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erratic_room by foglag_ :)

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physical merch project by @tableturf.bsky.social <3

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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 04/08/2026
Overall though my first event was a huge success ! I really hope I'll be able to make more merch and share it with others in future, I already have a bunch of ideas. Won't say them yet though to avoid pressure on myself if they don't work out ;w;
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 04/08/2026
- I made too much of some stock (prints, beaded keychains) and too little of others (silver tags) - Big Man was by far the most popular idol for merch, this may have been because the other vendors didn't have his merch - The lower down on the rack, the more likely customers will just miss an item
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 04/08/2026
splat vibes afterthoughts - I did a lot better than I thought I would, I really expected to go negative but I didn't :) - People really liked the turquoise and silver colours which is funny because those were later additions - I probably should've brought more colouring pencils - (continued)
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 28/07/2026
badge process photos!
picture of circle cutter on top of print out of drawings of Pearl from Splatoon The circle cut drawing loaded into a badge machineA finished badge of Pearl from Splatoon
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 28/07/2026
originally I wanted more designs but I narrowed it down to just those as the minimum stock, because I'm vending at a Splatoon focused event so it's important to me to have all the idols and also at least 1 Splatoon themed sticker
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 28/07/2026
my supplier replaced the wrong thickness acrylic !!! now I can make..... 10 card holders.... in 2 days............ in the mean time I have been making photocards and badges and have made a good amount of stock of those. still have to do 1 photocard design, 2 tag designs and 1 sticker design minimum
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 27/07/2026
I made a short video condensing my process of making a tag necklace featuring Splatoon idols. It was my first time making short form content, I figured I'd share it here as well!
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 23/07/2026
Yeah so this holo material is not working well with my badge machine
a picture of a badly misaligned graphic with holographic overlay peeling off a pin badge
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 20/07/2026
the guillotine from the last post really was not fit for the task so the cards are in hold until I can find something more fitting. I basically have just over a week to get everything sorted... scary...
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 20/07/2026
not much to report lately, I've been working on drawing up some stuff digitally. also have a domain now! (it points to nothing right now)
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 13/07/2026
...with that, the card prototypes are complete! I have a few points I've learned here that I'll use to make modifications for the next batch I make. here is one of my cards in a prototype of my original acrylic card holder also inspired by Splatoon :)
one of my art cards of Callie from Splatoon in a light pink prototype of my acrylic squid card holder
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 13/07/2026
After cutting out the cards the final step is to round out the corners. It makes more of a difference than you'd think, they look much better with the rounded corners in my opinion...
Photo of 2 cards one of which has rounded corners and one of which doesn't, and a corner punch next to them
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 13/07/2026
CW: blade Using an old school guillotine (borrowed) to cut the cards! Unfortunately this was quite difficult because the machine was designed for thicker materials, got a bunch of wrong sized cards because the initial cuts gave frayed edges :( but the machine is super cool!
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 13/07/2026
Speaking of the spray adhesive! Basically I'm printing on card, then gluing a second layer of card onto the back. You really cannot tell the cards are made of 3 layers. This is going pretty high on my adhesive ranking list. (Acrylic cement, on the other hand... maybe I'm using it wrong)
Photo of cards with spray adhesive applied on their backs
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 13/07/2026
More card making updates! Finally got prints I was happy with. Applying the laminate was a bit annoying due to having to align it and avoid creases and air bubbles, it's thinner than I expected it to be. The spray adhesive is awesome stuff though
Photo of printouts of my art with sparkly laminate stuck on, spray adhesive in the background and 2 sheets of holographic card to the right
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 09/07/2026
I am currently having an epic battle with the printer
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 09/07/2026
I also probably made the margins between each copy too big. I don't really want to waste that much paper. The *next* thing to figure out after this is the ol mythical Double Sided Printing
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 09/07/2026
[Crafting blade visible in images, viewer discretion is advised] Card prototyping process. I've finished the first piece of artwork for my custom photocards. The next task is wrangling with the print settings to get the colours to be accurate... as you can see they're... not
Printouts of my artwork with a craft knife on topThe print preview for the same artwork showing the original colours are brighter
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 08/07/2026
I'm a bit behind on drawing all the files, I'm on a bit of a time crunch to get all the characters done for Splat Vibes... basically I'm making photocards for all the Splatoon idols, ideally, to go with a custom card holder (which I'll discuss in a later thread)
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 08/07/2026
Today I'm figuring out my setup for printing cards. I previously made my own cards with a manufacturer, but I'd like to be able to do it myself. Using some old artwork for the test prints since the new files aren't ready yet... finding the right paper and settings is tougher than it seems
A photo of a scattering of pages with my artwork printed on it to varying levels of quality
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erratic_room by foglag_ :) @erraticroom.net · 06/07/2026
hello and welcome to my room <3 erratic room is a project I've made to create physical items from my art. I thought it would be cool to document the process for friends to follow along :) my main account with all my ramblings and doodles is @tableturf.bsky.social !
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