Thinking about a set of custom Ceramics (2 Viewers)

[duecesneverloses]

I have received a few samples of chips that I am thinking of getting a set of but I cant seem to find a ceramic set that I am in love with. I like the Nile Club but am not the biggest fan of the blanks they are printed on. So now i have made it here with the idea of creating a set of chips that I really like the Aesthetics of. Looking at getting them printed through Old West given I like there sample color wheel because it should be the same chip the other will be printed on right? Also I can do some larger than 39mm chips which will be super cool. I really like a proggressive or changing design pattern that is basically a must. And when it comes to subject matter I am likely going to post a few Ideas into this thread to hopefully use you guys as a sounding board. The Denominations I am looking to get made are .25 1 5 25 100 all in dollars. This will be a Cash set. CPC sets are out of my price range but im still playing around with the chip design tool that they have just so i can create some ideas. The idea that I have been playing with today is a Tarrantino influenced chip set. My favorite director and there could be some very different things I could do with quotes and images from his films. But what is the best way for me to design these chips given I dont have photoshop? Is there a free program where i can add Text and such onto my chip design? Also these are super ealry mockup ideas I have just copy and pasted cool Design ideas I found on the internet For the real Design I plan to make my own image based off the ones already on the inlay for the chips. The only Inlay design im not a big fan of is the $25 dollar one so i have two different designs.

 

[duecesneverloses]

After going around for far too long today I realized I love the look of the bdwalk group buy and the borgata chips in general. One of things I really want in my poker set is edge spots progression. And the borgata chips look great IMO stacked up. I want to take some of the patterns found on these two chip designs and make my own design inspired by them with changing design in the inlay area. I have been doing some light design on Inkscape but I have realized that If i am going to be designing my own chips its more than I can handle alone should I contact one of the custom chip retailers and get them to help me design a chip or is there someone on the forums who is adept at designing chips who I can hire to help me designing my own set?(I have all ideas in my head but being able to reproduce the same thing onto inkscape isnt my expertise)

 

[duecesneverloses]

Placed an Order with OWPS this is the mockup. I am super stoked with the work they did anxiously awaiting prototypes.

 

[Ronoh]

They look good but IMO you went from no design to order placed way too fast.

I'm a huge QT fan, there are just things that confuse me. Why do some films get entire chips while others are mix & match? Why does Pulp Fiction get front and back of two different chips while other films have no representation? If you're putting one character on two different chips Mia seems like a strange choice. Not a fan of text on front and back of the $25 while no other chip has any text at all.

I like the idea but and I'm sure whatever gets done will look good... I just feel like you are in far too big of a hurry.

 

[duecesneverloses]

They look good but IMO you went from no design to order placed way too fast.

I'm a huge QT fan, there are just things that confuse me. Why do some films get entire chips while others are mix & match? Why does Pulp Fiction get front and back of two different chips while other films have no representation? If you're putting one character on two different chips Mia seems like a strange choice. Not a fan of text on front and back of the $25 while no other chip has any text at all.

I like the idea but and I'm sure whatever gets done will look good... I just feel like you are in far too big of a hurry.

The way I went about choosing the graphics for the chips was just personal preference. I liked the graphics that I chose. No rhyme or reason as to why pulp fiction got two whole chips other than it was my favorite Tarrantino film. I wanted Mia on front and back of the quarter because I had Mia on front Marsellus on the back. I wanted John Travolta included somehwhere and I liked the dancing art so I chose it.
I thought the same thing about text only on the 25 dollar chip. It would be easy to get that removed before final production. Also I am only making a smallish order compared to some of the other members sets on here. I will likely add on to the set with MOAR chips that will have more graphics from his other films.

 

[Poker Zombie]

If you like what you have, then you can't lose. However, Ronoh is right - if you want to use us as a sounding board, you have to give us some time to voice input. Your initial post came out as many of us were packing up and heading to the biggest meet-up of the year, and was just lost in the noise.

When you get the chips in, be sure to post pics!

 

[duecesneverloses]

Yes thats why I posted back in the thread I want the input and am thankful for it.

Definitely will post pictures once I get them.

 

[EGLIDE73]

I'd love a sample set..if you offer them

Thanks, Mark

 

[duecesneverloses]

They look good but IMO you went from no design to order placed way too fast.

I'm a huge QT fan, there are just things that confuse me. Why do some films get entire chips while others are mix & match? Why does Pulp Fiction get front and back of two different chips while other films have no representation? If you're putting one character on two different chips Mia seems like a strange choice. Not a fan of text on front and back of the $25 while no other chip has any text at all.

I like the idea but and I'm sure whatever gets done will look good... I just feel like you are in far too big of a hurry.

I'd love a sample set..if you offer them

Thanks, Mark

Can probably swing a sample set for you. Took some of Ronoh's comments and am making some slight changes. Removing the text from the 25 dollar chip as it is incongruent with the rest of the set. Removing the kill bill graphic and replacing it with the back of the 5 dollar chip but in purples and yellows. Will put a graphic with Jamie Foxx's Django on the back of the 5 dollar chip. Also changing the dancing graphic to one where it only shows John Travolta dancing and in more detail.

Thoughts on these changes?

 

[duecesneverloses]

 

[Poker Zombie]

I like the concept, and if you haven't already ordered...

• The 25¢ is sharp. I'm ambivalent on it being Uma's face and Marcellus' back of the head - I would have to turn every chip in my stack to be Uma up, but I get what you were shooting for, and the Marcellus band-aid is classic.
• The $1 on Vincent's shirt is practically unreadable.
• Jules photo looks like it was just cut and thrown on the chip.
• The color palate on ceramic chips is limited. Photos may or may not look very "photo worthy" when reproduced on a chip. I cannot think of a single example where a whole photo was used, so I am wary at best.
• The sunset background on horse riding side of the $5 should be replicated on the Django side as well, to pull the chip together.
• Col. Landa's "stylized" photo is neither reminiscent of the movie style, nor does it fit in with the rest of the styles of the chips in the series.
• The $100 works as is - if you're happy, print it.

 

[duecesneverloses]

I like the concept, and if you haven't already ordered...

• The 25¢ is sharp. I'm ambivalent on it being Uma's face and Marcellus' back of the head - I would have to turn every chip in my stack to be Uma up, but I get what you were shooting for, and the Marcellus band-aid is classic.
• The $1 on Vincent's shirt is practically unreadable.
• Jules photo looks like it was just cut and thrown on the chip.
• The color palate on ceramic chips is limited. Photos may or may not look very "photo worthy" when reproduced on a chip. I cannot think of a single example where a whole photo was used, so I am wary at best.
• The sunset background on horse riding side of the $5 should be replicated on the Django side as well, to pull the chip together.
• Col. Landa's "stylized" photo is neither reminiscent of the movie style, nor does it fit in with the rest of the styles of the chips in the series.
• The $100 works as is - if you're happy, print it.

I really like the bandaid on Wallace's neck.

Maybe a semi circle cutout where the denomination is on the vincent vega graphic would help make the denom pop more?
Not a fan of the posterized kind of look on the Jules graphic or do you not like the specific graphic used?

Ive been warned about possible color matching issues with using photos for ceramic printing. When I get prototypes Ill get first hand experience and decide then if to change the graphic to something more similar to a posterized/stylized/line art. I will update the thread with a photos and show the failure/success of printing these onto ceramics.

I dont know how I didn't think about the sunset background I love that idea!

I thought it was similar in the sense that both sides of the quarter and jules on the back of the 1 dollar chip use graphics that are stylized/posterized/cartoon versions of photos from the films.

Im not 100% if im content with the color scheme for the outside designs but I dont know what other colors I would prefer. thoughts?

 

[SwampYankee]

Where is Jackie Brown?

My favorite QT movie by far.

 

[duecesneverloses]

Where is Jackie Brown?

My favorite QT movie by far.

Jackie brown is planned for a brown nickel. When I add on to my set I am planning to add secondaries with different graphics similar to commemerative chips at casinos. Using the other films he directed.

 

[Poker Zombie]

Maybe a semi circle cutout where the denomination is on the vincent vega graphic would help make the denom pop more?

A cut-out or a fade would make it easier to read, and could be used on both sides of the chip.

Not a fan of the posterized kind of look on the Jules graphic or do you not like the specific graphic used?

I'm afraid the posterized look looks like a printing error when no other chip has that kind of look to it.

Im not 100% if im content with the color scheme for the outside designs but I dont know what other colors I would prefer. thoughts

The outside designs don't do anything for me. Not bad, but not "wow" either. Perhaps something to tie it into each movie, like a line of coke on the quarter, bullets or spurs on the $5, and the USAF Star / Iron Cross on the $25. Have to get creative on the others...

 

[duecesneverloses]

I downloaded Gimp and tried my hand a some kind of recreation of the Vincent Vega chip graphic. Here is the quick and dirty mockup.
Think this would translate better as opposed to the photo currently on the design?

 

[Poker Zombie]

I think so. It also makes the quarter and the $1 look like they're from the same set. (y) :thumbsup:

 

[BGinGA]

I'd strongly advise using a random placement of denominations on the chips, rather than a standardized bottom center location -- it works really well when using different images on each chip.

This will allow the denomination to be placed in the optimum available space for each chip/image, thus avoiding the hard-to-read issue..... yet maintain continuity between chips (by using the same denomination style/size/color).

Should be able to find lots of examples in PCF pr0n, but here's one that quickly came to mind (disregard the circles for your purposes):

 

[duecesneverloses]

I'd strongly advise using a random placement of denominations on the chips, rather than a standardized bottom center location -- it works really well when using different images on each chip.

This will allow the denomination to be placed in the optimum available space for each chip/image, thus avoiding the hard-to-read issue..... yet maintain continuity between chips (by using the same denomination style/size/color).

Should be able to find lots of examples in PCF pr0n, but here's one that quickly came to mind (disregard the circles for your purposes):

Will most likely execute this. The other thing I have been thinking about is making a white circle like the paymaster set for the denom to be placed on top of. Do you think this would be better asthetically?

I think so. It also makes the quarter and the $1 look like they're from the same set. (y) :thumbsup:

Good now I will try and rework a Jules graphic the same way.

 

[BGinGA]

The other thing I have been thinking about is making a white circle like the paymaster set for the denom to be placed on top of. Do you think this would be better astherically?

I'd adequately explore both avenues before making a final design decision.

 

[Poker Zombie]

It's like BG points out: explore every option. You will only order so many customs in your life (ok, like 7 sets for me, but there's still a limit). Take your time with Photoshop. make as many ideas as possible, with as many little tweaks you can think of. Imagination is free. Then make your different ideas into a rotating Windows wallpaper. in time, you will say to yourself "I like style 6 better than the rest" or "I like 8's border, but 3's denom".

My computer is loaded with images I "liked" but in the end did not use (yet). In the end I have chips I know I could not be happier with. Beautiful chips are for life. Spend more time thinking about them than you would a marriage.

 

[duecesneverloses]

Just received my prototypes. I already have different graphics for the $1 chip made. Going to keep these in my pocket for the next few days and come back here to share my thoughts on any possible changes. Any Input is greatly appreciated.

 

[Matijan]

Huge QT fan here myself - I think the concept is great. I love the 'comic art' style used, but I agree with the others that Jules and Vincent look out of place (I'm not really a fan of realistic photos on chips full stop), and I would be interested in seeing how images of them would look if converted to the same comic art style.

 

[200 Motels]

Huge QT fan here myself - I think the concept is great. I love the 'comic art' style used, but I agree with the others that Jules and Vincent look out of place (I'm not really a fan of realistic photos on chips full stop), and I would be interested in seeing how images of them would look if converted to the same comic art style.

I agree 100%. The same art style throughout would really benefit this set.

 

[duecesneverloses]

I agree 100%. The same art style throughout would really benefit this set.

These look more congruent with the others?

I made these two graphics myself. Thinking of making two for the Django and Inglorious basterds silhouette instead thoughts?

 

[Richard Cranium]

I think the $5 chip should just have a milkshake on it. That's milk and ice cream. Don't put bourbon in it or nothing.

 

[duecesneverloses]

Long

I think the $5 chip should just have a milkshake on it. That's milk and ice cream. Don't put bourbon in it or nothing.

Longterm I want to have a massive set big enough to have tons of chips in play for any super deep stacked game from .05/.10 to 1/2 maybe 2/5 in the super distant future. I want everyones stack to look like a super deep 2/5 live game in a casino where each player can have 1 rack of the workhorse chip. I will add on to the set slowly adding commemoratives etc. This can definitely be one. But I also want the set to be more than just pulp fiction porn so it will have to be one of the commemoratives.

 

[BGinGA]

$5 milkshake chip confirmed awesome.

 

[200 Motels]

Also, the $25 chip and the .25c chip are very close in colors. Green $25 perhaps? Also I hate John Travolta's face in general.

 

[duecesneverloses]

Also, the $25 chip and the .25c chip are very close in colors. Green $25 perhaps? Also I hate John Travolta's face in general.

I Dont think the .25 and 25 will get mixed up. In any game I run only one will really be used and they are two different sizes. Can you be a bit more descriptive? Do you not like the art or just not like John Travolta?