Dothan Police Department Bomb Squad

I got a call from a friend on the Dothan Police Department Bomb Squad a couple weeks ago.  He asked if I had time to design a personal business card he could take to a 6 week long training exercise.  I told him I would make time if I could get a couple get out of jail free cards and 5 or 6 look the other way when I am going to fast in the car.  He laughed and said he could not help me there.  LOL  It does not hurt to ask.  Anyway the card is to exchange with others attending the training exercise from around the country.

He emailed over the necessary info to be placed on the card, and a really rough picture of the EOD Crab.  Umm yeah the pic he sent over sucked so I made a new one.  I used a 3d image of a bomb for the EOD Crab.  In order to get the weathered effect on the card I used a photo copy paper.  I copied 5 pieces of paper with the lid open and no original on the glass.  The result is black paper.  I think made one for the folds you see in the card and then a couple with stains, and one with scratches.   I then used these black scratched up pieces of paper in Photoshop to create the effect.  Basically by creating an Alpha Channel I selected the needed features and created a mask for the businesses card.  I may write a tutorial if anyone is interested in learning how to do this effect.  I did not use brushes to do the worn effect.

The cards are going to be printed full color front and back.  I think I am going to leave the UV

If you need a custom business card be sure to contact me.

The rush to get Joey the business cards or trading cards is over.  He left for training with them last weekend.  The cards seem to be a big hit with others he has given them to.  This card is one of my personal favorites so far.  I took some pictures of the finished product before handing the business cards over.  Check it out and be sure to post a comment below.