Business cards · For artists
Your card is your smallest gallery. Here's how to hang the work on it.
An artist business card (or visiting card) works when it carries a piece of your work, not just your details: line art in foil, a painting printed on the back, an edge in your palette. We print them from $105 for 100, with a free proof checked by a person, shipping in 3–4 business days on our Standard line or about 3 weeks for Custom builds, after proof approval (estimates).
Raised holographic foil from $105 for 100 · 32pt painted edge from $165 for 250
Our Standard line ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval (estimate); Custom builds take about 3 weeks.
Unique artist business cards don't come from a template. They come from the work: a tattooist's linework pressed in foil, a photographer's lens in raised gloss, a hand-drawn frame with one gold roundel. Every card below is a real job, with the spec that made it.
Tattoo artists · Illustrators and concept artists · Painters and printmakers · Photographers and filmmakers · Calligraphers and letterers · Muralists and graffiti writers · Makeup and lash artists
Holographic foil linework and name on matte black · violet foil services line · full-colour painting on the reverse
Portrait · soft-touch black · mirror red foil skull and lettering · silver foil on a red reverse · rounded corners
Silk matte · four-colour photo of a finished piece · appointment lines on the back · rounded corners · PMS-matched painted edge
Matte black · silver foil line drawing · lavender foil wordmark and contact lines
Bright white card · broken black rings around a roundel in raised high gloss · crop-mark frame and QR on the reverse
Matte black · finely drawn crawfish and brush-script wordmark in rose gold foil · rose gold both sides
Matte black · diagonal spot-gloss stripes · white JH monogram with a red bar · red painted edge
16pt silk matte · portrait · hand-drawn frame and lettering in black ink · one yellow gold foil roundel
White card · lash-eye script wordmark in holographic foil · teal foil script name on the reverse · rounded corners
Navy · stepped block monogram in gold foil · portrait front, landscape back
M3 Creative Studio: A calligrapher's business card works the same way: draw it in ink, save the foil for one mark.
We'd price the full version first, then scale back to what the work needs. Here are the three builds we recommend most to artists, from the full production down to the fastest.
Full production: your linework in foil, your colour on the back
Foil on one side for the line, a printed painting on the other for the colour. The card covers both halves of your portfolio.
Foil front from $310 for 250; the printed reverse is priced in the Studio
About 3 weeks after proof approval
Build it in the StudioOur pick: a 32pt card with a painted edge
Your artwork printed on a card twice the thickness of a standard one, with a stripe of colour on every edge. It's the most card for the money, and it ships fast.
From $165 for 250
Ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval (estimate)
Configure painted edge cardsSix edge colours on our Standard line. For a Pantone-matched edge, use custom edge finishing.
Essential: raised holographic foil
One bold mark in raised rainbow foil on velvet-soft 20pt card. It sits on a slight dome you can catch with a fingernail, and the colour slides as the card turns.
From $105 for 100
Ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval (estimate)
Order raised holographic cards"Put the work on the back. A card that shows one real piece does more than a paragraph about your style."
custom edge finishing · Start a holographic card in the Studio
Pick it up and the first thing you notice is weight. A 32pt card is about as thick as a credit card, so it doesn't flex when someone takes it from you. Turn it, and the painted edge flashes a line of colour. Run your thumb over hot foil and you feel the line pressed slightly into the surface, where print would be flat; raised foil does the opposite and sits on a slight dome. On soft touch the back has a velvet drag, like the inside of a sketchbook cover. On cotton it's soft and toothy, and a pencil signature sits in it the way it does on good drawing paper.
We'd rather tell you now than after the proof.
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Screens glow; paper absorbs. On uncoated stock, colour prints softer and warmer, and deep darks lose detail. Our fix: for photographic or saturated work we print on silk or soft touch, which hold colour; uncoated and cotton are for line work, type and quiet palettes. We show you the difference at proof.
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Foil needs lines and gaps of at least 0.6 mm to print cleanly; hairline hatching closes up. Our fix: we check every stroke at proof, thicken what's too fine, or keep the finest detail in ink and give the foil the bold lines.
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It needs a smooth surface to throw the spectrum. On cotton it looks soft and muddy. Our fix: holographic goes on smooth 20pt soft touch. If you want cotton, we'd use a metallic or pigment foil instead.
Gradients in foil print as one flat tone. If your mark is a gradient, we'll keep the gradient in print and foil a solid shape.
for digital artists, illustrators, tattooists
Hot foil is a metal or pigment film pressed onto the card with heat and a die, so it sits slightly into the surface with a bite you can feel. Rose gold, silver, violet and mirror red read like ink with light in it; one die per colour. On our Standard line, holographic is raised instead: no die, a slight dome, and a rainbow that slides as the card turns. Either way, lines finer than 0.6 mm close up, so we check them at proof.
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for anyone with a signature colour
We clamp the stack in a vise and paint the edges as one surface. On 32pt it's a clear line of colour; on 48pt it's a band. The Standard line offers six colours; custom edge finishing matches a Pantone from your palette. Square corners are standard; rounded corners we confirm with production before we promise them. Edge paint never follows notches or cut-outs.
for fine artists, painters, printmakers, calligraphers
This is the build we'd suggest for fine artist business cards. Cotton paper is soft and toothy, like the drawing stock you already know. Letterpress presses ink into it so every line has a crevice you can feel; you can sign it in pencil. It suits line work, type and one or two inks. It doesn't suit big flat colour fields, which print with a suede-like mottle.
for sculptors, 3D artists, anyone with a silhouette
Cut the card to the outline of your mark: a brush, a skull, a figure. It's the closest a business card gets to a small sculpture. The die is a real steel blade, so inside corners get a slight radius and cuts stay 3 mm apart.
for photographers and digital artists
A clear, raised coating on chosen shapes, so they shine like glass against a soft-touch field. Good for a lens, an eye, a single shape you want touched. It reads sharpest against soft touch, where gloss meets velvet.
for tattoo and beauty studios
A soft radius on all four corners, and a back laid out with date, time and artist lines. Clients keep it until the next session, which is the point. Write-on backs work on uncoated and matte, not on soft touch or gloss.
Upload a piece of your work or your mark. Peppermint Studio lays it onto a real card spec in a couple of minutes: foil where the lines are bold enough, print where they aren't, an edge pulled from your palette. It's a rendering, not a proof. A designer rebuilds your file and a person checks it before anything goes to press.
Upload your work
Design exploration
Elena Marco
Design exploration
Atelier North
Design explorations, not client work. What we print is what your proof shows.
Prices checked 1 October 2026. Totals, not per card. Free shipping within the continental US.
| Build | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1,000 | Lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncoated 14pt (write-on) | $52 | $58 | $70 | $75 | ships in 3–4 business days | Order |
| Raised holographic foil, 20pt soft touch | $105 | $145 | $190 | Get a price | ships in 3–4 business days | Ask in the Studio |
| 32pt painted edge (our pick) | — | $165 | $202 | $292 | ships in 3–4 business days | Order |
| Custom foil on 32pt cotton | — | $310 | $410 | $620 | ~3 weeks | Order |
| Letterpress on cotton, one ink | — | $340 | $535 | $920 | ~3 weeks | Order |
| Custom die-cut shape, 16pt silk | — | $215 | Get a price | Get a price | ~3 weeks | Ask in the Studio |
Lead times are estimates from proof approval, not delivery dates. Need it by a date? Tell us when you order and we'll say honestly whether it's possible.
For 500 cards, expect about $70 for plain uncoated, $190 with raised holographic foil, and $202 for a 32pt painted edge.
| Uncoated 14pt | Raised holographic foil | 32pt painted edge | Custom foil on cotton | Letterpress on cotton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Signing, sketching, notes | Digital art, tattoo flash, makeup | Showing a full-colour piece | Line art, monograms | Fine art, printmaking, lettering |
| Shows a painting or photo well | Softly | Back only | Yes (prints softer on uncoated) | Back only, priced in Studio | No (one or two inks) |
| Feel | Light, papery | Velvet, a raised foil dome | Thick, a colour stripe at the edge | Thick, soft, pressed foil | Thick, deep bite |
| Write on it | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| From | $52 / 100 | $105 / 100 | $165 / 250 | $310 / 250 | $340 / 250 |
| Lead time | ships in 3–4 business days | ships in 3–4 business days | ships in 3–4 business days | ~3 weeks | ~3 weeks |
If you only hand out cards at markets and openings, uncoated or painted edge is plenty. If the card is your portfolio at a studio visit, go Custom.
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Pick a build, or upload your work in the Studio.
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A designer rebuilds what needs rebuilding (foil lines, edge clearance, QR in ink) and sends a free proof.
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Nothing is produced until you do. Change it as many times as you need at proof.
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The Standard line ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval (estimate); Custom builds take about 3 weeks.
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Free shipping within the continental US.
If you're not happy, we reprint.
The sample pack has our papers, foils and edges in your hand for $8, with $10 back on your first order.
Fifteen minutes with our founder about your card, your work and your budget.
Your name, what you make (tattoo, illustration, murals, photography), one way to reach you, and where to see more work: a website or one social handle, with a QR code in plain ink if you like. Then one real piece of work, on the back or as the mark. Leave out a list of every medium you've tried.
The same as a business card: name, discipline, one contact, one link and a piece of the work. "Visiting card" is the same object; we print the standard 3.5 × 2 in size and square 2.5 × 2.5 in.
Start from the work, not a template. Choose the one piece or mark that represents you, decide whether it should be printed (colour, painting, photo) or pressed (foil, letterpress), then pick the paper that suits it. Upload it to our Studio to see it on a real card spec, then a designer prepares the file and sends a proof.
Yes. Upload a print-ready PDF, or upload your artwork and let our designer set it up. Either way a person checks it before print: foil lines at least 0.6 mm, text inside the safe area, colour converted for paper.
From $52 for 100 uncoated, $105 for 100 with holographic foil, $165 for 250 thick cards with a painted edge, and from $310 for 250 Custom foil on cotton. Every price includes a free proof checked by a person.
Close, not identical. Paper reflects light where a screen emits it, so colours print a little softer, most of all on uncoated and cotton. For saturated or photographic work we recommend silk or soft touch, and we show you the result at proof.
Yes, if the lines and gaps are at least 0.6 mm at final size. Finer hatching fills in on press. We check every line at proof and either thicken it slightly or keep the finest detail in ink.
Yes. The info card that goes beside a piece, or a certificate of authenticity that ships with a sale, can be printed in the same paper, foil and edge as your business card, so the set matches. Ask in the Studio or book a call.
Yes. The sample pack is the easiest way to see sample business cards for artists in your hand: our papers, foils, painted edges and finishes for $8, and $10 comes back as credit on your first order.
Our Standard line (raised holographic foil, painted edge, uncoated) ships in 3–4 business days after proof approval, and Custom builds take about 3 weeks (cotton, letterpress, custom shapes). These are estimates, not delivery guarantees.
From our own orders: foil linework on black stock, thick cards with a painted edge in the artist's colour, and a full-colour piece printed on the back. Fewer people are printing their whole portfolio as a grid; one piece reads better.