"Outside the Box" ATCs
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| Swap Coordinator: | twobluecrows (contact) |
| Swap categories: | Challenges Art Artist Trading Card (ATC) |
| Number of people in swap: | 22 |
| Location: | Other |
| Type: | None |
| Last day to signup/drop: | September 28, 2007 |
| Date items must be sent by: | October 31, 2007 |
| Number of swap partners: | 1 |
| Description: | |
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The only standard requirement for an ATC is that it's height and width measurements be 2.5" x 3.5" or 3.5" x 2.5", portrait vs landscape orientation. The sky can be the limit for every other aspect of the art. In general, anything can be a backing for an ATC. I've seen them made on sheet metal, glass, plastic, canvas, fabric, wood, and varying thicknesses of paper and cardstock, watercolor paper, canvas paper. It's really only limited by either your creativity, or the rules (if any) of a particular swap. In the big, wide world of ATCs, there is no thickness limit, either, but mostly here people make them thin enough to fit inside the standard card collector packets, sleeves or sheets. I, personally don't require that of my partner(s) so go for the gusto! Think outside the box! Some people are sticklers about archival qualities, but art does not necessarily have to be "forever" so many people use whatever materials that fit their artistic needs. So, for this swap we will have one partner and will send to them an "ourside the box" ATC made of anything you want, any theme you want, and following only the size requirements for the height and width--2.5" x 3.5" It can be a little book, a small box full of treasures, an expanding accordian pleated...something, whatever you can imagine that will fold up into, or compress to, or hide behind a 2.5" x 3.5" "cover" or facade. Let your creative juices flow and your imagination run wild and create something truly outside the box! Swappers who want to participate must have no less than a 4.8 rating, unless you are a newbie, in which case you must have a full profile and also must write me and convince me that you are committed to fulfilling your end of the swap--references form other yahoo group swaps or similar swaps are encouraged! If you sign up at the last minute and haven't contacted me first, you will be removed before partners are assigned. No one likes to work this hard and create and send something so fabulous and get burned for their efforts! Google ATCs and "Artist Trading Cards" to find examples of extravagance in art in this form. There is a month between sign-up deadline and mail date, so you should have plenty of time, you can start making your art now! | |
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