How to make trading cards

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Find below detailed information on How to make trading cards. Generally the trading card company is one which makes or manufactures trading cards. Trading cards are collectible or plastic cards made of stiff materials.

Categories of trading cards:

Trading cards can be categorized into

  • sports trading cards and
  • non sports trading cards.

    Uses of trading cards:

    Trading cards can be used for:

  • Trading.
  • Playing
  • Retrieving information.

    Trading card companies:

    Not all trading card companies make the same type of trading cards. There are few trading card companies specializing in sports trading cards. There are yet other trading cards companies specializing in non sports trading cards.

    Manufacturing trading cards dates back to the nineteenth century. The manufacturers of tobacco and bubble gum invented the idea of packing in trading cards along with their products.

    More than the products, the trading cards gained wide acceptance and became very popular especially among the kids.

    Prior to knowing about the actual process of making trading cards, the companies which are into making trading cards are as follows:

  • 21st Century Archives
  • Artbox
  • Bench Warmer
  • Classic Games, Inc.
  • Comic Images Inc.
  • Donruss
  • DuoCards
  • Eclipse
  • Educational Insights
  • Fleer
  • Fleer/Skybox
  • Hasbro
  • Hostess/Frito-Lay
  • Impel
  • Inkworks
  • Leaf
  • Morrison Entertainment Group
  • O-Pee-Chee
  • Pro Set
  • Rittenhouse
  • SkyBox
  • Topps
  • Upper Deck
  • Weetabix
  • Wonder Bread – Universal
  • Zoot.

    How to make trading cards-Process

  • Step 1- Selecting layout The layout of the trading cards has to decided upon whether a portrait or a landscape is preferred.
  • Step 2- Creating the outline of the card With the help of the rectangular selection tool the whole layout of the page is selected.
  • Step 3- Adding color to the selected area. With the help of the color bucket appropriate color is filled in the rectangular area.
  • Step 4- Adding text to the Card: Text includes only the title of the subject selected. On the front face of the Trading card the text is to be added depending on the cateory of trading card being made.
  • Step 5- Adding image The image of the subject is to be added again depending on the subject or topic selected.
  • Step-6-Information on the reverse side: This includes all details on the subject selected.
    The same process is followed for both sports trading card and also non sports trading card.

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