Artist Trading Card Workshop: Create, Collect, Swap (Paperback)

by Bernie Berlin (Author)
Key Phrases: artist trading cards, liquid watercolor, gel medium, Angela Cartwright, Anne Bagby, Gail Russakov (more...)

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Product Description
Techniques and Inspiration for Creating and Sharing Artist Trading Cards

*First how-to book on the market, providing both instruction and ideas
*Topic speaks to a range of crafters, including memory artists, papercrafters, metal workers, quilters, and more
*Features contributions from top-name artists for star-power appeal

A world-wide phenomenon, Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are the rage among all types of creatives. With this book, readers will find a spectrum of techniques--collage, painting, metal working, stamping, and more--for making the cards and albums to store them, as well as suggestions for fostering a community of friendship and technique sharing and card trading."

About the Author
Bernadette Berlin is a mixed media artist and a regular contributor to Somerset Studio, Rubber Stamp Madness, and Inspirations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (December 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581808488
• ISBN-13: 978-1581808483
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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76 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Collage/Decoupage Book Ever!!, March 6, 2007

By	Marion "[e-mail]" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

If I'd had this book years ago, I could toss out all my other books on collage, altered books, decoupage, etc. This book describes in detail every technique you need to collage, decoupage, and decorate on paper or whatever medium you choose. It also discusses the various mediums and paints used and has excellent instructions for each card pictured. And, yes, the pictures are exquisite eye candy, as another viewer mentioned. They also inspire and get you motivated to make your own cards.

I have to add a warning, though: making these art cards is highly addictive and can make a total mess of your living space and lead to harder core projects, like decorated boxes and journals. In my little corner of the den at home I now have containers of paint, glue, paint brushes, cut-up magazines, 2 T.V. trays full of projects and assorted other sparkling ephemera. But I haven't had this much creative fun in years.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for ATC and Collage!, March 22, 2007

By	O. Brown "Ms. O. Khannah-Brown" (Twopeas, WA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

*****
I am a newcomer to collage and to artist trading cards (ATC's) and this book was simply wonderful. It explored over 32 different innovative techniques that can not only be used for ATC's but for any type of collage. The book includes a brief history of ATC's, storage, signatures, resources, and many, many examples of beautiful ATC's. What a tremendous guide!

Each step is illustrated in an easy-to-follow fashion, and followed up with creative finished examples. Highly recommended.
*****

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just in time for the holidays, December 12, 2006

By	S. Fishburn (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

here's a lavish new offering in the altered arts and mixed-media lexicon. Bernie's book is filled to bursting with the ATCs of over 60 accomplished artists in glorious, rich and true color. If that sort of eye-candy isn't enough for you, there are plenty of techniques for creating your own striking and original ATCs. Enticingly organized into 32 sections as varied as Leafing Pen Resist and Resin Fresco, each includes a brief explanation, What You Will Need and a clearly demonstrated photographic how-to. There are several examples for each technique included and an 8 page Gallery of additional cards. A history of ATCs, cool suggestions for storage and/or display, a resource list and comprehensive artist contact info round out the contents. North Light has published another appealing volume which does justice to both the author and her subject.