Artist Trading Cards Photography

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About Artist Trading Cards Photography

It has the same general guidelines as ATC's. But it has to use at least 50% photography. Better if they are your own.
Can be exchange for any other ATC's. Can be any theme.

If you live in USA. You can go to Sam's They would do a baseball print that is the size of a ATC card. 3.5 x 2.5

Artist trading cards
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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. ATCs are a relatively new art form which formally began in September 1996. The concept was created by Swiss artist M. Vänçi Stirnemann. [1] They can be any medium: textile arts, 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.


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 a few true rules applied to modern Artist Trading Cards:

1. The dimensions of the card must be 2.5 x 3.5 inches (64 x 89 mm).
2. The cards must be traded - never bought or sold.
3. The artist of the card should put their name and contact information on the back so other artists can get to know them and their work.
4. Some artists like to make a personal "business" card with a self portrait on the front, and contact information and anything else they'd like to include on the back, to give out with their trades.


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,textile arts, 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

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