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Holographic Foil Card Shader VFX

After recently playing a lot of Balatro and Pokemon TCG Pocket, I wanted to make my own holographic foil effect.
The pixel art cards were fully created by me, from the layout design, to the animal art, to the design on the back of the cards. The material allowed me to easily change the kind of holographic effect I wanted, where I wanted the effect to be, and how intense the effect will be on different parts of the card. Different masks were used to indicate where the holographic effects would appear. Both greyscale textures and normal maps could be used to change how the effect would look. I also added a "shadow" behind the card that would move with it while also ensuring it won't cover the front view of the card when rotated 180 degrees.
For the pixel art, I used Clip Studio Paint. For the textures used to create different effects, I used Substance Designer.
In this project I learned how to create pixel art, got introduced to camera vector operations, and improved my knowledge of sequencer.

Card VFX Showcase - Two Groups of Three

Closer Focus on the Card Back

Base Illustrations with no Holographic Effect

Base Illustrations with no Holographic Effect

Masks for the Locations of Holographic Effects

Masks for the Locations of Holographic Effects

Masks for Different Holographic Effects

Masks for Different Holographic Effects

Card Shadow Breakdown

Card Shadow Breakdown

Card Shadow

Card Shadow

Card Spread

Card Spread

Video Screenshot 01

Video Screenshot 01

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Video Screenshot 02