So many projects, so little time...

I am doing a series of 54 original ACEO cards. They will be available for sale through this blog, my website, ebay, art-cards.org, and artcardswanted.com.

I hope these will be some inspiration sparking quick little polished works for me to test (hopefully successfully) some ideas for larger pieces.

Don't know what ACEO cards are? They are also called ATC (though not 100% interchangeable).

ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals. ATC stands for Artist Trading Cards. Artist Trading Cards can be printed "copies" ad noseum of the same card that was originally done by an artist.

ACEO cards should always be signed by the artist. They should state whether they are "Editions" or "Originals". The difference would be:

• Editions would be variations of the same picture. Such circumstances would be similar to a Series in effect, more than one of the same imagry with a good portion (or effectively all) the same, maybe doing it in a different style, different color scheme, different, medium, (but not required) but each one unique while alike all the others even if it is simply because it is hand painted, printed, drawn, etc.
• Originals would be one of a kind (OOAK). Each and every picture is unique. They may or may not have things in common (theme, medium, color scheme, style), but each is a piece in and of it's self, not relating to the others.

Compare these definitions to other similar definitions:

• Prints would be duplicates. A good example would be posters. Exact copies of the original. They have nothing different than any other. These can be done in limited runs (becomes called Limited Edition Print - confusing I know)
• Limited Edition Print are prints which would be signed, and numbered in order of printing and sold on a first come first served lowest number basis.
  
• The other kind of print would be print on demand type limitless numbers.

Some people swear that the limited edition runs are more valuable than the limitless runs, and only buy that type of print, but the print more often than not is the same quality, and therefore, it is my personal opinion you should buy what you can afford, and therefore, what you like, regardless of the "value". Otherwise, all anyone would buy is Picasso's and Worhol's etc. If the art is something that you like, then it is priceless. Ok, off my soap box now.