u/hirnsuelze

Hi folks!
Inspired by the works of "oddities_alters" (insta profile is worth a look) and the oldschool Fantasy art of Michael Whelan: here is my latest border defying version of "Cyclonic Rift".
It still has some imperfections, but I am quite happy with how everything came together.

My procedure for making this card:
- go to mythicblackcore, create account, design card, find the card I want via search, select Antiquities frame, upload own image (without uploading, so I get transparent background) > generate
- downloaded the image on mythicblackcore (no bleed in my case), import in program of your choice (I used gimp), add layers, cut the black background and the black frame to achieve transparency where your art will shine through (I used the magic wand tool for that)
- download high-res picture (or use upscayle to increase) and add preferred artwork into program
- add some more layers and do some more cutting, copying your artwork, tracking everything with lasso tool and invert what you circled, then delete to achieve transparent background for the overlap into the frame and textbox
- lastly add the artists the signature (should also be or made transparent) and here we are

I'm sorry if this explanation is no good, English is not my mothertongue. You should at least have a basic skillset with gimp/photoshop/inkscape or any other image manipulation program.

After looking at some of the amazing cards being posted here and thanks to the advice of the user "ShroomThing_" I finally tried making my own altered proxies with overlap of the art into frame and textbox. This is my first attempt: Demonic Tutor with artwork by Francisco de Goya.

The procedure (which essentially is ShroomThings_ procedure...):
- go to mythicblackcore, create account, design card, find the card I want via search, select Antiquities frame, upload own image (without uploading, so I get transparent background) > generate
- downloaded the image (no bleed in my case), import in program of your choice (I used gimp), add layers, cut the background and the frame
- add preferred artwork, add some more layers and do some more cutting for the overlap into the frame and textbox, lastly add the artists the signature and here we are

It was easier and more fun than I expected, will definitely do more in the future.
If you have suggestions or criticism: feel free to comment! :)