Artist Trading Cards

1. Artist Trading Cards Or ATC’s

2. What are ATCs? • ATC’s are masterpieces in miniature that are swapped and collected just like baseball, hockey, and trading cards.

3. Original art • Unlike other trading cards, ATC’s are miniature pieces of art created by artists and strictly traded or swapped, never sold.

4. Size • When creating a card, you are limited by just one thing: size. • The cards must measure 2 ½ inches wide by 3 ½ inches tall or 64mm x 89mm.

5. Small Canvas • Artists have found all kinds of ways to fit painting, collage, rubber stamping, watercolor, transfers, beading, found objects, stitching, photography, computers graphics, and even metalwork onto their cards.

6. 3-Dimensional Cards • Although the base of most cards is cardstock, some can be made from fabric, metal, and even dried gourds. • They can be 3-d and interactive, with pop- ups, doors, rotating wheels, levers and other playful features.

7. One of a kind • Unique ATC’s are called originals. • The cards can be created as one of a kind originals, or a set of identical cards called multiples.

8. Editions • A set of identical ATC’s are called editions and are numbered. • Editions can have small differences like color. • They will be the same repeated image, example a print or stamp.

9. Series • ATC’s that are based on one theme and are different are called a series.

10. Theme • ATC trades have been based on all kinds of ideas, interests and obsessions. • ATC’s can be academic or silly. • ATC’s are as diverse as those who create them.

11. Each card will need all the information on the back. Please fill it out and hold on to it. Do not lose it!!! Artist Name: Grade: School: Type of ATC: Elements Principles Techniques Other Information: How to start

12. Artist Name • The artist name is your given name or the name in my grade book. • No street names.

13. Grade & School • Grade is the grade you are in this year on the official school records. • School is your schools initial example: WMS.

14. Types of ATC Cards • You will always circle one element or principle on the back of the card. • Please circle the techniques used. • An example of other would be calligraphy.

15. Information • Information will be used to put in definitions and other information needed to help you understand the coming art projects.

16. Front of the ATC • The front of the card will be used as a place to draw an example of the definitions of each element or principle of design. • Example: an outline drawing of a tree, if the definition on the back is about lines.

17. Your Summer Assignment • You will create one ATC card per element and principle of design. • The card should be dominated by the element or principle even though it will have other elements and principles in it.

18. Each card will be an original art work or a set of identical cards. • If you choose to create an edition, be sure to number each card in the edition. • You may also select a theme for your cards.

19. The ATC Card • The ATC card will take the place of notes and show me that you understand the elements and principles of design. • Please place your completed cards in the collectors sleeve.

20. Completed cards • Completed cards will be turned in on the first day of school. • Cards will be returned to be kept in a safe place like a note book or 3 ring binder.

21. Cards • Cards will be used to help you study for tests or complete written critiques. • They can help you with creations of all future artwork.