Community Profile

Welcome to Hand Drawn ATC's!

This is a community for those who love making and trading Artist Trading Cards (or ATC's) that are hand drawn and/or painted.

Things to do here:

Post your ATC's (see below)

Share painting drawing tips and techniques

Share links of artists who inspire you

Share links about ATC's

Ask questions regarding ATC's



When posting images of your ATC's:

1. Put an image larger than 300x500 behind an LJ cut thusly: Write: lj-cut text="Click here to see my ATC's!" and put that text between these: < >

2. If your art displays any nudity (no 'Adult' themes please) you must say so in your post, that way people who are sensitive will not click on your LJ cut/Link!! Anyone who does not follow this rule will have two warnings and then be banned (I doubt this kind of thing will happen! :D

3. If you would like others to post a critical evaluation of your art ("How can I make this better?"), just ask!

4. Your ATC's must be hand-drawn or painted, there are other wonderful places for collage art and computer generated art (both of which are great ATC mediums in there own right!)

5. www.photobucket.com is a fantastic place to host your artwork! And it's free! I use photobucket myself.


When giving Comments/Criticisms:

1. It's nice to say :Gee that looks really awesome!" But it's even nicer to say Why you liked the card: "The composition is pleasing, I would never have thought of that color combination" etc.

2. If you do not like something about the card, don't say so unless the artist specifically asked for help!

3. No Rudeness is Tolerated at all.

4. Please Respect the art made by others, do not post negitive comments on their style or what they choose to paint or draw, it's only polite!


Notes on Trading:

You can let others know you wish to trade your ATC's, but I advise you not to post your address. This is a safety measure for your benefit! I am not responsible for people who do not follow through on trades. Luckily these people are rare! :D

Your friendly Moderator

I artwhisperer , am your community moderator, I am am artist pursuing a B.S. in Arts Management and have been creating since the age of two, using various media *grin* If you have any questions at all, feel free to leave a comment at my journal!

Here are some of my ATC's:



You can find more of mt art at
Swap Art Home of EraserQueen EraserQueen is another nickname of mine :D

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