An instructional video for my updated foiling technique. Enjoy!
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@poultrylord7300Ай бұрын
This is awesome because it shows anyone with the right tools could do it, but it's obviously something left to a pro like you! Crazy detailed work, can't imagine how many iterations you've gone through to get this technique so perfected
@TheMcK777Ай бұрын
So *now* I find out how he does it. Good work.
@borismoncel47192 жыл бұрын
Wow amazing! Clearly so much better than your previous technique! Thank you!
@tobiaswagner96419 ай бұрын
Your work is mind blowing. This is art. Dude. Incredible. I love it. Wow. How much love and time you must have spend for this. Amazing. ❤
@kyleblankenship66479 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
@dequan4262 жыл бұрын
Wow. Just wow. Kudos to you.
@djryat45912 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tutorial. Gonna give it a shot and see what happens.
@mfdoom1898 Жыл бұрын
That is ridiculously awesome
@OzDawg1333 Жыл бұрын
Would love a full material list! Curious to see what blades other products you recommend!
@hansjuergen2983 Жыл бұрын
This is just awesome
@hip5702 Жыл бұрын
That's actually insane. Good job.
@kyleblankenship66479 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@foilornithopter Жыл бұрын
That is painfully beautiful. I have a list of cards I’d have loved to see Foil and seeing how you’ve perfected your craft (you did an academy early on if memory serves?) is truly inspiring.
@RogerOver9000 Жыл бұрын
Amazing, man!
@kyleblankenship66479 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@padiemel834 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, awesome video! I just stumbled over your complaints over yellow paints and as a miniature painter, I strongly relate. Yellow pigments, especially those used in acrylic paint, do not cover well and are, overall, rather meh. What might also work on cards are acrylic inks, as these tend to use different kinds of pigments. Especially in the case of yellow, I had great results. Most brighter tones in inks are rather transparent (except for white, holy smokes, those titanium pigments cover well...), so it might be ideal for foil art. Anyway, thanks for the insight. I am really looking to get into some card alteration, so your video was a great inspiration.
@kyleblankenship6647 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, I tried acrylic inks and while they get closer to the correct color, it still isn't ideal.
@thefloodedstrand Жыл бұрын
Love the video, thanks for sharing. Do you find that the condition of the underlying card makes an impact on how well the adhesive works? What about the condition of the donor foil?
@kyleblankenship6647 Жыл бұрын
For the underlying card, I recommend LP or better. Additionally, you will want to wipe the card down with either acetone or alcohol to make sure that there isn't any hand oils or grim on the surface of the card. For the donor foil, you can use cards that have considerable scuffing or clouding of the foil since the varnish applied at the end will fill in the blemishes and bring it back up to a smooth surface that should look nice.
@jacklatorre4167 Жыл бұрын
Bryant Cook sent me. This is so awesome
@kyleblankenship6647 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@andyeang9271 Жыл бұрын
god damn this is way more steps than a normal foil peel process. but thats how you get the best results
@kyleblankenship66479 ай бұрын
It's a lot of work but making foil alters that are as clean and judge friendly as possible takes more time :)
@paulcontreraspina29662 жыл бұрын
can you give a detailed explanation for the foil scrapping? im not so sure how to do it with my exact o knife? is it normal the plastic layer has scratch marks? if not is there like a specific set that the paint comes out easier?
@JuanGonzalez-st9im2 жыл бұрын
Hello, there is no doubt that you are an artist, your work impresses me a lot, tell me, is there a way that I can buy some of your works or commission you? I am from Mexico and I would love to see a force of will with the foil of the old school please tell me if my request is possible.
@kyleblankenship66472 жыл бұрын
Hello Juan, For orders, you can email me at scourgealters@gmail.com
@PlaiKe8 ай бұрын
Wow amazing work! Would you considering altering cards as a service?
@bertrands55822 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Do you also alters new gen folied cards ? Or only old gen ?
@kyleblankenship66472 жыл бұрын
I foil new cards as well. The process is pretty much the same at the core: Strip down a donor foil, remove the foil backing from the areas you want to show through, press it in the vise with adhesive, then do touchup work with paint.
@throgdar Жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I’d be interested in having this done. Do you take commissions? Also, how does this impact the weight of the card?
@kyleblankenship6647 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Grant! I've weighed these and depending on which set I use for the foiling layer the weight is between 2.05 and 2.07 grams. A normal retro foil weighs about 2.05. Some retro foils are a bit lighter at around 1.9 grams. These are from sets like Onslaught or Mercadian Masques that used a thinner foil layer compared to most old sets. So, all in all, they are so close in weight and there is enough variation in weight with old foils that these are indistinguishable when shuffled together with other retro foils. They also have the same flex feel as regular retro foils. I do take commissions and if you're interested in placing an order, you can email me at scourgealters@gmail.com
@whgeek6 ай бұрын
Sick! Is there any kind of satin spray that works best for this?
@dokuwilfael79289 ай бұрын
Did you try conservation resin and pigments for your paints ? Blending is probably difficult but it should cover nicely.
@TheEthanAndKyleShow2 жыл бұрын
For trying to old/black border white-bordered lands, do you have any specific foils you'd recommend? I'm here thinking of the Bayou you gave a phyrexian treatment to, the one that you auctioned. Which foil did you use for that, if you don't mind my asking?
@kyleblankenship66472 жыл бұрын
The Bayou was done with a foil Swamp!
@TheEthanAndKyleShow2 жыл бұрын
@@kyleblankenship6647 thank you!!
@DupuyNico3 ай бұрын
Hi ! Nice job, i'm trying to master the technic but a lot of work to do ! juste a question what kind of material do u use for removing the foil ?
@executionerairsoft80552 жыл бұрын
So can you also do this onto a foil card? Like if you had a foil modern frame card, could you peel a retro foil border onto it?
@kyleblankenship66472 жыл бұрын
You can do this but the text on modern cards is black rather than the white text of old frame cards. Additionally, the card layout is a bit different and the position of the text is not lined up correctly. Because of this, I only do Modern -> old frame foiling if I am also doing a language swap on the card so that I can redo the text and put it in the correct spot.
@AnsonMaddocks2 жыл бұрын
Very nice work K*&%, ...but it looks like you might have forgotten something? Keep up the good work mr. B7
@kyleblankenship66472 жыл бұрын
Hey, Anson! Thanks for checking the video out :D Whenever possible, I try to find donor foils that have a matching artist credit but we sadly don't have any blue foils with your art on them :( The card name text is a larger font size and easier to etch space out for but the card type and art credit text is small enough that it becomes a bit rough looking when I've tried to clear the foiling for that text. Additionally, on older cards like Transmute, the credit is right where the foil shooting star is. In cases like this, I just tend to erase the credit text entirely and just use my altered art signature to help fill that space.
@AnsonMaddocks Жыл бұрын
@@kyleblankenship6647 Thanks for responding, you've given me a great idea. Be well.💡
@capuski5 ай бұрын
I wasn't expecting that! haha. Love your art man! I bought some Crimson Kobolds a few days ago :D
@lordndrew4 ай бұрын
Is it considered legal for tournament after this process?
@JT-91 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a list of all the tools and materials for this type of alter?
@kyleblankenship6647 Жыл бұрын
A few of the tools that I use are handmade so they're not something that you could go buy at the store but here is a general list: Frogtape (painter's tape for keeping the printout of the text in place) #16 xacto blades (for scraping the art and text off of the card as well as for etching out the space in the back of the foil for the name and set symbol) acetone or alcohol (for cleaning the non-foil card to prep for adhesion) Plexiglass and some small cabinet handles (for the tool that I stick the donor foil layer to when I am doing the adhesion process) Scotch repositionable spray mount for the adhesive Krylon Crystal Clear Satin varnish to finish the surface of the card Golden Fluid Acrylic paints Princeton paint brushes Clear ruler Metal ruler The desk that I have with the light box is custom made but I believe similar things exist for architecture work.
@blarfsgnarg2 жыл бұрын
crazzyy. how much active time does this whole process take for you? :O
@kyleblankenship66472 жыл бұрын
Active time is usually about 6 hours but it varies quite a bit since there are so many steps in the process where things can go wrong. Sometimes, foils don't cooperate and I need to re-prep the donor foil, sometimes the adhesive doesn't work out and the whole project needs to be redone from scratch. I did a Dockside Extortionist turned into a old frame foil with Japanese text and after several misadventures, the total active time to complete was well over 15 hours spread over the course of several weeks.
@Wishfigurecollector6 ай бұрын
any updates in your technique? Thanks!
@rotyboty7046 Жыл бұрын
Does this lower the value of the card?
@justabluedream Жыл бұрын
Depends. In some ways it makes it more unique and could fetch a higher price on open market, but the card becomes less of a liquidable asset since stores probably won’t want to try to move it for you and the card is technically damaged and to them it is less valuable.
@javiermoscoso774111 ай бұрын
Are this alters tournament legal?
@patmacrotch561111 ай бұрын
probably not
@kyleblankenship66479 ай бұрын
I've had many clients play with these types of alters in tournaments varying from FNM to larger GP events. I play with them in events as well and have never had any issues. The cards are clearly recognizable and they shuffle and feel just like a normal foil. I can never guarantee that every judge is going to allow any given alter though.
@fl4tgamer6394 ай бұрын
How much to do one 🤔
@blakejones6206 Жыл бұрын
Wait is this tournament legal?
@kyleblankenship6647 Жыл бұрын
I can't guarantee that any alter will be approved by every judge. That being said, I have spent years refining this method to make alters that are as "judge friendly" as possible. These cards are within the weight range of regular old foils and have the same flex to them so they are indistinguishable when shuffled with normal old foils. I've had plenty of clients play with these in events ranging from FNM to day 2 of a GP.
@JT-916 ай бұрын
in this day in age you should have backup cards to not only deck alter but also foils in general. plenty of people get DQ for playing foils as they can curl
@Jrizzle74266 ай бұрын
Why not just proxy the transmute artifact? Was that nice card really worth that sacrifice? Nice results but damn.
@patmacrotch561111 ай бұрын
Was the a real transmute you ruined? Looked like a really clean copy too... shame