Artist trading cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball or playing cards (2 1/2” x 3 ½”). The ATC movement started in Switzerland. Cards are produced in various media including pencils, pens, markers, watercolor, acrylic paints, collage, papercuts, found objects, or even metals or cloth. Cards are signed, dated, and titled and can include contact information. Cards are usually traded or exchanged. When sold, they are usually referred to as art card editions and originals (ACEOs ).

Your final exam assignment is to make 12 art trading cards or miniatures of your concentration.

YOUR IDEA OR CONCEPT Choose an idea or concept that you would like to develop throughout 10 works. Don’t settle for 10 still life or portraits. You must have a concept or idea. Examples: Conveying symbolism through still life, conveying emotion or symbolism through portraits, and progression from realism to abstraction.

Answer the following questions What is the central idea of your concentration? How will you convey your idea through the series of works? How does your series show artistic growth?