In part 1, you learned how to make super simple artist trading cards which was geared towards beginners and in this lesson, you will learn how to make fortune cookie artist trading cards with combined texture. Most of all, keeping it simple in how we build it, but adding complexity to the elements really pushes the artist trading cards to a new level.
I’m going to post the list again so you can refresh yourself on what you’ll need.
- Find something as your base. Artist trading cards have to be 2.5″ x 3.5″ in size and for this lesson, I’m using pieces of corrugated cardboard from packing boxes that I have.
- White acrylic paint or White Gesso
- You’ll need something to glue stuff down with, so use whatever you have on hand
- You’ll need some paint, how about something metallic
- Pick a focal point
- Pick a collage element
- Pick an accent piece
- Print a quote
Note #1: Specific supplies that I used in the video lesson are listed in the printable supply list.
Note #2: I’ve you want to make something bigger, check out this mixed media collage art project which is 4×4, uses corrugated cardboard and is embellished with junk, yet it’s beautiful.
By using ripped corrugated cardboard, you can pretty well guarantee that your artist trading cards will always have a unique and different background. Well, unless you tear the paper off the exact same way, every single time. You can also use string in the background to create a base for your focal point… hmmm I can see a “part 3” lesson starting to develop in my mind!
Once you’ve tried this and want to try something a bit bigger, check out these 4×4 mixed media pieces made from junk.
- The Secret is Dominoes – mixed media collage project
- Burlap, Circles and Broken Buttons – mixed media art project
How to Make
Fortune Cookie Artist Trading Cards
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Let’s Make These
Fortune Cookie Artist Trading Cards
I have an easy question for you...
I’d like to know if you are you a fan of using gold metallic paint, trim, paper or anything shiny in your artwork? If so, what do you use? If not, what do you use to glam up your artwork? please share in the comments below.
I am a great fan of shiny, glittery anything. I was always called the glitter girl or sparkle girl by friends.
Hi Patricia! So I should call you Miss Sparkle Pants?
Hi Gisele, these are really pretty, just as the ones with the microbeads I happened to see a few minutes ago. Would have loved to see chaos face.? I ordered those snd some rhinestones a few dasy ago, just for the extra bling in the swaps ?.
Read you soon
Sabine
Hi Sabine, Glad you liked it. Rhinestones always look pretty in any art. These cards, I’ll be doing another version in a much larger format to show how easy they are to adapt. You can see pictures of Chaos and Mia on my Instagram feed here: https://www.instagram.com/giselegrenier/
I love the shiny sparkle that the gold and the metallic wax medium gives. Loving this video. I already made my fortune cookie atc and it sure does not look anything like yours, which is fine, just saying.
I’m glad it doesn’t look like mine, then the world would be boring LOL!!!! You know, I love gold on mixed media, but not in jewelry. I love silver jewelry, but have a hard time using it in mixed media. Go figure 😉
I love anything bright, colorful and shiny. My boys used to say that I was like an old crow lol!
Oh my that’s funny!!!! When I read your line, I think of the “older” ladies all dolled up with bright hats and doing the dances that go viral on YouTube 🙂
Hi Monique, Joe picked your name from the blog comments to win one of the ATC’s in the video plus a challenge kit. Sending you an email now…congrats!
I love, love, love these ATCs! I have never used metallic paints. I am not a fan of “bling” but this is not “bling”. It looks so rich and beautiful. I remember some time ago I used silver/bronze/gold flakes in a card-making workshop where we had to burnish the area where the flakes were. What I can’ t remember is whether we used heat or glue to apply these flakes. They also looked quite lovely. Have you ever used these flakes?
Hi Kathleen, thank you! I would love to know more about those flakes… they sound very, very interesting. Are they mica, metal or something like that?
This is so beautiful, thank´s again for sharing, even though I´m not a beginner in ATC I love watching this because I always learn so much from you.
Thanks Tora, glad you’re able to pickup a few things.
Hey Tora, you’re going to get some Happy Mail in a couple of weeks, Joe picked your name out of the YouTube comments to win the ATC and a challenge kit 🙂 sending you an email now 😉