Artist Trading Cards
Or ATC’s
What are ATCs?
• ATC’s are masterpieces in miniature that are swapped and collected just like baseball, hockey, and trading cards.
Original art
• Unlike other trading cards, ATC’s are miniature pieces of art created by artists and strictly traded or swapped, never sold.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Series
• ATC’s that are based on one theme and are different are called a series.
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.
How to start
• 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:
Artist Name
• The artist name is your given name or the name in my grade book.
• No street names.
Grade & School
• Grade is the grade you are in this year on the official school records.
• School is your schools initial example: WMS.
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.
Information
• Information will be used to put in definitions and other information needed to help you understand the coming art projects.
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.
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.
• 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.
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.
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.
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.