Art Trade

Art Trade Form
I know this looks boring, but i've had a much higher response than i expected and this is a way to make sure no-one gets lost or missed out!

NOTE: I hope to manage to trade with everyone, but this may not be possible (I'm only one person!), please don't be offended if i don't get back to you immediately, i'm going to try my hardest to complete them all :)

Name: (Your name) Obviously haha
Page name: (If you have a page or business)
Link to shop/page: (If you have one, So i can leave a link as credit)
Location: (Country of where i'll be shipping your piece to, we'll sort addresses later!)
Date: When you'd be available to trade (i.e. "October - November")
Preferred trade: Custom, Themed or Surprise me.
Medium(s) (You'd like to trade): What sort of art/craft piece you create i.e. Jewellery, painting, drawing, plush toy
Medium(s) (You'd like to recieve): What sort of art/craft piece you'd like me to create for you i.e. Jewellery, painting, drawing, plush toy
Subject preference: What sort of things do you like animals, horror, nature
Favourite colours/Combinations: Green, black & Purple etc

Either PM me on Facebook or E-mail me:
https://www.facebook.com/NocturnalCreationsx
nocturnalcreation@hotmail.co.uk

Why're you trading? 

It's a way of exploring some creative freedom and have a bit of fun creating something outside commissions, while receiving something nice at the end, meeting new people and doing some light networking in the process.
What the trade is not: A way to gain free stuff or for others to get "Free" products from myself, by sending something of minimal effort in return. We both should be putting as much love and care into the work as we would usually whether it be for family, friend or customer. 
How many will you take on?: I'm still working on that, i'm going to have to think about realistic numbers to fit in with general life, commission work and not making myself broke with postage costs

What type of art trade?

1. A custom piece: We both tell each other a few Likes/Dislikes/Passions, Favourite colours and a preferred medium or two (I.e. Sculpture, Painting etc), and the other party can create something with their own creative freedom.
But if you do have something particular in mind that's already been made, feel free to ask!

2. A themed piece:  Where we both work from the same theme, but take the art/craftwork in our own direction and have complete creative freedom to do our thing.

3. Surprise me!: Represent ourselves, Have complete freedom! Create whatever you want and show a little bit of yourself/interests

What's involved?

What will we trade: Something hand-created whether it be a small sculpture, plushie, needle felting, painting, drawing etc. If you have a art/craft page or business remember to send each other a link so that we can "advertise" it for each other once we receive our trades.

Limited critique: We're trading for a bit of fun NOT as paying customers so it need not match your exact vision or be strongly critiqued. we want to let the other persons creative juices flow.

Cost: Obviously nothing to take part!. But each individual has to fund their own materials and P&P so it is entirely up to yourself how much you spend/use on the project. (Same applies to time and labour) Please check out the Fair Trade section. 

Fair trade: This is difficult to judge as we all value work differently, we have to take into account time, value, materials and skill level. We can discuss this between us to suit both sides before starting the trade.

Postage: It's up to both parties to finance the P&P of the item they are sending
You may want to take into consideration size and weight so that it doesn't end up too expensive.
(Remember to get a proof of postage receipt in case they get lost)
Deadline, 1 - 2 weeks, but we can discuss altering this if required. 
This gives each party enough time to squeeze in the artwork to their busy schedules. But it also gives a completion date to brush up on working within a time-frame.

I started a trade, but i can't meet the deadline!: That's okay! Just remember to keep in contact so that we both know what is going on. 

Rules
Basics

. All participants are at least 16 years old (or have parental permission)
. No illegal items (This should be pretty obvious) including firearms, blades, explosives, copyrighted items etc (Fan items are acceptable though)
. Proof of postage and keep postage reciept in case anything goes missing/gets damaged on it's journey.
(Feel free to send via a tracking service if you want extra peace of mind, this is at your own expense though)
. Stick to the deadline, if you do run out of time don't worry! Just remember and let each other know and keep them up to date (Don't take part if you think you may have to withdraw)
. Once you receive your package, remember to show them off!, Post them on your page etc to brag about your new pretty things.
. Remember to say thank you to your partner!

Wanna' swapsies?

    So I've been considering for a while different ways of having a bit of creative freedom and fun away from "work" and commissions, all while boosting recognition, learning new things and meeting new people/connections.
    

The latest thought has been, how about doing an art trade?

    I've been wanting to do a few of these for years, but for various reasons I've not managed. Age was a issue, as most of the art forums i've followed for years required you to be either 18 y/o or over be a high level/point scoring member. Another reason has been the strictness of the rules, i know they're there for a reason and help secure the trades dos and don'ts, but some of them really pushed me out. 

As i'm used to creating pieces for others i thought it'd be nice for a wee change to also get something pretty in return (That didnt go towards bills, taxes and pet food)

What type of art trade?

I was thinking along the lines of creating either

1. A custom piece based on the other persons likes/specifications
(A mini-brief perhaps)

2. A themed piece - Where we both work from the same theme, but take the art/craftwork in our own direction and have complete creative freedom to do our thing.

3. Represent ourselves - Have complete freedom! Create whatever you want! Showing a little bit of yourself/interests

A group art exchange
Slightly more complicated to manage.
Focuses less on the page itself, but brings together the community
Everyone works on the same theme, and we have a new theme every month.
Once all pieces have been made photos are e-mailed to me and i'll upload them into a album where people can choose to trade with one another or just admitre the gallery and awe at everyones creativity and different directions

What's involved?

Deadline, say one month from the start of the trade
This gives each party enough time to squeeze in the artwork to their busy schedules. But it also gives a completion date to brush up on working within a timeframe.

Limited critique (We're trading for a bit of fun NOT as paying customers (However feel free to discuss this outside of the trade) so it need not match your exact vision or be strongly critiqued) so we give a basic description and let the other persons creative juices flow from there.

Cost: Obviously nothing to take part!. But each individual has to fund their own materials and P&P so it is entirely up to yourself how much you spend/use on the project. (Same applies to time and labour)

Postage: It's up to both parties to finance the P&P of the item they are sending
(Both parties do not have to post the items if they wish not to, but most must agree prior to starting the project, or discuss later on and both come to a arrangement.
(It wouldn't be fair if one person kept theirs and received the trade, and the other got nothing in return)

Rules
Basics

. All participants are at least 18 years old (or have parental permission?)
(Or should it be 16? Or should there be any age limit?)
. No illegal items (Should eb pretty obvious) including firearms, blades, explosives, copyrighted items etc
. Proof of postage and keep postage reciept
(Feel free to send via a tracking service if you want extra peace of mind)
. Stick to the deadline (Don't take part if you think you may have to withdraw)
. Once you receive your package, send photos to the Swap Organiser so that they can display them in the Swap Gallery (Remember to say thank you to your partner!)