CARD 13 HOSTS A FANTASY / SEER / FORTUNE TELLER CARD DESIGN THEME ILLUSTRATED BY HAND DIGITALLY. THIS CARD TEMPLATE’S VISUALS INCORPORATE A CRYSTAL BALL, MYSTICAL FORCES, ORGANICALLY FORMED STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, OTHER-WORLDLY SEERS, AND OTHER MYSTERIOUS AND MYSTICAL ELEMENTS INTO AN ASYMMETRICAL CARD LAYOUT DESIGNED TO MOST EFFECTIVELY RELAY INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF ICONS AND SYMBOLS. THIS TEMPLATE HOSTS A SINGLE FOOTER AREA TO FORCE CLEAR AND CONCISE COMMUNICATION BY TEXT. THE INCLUSION OF 3 SEER CHARACTER BACKGROUND ILLUSTRATIONS WILL ENABLE CARD PROJECT DESIGNERS TO COMMUNICATE EVEN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARD WITH THEIR AUDIENCE(S). THE 4 INCLUDED ICON/TEXT AREAS, ALONG WITH THE 7 GLOWING POINT LEVELS/MARKERS WILL GIVE CARD PROJECT DESIGNERS AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF SPACES AND VISUAL ELEMENTS TO COMMUNICATE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CARD. PROTOTYPES CREATED WITH THIS TEMPLATE WILL ASSUREDLY INSPIRE AND AMAZE ALL PLAY-TESTERS, REVIEWERS, PUBLISHERS, AND AUDIENCES THEY ARE PRESENTED TO.
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PHOTOSHOP
SPREADSHEET | PHOTOSHOP DATA SETS & VARIABLES:
THE PHOTOSHOP VERSION OF THIS CARD TEMPLATE WAS DESIGNED TO BE EDITED WITH THE INCLUDED SPREADSHEET FILE USING PHOTOSHOP’S DATA SETS AND VARIABLES FEATURES. A SAMPLE DATA SET IS PROVIDED WITH / INCORPORATED INTO THE TEMPLATE TO SHOW USERS THE EASE AND FUNCTIONALITY OF USING THE SPREADSHEET TO CREATE A SET OF VARIED CARDS.
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ILLUSTRATED:
ILLUSTRATED CARD DESIGNS ARE CREATED USING TRADITIONAL ART SKILLS IN THE FORM OF DIGITAL PAINTING/ILLUSTRATION. WHILE MOST INCLUDED CARD DESIGN ELEMENTS ARE NOT AS ADJUSTABLE AS THEIR MINIMAL OR STYLES & EFFECTS COUNTERPARTS, ILLUSTRATED CARD DESIGNS DO CONTAIN MANY ELEMENTS THAT CAN BE HIDDEN OR MADE VISIBLE, ALLOWING USERS TO MANIPULATE WHAT ELEMENTS ARE SEEN ON CARD’S LAYOUT.
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GIMP
ORGANIZATION:
ALL GIMP CARD DESIGNS INCLUDE ALL LAYOUT ELEMENTS AVAILABLE IN THE PHOTOSHOP VERSION OF THE TEMPLATE, BUT IN RASTERIZED FORMAT. THIS MEANS THAT CARD DESIGN ELEMENTS CANNOT BE EDITED AS THOROUGHLY AS THEY CAN BE IN PHOTOSHOP BECAUSE THEY ONLY HOLD LAYER PIXEL DATA (NO SPECIALIZED LAYER FEATURES FOUND IN PHOTOSHOP – I.E. SMART OBJECTS, LAYER STYLES, ADJUSTMENT LAYERS, ETC). THIS APPLIES TO ALL ILLUSTRATED, STYLES & EFFECTS, AND MINIMAL GIMP CARD TEMPLATE VERSIONS.
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THIS TEMPLATE USES A FREELY LICENSED FONT THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT THE LINK IN THE PROVIDED INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
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THE INCLUDED INSTRUCTION MANUAL COVERS INFORMATION ON HOW TO USE BOTH THE PHOTOSHOP AND GIMP VERSIONS OF THE CARD TEMPLATE.
THE PHOTOSHOP VERSION SECTION INCLUDES DETAILS ON HOW TO USE THE INCLUDED SPREADSHEET TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION AND GRAPHICS IN THE CARD TEMPLATE; AS WELL AS DETAILS ON ALL TEXT, ICON, AND ARTWORK ELEMENTS MAKING UP THE CARD’S DESIGN.
THE GIMP VERSION SECTION INCLUDES DETAILS ON ALL TEXT, ICON, AND ARTWORK ELEMENTS THE CARD WAS DESIGNED AROUND.
