A fantasy art card (also fantasy art trading card or fantasy card) is a small
card, usually made out of
paperboard or thick
paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distrib ...
, which usually depicts
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...
,
science-fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
, or
horror artwork of a character, place or thing on the front side of the card. The back side of the card usually contains a short description of the picture, along with other text. Fantasy art cards are collected or traded, and are typically not
playing cards
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that is marked with distinguishing motifs. Often the front (face) and back of each card has a f ...
though overlap between
collectible card games is recognized because of the suite of artwork they often depict. Fantasy art cards generally showcase the artwork of a single contemporary artist,
though a medley of artists, or a single
intellectual property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...
may be depicted too.
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Trading cards