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First, a few words about how best to capture a foil image:
[[File:LOTR-EN03F049.0_card.jpg|right|x500px|thumb|MRW someone suggests creating a database of all foil images.]]


== Foil Background ==
The full list of foils is too large for a single page, so each set has its own page to display what does and doesn't exist foil-wise.  These pages only show English foils, as (with few exceptions), they can later be reconstituted from the English foils, if the images are sufficiently high quality.  Any foil images which are missing will have the obvious "not found" placeholder.


The foil effect on cards actually comes from the paper, which has a shiny layer added to it.  Decipher produced foil images that pop by printing foil-obscuring ink on the card so that only parts of the image would shine with the rainbow effect.  This was done by producing a black-and-white mask for each foil image that looked like this:
Before submitting images, be sure to read up on the [[Foil Submission Guide]].
 
[[File:foil-mask.jpg|thumb|none|This is actually from the Star Trek CCG, but the same method applies.]]
 
The black indicates where there would be no foil, and the white indicates which parts will have both the printed color and the rainbow diffraction foil effect. 
 
As you can see, this is an image with sharp edges and a defined shape.  From a certain point of view, the purpose of documenting foil images is to determine what the original shape of the foil mask was, so that the effect can be recreated digitally in future projects (the historical preservation is a well-received bonus, however!)
 
== Standards of Foil Images ==
 
We would rather have a sub-optimal foil image than no image at all, but that's no reason to purposefully accept poor images if it can be avoided.  Foil images should try as much as possible to do the following:
 
* Include the foil image of the entire portrait
* Display the entire sharp border between foil and non-foil
* Shift the color around to make it distinct from the normal portrait colors
** This means get a color other than green for Wraiths, and other than red for fire
* Be in-focus and non-blurry
* If possible, include foiled icons and other foil elements of the card (but only if the portrait is also fully covered!  That takes priority)
* Provide an image that is as high resolution as possible
** This also means trying to fill the entire photo space with a card, if possible.  There's little use for 100,000 pixels if only 10,000 of them are the card.
* If your cards are sleeved, make sure they're invisible and don't show up in the image!  There's little use for a foil image that has wavy white bands of light crisscrossing the important part of the image.
 
Notably, while foil images should try to be straight-on, there is much less of a problem with skewed images than there is blurry, low resolution, or incompletely foiled images.  If you have to get it from the side, then get it from the side!
 
[[File:askew_foil_example.jpg|thumb|none|500px|So long as the foiling is well-captured, it doesn't matter if its askew...]] [[File:LOTR-EN01F363.0_card.jpg|thumb|none|500px|...we can correct the perspective no problem!]]
 
When taking photos of foil cards, act as if we are attempting to document the exact foil coverage of the portrait so that it can be recreated digitally. See the following examples for excellent foil images that capture 90+% of the portrait and can easily be recreated digitally:
 
[[File:LOTR-EN01F233.0_card.jpg|x500px]] [[File:LOTR-EN01F236.0_card.jpg|x500px]] [[File:LOTR-EN01F127.0_card.jpg|x500px]]
 
Notice how each of these are so sharp and crisp that recreating the black-and-white foil mask would be as easy as tracing the shape out!  This is the goal for each of our foil images.
 
You may find it easier to capture good foil photos if you use a flashlight, and you may also have better luck if you shoot in low-light conditions.  Experiment to see what works best for you!
 
== Common Failure States to Avoid ==
 
These are examples of foil images which are '''not''' suitable for submission to the wiki--there comes a point where it is better to not lie to ourselves and just keep the "not found" placeholder:
 
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:bad-foil-example1.jpg|thumb|none|x500px|Here, the foiling is evident in the culture icon but almost nowhere else.  You can hardly tell that this ''is'' a foil card.]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:bad-foil-example2.jpg|thumb|none|x300px|The foiling here is ''okay'', but the image itself is cut off, and what's more there's a thumb in the way.  The amount of work required to photoshop this into usability probably pales compared to simply taking another photo.]]  </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:bad-foil-example3.jpg|thumb|none|x500px|The foiling here is very slight--if you look closely, you can see how the background is ''probably'' foiled, but it's more of a guessing game than anything.]]  </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:bad-foil-example4.jpg|thumb|none|x500px|Here we can see the colorful foil effect on much of the image, but we would be at a loss to recreate it.  There are no sharp borders at play showing the foil/nonfoil border, and where it goes on the right and left are a mystery. We can make guesses, but it's better to have ''proof''.]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:bad-foil-example5.jpg|thumb|none|Has there ever been a better capture of the foil effect at a lower resolution?? This photo would have been one for the ages, except it's the size of a postage-stamp.  If you can't read the text, it's probably far too small.]] </li>
</ul></div>


These pages will be loading hundreds of images apiece, so be warned if your bandwidth is low.


* [[List of Foil Cards/Promotional]] ('''''83 / 83''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Fellowship of the Ring]] ('''''365 / 365''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Mines of Moria]] ('''''122 / 122''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Realms of the Elf-lords]] ('''''122 / 122''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Two Towers]] ('''''365 / 365''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Battle of Helm's Deep]] ('''''128 / 128''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Ents of Fangorn]] ('''''128 / 128''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Return of the King]] ('''''365 / 365''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Siege of Gondor]] ('''''122 / 122''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Reflections]] ('''''52 / 52''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Mount Doom]] ('''''122 / 122''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Shadows]] ('''''30 / 30''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Black Rider]] ('''''39 / 39''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Bloodlines]] ('''''39 / 39''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Expanded Middle-earth]] ('''''0 / 0''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Hunters]] ('''''27 / 27''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Wraith Collection]] ('''''6 / 6''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Rise of Saruman]] ('''''27 / 27''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Treachery & Deceit]] ('''''27 / 27''''')
* [[List of Foil Cards/Age's End]] ('''''40 / 40''''')


'''GRAND TOTAL''':  2191 / 2,191


<big>100% COMPLETE</big>




== Uploading Cards ==


If you are uploading cards for the first time, don't be nervous!  The process is straightforward (and undoing mistakes is easy on a wiki ;P).  Follow the following steps:


# Register an account on the wiki; uploads will not work anonymously the way edits can.
# Click on the link to the set for your card above
# Find the card you want to upload (either by scrolling or using ctrl + F; you can search for both card title or collector's info as you wish)
# Click on the card image (it may be a placeholder, or it may be an existing image if you are replacing one of a poorer quality).
# Alter the "Summary" box to include your name (copy-paste is your friend here), and then either click on the "Browse" button and navigate to your card image, or click-drag the image from your file explorer onto the button itself. 
# Click the "Upload File" button, and you're done!


== List of Existing Foil Cards ==
New accounts will have their edits and uploads placed into a moderation queue as a spam-prevention measure, but this restriction will be lifted as soon as the wiki admins note your successful upload.
 
The full list of foils is too large for a single page, so each set has its own page to display what does and doesn't exist foil-wise.  These pages only show English foils, as (with few exceptions), they can later be reconstituted from the English foils, if the images are sufficiently high quality.
 
These pages will be loading hundreds of images apiece, so be warned if your bandwidth is low.
 
* [[List of Foil Cards/Promotional]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Fellowship of the Ring]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Mines of Moria]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Realms of the Elf-lords]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Two Towers]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Battle of Helm's Deep]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Ents of Fangorn]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Return of the King]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Siege of Gondor]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Reflections]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Mount Doom]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Shadows]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Black Rider]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Bloodlines]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Expanded Middle-earth]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/The Hunters]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Rise of Saruman]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Treachery & Deceit]]
* [[List of Foil Cards/Age's End]]

Latest revision as of 05:03, 15 September 2022

MRW someone suggests creating a database of all foil images.

The full list of foils is too large for a single page, so each set has its own page to display what does and doesn't exist foil-wise. These pages only show English foils, as (with few exceptions), they can later be reconstituted from the English foils, if the images are sufficiently high quality. Any foil images which are missing will have the obvious "not found" placeholder.

Before submitting images, be sure to read up on the Foil Submission Guide.

These pages will be loading hundreds of images apiece, so be warned if your bandwidth is low.

GRAND TOTAL: 2191 / 2,191

100% COMPLETE


Uploading Cards[edit]

If you are uploading cards for the first time, don't be nervous! The process is straightforward (and undoing mistakes is easy on a wiki ;P). Follow the following steps:

  1. Register an account on the wiki; uploads will not work anonymously the way edits can.
  2. Click on the link to the set for your card above
  3. Find the card you want to upload (either by scrolling or using ctrl + F; you can search for both card title or collector's info as you wish)
  4. Click on the card image (it may be a placeholder, or it may be an existing image if you are replacing one of a poorer quality).
  5. Alter the "Summary" box to include your name (copy-paste is your friend here), and then either click on the "Browse" button and navigate to your card image, or click-drag the image from your file explorer onto the button itself.
  6. Click the "Upload File" button, and you're done!

New accounts will have their edits and uploads placed into a moderation queue as a spam-prevention measure, but this restriction will be lifted as soon as the wiki admins note your successful upload.

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