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Title: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on January 07, 2017, 10:42:26 AM
I know we used to have these types of exchanges on the Arena pretty often...  wondering if I'm overlooking the specific thread or subforum....
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Bekuno on January 07, 2017, 10:45:04 AM
ATC swaps are with everything else in Swap Talk. Most of them are just done privately now and not too often, I don't believe there's been a group swap in a while.
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: UrocyonFox on January 07, 2017, 12:24:54 PM
2016 ended up kicking my butt I need to do some ATCs for 2017 to get myself back in the groove
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Griffin on January 08, 2017, 03:21:41 AM
A group swap would be fun, though! Like Bekuno said, there hasn't been one in a while.

Maybe start by gauging interest in the swap forum? :) It's probably a good idea to advertise here too, as the swap forum is still pretty new and threads go easily unnoticed.
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: AmberMarie on January 08, 2017, 06:21:11 PM
I was just wondering about this! I used to host the monthly ATC swaps. I was wondering if there would be interest if I returned to them.

Life is allowing me more time again!
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Shaiyeh on January 09, 2017, 03:42:36 AM
Before AmberMarie, I used to host monthlies as well :) (like back in 2011-2013... and I think I hosted one in 2014 or something, too?xD) My condition prohibits me from hosting swaps now, but I'd definitely be interested in joining a group swap! I miss hosting them, though, and hope to be able to in the future again :3
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: AmberMarie on January 09, 2017, 04:21:52 AM
Woo hoo! All the ATC swaps. They are such great things. I hope you are able to get back to it too. (hug)
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Shaiyeh on January 09, 2017, 04:47:22 AM
Thank you AmberMarie! you too :hug:
I'll be keeping an eye out for upcoming atc swaps in the swap forum tho :D and I seriously need to get a binder for my cards xD I have them all in individual sleeves in a box atm, with no way of displaying them neatly :sad:
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: AmberMarie on January 09, 2017, 04:54:03 AM
OoOooOoh hoooooo hoooo.. I have been there. I finally have them all in a binder. I am now trying to figure out a cool way to display them. I recently moved and was looking through the binder, just miss it so.

Part of me wants to jump in with both feet and just do this! But I see there are new rules and such for them, so going to see what I can do. :)

Post Merge: January 09, 2017, 04:55:20 AM

Oh and loved your work! Just took a look at your blog. I may foray into some digital artwork again. I always felt like I could not get the right feel yet to my ponies.

ah well.
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Shaiyeh on January 09, 2017, 06:49:25 AM
I used to have a large cork board above my desk where I'd pin them up (that is, placed them on pins as if they were little shelves. I'd never poke holes in my cards x) ) but that was in my old room in the shared house when I went to art school xD I wish I could do something like that again though, it looked really cool!
And aw, thank you :') <3 do it! I should try to get stuff done more often tbh, I go months without drawing at times ;A;
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: UrocyonFox on January 09, 2017, 07:20:47 AM
I keep mine in a binder in protective sleeves sorted by pony, then if I get 9 atcs of a certain pony I get a full pretty sheet of them. I think Applejack, Galaxy, and my OCs are the only ponies I have full sheets of at the moment but its really cool when you get it because then you have a page of different artists interpretations of the same pony.
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: AmberMarie on January 09, 2017, 10:45:43 AM
I am such a TAF lover that they all end up like that a lot. I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the styles!

Whelp, I just pm'd a moderator to see about starting back up. See where I end up!
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Shaiyeh on January 09, 2017, 11:06:59 AM
I keep mine in a binder in protective sleeves sorted by pony, then if I get 9 atcs of a certain pony I get a full pretty sheet of them. I think Applejack, Galaxy, and my OCs are the only ponies I have full sheets of at the moment but its really cool when you get it because then you have a page of different artists interpretations of the same pony.

omg that sounds great *3* I'm gonna try that when I end up getting a binder :3

AmberMarie - ooo! good luck :D
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Bekuno on January 09, 2017, 11:15:08 AM
Mine are in a binder too! I would love to have a better way to display them though.
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: Griffin on January 10, 2017, 11:54:39 AM
AmberMarie, great to see you back! :hug: I remember your swaps, even participated myself pretty actively back then.

I also keep my ATCs in a binder. Mine are organised by artist rather than pony, though, since I have so many non-pony ATCs. I love the all-pony sheets, however. :D
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on January 10, 2017, 03:54:07 PM
I definitely feel like getting involved in something "artsy"!  My sketchbook is starting to fill with pencil drawings... that's not happened in YEARS!
Title: Re: ATC trading/swap thread?
Post by: RandomPony on January 14, 2017, 09:22:32 AM
Yes! Please bring back the ATC Swaps again! I myself used to do them on here and found them quite fun! I missed them when they seemed to have vanish! However I know this could be a question among people that shipping international would be a challenge. I think that for the swap starts allow the option to say if you can ship international or not! 
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