awkward sized chips- send us am email. We will run you 100 images for free- just send us the exact size you need-- use a micrometer please. go to the third decimal if possible--
such as 1.010in or if using millimeters, go to the 2nd decimal 15.45mm)
We're trying a new lamination and are looking for feedback-- we will do this for the month of April only and ONLY run 100 images for you.
Who says ya cant get something for free nowadays!
Joe<>