How Do We Cope?

On April 4, 2026, I played a short Facebook video that was posted by Optimistic Soap. It featured a second FB entity, citizenruthpdx.

That video is, in my opinion, magnificent.

I took some screenshots, saved the video in my "Good" folder, and then created an ATC inspired by the video.

Finally, I posted it on the April web page. I planned to make a more intricate ATC from the screenshots, after contacting Optimistic Soap for permission.

I never got around to making that contact.

The first ATC that I made is described below.

How Do We Cope 01

"How Do We Cope" is what I call a digital hybrid ATC.

I took a screenshot from Optimistic Soap's video and placed it on the first layer of a Procreate project.

Then I made Layer 1 semi-transparent and added Layer 2 over it.

On Layer 2, I roughly sketched the image.

This image was exported as a TIFF file.

The TIFF file was imported into the poorly-named application Pages.

I printed the page of images. Using Prismacolor pencils and a Pigma Micron pen, I did an "overdrawing."

Then I put double-stick tape on the back, cut the edges with pinking shears, and applied the cut-out to a piece of my favorite black paper: Legion Stonehenge Black watercolor paper. (hot press? cold press? it doesn't really matter for backgrounds!)

In June, I got a second request for the "How Do We Cope" ATC.

I made a second card and decided to create THIS web page, explaining things.

I will be sending a link to this page to Optimistic Soap, and requesting permission before I make any more cards.

The back of the first card

This card went to Mary L.

The back of the second card

This card was
custom-made
for
Tess.

The back of the third card

This is the backing for MY "AKC."

The second card

Overdrawing done on June 30, 2026.

I got a better photo this time.... to card 02 looks better than card 01 at first glance.

They were VERY similar to one another.

The PDF file

This is how the "Pages" file looks when I print it.

I sometimes offer digital images in PDF format for others to color, but this is NOT one of those files.

I did not plan to trade the first card I made.

Frankly, I loved it.

But I did not put "NFT" on the April web page, and I very quickly got a request for "How We Cope."

So I mailed it to Mary L.

And later, my good friend Tess requested the card and I made the second one.

The THIRD card will be my AKC, and I won't make any more until I get permission from Optimistic Soap.

I would LOVE to create a version of this ATC with a pocket on the back. Inside the pocket, I would like to include a transcript from the video posted by Optimist Soap on April 4, 2026. I will be sending my request soon, but I will not make such an ATC without their consent.

LuAnn Pepperwood, ATC artist and web master
June 30, 2026

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