Artist Trading Cards (or ATC’S, ACEO’s or minis, whatever floats your boat)

Recently I  joined a trade on Wetcanvas. For those who aren’t sure what I’m talking about. An ATC (artist trading card) is about the size of a baseball card and can be in any medium. And you trade them like baseball cards to other artists. It’s fun, you get to meet artists all over the world as well as being  great practice. Plus it’s nice to get real mail once in a while as well.

If you’re in this trade with me stop reading this until you get your mail.  😀

The theme of this current trade I’m in was Animals. Here’s a couple I did. These are all the size of a baseball or playing card..they will appear larger on your screen then they actually are. These are all acrylic, except for the skunk which is pen on acrylic.

Hope you enjoy.


Dummy is off on vacation. I am hoping to join him soon!

©Virginia Spencer, thepurpledogpaintingblog.com, 2011

Non-purple dogs and a cat in three different mediums

This is my lab Zeus who not being as silly as Sampson has never dyed himself purple.

Acrylic, miniature, 3×5

 

Zeus in acrylics

 

This is my neighbour’s cat Fletch in watercolour.

Watercolour, miniature,  card size.

 

Fletch in watercolor

 

And last but not least, Pepper, my other neighbour’s dog. Getting all those spots right was a trip.

Pen and ink, miniature, card size.

 

Pepper, ink