Thursday, October 04, 2007

My Very First ATC Card

This is my very first ATC Card that I made. There was a challenge swap here and the theme was Halloween. Hope you like it.

Here's a little on ATCs (from Art in Your Pocket)
ATC stands for Artist Trading Card.
As their name indicates, ATC are collectables, a brilliant idea born of the older sports-themed trading cards. The one rule that makes an ATC derives from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.
An ATC mustn't be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting exposed to many personal styles.
Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information & title of the ATC.
Being that our cards are digtal writing details on the back of our cards is a bit diificult So what are we to do? Well there are a couple of options.
1. Create an ATC 'back' - a card with your details that you include with your ATC.
2. Put your details on your ATC somewhere (I think this can make cards look a little messy thou)
3. Not bother

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