Dear fellow ATC enthusiasts,
Many parents came to the cafeteria to make and trade cards with their kids, teachers, and other families. Our ATC family nights have been so much fun. I borrowed all of the cards that were made overnight to scan them for our ATC gallery. The cards were returned to each family the in a clear plastic collectible cards sleeve. It is so neat to see the cards displayed together within a "family unit". One of my favorite collections cards was made by this family of four. We will continue to make artist trading cards off and on in art class. Students may come into the elementary art room anytime and take 3 blank cards. Come back for three more when you run out!
Best,
Mrs. Meier
Artist Trading Card Family Night #8 Coming Soon!
Would you like to see some examples? Enter the ATC gallery to see cards by varoius artists including teachers and students.
Artist Trading Cards are small pieces of art they are created to be traded and collected. These mini-masterpieces are the same size as other collectible cards like baseball or YuGiOh. Artists make ATCs with the intention of trading them with others and developing a collection of cards. Each card is either an original, one of a kind, or it is part of a limited edition. ATCs are made to be traded. A card is given freely in exchange for another card that is deemed to be of similiar value.
As long as the ATC you make is 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/2 inches, you can make your card any way you wish. You may use any materials you wish. Here are some suggestions for materils and technuiques: ink drawing, watercolor painting, magazine collage, crayon, glitter pen, fabric, mixed media collage, digital photographs, and even cut up peices of larger art (your own of course!) Here is a list of collage techniques that you might find helpful in your ATC project. Speaking of collage, there is a wonderful mixed media collage artist name Misty Mawn who lives in Erie. She and her husband have a pottery studio but she also does a lof of mixed media collage including journals and ATCs!
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Lesson Unit Plan: Art is a Record of Personal Experience
Art Card Editions and Originals - ACEOs
An ATC template - print this page and use it to practice your designs