So, you can't sign up for the snail mail swap? As long as you're nifty on the computer, or have quick access to a scanner or digital camera- you can still swap ATCs! EMATCs- E-Mail Artist Trading Cards!
So how do I do it?
It might be a tad more complicated than making real ATCs, but at least you dont have to cut paper!
1. Sign up for the EMATC swap, not the regular swap.
2. Make some art. Get it on the computer somehow, or just make it on the computer. Change the size of the art to: Width: 250 Height:350
3. Copy that whole image to a new image who's size is Width: 500 Height: 350
4. Make another 250x350 image, only this time put your information. By your information I mean your nickname, neopets nickname, email, website, whatever you want to put there. Also, please put 'Love of Art EMATC Swap' somewhere on there, so everyone knows what it was for. Other than that, just do whatever to the back of your card.
5. Copy that over to the big image, and place the two images side by side, they should fit perfectly.
You should get something that's in a format like this:
6. Save it, and email it to your swap partner along with another.
7. Pretty soon, you should recieve two EMATCs in your inbox! Print them out, fold the image (glur or tape it up, whatever) and you have swapped ATCs! Congrats!
Questions?
How many EMATCs do I send? Two- just like the normal ATC swap. They can be two you've made or one you've made and one you've recieved from someone else. Never two you've recieved- that's cheating.
Do I have to make it those sizes? For now, yes. It'll be best if everyone's EMATCs are all the same size.
What if I dont have Photoshop or any of those other fancy programs? There is a free program you can download from the internet- but I can't remember what it's called, sorry. You might want to check download.com for something you can use. But if you still don't have a fancy program, just try your best with what you have- I know it can be really hard to get the sizes you need on paint. If you would like more info on getting programs- contact crystal_peatal on neopets.
I sent ATCs to someone, but received ATCs from a diffrent person! That's okay. Sometimes there are an uneven amount of people and it works out that way. As long as you sent and got some you're fine!
