8 × 12 cm. Always.
Finished size: 8 × 12 cm, portrait or landscape. Paint or draw right to the edge, with no white border.
Format guidelines · 8 × 12 cm
A few shared guidelines make every artist card recognisable.
Paper or wood. The same small format.
Watercolour paper
300 g/m²
The surface where it all began. For watercolour and other techniques, with suitable preparation.
Thin panel
Wood or cardboard · up to 3 mm
Suitable for oil painting. A rigid base for your work. Prepare it with a ground suitable for your chosen technique.
Every technique is welcome.
Draw, paint, write, experiment. Palette-knife work is welcome too, with limited relief. Every card must be an original artwork made by hand.
Drawing / sketchCharcoalArtGrafWatercolourAcrylicTemperaGouacheOilPalette knifePastelsPigmentsChalk pastelsBallpoint penCalligraphy in every form
The back tells your story.
On the back: first name, surname, nickname if used, title, technique, date, “CdA” and signature.
How is a CdA priced on NAAG?
A CdA’s price on NAAG is calculated as (8 + 12) × artist coefficient. A coefficient of 0.5 gives a price of €10; a coefficient of 1.4 gives €28. Only NAAG assigns the coefficient: artists do not set it themselves.
Updated 26 October 2026