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ARTIST
TRADING CARDS are a variation of the popular mass-produced
trading cards available for sale all over the world. The
difference is rather than buying them, you make them. This
means that each card is an original work of art, or one
of a small edition run that you can trade with other people
who have created their own cards. |
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one rule:
2.5"
x 3.5"
or
64mm x 89mm |
ANY AND ALL MATERIALS and techniques are permitted (drawing
in pencil, pen, marker, chalk or crayon etc., painting,
photographs, collage, found materials, mixed media -- anything!).
There is only one rule-- the cards should be the same size
as traditional collector cards: 2.5 inches wide by 3.5 inches
tall (64mm x 89mm). On the back you should sign and date
your cards. If they are part of an edition you should number
them as well. |
Trade
your
cards
in person
or
by mail
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HOW
YOU TRADE is entirely up to you... 1 for 1, 2 for 1, whatever
you feel they are worth. You can trade cards on, that
is you can trade cards you have received in previous trades
(known as a "second generation trade" or "trading
forward"). Of course you are not compelled to trade
with someone if you do not like their cards.
The
Trading Session or "TS" (when two or more people
meet in person to trade cards face-to-face) lies at the
heart of the ATC concept. There is also a thriving community
of people who trade by mail.
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