Artists' Trading Cards

Artists' Trading Cards or ATC's for short are gaining popularity across this continent of ours. For those of you who have never heard of ATC's, they are cards the size of sports trading cards made by artists. In the ATC movement there are only two rules: 1. The ATC must be a card the of a sports trading card that is size must be 2 1/2 in. x 3 1/2 in. 2. ATC's are traded, never sold! Otherwise anything goes. Any art techique and genre is acceptable. This is an ideal hobby for kids, grown ups, seniors, artists, non-artists, in short it is a hobby for anyone. The small size is great for beginners because they do not have to spent hours on end to complete the work. ATC's are intended for trade not for sale.

Originally, ATC's were made by artists to exchange with other artists and to get their work out there into the world. These days it's a hobby for people. Hobby that is quick, gets results fast and ATC's are collectables. People like the fact that one can build a fine collection in relatively short time. There are groups created just for thyis purpose. If you want to check out ATC's in greater detail go to http://www.theatcexchange.com/ . This is a small group of ATC enthusiast actively trading their creations. Or you can visit http://www.atcsforall.com/. This is a very large group and there is always something going on for everyone.