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Old 05-07-2022, 10:13 AM   #1
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I was wondering if anyone thought about coloring the counters? If so, what do you use to color them?
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Old 05-07-2022, 12:53 PM   #2
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Yes! Counters with colored backgrounds makes it very easy to distinguish sides in skirmishes.

The easiest way to do this is to use the PDF of the counters. Save a counter as an image and use a photo editor like Photoshop to either change the white background or to copy just the figure and paste onto a background of choice.
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Old 05-10-2022, 01:08 PM   #3
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I've tried a few things.

I mainly use black & white home-made counters, and I tend to stick to black on the figure images themselves, but I sometimes color the ID letter/number, which can be used to make it clear at a glance which faction or squad each figure belongs to, when there are many figures in play.

If using a color printer to make home-made counters, I might also print the figure image as well as the ID in a color, but I'd tend to use a darkish color, so it's not washed-out.
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Old 05-20-2022, 08:36 AM   #4
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I might suggest coloring only the border. I've got some color counters with different backgrounds and they tend to obscure the core art a bit. But with just an outline on the border, it distinguishes sides as noted, keeps the black-on-white contrast of the line art as well.
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Old 05-20-2022, 02:50 PM   #5
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I might suggest coloring only the border. I've got some color counters with different backgrounds and they tend to obscure the core art a bit. But with just an outline on the border, it distinguishes sides as noted, keeps the black-on-white contrast of the line art as well.
That's a great idea, Douglas!
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Old 07-12-2023, 10:02 PM   #6
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I've tried a few things.

I mainly use black & white home-made counters, and I tend to stick to black on the figure images themselves, but I sometimes color the ID letter/number, which can be used to make it clear at a glance which faction or squad each figure belongs to, when there are many figures in play Donkey Kong.

If using a color printer to make home-made counters, I might also print the figure image as well as the ID in a color, but I'd tend to use a darkish color, so it's not washed-out.
Love your idea.
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