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"What If" ATC

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Swap Coordinator:PixelPixie (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:March 27, 2013
Date items must be sent by:April 10, 2013
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

There I was booting around on the interwebs on one of my late night surfs when I came across some neat-o art. So I thought, that would make a great ATC swap! And so here we are.

So the idea behind this ATC is that you take a picture, perhaps from a magazine or book or a photo or something (picture should be real life looking, not cartoon) and you alter a part of it using pen, pencil or marker to change it into an imaginative interesting picture of your own.

You will have one partner and make one "What If" ATC. Do your best work but remember that not everyone may be the artist that you are. Rate according to following the instructions, not according to judgement of drawing abilities. I am going to give this a bit of extra time than I normally would because I want to explore this one a bit more since it's different than my usual ATC's.

Everyone is invited to join (especially newbies) and I can angel this if need be.

Hope you have fun!

Added Info:

An ATC is short for Artists Trading Card. It is a card that is 2.5" x 3.5" in size (the size of a usual playing card). It is usually made of card stock and can be hand drawn, decorated and embellished in any way you like.

On the back of the card you should add the following: title of the card, your name, date created, how many in that series (for example if I were making 3 of them I would write 1 of 3 , 2 of 3 or 3 of 3) and the name of the swap that you are making it for.

An ATC is never sold, only traded. And if possible, you should send your ATC in a plastic trading card sleeve (found at hobby stores and some dollar stores too) to help protect the card.

Discussion

kiddomerriweather 03/22/2013 #

Great swap idea!

Just thought I'd let you know that ATC swaps are considered a Package or Craft and not Flat Mail. :)

PixelPixie 03/23/2013 #

It can be either.... but I changed it. :0)

KrackerJaxx 03/26/2013 #

Is the postage price reasonable for international? Since it isn't a box we send?

ThESwEeTiE 03/26/2013 #

Most ATC's I receive from the USA are marked from $1.10 to about $2.20 usd.
I live in Australia... for ME to send to America or any other international destination costs in excess of $1.65... but I do it for the love of it... almost ALL of the swaps I enter are international.. cos if I waited for regional Australian ones, I have to make them myself... so far I have had only 5 Aussie ones... this is an expensive hobby for us... I dont think $1.10 once in a while is a lot really C: Cheers

KrackerJaxx 03/27/2013 #

I don't think that price is too high. I was just curious. Thank you for sharing the information.

KrackerJaxx 03/29/2013 #

I got an email saying I could view my swap partner and the link took me here. Am I missing something?

PixelPixie 04/ 3/2013 #

In the top right corner of this page in a box there is a heading called "Swap member options:" Under that is a link called "See the partners you send to". Click on that and it will open a new window which will tell you who your partner is and their mailing address.

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