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Published: 2012-05-29 22:51:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 16082; Favourites: 95; Downloads: 693
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Yes, I am aware there is now an official Fairy-type symbol. While I have updated it on other work, I will not be doing so here. The official texture hasn't yet been revealed, so in order to minimize work, I won't be updating these until the texture is revealed.Designed for cambagaba for his Forceful Challengers set. I tried as best I could to make BW-era symbols for my custom types. Oddly enough, most of the shadows on the official symbols differ from type to type (just compare Dragon to Water to Fire to Metal), so I figured I had a little leeway.
EDIT: Added a more accurate Dragon-type symbol based on high quality images of English Dragon-type cards. It also appears the Weakness symbol has somewhat of a border. Strange!
EDIT2: Managed to get ahold of more preprint scans so that all of the symbols but Metal are ripped straight from ultra high-res preprint scans!
EDIT3: Finally got a hold of pre-print scans of Metal cards. All official symbols are as HQ as you can get at this size!
EDIT4: Included a HGSS/BW-style Fairy icon!
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Thank you very much -- greatly appreciated!
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How would I go about using these to make my own cards? I am new to this i was looking at using your symbols if possible. They are very good.
If I do download I just get a single file of all symbols. How would I go about just grabbing just one of them??..
Thanks!
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Thank you!
The file is posted as a PNG, so if you download it via the button in the right column, right click and save it, then open it in an image editing program such as Photoshop or GIMP -- it should be transparent. All you need to do is select what you want with a marquee tool or something similar and recopy it.
What program are you using?
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I have Gimp but never used it before. What is the best way (command) to select the part I want to cut it out?
Thanks again!!
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It should all be on one layer with a transparent background, so use the marquee tool (or whatever GIMP's equivalent is) to select what you want, copy, and paste where you need it to be. I use Photoshop so I can't really help you too much, but they should be similar.
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Now that the official Fairy symbol has been released, the Fairy symbol will have to be updated, again.
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I've updated it on other stuff already, but I don't use BW blanks (and haven't yet seen them in use), so there's a very small chance I'll get around to updating them. Perhaps once an official texture is revealed, but until then, I'm not counting on it.
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I'm working on some elemental power rangers and I was wondering if I could have your permission to use these icons. I'll give you credit.
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Absolutely! I have larger ones, too, if that helps.
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Are you planning on updating the "Ground" symbol?
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Eventually. I don't fake BW style, so it's at the bottom of my to-do list.
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Awesome!
Do you plan on making Fairy-type symbols?
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I like every symbol except the Grass. It doesn't really look very good.
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Looks alright to me. These symbols get an infinity out of 10 from me as the accuracy of them is spot-on correct.
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It looks fine alone, it just seems really off on Asche's blanks.
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I've tested it on one of his blanks, and I can assure you, it's perfectly fine.
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Don't know what to tell you -- I ripped it from a 752x1056 pre-print scan...
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Yeah. It's not really your fault, it just doesn't look good on the blanks.
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Agreed with you there...not really a fan of the symbols they've used from HGSS on. Some (especially the Grass) got...fatter, and less like the original type symbols!
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I hope, yet doubt, that they'll fix that with the X & Y TCG.
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Couldn't agree with you more -- I miss the old symbols!
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Beautifully perfect! Will the new fairy type be added to this by any chance?
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Definitely! Give me a few minutes and I can whip it up!
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Do you think you could recreate the unofficial tcg types larger, maybe 40x40px? I don't care how long it takes, really. Also, with the new Ground symbol.
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I'll try, but I used asche's in this size to compare. I'll have to lookat the prprint scans for larger versions and remake them. The Bug and Ground are the same as found on the Redux blanks. The biggest size I have those, though, is 32px.
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Then you already have those available 
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I don't have them all. I only have the ones you released on this site. That's why I was hoping you would release more......
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The ones I mentioned (Bug and Ground) ARE released, at least on the Redux wiki. If not, you can rip them from existing Redux cards.
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Can you make ones size 26x26? Is for the big symbol in the centre of my Glorious Battles set.
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Unfortunately, I saved them all at the sizes above. I could remake them, but it would take some time.
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Oh, no problem then... I don't want to bother you. 
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Yep -- found great quality preprint images of some types!
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Nope...while those will be helpful, I found some a while ago (end o last summer). I had always meant to get around to BW blanks, but never had time til now.
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Uhh, mind sharing them?
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Thanks bud, send me a note when you can! (:
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Oh man I gonna cry
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Thanks, I'm glad you like them!
Unfortunately, though, as the newer cards have very dark textures, the Darkness synbol doesn't show up well on official cards, either. This is especially evident in the BW-era cards (see [link] ), but the problem can also be seen in the HGSS/LEGEND-era cards (see [link] ). I can try to lighten the symbol a little bit, but I'm not sure it'll look any better. Of course, I could always try to use a DP-era scan to rip a symbol from, which may work (though it might not fit too well with the other symbols). If I did, it would look something like this: [link]
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Specially when I make my holo cards, I can't see it very well. I should make holographic the Pokémon instead of the blank.
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