Re: Art Trading cards
Jessica
Here's another link: http://www.art-cards.org/about.html
On the cedarseed site they say that art cards are only to be traded & not sold, but on the art-cards.org site above, they don't have that rule...this makes it possible for those who are not artistically inclined or interested to buy some... just thought I'd add this site...
There's a new format that is becoming popular as well, Art Squared... 4" by 4" pieces of art work:
http://www.artsquared.sheba-kitty-productions.com/
I see a lot of both formats on ebay & artbyus.com!
On 16 Feb 2006 05:44:06 -0000
[email protected] wrote:
Cheers,
Jessica
http://weavingrainbow.com
blog: http://weavingrainbow.com/blog
On the cedarseed site they say that art cards are only to be traded & not sold, but on the art-cards.org site above, they don't have that rule...this makes it possible for those who are not artistically inclined or interested to buy some... just thought I'd add this site...
There's a new format that is becoming popular as well, Art Squared... 4" by 4" pieces of art work:
http://www.artsquared.sheba-kitty-productions.com/
I see a lot of both formats on ebay & artbyus.com!
On 16 Feb 2006 05:44:06 -0000
[email protected] wrote:
> "Please tell me more about ATC"Hope this helps!
>
> ATC's are Art Trading Cards. They are little works of art 2.5"x3.5",
> with the artist's information on back. They can not be sold, only
> traded with other ATC folks.:)
>
> Here's some detailed info: http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html
Cheers,
Jessica
http://weavingrainbow.com
blog: http://weavingrainbow.com/blog
Jessica Radtke
Actually, the term ATC (Artist Trading Card) generally
refers only to the *traded* cards. Art Cards (or
ACEOs) are what the cards that are sold are usually
called. They are the same thing but what the artist
does with them (trades or sells) determines whether
they are ATCs or Art Cards/ACEOs.
Jessica R.
Jessica
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http://dancingdovecreations.blogspot.com/
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refers only to the *traded* cards. Art Cards (or
ACEOs) are what the cards that are sold are usually
called. They are the same thing but what the artist
does with them (trades or sells) determines whether
they are ATCs or Art Cards/ACEOs.
Jessica R.
Jessica
Come check out my art blog!
http://dancingdovecreations.blogspot.com/
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Where do you trade them?
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 1:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Re: Art Trading cards
Here's another link: http://www.art-cards.org/about.html
On the cedarseed site they say that art cards are only to be traded & not
sold, but on the art-cards.org site above, they don't have that rule...this
makes it possible for those who are not artistically inclined or interested
to buy some... just thought I'd add this site...
There's a new format that is becoming popular as well, Art Squared... 4" by
4" pieces of art work:
http://www.artsquared.sheba-kitty-productions.com/
I see a lot of both formats on ebay & artbyus.com!
On 16 Feb 2006 05:44:06 -0000
[email protected] wrote:
Cheers,
Jessica
http://weavingrainbow.com
blog: http://weavingrainbow.com/blog
Yahoo! Groups Links
Shannon
Melaleuca Customer
Join our club and swap paperback books for FREE - PaperBackSwap.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 1:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Re: Art Trading cards
Here's another link: http://www.art-cards.org/about.html
On the cedarseed site they say that art cards are only to be traded & not
sold, but on the art-cards.org site above, they don't have that rule...this
makes it possible for those who are not artistically inclined or interested
to buy some... just thought I'd add this site...
There's a new format that is becoming popular as well, Art Squared... 4" by
4" pieces of art work:
http://www.artsquared.sheba-kitty-productions.com/
I see a lot of both formats on ebay & artbyus.com!
On 16 Feb 2006 05:44:06 -0000
[email protected] wrote:
> "Please tell me more about ATC"Hope this helps!
>
> ATC's are Art Trading Cards. They are little works of art 2.5"x3.5",
> with the artist's information on back. They can not be sold, only
> traded with other ATC folks.:)
>
> Here's some detailed info: http://www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html
Cheers,
Jessica
http://weavingrainbow.com
blog: http://weavingrainbow.com/blog
Yahoo! Groups Links
Jessica Radtke
--- In [email protected], "S
Drag-teine" <dragteine@...> wrote:
place that holds swaps in your area you can also trade
in person. If you do a search on Yahoo groups you'll
find more than enough groups to get started. Some
groups are strictly ATC oriented while others do other
forms of altered and mail arts as well. I trade
through lots of groups but some of the groups that I
trade through the most are:
artisttradingcards
ATC_artists
miniatureartisttradingcards
mash_art
ABAlteredOddArts
The first two are ATC only. The third is miniature
ATCs only (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches). And the last two
have swaps of other art forms as well as ATCs. (I also
just joined Imagination Tribe thanks to this list.)
When you are ready to start trading you should
probably be aware that trades can take different
forms. One way of trading is through one on one
trades. It's the most straighforward in that you
simply trade the same number of cards with another
artist, but it's a little more work to set up a lot of
personal trades and you build your collection a little
more slowly this way. One on one trades can be "blind"
(where you don't know what cards you are getting, only
the number), or if the artist has pics of the cards
they have up for trade online you can request specific
cards. I think I get some of the best cards this way.
It's also an easy way to get started. You can work at
your own pace and then request a swap with someone
when you feel ready to trade.
There are also what are generally referred to as
partnered swaps. I think these are the easiest kind of
group swaps for beginners to get involved with because
someone else sets the theme and the number of cards.
The host then partners all the participants up kind of
like one on one trades. All you have to do is make the
cards and send them to your partner. The number of
cards is low (usually 1-4) and the return time is
usually quick since you are only waiting on one
person. It's a good way to get your feet wet. The down
side is the same for one on one trades in that you
build your collection more slowly. You also don't get
as much variety from partnered swaps since you are
only receiving from one person per swap. In my
experience with ATCs I have found that the quality of
the cards in partnered swaps is not always as good as
the ones from one on one swaps though. I attribute
that to the fact that the deadlines are usually short
so many people tend to rush to create their cards by
the deadline.
Then there are the larger hosted swaps. The number of
cards you need to create for larger swaps is usually
higher, though not always, and you often have to wait
a lot longer to get your cards back because you have
to wait for everyone who signed up for the swap to get
their cards in so they can be swapped out with
everyone else. If there are international players it
can take quite a while (a month or more) for you to
receive the cards from hosted swaps. It's usually
worth the wait and you get a good variety this way,
but creating the large number of cards that are
sometimes needed for hosted swaps can be stressful for
beginners. If you start with hosted swaps (which are
the most common form of swaps on lists) I'd suggest
starting with ones that have a relatively low card
requirement.
In some swaps if the requirement is low - say 3 cards
- you can send in multiples of that number to receive
more cards in return. For instance I just received
cards from a swap that had a minimum requirement of 3
cards but we could send in 3, 6 or 9. I like 9 card
swaps because they fill one page of a trading card
page, so I made 9 cards and got 9 back. Doing this
kind of swap is a good way to work your way into
larger swaps. You can start with the lowest number and
work your way up as you feel more confident.
Whew, sorry! That ended up being a lot longer than I
meant for it to be! I get a little long winded when it
comes to my obsessions!
Jessica
Come check out my art blog!
http://dancingdovecreations.blogspot.com/
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Drag-teine" <dragteine@...> wrote:
>Mostly through on-line groups, though if there is a
> Where do you trade them?
>
> Shannon
> Melaleuca Customer
place that holds swaps in your area you can also trade
in person. If you do a search on Yahoo groups you'll
find more than enough groups to get started. Some
groups are strictly ATC oriented while others do other
forms of altered and mail arts as well. I trade
through lots of groups but some of the groups that I
trade through the most are:
artisttradingcards
ATC_artists
miniatureartisttradingcards
mash_art
ABAlteredOddArts
The first two are ATC only. The third is miniature
ATCs only (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches). And the last two
have swaps of other art forms as well as ATCs. (I also
just joined Imagination Tribe thanks to this list.)
When you are ready to start trading you should
probably be aware that trades can take different
forms. One way of trading is through one on one
trades. It's the most straighforward in that you
simply trade the same number of cards with another
artist, but it's a little more work to set up a lot of
personal trades and you build your collection a little
more slowly this way. One on one trades can be "blind"
(where you don't know what cards you are getting, only
the number), or if the artist has pics of the cards
they have up for trade online you can request specific
cards. I think I get some of the best cards this way.
It's also an easy way to get started. You can work at
your own pace and then request a swap with someone
when you feel ready to trade.
There are also what are generally referred to as
partnered swaps. I think these are the easiest kind of
group swaps for beginners to get involved with because
someone else sets the theme and the number of cards.
The host then partners all the participants up kind of
like one on one trades. All you have to do is make the
cards and send them to your partner. The number of
cards is low (usually 1-4) and the return time is
usually quick since you are only waiting on one
person. It's a good way to get your feet wet. The down
side is the same for one on one trades in that you
build your collection more slowly. You also don't get
as much variety from partnered swaps since you are
only receiving from one person per swap. In my
experience with ATCs I have found that the quality of
the cards in partnered swaps is not always as good as
the ones from one on one swaps though. I attribute
that to the fact that the deadlines are usually short
so many people tend to rush to create their cards by
the deadline.
Then there are the larger hosted swaps. The number of
cards you need to create for larger swaps is usually
higher, though not always, and you often have to wait
a lot longer to get your cards back because you have
to wait for everyone who signed up for the swap to get
their cards in so they can be swapped out with
everyone else. If there are international players it
can take quite a while (a month or more) for you to
receive the cards from hosted swaps. It's usually
worth the wait and you get a good variety this way,
but creating the large number of cards that are
sometimes needed for hosted swaps can be stressful for
beginners. If you start with hosted swaps (which are
the most common form of swaps on lists) I'd suggest
starting with ones that have a relatively low card
requirement.
In some swaps if the requirement is low - say 3 cards
- you can send in multiples of that number to receive
more cards in return. For instance I just received
cards from a swap that had a minimum requirement of 3
cards but we could send in 3, 6 or 9. I like 9 card
swaps because they fill one page of a trading card
page, so I made 9 cards and got 9 back. Doing this
kind of swap is a good way to work your way into
larger swaps. You can start with the lowest number and
work your way up as you feel more confident.
Whew, sorry! That ended up being a lot longer than I
meant for it to be! I get a little long winded when it
comes to my obsessions!
Jessica
Come check out my art blog!
http://dancingdovecreations.blogspot.com/
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What kind of art does it have to be? My son is five and a half and he wants
to do it. He loves cards and heard me talking about it with my husband. He
draws, paints and does free art on the 'puter. Are there guidelines to
making the cards? Does anyone swap at MHEA conference? Is it a kid thing
only?
I am sorry to ask all these questions if you already covered this but I
didn't read most of them because the first few I thought it was a local
thing and figured I wasn't local enough.
Shannon
Melaleuca Customer
Join our club and swap paperback books for FREE - PaperBackSwap.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Radtke
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] Art Trading cards
--- In [email protected], "S
Drag-teine" <dragteine@...> wrote:
place that holds swaps in your area you can also trade
in person. If you do a search on Yahoo groups you'll
find more than enough groups to get started. Some
groups are strictly ATC oriented while others do other
forms of altered and mail arts as well. I trade
through lots of groups but some of the groups that I
trade through the most are:
artisttradingcards
ATC_artists
miniatureartisttradingcards
mash_art
ABAlteredOddArts
The first two are ATC only. The third is miniature
ATCs only (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches). And the last two
have swaps of other art forms as well as ATCs. (I also
just joined Imagination Tribe thanks to this list.)
When you are ready to start trading you should
probably be aware that trades can take different
forms. One way of trading is through one on one
trades. It's the most straighforward in that you
simply trade the same number of cards with another
artist, but it's a little more work to set up a lot of
personal trades and you build your collection a little
more slowly this way. One on one trades can be "blind"
(where you don't know what cards you are getting, only
the number), or if the artist has pics of the cards
they have up for trade online you can request specific
cards. I think I get some of the best cards this way.
It's also an easy way to get started. You can work at
your own pace and then request a swap with someone
when you feel ready to trade.
There are also what are generally referred to as
partnered swaps. I think these are the easiest kind of
group swaps for beginners to get involved with because
someone else sets the theme and the number of cards.
The host then partners all the participants up kind of
like one on one trades. All you have to do is make the
cards and send them to your partner. The number of
cards is low (usually 1-4) and the return time is
usually quick since you are only waiting on one
person. It's a good way to get your feet wet. The down
side is the same for one on one trades in that you
build your collection more slowly. You also don't get
as much variety from partnered swaps since you are
only receiving from one person per swap. In my
experience with ATCs I have found that the quality of
the cards in partnered swaps is not always as good as
the ones from one on one swaps though. I attribute
that to the fact that the deadlines are usually short
so many people tend to rush to create their cards by
the deadline.
Then there are the larger hosted swaps. The number of
cards you need to create for larger swaps is usually
higher, though not always, and you often have to wait
a lot longer to get your cards back because you have
to wait for everyone who signed up for the swap to get
their cards in so they can be swapped out with
everyone else. If there are international players it
can take quite a while (a month or more) for you to
receive the cards from hosted swaps. It's usually
worth the wait and you get a good variety this way,
but creating the large number of cards that are
sometimes needed for hosted swaps can be stressful for
beginners. If you start with hosted swaps (which are
the most common form of swaps on lists) I'd suggest
starting with ones that have a relatively low card
requirement.
In some swaps if the requirement is low - say 3 cards
- you can send in multiples of that number to receive
more cards in return. For instance I just received
cards from a swap that had a minimum requirement of 3
cards but we could send in 3, 6 or 9. I like 9 card
swaps because they fill one page of a trading card
page, so I made 9 cards and got 9 back. Doing this
kind of swap is a good way to work your way into
larger swaps. You can start with the lowest number and
work your way up as you feel more confident.
Whew, sorry! That ended up being a lot longer than I
meant for it to be! I get a little long winded when it
comes to my obsessions!
Jessica
Come check out my art blog!
http://dancingdovecreations.blogspot.com/
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to do it. He loves cards and heard me talking about it with my husband. He
draws, paints and does free art on the 'puter. Are there guidelines to
making the cards? Does anyone swap at MHEA conference? Is it a kid thing
only?
I am sorry to ask all these questions if you already covered this but I
didn't read most of them because the first few I thought it was a local
thing and figured I wasn't local enough.
Shannon
Melaleuca Customer
Join our club and swap paperback books for FREE - PaperBackSwap.com
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Radtke
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 11:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] Art Trading cards
--- In [email protected], "S
Drag-teine" <dragteine@...> wrote:
>Mostly through on-line groups, though if there is a
> Where do you trade them?
>
> Shannon
> Melaleuca Customer
place that holds swaps in your area you can also trade
in person. If you do a search on Yahoo groups you'll
find more than enough groups to get started. Some
groups are strictly ATC oriented while others do other
forms of altered and mail arts as well. I trade
through lots of groups but some of the groups that I
trade through the most are:
artisttradingcards
ATC_artists
miniatureartisttradingcards
mash_art
ABAlteredOddArts
The first two are ATC only. The third is miniature
ATCs only (1 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches). And the last two
have swaps of other art forms as well as ATCs. (I also
just joined Imagination Tribe thanks to this list.)
When you are ready to start trading you should
probably be aware that trades can take different
forms. One way of trading is through one on one
trades. It's the most straighforward in that you
simply trade the same number of cards with another
artist, but it's a little more work to set up a lot of
personal trades and you build your collection a little
more slowly this way. One on one trades can be "blind"
(where you don't know what cards you are getting, only
the number), or if the artist has pics of the cards
they have up for trade online you can request specific
cards. I think I get some of the best cards this way.
It's also an easy way to get started. You can work at
your own pace and then request a swap with someone
when you feel ready to trade.
There are also what are generally referred to as
partnered swaps. I think these are the easiest kind of
group swaps for beginners to get involved with because
someone else sets the theme and the number of cards.
The host then partners all the participants up kind of
like one on one trades. All you have to do is make the
cards and send them to your partner. The number of
cards is low (usually 1-4) and the return time is
usually quick since you are only waiting on one
person. It's a good way to get your feet wet. The down
side is the same for one on one trades in that you
build your collection more slowly. You also don't get
as much variety from partnered swaps since you are
only receiving from one person per swap. In my
experience with ATCs I have found that the quality of
the cards in partnered swaps is not always as good as
the ones from one on one swaps though. I attribute
that to the fact that the deadlines are usually short
so many people tend to rush to create their cards by
the deadline.
Then there are the larger hosted swaps. The number of
cards you need to create for larger swaps is usually
higher, though not always, and you often have to wait
a lot longer to get your cards back because you have
to wait for everyone who signed up for the swap to get
their cards in so they can be swapped out with
everyone else. If there are international players it
can take quite a while (a month or more) for you to
receive the cards from hosted swaps. It's usually
worth the wait and you get a good variety this way,
but creating the large number of cards that are
sometimes needed for hosted swaps can be stressful for
beginners. If you start with hosted swaps (which are
the most common form of swaps on lists) I'd suggest
starting with ones that have a relatively low card
requirement.
In some swaps if the requirement is low - say 3 cards
- you can send in multiples of that number to receive
more cards in return. For instance I just received
cards from a swap that had a minimum requirement of 3
cards but we could send in 3, 6 or 9. I like 9 card
swaps because they fill one page of a trading card
page, so I made 9 cards and got 9 back. Doing this
kind of swap is a good way to work your way into
larger swaps. You can start with the lowest number and
work your way up as you feel more confident.
Whew, sorry! That ended up being a lot longer than I
meant for it to be! I get a little long winded when it
comes to my obsessions!
Jessica
Come check out my art blog!
http://dancingdovecreations.blogspot.com/
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