Sketch Card Mania : How To Create Your Own Original Collectible Trading Cards

330 Pages·2011·11.71 MB·English

by  Martinez

Sketch Card
MANIA
How To Create
Your Own
Original
Collectible
Trading Cards
Randy Martinez &
Denise Vasquez
www.impact-books.com
Sketch Card Mania. Copyright © 2011 by Randy Martinez and Denise Vasquez. Manufactured in China.
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Table of CONTENTS
What You’ll Need for This Book
A Brief History of Sketch Cards
PART 1
Sketch Card Tool Box
An introduction to the materials you’ll need plus basic technique instruction for
creating sketch cards in pencil, colored pencil, pen and ink, colored markers,
acrylic, watercolor and mixed media.
PART 2
Designing and Constructing Your Personal Sketch Card
What to include on the back of your sketch card and how to print, mount and cut
professional cards.
PART 3
Sketch Card Demonstrations
Thirteen awesome sketch card demonstrations from start to finish.
PART 4
Introduction to Self-Promotion
Get started promoting yourself as an artist online from building your own
website to getting involved with the best social networking sites for artists.
Includes awesome tips on breaking into the business from six industry
professionals.
Sketch Card Resources
Gallery

What You’ll Need for This Book
Pencils
Use an assortment of graphite pencils for sketching and drawing. Pencils come
in a variety of hardness (H graded) and blackness (B graded). A standard no. 2
or HB pencil falls right in the middle and is great for creating sketch cards.
Erasers
Keep a sampling of erasers nearby when you are sketching. A gray kneaded
eraser is soft and gentle on paper and can pick up most lines. A white or pink
eraser is best for dark lines.