My youngest son has suddenly sparked an interest in Pokemon cards. I don’t pretend to know the ins and outs of Pokemon cards and games, and worlds, and accept that this Pokemon universe is a kid’s world of knowledge. I’m Ok with that.
But I would love to steer him to make his own cards, and I remembered a site that Chad Sansing had shared with me a long time ago that allows you to do just that: make your own cards, online. The site was shared by someone else on Twitter this week, and I suddenly remembered Chad’s idea from last summer.
So, I’ve been tinkering with the site, and it works OK. The trickiest part has been getting the image the right size so that it isn’t completely smooshed and flattened in the card. I’m still working on that. But my son (he’s away this weekend) will be thrilled by this activity. You can download the cards as image files, or share/publish them at the site.
Here’s one I made, using an art app on the Ipad. I was going for a saxophone-themed creature.
Here’s another I made for my friend, Terry, using Bitstrips to create an avatar of him as Captain Zeega.
Pretty nifty, even if I have no idea of the different powers and rules of the Pokemon universe.
Peace (in the cards),
Kevin
Wow! I get to have super powers and everything. Sweet. Mookle as a sidekick. No telling what kinds of lefthanded madness we can get into. Perhaps some kind of chaotic soundcloud karaoke? Some zeegaotic mixing? We shall see, mos def we shall see.
Kevin,
I will share this with my son as he too has had a sudden interest in Pokemon cards! Thanks!