Projects: Attack of the ATCs!

Yet another relatively new project I've been working on: Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). If you're unfamiliar with ATCs, they are 2.5"x3.5" pieces of art. They can be any material or medium as long as they fit into a trading card sleeve.

I've recently started making some with alcohol inked backgrounds and embossing and/or collaging. I plan to start painting some in the near future, but I want to improve my painting skills before I do so.

ATCs are meant to be traded, not sold. If you plan to sell your mini-art, then they are considered "Art Cards, Editions & Originals" (ACEOs). A popular place to trade your ATCs is on www.ATCsForAll.com. You can browse a gallery of available ATCs as well as list your ATCs for others to contact you for a trade. My ID on ATCs For All is "Venus Designs". I list all available ATCs on this site only. Some of the ATCs below are still available on this site.

I've included pictures of some of my first ATCs below All of them have alcohol inked backgrounds. As always, if anyone is interested in a tutorial, just post a comment saying so and I'll do my best to write one as soon as possible.