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: Blank sketch cards
: Goofyjas November 30, 2004, 11:13:18 PM
Does anyone know where I can get some of these or who I woul dhave to ask?

I am looking for some blank cards.


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: MakTheYak December 01, 2004, 05:02:57 AM
You could always take some of those crappy Martinez ones from the star wars set and rub them out - I'm sure you'd lose less money than buying blank cards ;)


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Roz December 01, 2004, 05:21:20 AM
lol yes!

The problem with making your own is that you want high quality gloss for printing it - and yet paper that will take pencil  :-\

...and I don't mind mentioning that even big card companies get it wrong. Warren Martineck said that for a recent card set (which will remain nameless to save embarassment) he started to sketch and nothing happened... the card was too glossy ;)

lol a rookie mistake (as our American chums would say)


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: olly December 01, 2004, 06:00:02 AM
What you need is 100 lb. bristol board cut to size.

Or even better not cut to size so the artists have more room.

And then trim to size


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Roz December 01, 2004, 06:04:49 AM
Thank you for that jargon Mr Olly!

Is above said stuff achievable... ??


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: olly December 01, 2004, 07:58:28 AM
How do I know?

Just quoting a duplicate topic from Card Talk.

Altho we do need to find out.


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Goofyjas December 01, 2004, 10:50:22 AM
Well I am looking to get some, I would prefer to get blank ones or ones that just say sketch.. not like starwars, and have something else drawn on them :P though I was going to do that and got outibd!

If i can find what it needed I can try, I would like to try to get a bunch of these :)


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: MakTheYak December 01, 2004, 04:52:16 PM
Well if you have any luck, please let me know as I am interested in investing in something like this as it's a little bit more professional to hand out sketches on something like that than sheets of A4 (like I did at Memorabilia!)


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Roz December 01, 2004, 04:53:35 PM
Cheeky - you just want to save on pencil lead!


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: MakTheYak December 01, 2004, 04:54:01 PM
that too


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Roz December 01, 2004, 04:56:28 PM
lol but I agree - it's nice to have it all in a small space... akin to the size you sketch in when you do the comic strips


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Goofyjas December 03, 2004, 08:58:46 AM
Well I bought the paper I was told to.
Now to design a sketch card and print it out and see what I can come up with.

ANy ideas?

Roz/mark you have a PM coming :)


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Nienna December 03, 2004, 03:14:59 PM
Roz ... try ringing the number on that business card I sent to you a while back, as they should stock it.
Alternatively any other art suppliers should do.
Ideally, Mark ought to go and take a look at the board Olly mentions to see what the surface is like on it ... it's suitability will very much depend on what medium you'll be using on it ~ pencil, indian ink, marker pen, pastels, gouache, watercolour and so on.

If you're still unsure ... then ask! :)

Right ... my turn to shut up! ::) :P

 ;D


: Re:Blank sketch cards
: Goofyjas December 06, 2004, 08:45:24 PM
Well what are cards really made of?

100LB is to thin, 148( the heaviest I found besides posterboard) is still a little thin, to where if you print on one side and they draw on the other it is ok, but if they sign it in a sharpie it will show through.

Does anyone know what cards are made of?


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