Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Templates
Ten blank frames as PNG files, with the picture window cut out so your art can sit behind the frame.
Blank, clean and ready for an editor.
- PNGA real transparent window
- The picture area is see-through in the file, so you place artwork on a layer underneath and the frame’s bevel covers its edges.
- 2×1626 × 2370 pixels
- Twice the usual template size, which holds up when printed at actual card size.
- 10Every common frame
- Normal, Effect, Ritual, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link, Spell, Trap and Token, all drawn from the same set so they match.
- →Or skip the editor
- Fill in sends any template to the card maker, which adds the name, text and numbers in the right fonts for you.
What’s in a card template
A Yu-Gi-Oh! card template is the card with everything personal removed: no name, no picture, no text, no numbers. What’s left is the coloured frame, the name bar, the bevelled picture window and the text box. Each template here also keeps the attribute circle in the corner, since every card has one.
Monster templates can be downloaded with or without Level stars. Leave them off if you plan to place your own; a row of four is included when the switch is on so you can see where they go.
Finishing a template in an image editor
- Download the frame you want and open it in Photoshop, GIMP, Photopea, Krita or any editor with layers.
- Add your artwork as a new layer and move it below the template layer. Scale it until it fills the square window.
- Type the name in the bar at the top, in a small-caps serif: black on most frames, white on Xyz, Link, Spell and Trap.
- Add the type line in bold small caps inside the top of the text box, in square brackets: [Dragon/Effect].
- Set the effect text below it, justified, and reduce the size until it fits above the ATK/DEF line.
- Export as PNG.
Honestly, steps 3 to 5 are the hard part. Getting the fonts, the squeeze and the justification to look printed takes most people longer than the artwork did. That’s the reason the card maker exists: it does those three steps for you, and you still control the picture.
Template measurements
| Part | Small (813 × 1185) | Large (1626 × 2370) |
|---|---|---|
| Picture window | 614 × 614, starting at 100, 219 | 1228 × 1228, starting at 200, 438 |
| Name baseline | y = 116, from x = 63 | y = 232, from x = 126 |
| Attribute circle | 76 × 76 at 680, 55 | 152 × 152 at 1360, 110 |
| Level stars | 50 × 50, row at y = 145 | 100 × 100, row at y = 290 |
| Text area | 684 wide, from 65, 890 | 1368 wide, from 130, 1780 |
Printing a template
A real card is 59 × 86 mm. To print a finished card at that size, set the image to 59 mm wide in your print dialog, or use the print sheet on the custom cards page, which lays out nine at the right size with cut marks.
Questions
Something else? Email hello@yugiohcardmaker.co.