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ACEO Miniatures Are Not Only For Painters, Photographers Can Make Them Too
ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals, a slight variation of the well-known ATCs (Artist Trading Cards). The only difference between the two is that ACEOs are supposed to be sold (can also be traded), while ATCs are usually only exchanged. Either way, they share the same characteristics: miniature size at 2,5×3,5 inches (63×89 mm), and created using any artistic media. Most people believe ACEOs are mostly paintings, but they are collected as photographs too.
ACEOs are usually presented in card-collector transparent sleeves. Pertinent information (title, signature, media, edition number) are usually written in pencil on the verso of the print.
Of course I present my fine prints in larger sizes, but I am also proud to be offering miniatures (in editions of 250 prints) for all collectors out there. The main advantages to me with ACEOs are the very low cost at which I can sell them (shipping cost is also very low), so more opportunities to have my work around, but mainly because they are just lovely in the small size. More and more art enthusiasts are decorating their homes with miniatures. In fact, if “sleeved” ACEOs are just great for collectors, I rather prefer them mounted. I mount them to 13×15 inches using gallery quality, acid free mountboard. A miniature print presented this way is a very beautiful and artistic object. In 2008 I was fortunate to attend a Man Ray exhibition at the Tate Modern in London, where many of his small size prints (properly mounted) were on display, and I was completely fascinated.
If you are a photographer you can also make your black and white portfolio as ACEO prints: quick to make (eight prints will fit a standard 8,5×11 inch sheet of paper), and inexpensive, to the point that besides selling them, I also send them as gifts or samples of my work. I use Hanhemuhle PhotoRag paper which yields a very long tonal scale and lovely details (although my prints are usually quite blurred). I like low contrast and “tone” my ACEO prints to resemble platinum/palladium prints, a medium which I have been practicing for many years. You can buy PVC transparent sleeves in ACEO size off eBay at $2/$3 for a box of 100.
The selling price of ACEOs is usually quite low ($5/$10) but sometimes, especially on eBay, they can fetch quite a high price. There is a big market for this niche. Just consider that private art enthusiasts can decor several walls in their home with very little money. Or art galleries owners can make a great profit purchasing a portfolio of ACEOs to be resold at quite a higher price when properly mounted and exhibited in a brick and mortar gallery. Finally art collectors often do not care about the price when they want something, and they are happy to purchase something relatively unique and inexpensive for a change.
I would recommend all fellow fine art photographers to pursue the miniature prints niche which can be remunerative, interesting and fun.
About the Author
About the Author. Tom Mahoney has been an internationally collected artist and fine art printmaker for many years. To learn more about ACEO miniatures, you can visit his web site at http://aceoart.com where he shows his entire body of work in miniature size. To learn more about his work in general please visit http://artblackandwhite.com
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Neytiri ACEO Avatar Fan Art Painting (part 1)
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING #115 2.5×3.5 INCHES ART $0.99 |
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATER COLOR PAINTING 2.5X3.5 INCHES #204 ART $0.99 |
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SMOKING FAIRY ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING 2.5×3.5 INCHES ART $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print watercolor painting M by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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OUIJA & Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print wc painting A 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches $0.99 |
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UPSIDE DOWN SIAMESE CAT ART SFA ATC ACEO LE PRINT of water color painting $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print watercolor painting 6 by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print watercolor painting 5 by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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SUNSET BEACH PALM TREES ART PAINTING PRINT ACEO SFA ATC by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print watercolor painting b by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING #114 2.5×3.5 INCHES ART $0.99 |
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SIAMESE CAT FLUFFY KITTEN print ATC ACEO painting ART 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches $0.99 |
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SIAMESE CAT LE art print ATC ACEO painting mini SFA #5 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print watercolor painting A by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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SIAMESE CAT ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING 2.5X3.5 INCHES #102 ART $0.99 |
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SIAMESE CAT SCRUNCHED UP LE ACEO PRINT PAINTING SFA ART by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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SIAMESE CAT WAITING ACEO painting art PRINT SFA atc by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO Ltd Ed PRINT of Watercolor Painting 3.5×2.5 inches 101 $0.99 |
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Forest Morning ART ATC SFA ACEO LE PRINT of original water color painting $0.99 |
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATER COLOR PAINTING 2.5X3.5 INCHES #203 ART $0.99 |
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Mountain Lake Sunrise ART ATC ACEO LE PRINT of original water color painting $0.99 |
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SKINNY SIAMESE CAT LE ART PAINTING PRINT ACEO SFA ATC by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING 2.5X3.5 INCHES #113 ART $0.99 |
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OUIJA & Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print wc painting B 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches $0.98 |
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR PAINTING #114 2.5×3.5 INCHES ART $0.99 |
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SWAN IN THE WATER ART ATC SFA ACEO LE PRINT painting by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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PUPPY DOG ACEO PRINT OF ORIGINAL WATER COLOR PAINTING 2.5X3.5 INCHES #301 ART $0.99 |
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TAHITI BEACH PALM TREES ART PAINTING PRINT ACEO SFA ATC by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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Siamese Cat ART ATC ACEO LE print watercolor painting C by Nancy Turbeville $0.99 |
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SIAMESE CAT LOOKING UP ART PAINTING PRINT ACEO SFA ATC 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches $0.99 |
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ART ATC ACEO LE print BEACH SUNSET WATER COLOR painting 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches $0.99 |
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art original watercolour Fantasy One of a kind ACEO painting-cat and mouse by JW $4.00 |
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ACEO Landscape Art Spirit Island Photo challenge May Oil Painting Original $19.99 |
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ACEO Original painting watercolor Art gift Landscape 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $2.88 |
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ACEO Original painting watercolor Art gift Seascape 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $2.88 |
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Cute Blue Bird Aceo Tattoo art folk art painting outsider art $3.00 |
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ACEO Abstract Original Painting Art Card by Van Buskirk F31 Flower $7.00 |
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Zombie raven bird house aceo original tattoo art folk art graffiti art painting $4.00 |
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Zombie girl Aceo Outsider art folk art painting graffiti art $4.00 |
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zombie girl original aceo painting tattoo art folk art painting outsider art $4.00 |
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angry raven original aceo painting tattoo art folk art painting outsider art $4.00 |
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ORIGINA Retro fine Art Drawing Painting Antique paper Abstruct Fantasy aceo $5.35 |
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ACEO Abstract Original Painting Art Card by Van Buskirk M15 Flower $7.00 |
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ORIGINA Retro fine Art Drawing Painting Antique paper nude woman figure aceo $7.20 |
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ORIGINA Retro fine Art Drawing Painting Antique paper Abstruct Fantasy aceo $4.80 |
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ORIGINA Retro fine Art Drawing Painting Antique paper two figures aceo $4.80 |
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ACEO Original painting watercolor Art gift Seascape/2 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $0.99 |
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ACEO Original painting watercolor Art gift Seascape/3 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $0.99 |
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ACEO Original painting watercolor Art gift Seascape/4 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $0.99 |
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ASIL ACEO print – FEV2812 abstract art card miniature atc daily painting giclee $4.99 |
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ACEO Original painting watercolor Art gift Landscape/2 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $0.99 |
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ACEO Train Original painting watercolor Art gift Landscape 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $3.88 |
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ACEO Original painting Acrylic color Art gift blue nude 2.5 x3.5 inch By Ps. $3.88 |
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ACEO Cape Cod Artist Original Acrylic Art Card Painting Spiritual Healing Angel $9.99 |
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Art print from original painting Dog 79 black Chihuahua Ladybug by L.Dumas $5.99 |
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ACEO Original Art Hot Red Orange Sunset Light Leafy Silhouettes Sky Painting NR $17.99 |
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ACEO black paint pinto arabian horse art print SHIVAK $2.50 |
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ACEO Original Painting Winter Sunset Sky Tree Branches Collectible OOAK Pink Art $12.99 |
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ACEO black pinto paint arabian horse art print SHIVAK $2.50 |
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ACEO Original Nude Oil Painting abstract impressionist Feminine outsider art atc $6.50 |
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ACEO Original Nude Oil Painting abstract impressionist strange Feminine art $6.50 |
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ACEO Abstract Original Painting Art Card by Van Buskirk AC24 $7.00 |
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ACEO Abstract Original Painting Art Card by Van Buskirk ac46 $7.00 |
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ACEO Original Painting Art Card by Van Buskirk AC69 $7.00 |
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ACEO Abstract Original Painting Art Card by Van Buskirk AC43 $7.00 |
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Creepy Tree And Birds Aceo Gothic art folk art painting graffiti art $3.00 |
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Zombie girl Aceo Outsider art folk art painting graffiti art $4.00 |
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cute girl skull tattoo art Aceo Outsider art folk art painting graffiti art $4.00 |
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ACEO painting, black cat, balloons, apple tree, funny, mixed media art $8.00 |
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ACEO painting, tan tabby kitty with ghosts in the graveyard, mixed media art $8.00 |
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ACEO painting, black vampire cat countess at her castle, mixed media art $8.00 |
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ACEO painting, black cat air mail delivery, plane, bird, mixed media art $8.00 |
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ACEO painting, black cat family sitting in a sunflower garden, folk art look $8.00 |
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ACEO painting, black cats, spider webs, pumpkins, fence, spooky, mixed media art $9.00 |
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ACEO painting, fall, autumn, giant acorn, tree, black cat, mixed media art $8.00 |
