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    Making a card look dated/vintage after printing?

    Lots of ways with programs to create vintage looks in cards however what about after printing? First of all, I'm guessing that vintage cards should be printed on card stock rather than photo paper to give an older look (and it's more easier to make card stock look dated compared to a glossy photo). I'm guessing another thing to do is to maybe to print the back of the card on brown type of card stock.

    But how do you make the card look worn/aged after actually printing it? Do you burn it a bit on a stove (probably dangerous)? That wet teabag method for making paper look ancient would probably be a bit excessive and not work. And there's obviously a fine line between making it look dated and making it look damaged.

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    I'm not sure myself, but I would honestly suggest doing a little "trial and error" yourself.

    It might cost you a couple bucks (and maybe a few wet teabags), but you never know what you might come up with.

    Maybe you can be the one showing us how to do it.

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    Got this one going (looks a bit better in a smaller size but the dpi is high here). I like the canvas effect, have one UD Canvas card of Bobby Ryan and wanted to use that although the original OPC (1971 for hockey) I used to get this from didn't have the canvas texture. Would love to be able to create a texture with something after printing the card.


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    See sidelinegifts's Items on eBay Instagram: Packrip.com Traders

    Pretty cool, I'm digging it!

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    Have you ever thought about printing on textured paper? A company called Moab has a bunch of different textured papers. I've dabbled a bit and it's fun to see how a card can change a lot by just printing it out on different types of paper.

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    No, how would that paper do on an inkjet printer though? Is it available at a store like Staples/Walmart? (I like to see the paper before buying).

    The Upper Deck Champ's series of cards has a nice retro look to it but it has no texture, it still works though. But a textured paper is definetely worth looking trying if I can find some.

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    I have an inkjet and for the few times I have tried it, it's worked well.

    I bought a sampler box at Vistek (2-3 sheets of a number of different paper types and stock). Can't remember how much I paid though. It had white, beige, textured, all kinds of stuff. Maybe their website or a google search could shed more light on it too.

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