Sanity check on custom designs (1 Viewer)

[PlaidDragon]

appreciate the effort, but 3 chips in a row and 4/5 chips in a set all using a shade of yellow/orange is exactly the kind of issue I am trying to avoid.

for reference, this $1 is the chip the made me want to use a light chocolate quarter. understand it's not for everyone, but I appreciate the old school look (chip/photo credit @PlaidDragon):

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Oooo! Dragons!

I've always liked the Orleans $1 given it's the only casino I can think of that has that color for a 1, minus the spots. That was my inspiration for the Dragons.

Btw, your tourney set colors from post 13 are perfect. I wouldn't change them any further.

 

[raynmanas]

Oooo! Dragons!

I've always liked the Orleans $1 given it's the only casino I can think of that has that color for a 1, minus the spots. That was my inspiration for the Dragons.

Btw, your tourney set colors from post 13 are perfect. I wouldn't change them any further.

do you still have your dragons? I would love to see a picture of a stack of $1s if you have one.

thanks! I think the tourney set is locked in, I haven't touched it in days other than to add the inlays, which I feel work great on all chips. the only thing left I am still waffling on is the $20 cash.

 

[PlaidDragon]

Do I still have the dragons.... is that a question???

The actual color is slightly deeper than the photos show.

 

[raynmanas]

Do I still have the dragons.... is that a question???

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The actual color is slightly deeper than the photos show.

those look great stacked! just for one more confirmation, they are light chocolate - correct?

 

[PlaidDragon]

Affirmative.

-- EDIT --
Interestingly enough, though they are the simplest design of all my dragons, I've gotten a fair amount of compliments on the 1's from my regular players.

 

[raynmanas]

with an eye to pleasing my 18xx crowd that will also be using these chips, I'm now thinking I want to audible to a charcoal $20 - any brilliant ideas that will flow with my cash set?

this is my initial thought (i seem to be stuck on using DG green on the $20, i feel like i need to use green in the cash set somewhere):

 

[PlaidDragon]

You have color samples right?

From memory, the charcoal and black are a little closer than the designer shows.

The green will pop on that chip but the black spot won’t contrast as much.

I DO like how it appears in the designer though.

 

[raynmanas]

You have color samples right?

From memory, the charcoal and black are a little closer than the designer shows.

The green will pop on that chip but the black spot won’t contrast as much.

I DO like how it appears in the designer though.

yes and I agree, but these colors do seem to work in reality based on this:

 

[RainmanTrail]

Best advice I can give is to look at the set as a whole first, then at individual chips. You have some chips in the lineup that look like they belong in a retro themed set and others with more modern DG colors that are really bright and pop. Try to adhere to a theme that is consistent throughout. It's difficult to do well, but worth the time and effort. The best custom sets are always consistent across the set. Quarter pies generally don't mix well with other spots IMO. I say either go full quarter pies or go without. Spot progressions are fun, but they need to make sense visually. I'm also a big fan of sets that use the same spots for every chip though. Some of the best customs out there have the same spot patterns. Also, black & white inlays look best with bright chips.

As an example, for my Cali Rounders tourney set, I went with all bright colors and all tri-moons. I love how they turned out.

Good luck with your set. Fun project!

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[smsguy927]

I have a tournament set that has spot progression AND a quarter pie. Apparently, I didn't get the memo.
But in all seriousness, if you are going to do something different, do it for a reason. The base and spot colors should tell a story.
Also, charcoal and black go well together. I have a generic CPC sample with those colors.

 

[BGinGA]

look at the set as a whole first, then at individual chips.

Try to adhere to a theme that is consistent throughout.

The best custom sets are always consistent across the set.

^^ Words of wisdom.

Speaking to your latest version, the 25c and $20 chips are dark, while the others ($1, $5, $100) are all bright in nature..... creating a set that really doesn't mesh very well (regardless of how spectacular each individual chip may be). Brightening up the $20 will help immensely, and it wouldn't hurt to do the same to the quarter, either.

For example:

I like this lineup quite a bit:

 

[TomC727]

They look nice.