How to Start an ATC (Artist Trading Card) Group

Here are some resources for anyone who wants to create an Artist Trading Card group.

The PDFs on this page are ready to print. They will work best if you add your own ATCs!

Printer, paper, heavy cardboard, easels. Basically, any type of display materials are helpful. I'll add some photos later.

This four-page PDF can be printed and displayed accordian-fashion. In cases where space is limited, I have also printed the intro and put it in a binder.

The PDF attached here can be used to create a "mini-zine" that will fit in a standard ATC "sleeve." I always put a pile of these mini-zines on the table when I hold a workshop.

This is probably the single best resource you can provide for the people who want to learn about ATCs. It's small. It's cute. It can be taken home and read at leisure.

If you do not have the resources to edit the PDF, leave a comment and I can help.

It is best to set up a display of REAL ATCs. The attached PDF has some sample text, but describe your samples your way! I made my "gallery" by creating four bi-folds, using heavy-weight card stock.

I like to set up materials in stations.

The most popular station is the alcohol marker station.

The attached PDF has instructions for the station.

Again, you need to add ATCs to the display.

(More pictures later!)

Here is the kit that goes with the Alcohol Marker Display board. Inside the lid of the kit is a packing list.

Each kit should have some sample ATCs, a list of materials (so people can help put things away after the workshop), and a container for the materials.

I have also placed a few very short videos on my YouTube channel. These are very specific. This one shows how to unpack the Alcohol Marker Kit and make your first Alcohol Marker ATC.

Here's another mini-zine that might be useful. It is designed to fit in an ATC sleeve when folded, so you need to trim the paper before folding. If you don't know how to fold a mini-zine, look at some of my other Instructable projects. (oh... here's a link to one of my earlier booklets: https://www.instructables.com/A-Little-Halloween-Storybook/ )

Margaret Hanscom created some wonderful ATC kits but I can't seem to upload the images. I will make a few copy kits and post them later. Curiouser and Curiouser, as Alice might say...