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KWESTION about canvas - 7/11/2008 3:35:41 PM

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I found some ACT/ACEO sized streached canvas.
Would these still be considered ACEO or ATC if they will no longer fit in the card slots?
they are 2.5 x3 x 1/2

just wunnering

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/11/2008 3:38:41 PM

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that is a good question!

I've purchased some mixed media ones that were so 3D that they didn't fit in them either.......

who knows the answer to this?????

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/11/2008 3:40:51 PM

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hmmm.. I was just thinking I might try them for nibblefest,I started an 8x10, but I think I may like it too much to risk .99
I begingin to hate ebay... what am I saying I've hated ebay forever

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/11/2008 6:48:22 PM

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When you consider a lot of ACEO's now are not following the format of a trading card except in size, I don't see why you cannot use canvas.

A lot of artists are gluing bows, trinkets etc to the ACEO, which would actually make it as thick as a hardboard canvas (not stretch canvas). So the rule of thumb right now unofficially is the size of 2.5x3.5..... try some and see what happens, you will probably sell them all.

I have often thought of cutting up the hardboard canvas to ACEO size, and then framing the painting (lots of people frame their ACEO's now in groupings on the wall), I might still do that as the gallery that reps me likes things framed, and this will make the painting much sturdier. If I do this I will have the same frame for all ACEO's in my shop so groupings would be uniform and that will encourage people to buy them in mulitples - yes?

ETA: Same would go for stretch canvas - but that is more expensive. Anyway you can still call them ACEO's to answer your question. In tags also refer to them as miniatures as some buyers prefer that word.

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/11/2008 9:32:08 PM

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Heather's right (as far as everything I've heard) - the dimensions (length x height) are what make it an aceo. they don't HAVE to fit in those little sleeves.

So Nellie, are you going to share your source with us or is it a limited supply? I'd love to get some of those too!

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/12/2008 10:35:53 AM

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cool beans.

quote:

So Nellie, are you going to share your source with us or is it a limited supply? I'd love to get some of those too!

Sure, sorry didn't think before

I got them from Curry's Art Supply

But they stopped shipping to the US.

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/12/2008 11:20:48 AM

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I have plans to do some ACEO's next week - and I have the hardboard canvas, so will take a 5x7 and cut it exactly in half with xacto knife, then in half again, and that will give me the 2.5x3.5 ACEO size. Then when finished will put it up for sale framed.

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/12/2008 2:29:51 PM

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Here's one I painted, orginally I was going to two like this one being the angle one being the deamond, but I think I doo something simpler, this took a while and I'm not usper thrilled with the outcome
from my flickr stream

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/13/2008 2:12:05 PM

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Your work is nice and clear on this one. People who do not paint ACEO's as "fine art" paintings (for want of a better expression - no offense meant to anyone), especially with opaque such as acrylic or oil, do not realize how much time it takes to make them. This is why you see a lot of anime (sp?) work, some who do this complain when it takes them over half an hour to complete so their profit margin is higher.

I have seen a lot of "fine artists" use watercolor washes with simple pen and ink drawings and they are beautiful and don't take very long, therefore their profit is higher too.

I paint ACEO's because they are fun and I love doing them, plus in the future I might make larger paintings from the ones that work well. I price them according to the market price for originals and prints, my private commissions and larger paintings that I sold make up for the small profit from ACEO's.

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/14/2008 10:27:09 AM

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Yeah I figured the tine to paint them would be at least as much, but I'm just not happy with this, it feels like simpler on the tiny space would be better.

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/14/2008 1:19:29 PM

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Hmmmm that depends on subject - I don't find this one too busy. Some people like them busy. Some like them simple, so do both depending on which mood you are in at the time....

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RE: KWESTION about canvas - 7/14/2008 4:58:23 PM

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I think it's lovely, Noelle. Her expression is very well captured.

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