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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Design & Development => Topic started by: Jalien on April 08, 2021, 05:29:16 PM
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So im following a Martin Gonzalvez tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00h0KFbkViA&t=137s) and i got the rust-oleum Crystal Clear Enamel but mine says for superior coverage and durability while his says for a glossy finish, can I still use it?
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So im following a Martin Gonzalvez tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00h0KFbkViA&t=137s) and i got the rust-oleum Crystal Clear Enamel but mine says for superior coverage and durability while his says for a glossy finish, can I still use it?
It would appear that you have the same exact brand of spray paint that he's using - Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear Enamel.
But here's a question for you - are you using his tutorial to try to make playing cards? Or more specifically, gaffed versions of existing card brands/designs? I'm asking because his card building method is DIFFERENT than that used by most playing card companies. He uses a layer of cardstock sandwiched between two layers of plain paper, coated with this clear paint. Playing cards are often made on "pasteboard", which is two layers of cardstock and a layer of graphite-infused glue in-between - the graphite is used to make the layers opaque when held up to a bright light source. Cheaper manufacturers of pasteboard stock will use materials other than graphite for opacity, or will use nothing at all. "Black-core" pasteboard is typically graphite, while "blue-core" is something else - cheaper and generally inferior to black-core.
In short, if you're just planning on making some kind of game cards for a board game, like Martin does in his video, you're good to go. If you're trying to make something that looks like a real playing card from a company like USPC or Cartamundi, his method in this video isn't likely to produce the results you desire. He says as much towards the end of his video - commercially-manufactured cards will have a much different handling, while his paint-and-play cards are not designed to withstand riffle shuffles and other kinds of handling that most playing cards can take in their stride.
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I have been waiting for an opportunity to ask this-- is it possible to individually purchase and print on pasteboard at home? And if so where can I buy it in normal letter sized paper? I want to make cards at home but I want them to feel have the same feel and durability of like USPCC or at least MPC cards
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I have been waiting for an opportunity to ask this-- is it possible to individually purchase and print on pasteboard at home? And if so where can I buy it in normal letter sized paper? I want to make cards at home but I want them to feel have the same feel and durability of like USPCC or at least MPC cards
There are ways to do it, and places to look online for learning how - but it's not easy and involves a fair amount of investment in hardware and materials.
Honestly, since MPC allows you to make print runs as small as a single deck, it's crazy not to just let them do the hard work for you...