First Custom Set - CPC Dos and Don’ts (1 Viewer)

[Old State]

Keep your inlays uncluttered. What looks good on a computer screen blown up may be illegible on an actual chip. The chip above from @PlaidDragon is an excellent example an uncluttered yet interesting and tasteful design.

 

[Steamtrain]

The only true regret about my own cpc set is underestimating the visual effect of the brass flakes on the chip edges.

One of my denoms is a canary base and in the right light they can look really dingy. It bothers me ALMOST to the point where I want to replace them with dg yellow.

White versus bright white is another example. It’s a 53c per chip difference to upgrade to bright but I thought it was money well spent on my recent 500’s add on.

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The flakes are less of an issue on darker colored chips; and may even enhance their appearance. Either way it’s worth it to be aware of them.

Sexy Sexy Sexy White Chip!!!!!

 

[Quicksilver-75]

Get your design and artwork to a point you'de call 95%.
Leave it on the shelf for a week or two. Come back to it. I guarantee there are a few things you hate and want to change.

 

[Irish]

There's a lot of great information in this thread for folks starting on customs - anyone else think this is worthy of being pinned?

Adding a cross link here to the color blindness simulator thread, another good resource:
https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/color-blindness-simulator.37488/