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| What are Artist Trading Cards? |
| Originating in Europe and coming to Canada and spreading all over the world, Artist Trading Cards have come to Philadelphia! Artist Trading Cards are a variation of the popular mass-produced trading cards available for sale all over the world. The difference is rather than buying them, you make them. This means that each card is an original work of art, or one of a small edition run that you can trade with other people who have created their own cards. |
| Any and all materials and techniques are permitted (drawing in pencil, pen, marker, chalk or crayon etc., painting, photographs, collage, found materials, mixed media — anything!). There is only one rule: the cards should be the same size as traditional collector cards: 2.5 inches wide by 3.5 inches tall (64mm x 89mm). On the back you should sign and date your cards. If they are part of an edition, you should number them as well. |
| The Trading Session |
| What lies at the heart of the Artist Trading Cards is having artists come face to face and exchanging original artwork between themselves. What we aim to do is exactly what they do in other cities around the world and have a regular meeting place in Philadelphia, once a month and have a trading session. For more information, please contact info@atc.hingeonline.com. |
| Start Your Own Set |
| Get started on your own set of Artist Trading Cards! Download and print our ATC template so you can have some of your own cards ready to trade at our next session. The template requires Adobe Reader to view; if you need this program, you can download it at no cost from Adobe's Web site. |
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