If you are planning on doing a printed version of your game, set the Color Mode to CMYK. Add 1/8″ bleed around all four edges of your card, making the total size 2.75″ x 3.75″. Open Adobe Illustrator and create a new document: If you use Photoshop, export all your assets as PNG files using Adobe Generator. The instructions below are for Illustrator. NOTE: In the sample project, I’ve included card templates for both Illustrator and Photoshop which one you use is a matter of personal preference. This will help you figure out exactly which elements need to be on each card type, approximately how big they should be, and where on the card they live. You don’t have to have finished artwork to get started, but I’ve found that it’s very helpful to do a basic mockup of your card layout in Illustrator before doing anything else. Lay out the cards for Tabletop Simulator.Generate all the cards and export as PDF.Connect each element in your template to a column in your spreadsheet.Import the CSV of your spreadsheet into InDesign.Create the card artwork in Illustrator.
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Full page layout tool, similar to InDesign but way cheaper. You might like this if you’re a programmer? Uses Ruby and installs via the command line. Hooks directly into The Game Crafter, and does more components than just cards. Component Studio - paid subscription, web-based.Cocktail - free, Windows only ( video tutorial).nanDECK - free, Windows only (Linux & Mac with WINE – they’re also working on an online version).Figma plus Google Sheets - free, web-based ( video tutorial).Inkscape plus the Countersheets extension - free, open source.Some similar card-building alternatives that I’ve discovered since writing this post: Note: This tutorial is an extension of what I learned from Daniel Solis you can read more about his method on BGG, watch his detailed video series on this topic on Skillshare, or his excellent Card at Work playlist on YouTube.
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