Things have been hectic around here, good, bad, and otherwise. Last week was a pretty rough week, and I needed to just kick back and do something mindless over the weekend.
And what fits the bill better than putting together some custom cards?
I started working on my Topps Update Updated sets a few months back, filling in the gaps that Topps inevitably misses every year. I've been skipping around, taking on years here and there as I had the templates built. But I finally decided to take a crack at some of the 2010's sets. These have actually been some of the easiest to do, simply because there are so many more high quality digital files available for some of the more obscure players than someone who appeared in 3 games in say 1992.
I was very surprised how many players I needed to create cards for. But then again the Bucs cycled through quite a few players in those seasons.
If you'll allow me a brief humble brag, the above card is my favorite from the 30+ card batch, since I actually own the game used jersey that Daniel McCutchen is wearing in that photo. Game matched? Check. Though I do wish it were the jersey for that other McCutchen guy...
I started working on my Topps Update Updated sets a few months back, filling in the gaps that Topps inevitably misses every year. I've been skipping around, taking on years here and there as I had the templates built. But I finally decided to take a crack at some of the 2010's sets. These have actually been some of the easiest to do, simply because there are so many more high quality digital files available for some of the more obscure players than someone who appeared in 3 games in say 1992.
I was very surprised how many players I needed to create cards for. But then again the Bucs cycled through quite a few players in those seasons.
If you'll allow me a brief humble brag, the above card is my favorite from the 30+ card batch, since I actually own the game used jersey that Daniel McCutchen is wearing in that photo. Game matched? Check. Though I do wish it were the jersey for that other McCutchen guy...
With Spring Training around the bend, I'm going to be getting my custom card production ramped up. Assuming house hunting, work, and all that other jazz doesn't get in the way too much.
Well done! I legitimately thought that the McCuthen you lead off with was a card from the set until I read on. These turned out great.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I've been trying to replicate the style of Topps' photo cropping and selection for each year as much as possible. It's definitely cool to see them in a binder next to the actual cards from the set - aside from the lack of foil, they usually look pretty similar.
DeleteHow do you make your custom cards?
ReplyDeleteI put together a two part post on the process I use to create the customs in Photoshop and print them out.
Deletehttp://battlinbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/painting-with-bob-ross-making-your-own.html
http://battlinbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/arts-crafts-hour-printing-your-customs.html
I've tweaked things a little since then, but that's the basic idea. It's really something that anyone, with a little time and practice, can do.
Great job on these! They look like you got them out of a pack in '11 and '12.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I wish there was a way to get the look of the silver foil, but these are basically the "Opening Day" version.
DeleteDrew Sutton! I think he played about 10 games with the Bucs, but I'll always remember that homerun he hit and Greg Brown losing his shit.
ReplyDeleteThe customs look great!
Thanks!
DeleteSutton was one of those guys who I really liked for absolutely no logical reason, ala Frankie Osoria. My favorite Sutton moment was when he had a clutch hit in his first game as a Buc and the bench was giving him the Zoltan sign, and he was completely confused standing on second.