Guides
Guides to making trading cards
Everything we have learned about making cards that look right and print right. For how each button in the editor works, see the tutorials.
- How to make your own trading cardsA step-by-step guide to making trading cards: pick a style, write the card, add art, set rarity and stats, design the back and export it for printing.
- How to print trading cards at homePrint trading cards at home that look shop-bought: the right size, paper weight, printer settings, double-sided backs, cutting and sleeves.
- Trading card size, bleed and resolutionStandard trading card size is 63 × 88 mm (2.5 × 3.5 in). The other common card sizes, what bleed and safe zones are, and the pixels you need.
- Trading card design tipsTwelve practical trading card design tips: readable text, a clear hierarchy, colour that means something, art that fits and sets that look like sets.
- How to make a card game prototypeGo from idea to playtest: write your cards in a spreadsheet, make the whole set at once, print or play them online, and change everything between rounds.
- Trading card glossaryPlain definitions of trading card terms: bleed, trim, safe zone, card stock, foil, holo, refractor, rarity, set symbol, collector number, TCG and CCG.