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It all started with a single little sea horse...........that got me completely hooked!!
I'm talking about my recent foray into the wonderful world of ACEOs!
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What the heck is an ACEO you might ask?? ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals". These cards can be finished in any medium, but have one main rule: they MUST be 3.5" X 2.5" in size. (About the size of a baseball card) They are extremely collectible, fun to trade, and are a very affordable way to collect art. They will fit in any standard trading card album and can also be framed (in a VERY small frame!!)
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For an artist like me, who tends to come up with all kinds of great ideas, but never seems to have the time to bring them to fruition, ACEOs were a way to do just that! You see, the advantage to working so small is, it isn't long until you run out of space! So you can come up with quick little images that occupy the entire page, and actually have the time to FINISH them!!!
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The other thing I LOVE about these cards, is they are the ideal size for me to play with my Copic markers. I don't like to work large with Copics because then I am laying down a lot of ink, and large backgrounds tend to get really streaky. I really enjoy working in marker, and this size allows me to really play and experiment with them! As you can see, I had an absolute BLAST!!!!
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I created a series of 10 numbered pieces, all whimsical, *FUN* little characters, each designed to elicit smiles. They are now available for individual sale on Ebay, starting at ridiculously LOW prices for original art! You can see the auctions at the link !HERE! What makes them EXTRA special, is they are the very first pieces of original art I have ever offered for sale!
They were so much fun to create, I am excited to start on the next series.........although I *may* just keep them for myself! :)
As always, I appreciate you stopping by! Would love to hear what you think!
These are all so cute! I'm curious how you do selling things on ebay. ACEOs seem like fun to make, trade, and sell. Wishing you success with them and hope to see more!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda! I'm curious too! There was overwhelming enthusiasm for the cards on my Facebook page as I was creating them, but it often find it's a different story when I offer items that have been well received for sale. I guess we'll see!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI love the eyes! You can tell you had fun with them. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteYour seahorse reminds me a tiny bit of those SeaMonkeys that were always for sale in the comic books, remember those??? They looked like little naked people, and I'm quite sure that's why a lot of kids ordered them! Hahahaha!!
ReplyDeleteSo may adorable critters! And hooray for ACEOs! I have been doing the tiny art for a couple years and I'm still hooked. :D
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