I‘d like to share the first rough version of a mock-up for my next CPC order that I will place in the next weeks. My first idea was to save a lot of time by using the Rounders Cologne Inlay for a second time with just some minor changes. But hell yeah, that’s dull…. So in a total Yoda-Moment I had the funny idea to create a theme that would make my wife smile all day by using something based on our last holliday where we visited Iceland. This journey was simply breathtaking and it was by far the best holliday of our life - so there should be nothing wrong with an inlay that will remind us on that journey everytime we will use these chips, right? One of the best experiences we made in Iceland was a trip to a Puffin colony where we spent a lot of time observing these cute little birds from very close distance. So the idea was born and I wanted to check out how this might look as a mock-up. After searching the net for some useful puffin vector images I found a great image of a flying Puffin that I liked a lot and where I instantly had an idea of how I could place the denoms and words around the bird.
This is just a first „it could look this„ mock-up that I put together to surprise my wife, but, yeah you knew it already: she instantly smiled and of course she loooooves this mock-up
I ain’t made any attempts to create a nice background so far, so it’s just a simple grey for demonstration. Maybe I will add some sort of a whased out color or some textured looking layer… or some sort of sunbeams that goes from the center behind the Puffin towards the outer area of the inlay… ain’t sure about it right now, but I have a few month left before David needs the final artwork. Also I didn’t make different denoms, but there will be 5 chips: 25ct / $1 / $5 / $20 / and some sort of Bounty/Stand up/NCV chip. The last one will use the main puffin colors black, white, red and orange.
The base colors of the Hoser Hut 2.0 set by @cpac54 (that I was able to play at the Cologne Card Carnival 2023) where a great inspiration for the first three base colors of this mock-up. These colors simply pop and look amazingly good side by side.
The first two mock-ups have a different soon-to-be-$20 chip version, one retro blue and one maroon base. I have to admit that I like the look of the retro blue a bit more, but there would be two blue base colors in this lineup so thats not my most loved combo… I also tested it with a Blurple base that looks amazing too, but since I used Blurple in my Rounders Cologne set, this is also not my number one choice. The maroon is my favorite right now…
The dg pink to the left could be an alternative for the frac (with an edgespot that fits better into the progression, even that I like the 3A14 more). The two black chips are different versions of the bounty/stand up chip… the left one fits better into the overall theme, but on the other hand, the one to the right seperates more due to the different edgespot style… I love both versions a lot and right now it’s a coin flip in my eyes…
After using CSQ on my Rounders Cologne set I will definitely chose the B-diamond mold for this set. I really love the rough texture on the facesites of the B-Diamond mold chips.
Any feedback, help and suggestions are very welcome. Thanks a lot in advance
This is just a first „it could look this„ mock-up that I put together to surprise my wife, but, yeah you knew it already: she instantly smiled and of course she loooooves this mock-up
I ain’t made any attempts to create a nice background so far, so it’s just a simple grey for demonstration. Maybe I will add some sort of a whased out color or some textured looking layer… or some sort of sunbeams that goes from the center behind the Puffin towards the outer area of the inlay… ain’t sure about it right now, but I have a few month left before David needs the final artwork. Also I didn’t make different denoms, but there will be 5 chips: 25ct / $1 / $5 / $20 / and some sort of Bounty/Stand up/NCV chip. The last one will use the main puffin colors black, white, red and orange.
The base colors of the Hoser Hut 2.0 set by @cpac54 (that I was able to play at the Cologne Card Carnival 2023) where a great inspiration for the first three base colors of this mock-up. These colors simply pop and look amazingly good side by side.
The first two mock-ups have a different soon-to-be-$20 chip version, one retro blue and one maroon base. I have to admit that I like the look of the retro blue a bit more, but there would be two blue base colors in this lineup so thats not my most loved combo… I also tested it with a Blurple base that looks amazing too, but since I used Blurple in my Rounders Cologne set, this is also not my number one choice. The maroon is my favorite right now…
The dg pink to the left could be an alternative for the frac (with an edgespot that fits better into the progression, even that I like the 3A14 more). The two black chips are different versions of the bounty/stand up chip… the left one fits better into the overall theme, but on the other hand, the one to the right seperates more due to the different edgespot style… I love both versions a lot and right now it’s a coin flip in my eyes…
After using CSQ on my Rounders Cologne set I will definitely chose the B-diamond mold for this set. I really love the rough texture on the facesites of the B-Diamond mold chips.
Any feedback, help and suggestions are very welcome. Thanks a lot in advance
