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Don Boyer · « **Reply #50 on:** January 19, 2012, 12:11:48 PM »

Quote from: MagicAddictz on January 18, 2012, 09:41:18 PM

That looks sweet! I want to use a metallic silver sharpie on my tally ho vipers but I don't have that color sharpie

If you do, do so with care. The silver markers are more paint-like than ink-like - a slip here or there and you'll end up with a "marked" deck. Have a dry cloth ready to do quick wipe-offs before the ink dries.

Derek · « **Reply #51 on:** January 19, 2012, 01:02:07 PM »

Couple quick points of advice from me:

1. If you square up the deck and look at all the cards together, it DOES look a bit blotchy. I put on 3 layers and nothing changed so just beware it won't look perfect.
2. Be very very careful and don't rush it. I just slid the marker down all 4 sides and worried about the corners at the end. I made a couple mistakes and the sharpie dries literally instantaneously so I have a couple slightly messed up cards

3. Black looks amazing and not blotchy so that's the backup plan if you don't want to try a color.

Overall, I'm happy with it. It fans about the same, but also be careful because you handle EVERY CARD individually and you can put your oils on a card and mess up the fanning. I may have done that. But its a black tiger deck, no big deal if it comes out bad

AceGambit · « **Reply #52 on:** January 19, 2012, 04:50:18 PM »

I think the picture makes them look pretty fantastic.

On a slightly unrelated note about that picture, are you left handed? If so do you perform / how does that affect your performance, playing indexes were kind of designed for right handed fans.

Derek · « **Reply #53 on:** January 19, 2012, 04:54:30 PM »

Quote from: AceGambit on January 19, 2012, 04:50:18 PM

I think the picture makes them look pretty fantastic.

On a slightly unrelated note about that picture, are you left handed? If so do you perform / how does that affect your performance, playing indexes were kind of designed for right handed fans.

I'm right handed and hold the cards in the right hand. It's weird.. That's the way I learned years ago. For me, my left hand is so uncoordinated it's not funny, so I can't even hold the deck still with my left hand, thus i hold it firmly with my right and just slide my thumb with my left hand.

moonexe · « **Reply #54 on:** January 19, 2012, 04:57:07 PM »

The reason we fan in the left hand has nothing to do with comfort, it'd purely because of pip placement.

You can't do a standard thumb fan in your left hand and expose the pips - though you can easily figure out how to reverse a thumb fan to get the effect, I've done it before.

I wish I could try out the blue sharpie, but I don't have any other black deck to mess with...

Derek · « **Reply #55 on:** January 19, 2012, 05:23:54 PM »

Quote from: Moon.exe on January 19, 2012, 04:57:07 PM

The reason we fan in the left hand has nothing to do with comfort, it'd purely because of pip placement.
You can't do a standard thumb fan in your left hand and expose the pips - though you can easily figure out how to reverse a thumb fan to get the effect, I've done it before.

I wish I could try out the blue sharpie, but I don't have any other black deck to mess with...

I know that's the reason why and it annoys me because my standard fan doesn't show the pips

I'm learning how to do a 'reverse' or upside down fan that shows them

Don Boyer · « **Reply #56 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:26:01 PM »

Quote from: Moon.exe on January 19, 2012, 04:57:07 PM

The reason we fan in the left hand has nothing to do with comfort, it'd purely because of pip placement.
You can't do a standard thumb fan in your left hand and expose the pips - though you can easily figure out how to reverse a thumb fan to get the effect, I've done it before.

I wish I could try out the blue sharpie, but I don't have any other black deck to mess with...

What about the blue ON the red - purple edges!

moonexe · « **Reply #57 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:21:08 PM »

You know, sharpies also come in purple...

Evan · « **Reply #58 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:47:49 PM »

I sharpied one of my black arcane decks in purple sharpie a while ago.

moonexe · « **Reply #59 on:** January 19, 2012, 10:12:49 PM »

Do you have any pictures of that? It must look pretty awesome on arcanes...

Evan · « **Reply #60 on:** January 19, 2012, 10:16:09 PM »

I don't right now but I'll post some pics tomorrow

Lushbob · « **Reply #61 on:** January 20, 2012, 02:09:32 PM »

Quote from: MagicAddictz on January 19, 2012, 10:16:09 PM

I don't right now but I'll post some pics tomorrow

Awesome, I can't wait to see them.

CBJ · « **Reply #62 on:** January 20, 2012, 02:46:11 PM »

Looking at that black deck with the red edges...

I bet the Bicycle Brimstone deck would look pretty bad ass like that.

CBJ

Derek · « **Reply #63 on:** January 20, 2012, 05:05:52 PM »

Quote from: CBJ on January 20, 2012, 02:46:11 PM

Looking at that black deck with the red edges...

I bet the Bicycle Brimstone deck would look pretty bad ass like that.

CBJ

That's true! I still need to pick a couple up, I think I'll sharpie it once I get them.

Russell CircleCityCards · « **Reply #64 on:** January 21, 2012, 10:05:30 AM »

Ohh, they do look good. I'll have pics up on Monday.

Jin Jian · « **Reply #65 on:** January 21, 2012, 10:58:53 AM »

Quote from: RWKercheval on January 21, 2012, 10:05:30 AM

Ohh, they do look good. I'll have pics up on Monday.

Looking forward to that btw are you related to circlecity?

xZEROx · « **Reply #66 on:** January 21, 2012, 02:36:30 PM »

Quote from: hawjinjian on January 21, 2012, 10:58:53 AM

Quote from: RWKercheval on January 21, 2012, 10:05:30 AM
Ohh, they do look good. I'll have pics up on Monday.
Looking forward to that btw are you related to circlecity?

he's the designer for the brimstone and americana deck.

CBJ · « **Reply #67 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:30:29 PM »

Quote from: Russell CircleCityCards on January 21, 2012, 10:05:30 AM

Ohh, they do look good. I'll have pics up on Monday.

hmmm.. You never did post those pics of the Brimstone with red edges...

just sayin'

CBJ

Joshua Robinson · « **Reply #68 on:** February 20, 2012, 06:41:39 PM »

i sharpied my BA (black arcane) with a red sharpie, doesn't look good when its not in a fan but still looks awesome

NathanCanadas · « **Reply #69 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:03:31 PM »

I had already heard of this before but had never tried it because I was scared it wouldn't handle as well as before.

dmbaggs · « **Reply #70 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:09:37 PM »

I tried putting a light coating of silver ink on the side of an old bicycle deck and it completely ruined it. The ink seeped into the cards and it was a bad sight. I might give it another go with a different type of pen and a lighter coating. I think giving a bike deck a silver edge would be pretty sweet!!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #71 on:** February 20, 2012, 11:49:46 PM »

Quote from: brown_baggs on February 20, 2012, 08:09:37 PM

I tried putting a light coating of silver ink on the side of an old bicycle deck and it completely ruined it. The ink seeped into the cards and it was a bad sight. I might give it another go with a different type of pen and a lighter coating. I think giving a bike deck a silver edge would be pretty sweet!!

Sweet looking, perhaps. Sweet handling? Eh, not so much...

There's no way to do a metallic ink in a way that wouldn't trash the cards. Even black markers like Sharpie and Marks-A-Lot cause the deck to look quite a bit better at the expense of smooth handling. Although it would depend on the handling you have in mind - double lifts and even triple lifts might get a little easier...

dmbaggs · « **Reply #72 on:** February 21, 2012, 12:32:55 AM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 20, 2012, 11:49:46 PM

Quote from: brown_baggs on February 20, 2012, 08:09:37 PM
I tried putting a light coating of silver ink on the side of an old bicycle deck and it completely ruined it. The ink seeped into the cards and it was a bad sight. I might give it another go with a different type of pen and a lighter coating. I think giving a bike deck a silver edge would be pretty sweet!!

Sweet looking, perhaps. Sweet handling? Eh, not so much...

There's no way to do a metallic ink in a way that wouldn't trash the cards. Even black markers like Sharpie and Marks-A-Lot cause the deck to look quite a bit better at the expense of smooth handling. Although it would depend on the handling you have in mind - double lifts and even triple lifts might get a little easier...

Well I wasn't really worrying about handling at all. I was just trying to spice up and old bicycle deck and thought it would look cool!! If I cared about the handling of the deck I would have just left it as is

One of these days I'll get it right and it'l look awesome!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #73 on:** February 21, 2012, 01:36:35 AM »

Quote from: brown_baggs on February 21, 2012, 12:32:55 AM

Well I wasn't really worrying about handling at all. I was just trying to spice up and old bicycle deck and thought it would look cool!! If I cared about the handling of the deck I would have just left it as is One of these days I'll get it right and it'l look awesome!

Well, here's a thought to try out. What if you painted the edges of a card with the silver marker, then immediately placed the card into a strong press, something that the card won't get stuck to while the ink dries? It would cut the absorption rate and prevent the accompanying swelling. I don't know if a traditional deck press would be enough, and you'd want to use something like perhaps wax paper to prevent the card from sticking. Laying it down between two heavy metal sheets might be enough. You'd need to flatten them pretty quickly after painting, which would really slow the process to a crawl, but you might get the results you desire.

dmbaggs · « **Reply #74 on:** February 21, 2012, 03:11:36 AM »

Quote from: Don Boyer on February 21, 2012, 01:36:35 AM

Quote from: brown_baggs on February 21, 2012, 12:32:55 AM

Well I wasn't really worrying about handling at all. I was just trying to spice up and old bicycle deck and thought it would look cool!! If I cared about the handling of the deck I would have just left it as is One of these days I'll get it right and it'l look awesome!

Well, here's a thought to try out. What if you painted the edges of a card with the silver marker, then immediately placed the card into a strong press, something that the card won't get stuck to while the ink dries? It would cut the absorption rate and prevent the accompanying swelling. I don't know if a traditional deck press would be enough, and you'd want to use something like perhaps wax paper to prevent the card from sticking. Laying it down between two heavy metal sheets might be enough. You'd need to flatten them pretty quickly after painting, which would really slow the process to a crawl, but you might get the results you desire.

Yeah that could work but the ink seemed to bleed through right away and totally ruined the deck. I think I need to try a different pen with a lighter coating of ink. I would think even with a press the ink would bleed though into the deck. I'll give a try though, it's not a bad idea!