Hey all!
Chris Kice, a dang fine rabbit of ours, answered my call for "how do
you print onto Fluxx Blanxx?" and responded with the following post.
If you are already on the Fluxx list, you saw it, but this is reposted
here for those that aren't on both lists.
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I've had good luck printing on an HP laser printer. I attach three
cards to a piece of light cardstock with 3M removable 2-sided tape. I
do seal them, however, with a coat of Krylon clear matte spray paint.
(Laser toner tends to stick if it's against a flat, shiny surface and I
was afraid the cards would stick together if stored in the deck for some
time.)
How I do the printing:
- I use a set of Photoshop templates that I created. Each card is a
group of layers with the outline, card face, text elements, and (if
applicable) keeper icons. I just drag the cards I want into a new
document and create my cards.
- Next, I hide all layers except the card outline and face and print
that on a piece of cardstock.
- With the outlines as my guide, I attach Fluxx Blanxx to the cardstock
using 3M removable two-sided tape. I only print three Blanxx at a time
and situate them in a straight line across the center of the page with
the page in "portrait" orientation.
- In Photoshop, I hide all the layers except the text elements and
icons and print again. My printer (HP4000) has a door in back that
allows printed material to go straight through the printer without
having to navigate any curves.
- After peeling the cards and removing the tape, I then spray them with
a coat or two of Krylon clear matte spray paint to seal in the print.
I'd be happy to share my Photoshop templates, but they do contain
copyrighted material from Looney Labs (icons, card design) so I'd need
an official okay before doing so. I also have a Photoshop file that
contains keeper icons from Fluxx 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1 and most of the
promo cards (along with Poison from EcoFluxx) as separate layers that
I'd also share with the same conditions. (The icons are all "Goal"
sized and probably wouldn't scale up well if you wanted to use them on
Keepers instead.)
Here is a sample of some of my work (100K picture):
http://www.nekurasplayground.com/images/newfluxxcards.jpg
Chris
