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ATC vs. ACEO Round II

corey brown — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:24:55 +0000

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I have received a request to follow up on the debate between Art Cards and ACEO. The debate lies in how these cards are collected. ATC enthusiasts only trade their cards while artists who produce cards for monetary benefits sell them as ACEO. Production of these cards is similar: both meet a guideline of being produced on a 2.5″ x 3.5″ format. The measurement standard was taken from the same standard that trading cards, like baseball cards, use.

The website www.artcardist.com was created in order to bring both forms of the card together. Since conception of the idea to create Artcardist.com in 2009, neither ATC artists nor ACEO artists have really come together in any real terms to merge the two together. However, and I find this to be quite ironic, it is not unheard of for ATC artists to produce ACEO for the benefits of selling and ACEO artists can participate in an ATC trade. The most noticeable difference is the blending of terms. ACEO when used as a search term will bring you to information on ATC while ATC used as a term in a search engine mostly brings up art card trading results or results for Air Traffic Controller. Try google searching both terms and click image results. See what you come up with!

It is my experience that in two years the term ACEO is used more often to describe an art card. Possibly this is due to the fact that the ACEO is a commercial term and advertisement has brought the term to the mainstream just like when you order a “Coke” in a restaurant, you may actually get a “Pepsi” since cola is truly the desired request. Eventually, the term ATC may be synonymous with ACEO except among a very small audience.

Production of the art card is still a very exciting activity. Sites like eBay and ETSY have quite an active movement for selling ACEO. Facebook has many groups dedicated to the trading of ATC. Any way that you decide to participate with these cards is fine. There are many talented artists who use them to promote themselves. As a collectible, art cards are inexpensive and endearing!

For more information visit whatisanartisttradingcard.blogspot.com

Sarah Shipman Art Card Gallery

corey brown — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:56:52 +0000

SARAH SHIPMAN

Sarah became an ARTCARDIST in August of 2009. Sarah is 19 years old, soon to be 20. She developed a fondness for art cards accidentally by discovering supplies to create ATC at a local art supply store. She says “I have is an innate ability to just draw or sculpt anything that’s in my head.” Check out more of Sarah’s work in her gallery…

Susan Rodio- ARTCARDIST Gallery Exhibit

corey brown — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:57:43 +0000

Susan Rodio became an ARTCARDIST on July 9, 2009. View her ACEO work in her gallery …(read more)

Magical Moonlit Faery

Tom Rios – ARTCARDIST Gallery Exhibit

corey brown — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:24:29 +0000

Tom Rios became an ARTCARDIST on June 16, 2009. View his biography and gallery here!

Design in Silver

ATC vs. ACEO

corey brown — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:02:43 +0000

As an artist who produces art cards, it is interesting to find that there is a heated debate over these tiny masterpieces. Art trading cards (ATC) are for trading and Art cards, editions and originals (ACEO) are produced to be bought and sold. There lies the only difference between the two. Each form of card still must meet the requirement of 2.5 x 3.5 inches to either be traded or sold.
If you produce artwork and have joined the art card trend, you are forced to take sides. Either be a trader or be a seller. In the world of art cards there is no in between. I have actually been denied acceptance into forums because I had the audacity to suggest that I was looking for information on buying and selling art cards (to be p.c. I must say buying and selling ACEO). What I have ended up with, at first, is mass confusion. Unless you have done your homework, you may not know that an art card is intended for trade only and you submit yourself to being snubbed by many fine artists, many of whom you would like to trade cards with.
Artists by there very nature tend to be very proactive when it comes to making things right. They are harmonious people and any trouble that they might be experiencing is usually portrayed in their artwork rather than coming out in their personality as confrontational. At least that is how I find myself being. So my solution to this war against art card and ACEO is simple. Don’t choose a side! If you want to trade, TRADE! IF you want to sell, SELL! Consider yourself to be an ARTCARDIST.
An ARTCARDIST is an artist or crafts person who wants to produce cards with the intention to trade, buy and sell. They want to establish their reputation as an artist and communicate with other artists, so they trade. They also want to make a name for themselves and let the public be able to obtain fine art for a minimal price, so they produce cards to sell and buy. For those of you out there who wish to neither subscribe to being a trader only nor a buyer/seller only become an ARTCARDIST !

Learn about the Richmond Art Gallery Art Trading Card Exhibition!