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I built artistcards.io as a labour of love. So we can sell and swap our art, and enjoy the process.

It’s a new way of selling our ACEOs online. I’ve loved art for a very long time, and enjoy collecting and creating them. My formal training and background is in architecture, fine and visual arts and design. Now, I am the creator owner operator of artistcards.io . Here’s what I’d love people to know.

Firstly you create a gallery using the easy to follow wizard. You are then able to fill your gallery shop with OOAK art, printed artists cards… pretty much anything that has your artwork on it. 

You can also put your original ATC or ACEO through our free product and pdf maker to create both downloadable ACEOs and Interactive Collectors Cards. 

The Interactive Collectors cards can have audio, video, even AR effects included in them. Each has a unique number to ensure authenticity. Think of them as an old fashioned visitors card. Updated for the 21st century.

These are important to grow your subscriber base and future customers.

You also receive a downloadable pdf that can be used to print - or have printed - your own collectable artist cards.

Place your newly downloadable ACEO for sale in your shop ready for the monthly drop. The Interactive Collectors Card is paired with it for one month, meaning that when the ACEO is purchased the Interactive Collectors Card is automatically sent to the purchaser as well. What do you have to do ? Set and forget. 

You can make ACEO limited editions of both the printable, and the printed cards you print / have printed with your free PDF.

You decide whether you will sell your original art. ACEO or ATC, or not. If you do, charge a bit more.

All FOR FREE at artistcards.io

I built this as a labour of love. So we can sell and swap our art and enjoy the process.

Questions? Just ask 💙

My gallery on artistcards.io is kikisgallery!

HOLLY GRAIL OF TIKKIES!!!

RARE ROTRING Tikky Special PROTOTYPE wooden ECO Mechanical pencil

No letters.
It is unique special wood-plastic Tikky that never made it to the shops.
It was rotring experimenting with new materials.

Apparently it was made as a small series that came with Mercedes Benz model with similar interior design.

My dad found it in one of his student's desks, it accepts pilot BRFS-10F refills which is cool.

I was carefully taking apart a bunch of pens I’d thrifted off of Vinted and somehow the nib unit of one of the rapidographs has gotten stuck in the bottom of the body I was using to detach it; I don’t remember even screwing it tightly at all but it’s well and truly stuck. Anyone have a clue how to help? I don’t have any specialised kit but I’m about to try giving it a very warm water soak.