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gemma clarke
03-10-2006, 04:44 PM
I want to know if there are rules or guidelines as to what makes up an artist trading card!

Any experts here? Thanks..
webchyck
04-13-2006, 10:58 AM
If you are wondering about ATCs, I would like to direct you to the article posted here at Digital Art Quirks:

http://www.digitalartquirks.com/articles/article_atc_becky_march2006.htm

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Kazadoodle
05-06-2006, 04:56 AM
There is but one rule to any ATC - it must be 2.5" x 3.5" - that's the only rule you need to remember - LOL
jensurge
03-22-2007, 02:59 AM
Cool thanks for the info!!!! :)
kygirl
03-22-2007, 10:27 AM
One more rule. ATCs are designed to be traded only, not sold. It makes me so mad when I see them for sale on E-Bay. I hope folks are selling their own, and not ones they've traded for.
coffeequeen
11-16-2007, 10:43 PM
Okay, this may sound like a no-brainer, but as someone who has never swapped these before... Do we also print the credits on the backs of these? I have looked at the article and also at several ATC sites, and no one mentions anything about credits, that I can see. If it's standard practice to leave them off, that's okay with me, but I would hate to offend any designers by doing so if it's not the standard. Thanks for the advice!
PamPie
11-16-2007, 11:27 PM
Okay, this may sound like a no-brainer, but as someone who has never swapped these before... Do we also print the credits on the backs of these? I have looked at the article and also at several ATC sites, and no one mentions anything about credits, that I can see. If it's standard practice to leave them off, that's okay with me, but I would hate to offend any designers by doing so if it's not the standard. Thanks for the advice! I think that is the artist's choice--sometimes I have and sometimes I haven't. Maybe I always should! Sometimes I just wait and post the credits when I post the card in the gallery...
Hmmm...any other thoughts?
Pixeldigger
11-17-2007, 08:40 AM
If I post in public and the image is not over 100 years old, I post credits. If it is just for swapping with friends, I don't usually credit it - perhaps I should start.
webchyck
11-17-2007, 11:03 AM
I personally do not put the credits on the card, but try to keep track for when I post in the gallery. And as everyone here can attest, for some reason, I don't do a very good job of that on the ATCs! Whereas on my layouts I'm meticulous!