You should draw Art Cards!

This post is all about why I love art cards and why you should, too.  First, a word from responsible work ethic: I am working on art cards -and- commissions today, and I need to color icons, too!  Woo, post-holiday catchup!  Thank you, responsible work ethic.  OKAY ENOUGH OF THAT

Since I draw these a lot, I thought I should make a post to tell people who might not know about art cards about them!  If you already draw art cards, I invite you to link to your work in this post!

Art cards come in two flavors, ATCs and ACEOs.  Both of them are 2.5″x3.5″, trading card sized pieces of miniature art.  The difference is in what’s done with them.  ATCs were the original concept, intended for trade among artists, which is why they’re Art Trading Cards.  Some people decided they wanted to sell their trading cards, and came up with a different name, to avoid stepping on the toes of the folks who trade ‘em.  ACEOs are art cards that are for sale.  It stands for Art Cards: Editions and Originals.  Possibly, it also stands for ART CARDS: ELECTRIC OCTOPI but probably not.  Some people sell print editions of their art cards, and some people sell originals.

You should collect these!  Lots of artists draw them, and I bet a lot more would draw them if you threw money at them and asked them to draw on a 2.5″x3.5″ sheet of cardstock.  It’s an inexpensive way to get original art, and they’re pretty easy and fun to trade for, too.  You can find art cards on Ebay and Etsy, and there are online and offline groups dedicated to selling, trading and making these things.  Because they’re trading card sized, there’s already a ton of protective sheets, sleeves, binders, etc. geared toward collecting them.

You should draw these!  It’s addicting! It lets you put down ideas as quickly as you can come up with them, and have a finished piece to show for it.  I like drawing small, and enjoy the challenge of setting up fun compositions within the limited format.   You can cut your own blank cards, or buy packs of art paper already cut to the right size for dirt cheap.

Here’s a new art card group on deviantArt - http://aceo-atc.deviantart.com/

Here are some art cards I finished!

ACEOs

I finished a couple ACEOs to show off:

I put a ton of art cards, including these and the animal adventurers series up in my Etsy shop.

Comic Updates!

All of the comics are updated for Saturday.  I mentioned Ekwara’s extra pages last night, too.  Yay, extra pages!

Page 19 of Ekwara is up - http://www.ekwara.com

Page 321 of Dracula is up - http://www.draculacomic.net

Page 70 of Crimson Flag is up - http://www.crimsonflagcomic.net

The commission sale is going on all weekend - here - and tomorrow I’m doing the white elephant card sale, to get some work for January.   I’m a self-employed artist, and commissions from folks let me spend more time doing what I love!  Thanks for checking it out!

Holiday Commissions

While I’m working on my December work, including painting the icons and griffons, I’m accepting commissions for January, and from now through the 21st (so, this weekend), I’m doing a sale.  It’s like a little mini winter Todconvention XD

8.5″x11″ watercolor portrait  -  one character and no background - $30 (usually $40)
8.5″x11″ watercolor scene - one or two characters plus full background - $50 (usually $75)

Need a last minute gift idea?  Order a commission as a present!  I can send an email to the recipient on the date you specify, letting them know they get custom art from you, or I can send you a gift card file, including my contact inforation, to print out to give to them.  I’ll work with the recipient to create a cool picture for them.  I can do cartoon pet portraits and lighthearted wildlife and fantasy art in addition to anthropomorphic work.  If you collect anthro art, share your hobby with a friend or relative outside the fandom and introduce them to the fun of getting custom art!

I draw strictly within a G-PG rating, so you can link your mom and younger cousins to my website, too.

Email me at coyotepuck@gmail.com if you’re interested.

Also, on December 20th, I’m going to be doing the white elephant art card sale, so swing by in a couple days to pick up a surprise present for yourself!  Ten dollars lets you leave a secret art prompt in a screened lj post, and then I’ll draw all the prompts as 2.5″x3.5″ art cards, and randomly send one to each participant.  These will also be completed in January.

Icon Day Update

Here’s a quick update on icons - scans of the rough inks.  I haven’t cleaned these up, yet.

My Angel

This is the angel I made for the top of my tree.

Wildlife cartoons

I’ve been playing around a little with making wildlife scenes in my cartoony style.  Here are two art cards I made yesterday.  I need to head out and get some practice drawing local plants.

Comics!

This week’s comics have updated for Saturday!

Page 69 of Crimson Flag

Page 320 of Dracula

Page 15 of Ekwara

I’m still working on getting everything in the mail.  Bear with me, as I get my home office organized and up to speed.  Now I have a postage scale!  Good times.

I’m currently working on new commissions and getting all the icons and griffons inked!

This post contains both a displacer beast and a blink dog. Uh oh.

Some badges, some sketches :)

Blink dog art card!

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Ekwara Day Art!

Here’s all the Ekwara Day art from your prompts and questions.  A couple of these I’ve already posted, with a little more explanation of how it fits into the setting.

When I took the prompts, I said I needed to handle shipping logistics and payment once these were done.  If you would like your picture mailed to you, please send me an email with the filename of your picture and your mailing address.  I also need two dollars to cover mailing and supplies, if you’re in the US, and if you’re outside the US, let me know, so we can work out the exact shipping cost.  My email address is coyotepuck@gmail.com

Onward to the art!

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