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autumnclairspiritual
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 Posted - June 13 2006 : 13:15:29
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Artist trading cards, also known as ATCs, are 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch (64 x 89 mm) miniature works of art which artists trade with one another, similar to the way people trade sports cards. They can be any medium: pencil, watercolor, acrylic, oil, collage, scratch board, mixed media - anything the creative mind of the artist can think up. Artist Trading Cards are produced as originals, as limited editions, or as a series.
ATC's have been around almost as long as art has. They were very popular in the 16th century, when men would have portraits of their mistresses painted on small cards. They were also given often by families when they arranged marriages between chidren.
In the mid 1700's the English began using them as advertising.
ATC's have always been used by artists, especially during the Impressionist years, to trade with their fellow artists so they could study each others techniques.
Conceptually ATCs are about exchanging art without the interface of the art world and without money being involved. Artists trade their cards in face-to-face trading sessions as well as via mail. Artists who trade by mail often make their arrangements online and/or through e-mail. In some ATC artists' opinions, trading cards by mail is a diminished experience when compared to an ATC Trading Session.
Rules of ATCs
There are only two true rules applied to Artist Trading Cards:
The dimensions of the card must be 2.5 x 3.5 inches (64 x 89 mm).
The cards must be traded - never bought or sold.
Artist Trading Cards are typically made on a base of card stock, although this is not mandatory. ATCs have been created on metal, stiffened fabric, plastic, clay, balsa wood, leather, embroidery canvas, acetate, heavy watercolor paper, and many other materials. Various techniques are then applied to the chosen canvas: collage, assemblage, digital art, calligraphy, beadwork, watercolors, rubber stamps, carved soft block stamps, pen and ink, colored pencil, airbrush, and many others. The back of the card typically includes the artist's signature, the date, and sometimes the number (if the card is part of an edition or series), and title. If part of an organized swap, it is common for people to add the name of the swap and sometimes the name of the swap host.
resource: wikipedia
I'd like us to do this by mail with each Card Marked as a Realm Of Mystics ATC Edition/ for the first Set. Your names will all go into a box and be drawn out to see who exchanges with who. Remember this will be a First Edition. And we'll even do specific Holiday cards as a series to send to each member who signs up like Halloween,Christmas and One Artist Orginal by you without the Realm of Mystic Mark on them. I'd like as many members to sign up as soon as possible so we can get to work on them. I am also going to try to get other forums to join in to do Forum site swaps.
*We will do 2 cards each.
*E-mail Autumn Clair your mailing address.
*I will notify each member with the information of who they will be sending each card to.
Here's a link to give you an image of how they look like.
http://www.empressdragon.com/Mixed_Media.html
If interested Sign Up Here............
Theme: Halloween
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