SphinYote
I had an idea about coloring decks that I may try if I hav the time, but I thought I'd post the idea in case anyone else was interested.
I'm thinking about scanning one of my decks that I like, or simply looking for an already digital equivalent on, for example, trionfi.com in the card museum, and then enlarging and fading it in photoshop so that the design is visible, but not strongly. Just enough to make out the image.
Then I'm thinking about printing it out and coloring it my own way, just using this version as a guide (maybe just a few of the cards, maybe the entire deck, but it should be interesting).
I was already thinking about ways to take this further, and if I wanted to in the coloring process, depending on what I used to color, I could possibly add symbols or take them out. Or, I could color and decorate it very densely, and then rescan and start the process anew with a new printout of the faded image, when the old one got too filled up, colored, whatever, to work with easily.
Could also print out multiple copies of the same base card and color it different ways.
Or, if I really got motivated (or anyone else on here who thinks this might be an intriguing idea), I could use this idea to create my own deck, ever changing as one keeps rescanning and fading and recoloring or redrawing/decorating the image.
I'm in the process of moving right now, so if I start on this at all, it's not going to be for several weeks, but if someone else wants to toy with the idea, they're welcome to. The idea of an ever-evolving deck is intriguing to me, and this seems like an interesting way of mixing digital media with other artistic media (the only thing I'd be careful about is to try to use some kind of coloring media that wouldn't mess up my scanner should I decide to keep repeatedly rescanning it).
SphinYote
I'm thinking about scanning one of my decks that I like, or simply looking for an already digital equivalent on, for example, trionfi.com in the card museum, and then enlarging and fading it in photoshop so that the design is visible, but not strongly. Just enough to make out the image.
Then I'm thinking about printing it out and coloring it my own way, just using this version as a guide (maybe just a few of the cards, maybe the entire deck, but it should be interesting).
I was already thinking about ways to take this further, and if I wanted to in the coloring process, depending on what I used to color, I could possibly add symbols or take them out. Or, I could color and decorate it very densely, and then rescan and start the process anew with a new printout of the faded image, when the old one got too filled up, colored, whatever, to work with easily.
Could also print out multiple copies of the same base card and color it different ways.
Or, if I really got motivated (or anyone else on here who thinks this might be an intriguing idea), I could use this idea to create my own deck, ever changing as one keeps rescanning and fading and recoloring or redrawing/decorating the image.
I'm in the process of moving right now, so if I start on this at all, it's not going to be for several weeks, but if someone else wants to toy with the idea, they're welcome to. The idea of an ever-evolving deck is intriguing to me, and this seems like an interesting way of mixing digital media with other artistic media (the only thing I'd be careful about is to try to use some kind of coloring media that wouldn't mess up my scanner should I decide to keep repeatedly rescanning it).
SphinYote