That is, paint them awesomely. You know, like Lunumbra does.
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
For the past few years, Lunumbra has been creating one-of-a-kind Pokemon paint jobs that sometimes, but not always, cover the text so you can appreciate the card’s beautiful main art.
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
This what makes these cards so great. The customisation doesn’t detract from the original art’s intrinsic beauty, but rather, enhances it.
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
Here’s Lunumbra explaining his process:
Each piece is hand-painted with acrylic paint onto real trading cards . Details are added with gel pens or metallic ink and then two coats of a clear, protective gloss are added to give the card a shine and to help remove any unwanted texture. I take care to ensure every card is as flat as possible with few indications that paint has been added. If text is to be shown or if holographic details are wanted, a toothpick is used to slowly and carefully remove any unwanted acrylic.
Below is a short video showing how he does it:
Lunumbra prefers not to paint old or rare cards as he does not want to, as he says, “deteriorate their value.”
Via Lunumbra’s Facebook, have a look at his work:
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
[Image: Lunumbra | Facebook]
Terrific work. For more, check out Lunumbra’s Facebook page.
Comments
6 responses to “How To Make Pokemon Cards Even Better: Paint Them ”
Hear that? That’s the sound of a million hardcore card collectors screaming “noooo”…
Would love to see him do this to a black lotus (MTG).
well, article does mention the artist prefers not to use old/rare cards for the very reason of not deteriorating their value.
People have been doing MTG cards like this for ages …yes, including Black Lotus. http://www.sandreline.com/sites/default/files/P1060440.JPG
That’s awesome!
“Dude, that’s a black lotus, its worth…like… thousands”
“Imma colour it in”
Personally I’d much rather see the cards turned into art like this than stuck in a plastic frame and never played with…
That is some damn fine work!
Stunning