| To this rule
are few other 'guidelines'. Firstly, an ATC mustn't be sold, only
exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is
about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and
exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and getting
exposed to many personal styles. Second, on the back of each ATC the
artist writes part or all of the following information: name,
contact information, title of the ATC and number (1/8, 2/8...)
if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited
numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called
originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and
are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are
different are called series. Don't be intimidated by the
concept of small editions or originals: what most collectors really
want are cards that were made with care. Based on that, numbers are
meaningless. |
