Artist Trading Card Ideas

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Artist Trading Card Ideas

A place where you can find new ideas and swaps for creating Artist Trading Cards.

Artist Trading Cards (or ATCs) are playing card sized pieces of art. Like baseball cards, they are traded from artist to artist. They can be collages, paintings, drawings, quilts - basically any sort of art you can think of.

Featured Artist Trading Card 

Artist trading cards: Computer Bug by Hil on Flickr

Create an Artist Trading Card Series 

Copyright 2008 Gretchen Little

Illustrate a Fairy Tale

Collage the scenes of your favorite fairy tale.5 points

Invent Your Own Oracle Deck

Tarot, runes, or whatever!3 points

Play Paper Dolls

Start with a basic paper doll, and give him/her/it more...1 point

Alphabetize

Create an ATC for each of the letters of the alpha more...1 point

Design Your Dream Home

Put different elements of where you'd love to live more...0 points

Catalog Your Garden

Make an ATC for each of the plants in your garden, more...0 points

Paper Quilt Blocks

Make each ATC a different quilt block0 points

Artify Your Vacation Pics

Instead of making a scrapbook.0 points

Plan a Wedding

Make an ATC for the cake, gown, rings, etc.0 points

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Collectible Birthday Cards

Send a new original creation every year.0 points

 

Different Artistic Mediums to Use 

Most of the ATC's I've seen are mixed media paper collage.


ATC TIME 1 by Laineys Repertoire on Flickr


But that isn't your only option. Here are some ideas for using other mediums.

Watercolor:


A word: pod by Wiccked on Flickr


Colored pencil:


Coneflowers by Vintagepix on Flickr


Ink Drawing:


Swan_Maiden_color by anonevyl on Flickr


Needlefelting:


ATC Purple Flowers Reserved by konnykards on Flickr


Quilting:


Fall Color Series #1-6 by Vintage Pix on Flickr


Embroidery:


ATC Stitched Patchwork Print Traded by konnykards on Flickr


Beading:


ATCSecond on Timtex by prairieknitter01 on Flickr


Digital:


The road leads... by artful endeavors on Flickr


Polymer Clay:


Eye Tree by ArtistGirl19 on Flickr

Collage Technique Ideas For Your ATCs 

ATC Ideas Bookstore 

Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap

Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 11/20/2009) Buy Now

Artist Trading Cards (Twenty to Make)

Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 11/20/2009) Buy Now

1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (1000 Series)

Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 11/20/2009) Buy Now

Rubber Stamping Artist Trading Cards

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 11/20/2009) Buy Now

ATCs on You Tube 

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More ATC Series Ideas 

Copyright 2008 Gretchen Little

Anatomy Flash Cards

Extra bonus points if you draw your own anatomy.0 points

Altered Baseball Cards

Photocopy a baseball card and pimp it.0 points

Library Cards

Make an ATC for all the books in your personal lib more...0 points

Mythologize

Immortalize your favorite pantheon.0 points

Document Your Virtual Life

Create an altered ego on Second Life and tell it's more...0 points

Unusual ATC Techniques 


Image courtesy of Porti on Flickr.

Art Techniques: Faux Metal ATC - Step-by-Step
Turn paper into rusty metal.

Online Communities 

Talk, learn, trade ATCs

Image courtesy of angellea on Flickr.

Artist Trading Cards on Yahoo
"We want all artists of all mediums to join us, share your artistic knowledge, make friendships with others all over the world and just have FUN! All types of ATC art will be embraced."
ATC_World on Yahoo
"If you love ATC's (Artist Trading Cards), then come join us! We have swaps running all the time, each listed in the database."
Flickr: Artist Trading Cards
"This group is for all creative people who love making, sharing and trading ATC's... (ACEO's can be displayed here too)"

An Artist Trading Card Gallery 

ATC - "sea under seige" - 11/09 - AVAILABLE FOR TRADE by Sarabbit

ATC - "sea unde...

ATC TIME 3/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC TIME 3/Available...

ATC B&W 1/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC B&W 1/Availa...

ATC B&W 2/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC B&W 2/Availa...

60 Minutes.  Can you make it? by allenreichert

60 Minutes. Can you...

Artist Trading Cards by 'Playingwithbrushes'

Artist Trading Cards

ATC Travel 2/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC Travel 2/Availab...

ATC Travel 1/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC Travel 1/Availab...

ATC Heritage 1/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC Heritage 1/Avail...

ATC Heritage 2/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC Heritage 2/Avail...

ATC TIME 1/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC TIME 1/Available...

ATC TIME 2/Available for Trade by Laineys Repertoire

ATC TIME 2/Available...

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The Latest About ATCs from the Blogosphere 

Straight for the art: Alt-comix trading cards
AdHouse publisher Chris Pitzer has put up a Flickr set of his Alternative Artist Trading Card Series. What exactly is that you ask? I'll let Pitzer explain: ...

Astarte's Mega-Zine for Lovers of Art and Craft 

Go Make Art!

A high quality, downloadable, e-zine in the style of Somerset Studio or Cloth, Paper Scissors with articles by and about popular artists such as Claudine Hellmuth, Lee Silbers, Leslie Riley and others. Not only are there articles about everything from collage to polymer clay to felting to creativity and beyond, there is free clipart in every issue!

Take it from someone who has subscribed to Somerset Studio from it's beginning, Astarte's Mega-Zine is in the same league. It's gorgeous and very much worth taking a look at!

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Blog Posts from Google 

Image courtesy of Suzee Que on Flickr.

Waltzing Matilda: Artist Trading Cards
Baseball trading card sheet protectors hold and organize your cards to trade and cards to keep perfectly! The girls and I have been having some fun with watercolors. Here are some others to give you some ideas. Labels: Art ...
Bloomington Watercolor Society: Artist Trading Cards
www.cedarseed.com/air/atc.html ยท www.louispohlgallery.com/artist-trading-cards.html includes some beautiful ideas from Hawaii. Submitted by your Brushstrokes editor. Posted by Jeanne Ellen Dutton at 5:43 AM ...
Washington FAMILY Magazine: Artist Trading Cards
Today is on the Mom Like Me segment on WUSA9 Amy Bevins, Assistant Editor of Washington FAMILY Magazine, shared information about Artist Trading Cards, a space-saving way to enjoy kid art. So what are Artist Trading Cards? ... You can find Chrely Miehl's article and more great craft ideas on the FAMILY Magazine web site, www.washingtonFAMILY.com. What other great ideas to you have for showcasing your children's art? Posted by Brenda@theFAMILYmagazine.com at 6:38 PM ...
K & M Garage Sales & Hints: Artist Trading Card Exchange...
Today, at S & B, we traded artist trading cards and they were so neat! We each ended up with 5 of them. We all enjoyed making them so much and the trading was fun. The picture does not do them justice. ... My name is Mary and my husband is Kit and we look forward to giving you good ideas and hints about shopping at a garage sale and also having one of your own. Garage Sales started happening in the USA in the 60's. Someone needed some cash and had things to sell and just ...

ATC Artist Friends 

Image courtesy of ireneki on Flickr.

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