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.
Artist Trading Card of the Day
Who? by Helmetti on Flickr
Create an Artist Trading Card Series
Copyright 2008 Gretchen Little
#1
Design Your Dream Home
Put different elements of where you'd love to live more...0 points
#2
Invent Your Own Oracle Deck
Tarot, runes, or whatever!0 points
#4
Illustrate a Fairy Tale
Collage the scenes of your favorite fairy tale.0 points
#7
Paper Quilt Blocks
Make each ATC a different quilt block0 points
#8
Artify Your Vacation Pics
Instead of making a scrapbook.0 points
#9
Plan a Wedding
Make an ATC for the cake, gown, rings, etc.0 points
#10
Collectible Birthday Cards
Send a new original creation every year.0 points
Different Artistic Mediums to Use
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
- IMAGE TRANSFER - Image Transfers are ghostly cool. See Image Transfer for more info.
- VINTAGE IMAGES - The Collage Images group on Flickr is filled with free domain vintage art and photos.
- RUBBER STAMPING - ARTchix Studio is a good place to start.
- DOODLING - When in doubt, doodle. Doodle Art on Squidoo can inspire you.
ATC Ideas Bookstore
Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 08/28/2008)
1,000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed Media ATCs (1000 Series)
Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 08/28/2008)
Artist Trading Cards (Twenty to Make)
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 08/28/2008)
Rubber Stamping Artist Trading Cards
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 08/28/2008)
Artist Trading Card Swaps
I'm sure there are many more ATC swaps going on than I have time to find. If you know of one that isn't listed just let me know.
There are many more swaps listed at Swap-Bot. This is just a sampling.
- B&W Hand Drawn ATCS (Int'l) - Swap-bot
- Sign up by August 15, send by August 30, 2008.
- Crows ATC - Swap-bot
- Sign up by August 20, send by September 20, 2008.
- Vintage Children's Book ATCs - Swap-bot
- Sign up by August 20, send by October 15, 2008.
- *FoRtUne cOoKie* ATC~U.S.
- Sign up by August 31, send by September 15, 2008.
- Polka Dot Crazy ATC's - Swap-bot
- Sign up by August 30, send by September 15, 2008.
- Non-Paper ATC - Swap-bot
- Sign up by August 26, send by September 15.
- Window To My Soul ATC's
- Sign up by September 1, send by October 1, 2008.
ATCs on You Tube
More ATC Series Ideas
Copyright 2008 Gretchen Little
#1
Anatomy Flash Cards
Extra bonus points if you draw your own anatomy.0 points
#2
Altered Baseball Cards
Photocopy a baseball card and pimp it.0 points
#4
Mythologize
Immortalize your favorite pantheon.0 points
Unusual ATC Techniques
- Art Techniques: Faux Metal ATC - Step-by-Step
- Turn paper into rusty metal.
Online Communities
Talk, learn, trade ATCs
- 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
Woman with a Past
She Said ...
A Troubled Past
60 Minutes. Can you...
ATC Travel 1/Availab...
ATC Heritage 2/Avail...
ATC Travel 2/Availab...
ATC Heritage 1/Avail...
ATC TIME 3/Available...
ATC B&W 2/Availa...
ATC Time 4/Available...
ATC B&W 1/Availa...
The Latest About ATCs from the Blogosphere
- Space 237 Gallery to host art ‘trading card' exhibition
- By John Dorsey Space 237 Gallery is offering local arts patrons the opportunity to experience its Artist Trading Card Soiree. The exhibition is set to open ...
- Make and swap ATCs in Rockport
- ROCKPORT (Aug 21): An Artist Trading Card make-and-swap meeting is set for 6 to 7:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Rockport Public Library at 1 Limerock St. ...
- ATC workshop in Rockport
- ROCKPORT (Aug 8): An Artist Trading Card workshop is set for 2:30 to 4:30 pm Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Rockport Public Library at 1 Limerock St. ATCs are ...
- Alameda Calendar
- Artist Trading Card Group, 1-4 pm fourth Saturdays monthly. Storytelling Swap, 7-9 pm first Tuesdays monthly, Town Center, 523 South Shore Way. ...
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!
ATC Artist Friends
- Chatty Wacky Whims
- "Oh my! In these woods I live in you never know what you will come across in this wacky world of mine. "
What do you think?
Thanks for featuring my Mayan Sun card the other day :) Cool lens that you have, you've got a lot of info for the person who is new to ATCs. I recommend the website that I am on www.ATCsforALL.com if someone hasn't mentioned it already. It's a great site, and very addicting too ;)
Posted August 26, 2008
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artyfax
Sorry forgot to say thanks for including one of my You Tube videos, John Posted July 12, 2008 |
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artyfax
Wow great lens. Since finding ACEo's recently and then stumbling over atc's I have become addicted to the size format. I tried to do a similar lens for aceo's but it has been left to fend for itself recently. Thanks for the work you have done here and for one or two ideas for my own art work.John Posted July 12, 2008 |
Thanks for showing my card... :) In fact, this doorway is the one of my own apartment in Quebec City... :)))
I love what you have done here! :)
Posted July 11, 2008
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aeliason
Very nice lens. Wonderful examples of different media and methods used to make these little jewels of art. Posted June 27, 2008 |
