Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap
by Bernie Berlin
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Author: Bernie BerlinBrand: North Light Books
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-04
ISBN: 1581808488
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: North Light Books
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Book Review: The #1 Authoritative Book on ATCs
Summary: 5 Stars
Bernie Berlin, with all her various roles and titles, can add one more to the list: the author of the most comprehensive, informative, creative guide to creating ATCs on the market today.
I have read, looked at, thumbed through, browsed and even intently studied, every guide to ATCs you can think of. As someone who is coo-coo for mixed media (and every aspect of it), I breathe mixed media creations and altered art. No matter what my overflowing drawers, heaped-upon shelves, or pile-laden floor says, I cannot get enough. I've even trained my children - they bring home bits and pieces of things they find on the street or buried at the playground. I am an altered art JUNKie. (Operative word being "junk" to those who don't see the value in found treasures.)
Artist Trading Card Workshop has not left my sight since it arrived. Every time I look at it I see something new. Ms Berlin takes readers on a journey of techniques, supplies, different artists and creative eye candy. It is impossible to pick up the book and not find a fun and different slant to creating art. Every technique is described with a short paragraph enticing the reader of what's to come, moves onto a list of supplies (that doesn't include a bunch of brand names!), and continues with a well-written tutorial of the steps involved. The directions are clear and concise - and if there are questions in the readers' mind, pictures of each step are included, further driving home the information. Ms Berlin smartly wraps up with finished examples of each technique - using her own work and the work of additional artists (both well known and others) to illustrate just what can be accomplished. If her excitement for each idea doesn't get you and your muse salivating, the finished artwork will.
Missing this book would definitely leave a hole in your library. Even if you aren't interested in ATCs, the methods should not be overlooked - there are multiple concepts and new designs even seasoned artists will appreciate.
The book is rounded out with a short synopsis of what ATCs are, when/where to trade them, where to buy the supplies to make them, and tons of interpretations done by a slew of other artists - with individual contact information listed in the back of the book. This book hasn't left anything out - I'm telling you, it's a MUST OWN. Ms Berlin definitely has a talent for teaching and writing - along with some rockin' artistic skills!
Summary of Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap
The simple act of sharing 2½ x 3½ pieces of art, known as Artist Trading Cards, knows no boundaries and brings like-souls together like no other form of communication can. Unique statements, passionate emotions and favorite interests can all be expressed in these miniature works of art that are always traded, never sold.
Artist Trading Cards Workshop will not only teach you how to create your own cards, combining one or more of the 25+ techniques demonstrated in step-by-step photos, it will also share the ins and outs of trading, finding and organizing card swaps and how to trade with others across the miles or even the continents.
Discover ways to create colorful collage backgrounds, make cards from fabric, incorporate painting, stamping, phone book pages, tissue paper, string, stencils and much more - all is revealed in step-by-step photos, but that's not all. You'll also:
- Learn the ins and outs of trading - where to look, what to swap.
- Find creative ways to store the cards you'll soon be collecting.
- Be inspired by the cards from 60 talented contributors and over 200 beautiful cards.
Become a part of the world-wide phenomenon that starts with Artist Trading Cards Workshop, and share a piece of yourself today! Create. Collect. Swap.
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