Contest The Fakers' Marathon 2! Final Score: 238 points!

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Sometimes fakers just need a challenge. Perhaps trying out a new mechanic, a new blank or even a new aesthetic. But sometimes, that’s just all a breeze or simply not in your ballpark. So how about a quantity challenge instead? How fast can PB make quality cards? Let’s find out.

Welcome to PB’s Fakers' Marathon! This is a community 7-day event where the entire PB faking community will attempt to make the most image-based cards they possibly can within a single week. Anyone can participate - the text-based to the image-based, the beginners to the advanced! All you need to do is to be a PB member and read the rules below. If you’re new to this faking business and are keen to participate, check out our faking resource thread here.


How this Fakers' Marathon works:
  • The aim of this marathon is to make as many cards as possible using appropriate resources and software (see this starter’s guide). These cards can be of any (yes, any) Pokemon (fakemon or official) you like. Duplicate species of Pokemon from different members are allowed. You want to make a Trainer card or an Energy card? We'll even accept those, too!
  • Both text-fakers and image-fakers can participate! The text-fakers can provide the spoilers for the image-fakers, by simply posting them in this thread. This is an important job, since it is quicker than the image-fakers designing spoilers themselves.
  • Artists are more than welcome to make art for cards!
  • To submit cards, simply post them in this thread. For obvious reasons, it is better to bulk post rather than individually post each card. We also ask you to post a link to the card underneath the card image, so it is easier on the host to log.
  • The host will be looking over cards to make sure they abide by all rules. They also will count and log each card.
  • This marathon begins IMMEDIATELY and will last seven days, ending on Sunday, December 29th at 11:59:59 PM PSD. Here's a handy countdown timer if that's not your time zone.
  • Points are scored as follows:
    • Text-based - 1 point
    • Image-based - 3 points
    • Holosheet - +1 point
    • Gimmick (GX, Prism Star, Gold Star, LEGEND, etc.) - +2 points
      • +2 more points if you create a new gimmick
      • Using multiple gimmicks does not give you extra points
    • Texture - +2 points
    • Custom Blank - +1 point
    • Full Art - +1 point
    • Own Art - +3 points
Rules:
  • All cards must be quality. They should not be scrappily put together. This means the correct fonts, symbols and placements should be used. The host has the right to reject any card if it is not up to standard.
  • Players may use any blank, official or custom.
  • Card generators of any form are NOT allowed, as this defeats the purpose of this marathon.
  • All cards submitted for the marathon must use this [link] symbol as the set symbol at the bottom right (or bottom left for SM-era cards), created by @bbninjas and traced by @Nyan
  • All artwork used must be used with permission from the artist and be credited on the card itself. We have compiled a list of artists that give their permission to use their art here. You're more than welcome to seek other artists and not reserve yourself to the list.
  • Cheating the system by submitting replicas of cards that you’ve published online before the marathon has begun is not cool. Same situation with submitting cards that are extremely similar to ones that you’ve already submitted for the marathon. These will not be allowed!
  • You may not copy the text from the official cards. Any instances of this will lead to immediate removal of the card(s) and docking of 5 points!

Deadline: Sunday, December 29th, 11:59pm PSD
Here's a countdown timer for your benefit: [link]


This marathon's banner was made by @CardPone
 
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Official Card Log List

@Nyan
Salamence BREAK - 7 points
Oshawott - 4 points
Glaceon GX - 9 points
Bagon - 3 points
Shelgon - 3 points
Salamence - 3 points
Volcarona GX - 9 points
M Audino GX - 15 points​

@CardPone
Xerneas & Yveltal - 6 points
Toy Pikachu - 5 points
Toy Celebi - 5 points
Toy Rayquaza ex - 7 points
Toy Victini ♢ - 7 points
Toy Snivy - 5 points
Toy Keldeo - 5 points
Toy Xerneas ♢ - 7 points​

@steffenka
Vikavolt GX - 7 points
Gardevoir C - 6 points
Pinsir FB - 5 points
Throh 四 GX - 6 points
Palossand & Alolan Chandelure GX - 9 points
Benga's Dragonite - 15 points​

Darkwire
Mantyke - 3 points
Cinnamoll - 3 points​

@Jabberwock
Shedinja ex δ - 6 points
Samurott - 6 points
Jirachi - 6 points
Zadpos - 6 points
Lurantis - 6 points​

@KnightofDust
Necrozma GX - 7 points
Giratina δ - 6 points
Galarian Corsola - 4 points
Cursola - 5 points​

@bbninjas
Zigzagoon - 3 points
Dunsparce - 3 points
Oranguru - 3 points
Totodile - 3 points
Barboach - 3 points
Feraligatr - 3 points
Charmander - 3 points
Magby - 3 points​

@Nyora
Rillaboom & Maractus GX - 3 points
Gourgeist - 3 points
MissingNo. - 1 point​

@FourteenAlmonds
Paras - 1 point​
 
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A small update has been made to the way we score cards for this round.
 
No one has posted any cards yet! :eek:

THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE

Let's start this off with a bang, Salamence BREAK, using the custom SM BREAK blanks I finished today!

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- credits to @Nekoban Ryo for the holosheet
- credits to ishmam for the art
- credits to @aschefield101 for the original blank
 
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A little otter wants to slide in!

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- illus is from a Pokemon Go loading screen
- blank by asche
 
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https://sta.sh/01g4sn4qqptw

Though it would be fun to make some cards out of these. I was right! I'll probably do a few more. :D

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble World.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by Foxy-Noxy.
All the links are in the stash page.
 
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Yay! Another Rumble artwork! Now with actually good effects!

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https://sta.sh/0dcujl5eypi

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble U.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by BonesWolbach.
All the links are in the stash page.
 
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I don't make Prism Star cards often, but I reckon this Ability is too powerful to not be on a Prism Star card.

Also skipping FM04 for now because I don't have spoilers for it yet. I'll get to it sooner or later. :p

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https://sta.sh/016znjcr7d9a

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble U.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by BonesWolbach.
All the links are in the stash page.
 
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I found this art a while back on endless-whispers' dA page, but have been sitting on it for a while because I really wanted to put it in the ex era, and Delta Species ex blanks didn't exist in the community for a long time. Fortunately, since then, @AwesomeEevee / metagross101 has made those blanks, and in beautiful high quality, too. :D
 
Aaaand here's FM04. I guess I haven't actually finished any ex cards yet, so I guess I'm debuting that with this contest, too.

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https://sta.sh/029o5iift417

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble U.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by BonesWolbach.
All the links are in the stash page.
 
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Aaaand here's FM04. I guess I haven't actually finished any ex cards yet, so I guess I'm debuting that with this contest, too.

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https://sta.sh/029o5iift417

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble U.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by BonesWolbach.
All the links are in the stash page.
I think my favorite part of this card is the choice of flavor text. I'm picturing this epic fight between Groudon and Kyogre and then this little green snake comes out of the sky and goes all "KNOCK IT OFF! >:O"
 
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I edited asche's BWXY blanks a while back to make Plasma variants; that was around the time I used them to make a Plasma Garchomp. This is only my second use of them. Hope to use them more in the future. ^.^

The art is from one of the BLW theme deck wallpapers. I'm pretty sure that's 5ban, but not 100% certain.

The tinsel holosheet is also by asche, while the reverse one is by Neko.

EDIT: Oh, and the lightning effects are a free stock photo thing that I warped a bit.
 
Round 2! Category is: Pokémon SP!


Art is by Ken Sugimori from Pokémon Masters. Background is also from Pokémon Masters
Holofoil is by Nyan and Neko


Art is by hftran. Background is by me


Art is by Arrancon. Background is by me
Holofoil is by Neko

Blank is by Asche (with slight modifications by moi)
SP logo is from Metagross101's Pokémon SP blanks
Links are in the spoilers! :D
 
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More Plasma! \o/

The Jirachi art is from Pokkén Tournament. The background is by me, save for the lightning effects, which are, again, stock images.

Base blank by asche, edited to be Plasma by me. Holosheet also by asche. ^.^
 
Have some Snivy love! With crazy energy acceleration!

Also I went and changed all the names of my cards from "Chibi" to "Toy" because it sounds better and apparently that's what they're called in the Rumble games.

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https://sta.sh/01vzq2x74n7j

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble U.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by BonesWolbach.
All the links are in the stash page.
 
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Here's a few from me today! I really enjoyed designing the Dunsparce and Oranguru cards, the art is just stunning.

Resources: Blui
Spoilers: Me
Art: Chris Moschler (DA), tatanRG (DA), Twime (DA)
 
Necrozma GX
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First card in what seems to be an eternity, uni's a pain.

Resources by CardPone
Artwork from Burning Shadows
 
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Got some unique effects coming through. I don't think I've seen any cards that interact with the Pokédex info other than some trainer cards here and there.

Also experimenting with putting form names on the cards.

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Toy Keldeo (Fakers' Marathon 07) - CardPone's Sta.sh

The illustration is from Pokémon Rumble U.
Holosheet by Asche.
Blank by me.
Background by BonesWolbach.
All the links are in the stash page.
 
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