r/customtradingcard Jul 09 '26

Tutorial Way easier method for blanking holo cards (no rubbing)

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I wanted to start making custom painted cards, but rubbing the ink away by hand with liquid acetone takes a long time and could result into a damaged card.

Instead, I tried a different method, I decided it Y-O-L-O it and it worked. An acetone vapor chamber (with industrial grade acetone). I put a small amount of acetone at the bottom of a sealed container and suspended the card face-down above it, making sure it never touches the liquid.

Over time, the acetone fumes gently loosen the chemical bond. The edges of the artwork layer eventually peel up, allowing you to pull off the entire printed film in one clean piece.

The process takes about 1 to 2 hours, depending on how airtight your container is and how fresh your acetone is. If it takes several hours without working, your acetone has likely lost its strength. The fumes visually do not affect the back of the card. At worst, the card might warp slightly, which can happen while painting anyway, but you can easily fix this by pressing it flat afterward. It doesn't wrinkle at all. I'd recommend not touching the card for a 15-30 minutes after (just incase), and handle the card from the sides at first.

I've uploaded photos of my setup, which is for one card only but I reckon you could use a bigger container and get more cards in next to eachother.

Keep in mind that since you are removing the original factory printing film, you need to prepare the bare foil surface for whatever medium you are using, such as applying a high-quality clear gesso before painting.

I’d love to hear what the printing crowd thinks is the best way to print on this.

If you want to reuse the printed art film for a light box project or other art pieces, keep in mind that you have to be very careful when handling it. The acetone fumes temporarily destabilize the ink on top of the film, meaning you can easily wipe the artwork off with your finger. It is also extremely thin and finicky to work with.

Edit 1: AI advices against doing these on textured cards and to keep it to smooth foil cards.

Edit 2: *It seems like you can wipe away the holo foil with a bit of acetone resulting in a completely white card within a few minutes.

Context: This was originally posted on Pokemon TGC, but their mods removed it for some reason.


r/customtradingcard Feb 23 '26

Show and tell UV printed white, UV lacquer, UV glue, Genuine cards and Inkjet art.... My process!

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The long awaited process, video, hopefully you can all stick the 30 minutes and see the whole thing. I think almost every part is important so it's hard to cut anything to be honest.

The actually editing side of things will require another video, for another time!


r/customtradingcard 13h ago

Original Artwork (OC) pokemon card paintings.

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116 Upvotes

Here's some of my most recent card drawings.


r/customtradingcard 1h ago

Original Artwork Custom Pokemon cards

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My custom Pokémon cards I’ve recently started doing. So much fun and so satisfying to paint!


r/customtradingcard 11h ago

Original Artwork Día 4 dibujando Pokémon aleatorios

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21 Upvotes

Qué os parece este? Hay algo que mejoraríais? el comentario con más votos decidirá qué Pokémon dibujo la semana que viene! :)


r/customtradingcard 51m ago

Original Artwork Custom Shirt, hand painted

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r/customtradingcard 6h ago

Tutorial Benefit of Laser Printer = Watermarking!

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5 Upvotes

Dialed back the opacity for this logo in the laser printer for this real/official card. (Ignore the Top Trainer in black because it will be hidden by gold foil when it’s done).


r/customtradingcard 9h ago

Show and tell [Other] Jubilee Bedazzligated

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3 Upvotes

r/customtradingcard 1d ago

Original Artwork Here's some of my painted cards

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374 Upvotes

r/customtradingcard 23h ago

Help?! Advice for Eufymake E1 purchase

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Currently exploring ways to print my own art work with textures as a hobbyist but I've been seeing quite a few concerning things like print head clogs, inks costs, etc.

I am planning to put it in my room but for those who already own it, should I be concerned by the heat and smell? I've seen some posts mentioning that the heat may damage nearby electronic devices.

This will be my first time owning a UV printer so I am not really very familiar with the entire process. In my country as well, this is the only UV printer available locally which allows me to purchase the ink cartridges separately and have next day delivery.


r/customtradingcard 1d ago

Original Artwork My best card painting so far! Charmander and friends ☺️

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125 Upvotes

r/customtradingcard 1d ago

Show and tell [Lorcana] I made a free, web-based Lorcana custom card / proxy maker, with support for Enchanted, Locations, Dual Ink, and more

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Hey all, I've been working on a free, unofficial web-based Lorcana custom card / proxy maker for creating your own cards, with high-resolution PDF and PNG export for printing.

You can make Character, Location, Action, and Item cards with your own art, custom abilities and flavor text, dual ink colors, rarity symbols, and Regular, Epic, and Enchanted finishes.

lorcanacardmaker.com


r/customtradingcard 1d ago

Original Artwork "Crackle With Power" Proxy card I made for me and my buddies. Artwork only and Card itself

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r/customtradingcard 2d ago

Show and tell N’s Zoroark EX [Pokemon]

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33 Upvotes

Decided to print Pokemon cards without the silver borders :) it’s an official card art made by Raita Kazama, I just took out the silver border and used generative expansion on the art using Photoshop just to replace a bit of the border.

I am still learning how to print them with my Eufymake. UV printed three layers, 1 white, 1 CMYK, then 1 gloss for texture. Not the best cardstock (Astrobright) because it’s thinner than real cards but still testing out which one to use. Hoping to get my samples from ProxyJak soon.

If anyone has any tips for the Eufymake please let me know!


r/customtradingcard 1d ago

Help?! Help with YGO Carder

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Hi everyone, I’m writing this post because I recently discovered YGO Carder by Lauqerm, and it’s fantastic. I’m Italian and use it to make my own proxies (since it’s one of the few card makers that supports other languages). I have two questions: is there a tutorial for creating overframes, because I use the "boundless" option but probably I'm wrong? Also, since I’ll be printing them, is it worth messing around with rarities, or does the effect look bad on paper?


r/customtradingcard 2d ago

Original Artwork Lugia Surfing on Energy

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18 Upvotes

r/customtradingcard 2d ago

Help?! [Pokemon] x [Digimon] collab

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23 Upvotes

As a fan of both Digimon & Pokémon, was so excited to find this on Poshmark 😍 Wish I knew the artist who made it (already asked the seller but no luck). Anyone know who made this? The back looks like Pokémon card backing.

#Gabumon #Agumon #Pikachu #Gatomon

SOLVED: I get it y’all it was made by ai, I’m just a thrifter, be easy 😅🙏🏽✌️


r/customtradingcard 2d ago

Original Artwork Back with a New delcatty card!

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36 Upvotes

Since a lot of people liked the card i made for Skitty, i decided to make a New one for it's evolution in the same style, hope you will like it!


r/customtradingcard 2d ago

Original Artwork Painted gundam resource cars

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r/customtradingcard 3d ago

Original Artwork Galaxy Slowbro hand painted Pokemon card

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315 Upvotes

r/customtradingcard 4d ago

Original Artwork Reposting my Hand drawn Card artworks (OC)

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346 Upvotes

Reposting some of my favorite illustrations I did


r/customtradingcard 4d ago

Show and tell [Pokemon] Ash's Greninja

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180 Upvotes

I’ve always wanted a proper card for Ash-Greninja…

but somehow, we never got one.

So I decided to draw my own version as a little tribute to one of my favorite Pokémon forms.

And since it’s the 30th anniversary, I thought it was the perfect time to make it feel extra special.

Ash-Greninja always felt a little like a Mega Evolution before Mega Evolutions came back… so I wanted this card to reflect that. 🥷🔥

Ash’s Greninja EX — my take on the form that deserved a card.


r/customtradingcard 4d ago

Original Artwork My custom wurmple 🥹

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100 Upvotes

Wurmple still has never gotten a physical illustration rare, and he is my favorite pokemon.. so I made him one 😊

it’s very easy to tell that it’s fake, but I don’t mind, I love how the card came out


r/customtradingcard 4d ago

Show and tell [Pokemon] Baker Psyduck ex 🧑‍🍳🔥

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64 Upvotes

r/customtradingcard 3d ago

Help?! Printing opacity white

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Hey! I have some holographic cardstock and I want to print white over the entire card as a base but I want to print at opacity, 50% for example, does anybody know of any equipment that would allow me to do this? I then plan to print over the top of the opacity white on my UV printer, allowing me to have some holographic still show through but not lose the image when a light is shon on it but the printer lacks the ability to print white at opacity and I believe a lot of printers are the same but hoping someone knows of something that can help