Rules and Notes - 50 Girls 50 Artist Search

[CHO]

50-GIRLS-50
Talent Search

RULES

*To enter, you must illustrate six pages of sequentials based off the script by Doug Murray and Frank Cho.

*Artwork should be standard comic art size—11x17 inches. We want to
see pencils and inks.

*This contest is open to everyone. No purchase is necessary.

*No snail mail. All submissions must be posted her at the Image message board: www.imagecomics.com/messageboard
(72dpi, jpeg, grayscale)

*The sole decisions of the judges (Frank Cho and Doug Murray) is final. You may think we’re stupid, but it’s our call.

*Winning artist is expected to start work on the 50-GIRLS-50 comic
immediately. Deadlines are important, and failure to produce work on
schedule will be grounds for replacement.

*Winning artist will also be expected to do promotional work on the
new comic—after all, it never hurts to push your own product!

*All artwork produced for this contest falls under the 50-GIRLS-50
copyright. This is a work for hire situation--you own the original
art—but you cannot publish it without our permission—that would be a
bad thing!

*Everything else falls under the rules, regulations, and laws of the
United States of America—and IMAGE comics.

*Deadline: Friday, October 2nd by 12:00 PM EST

*Finalists will be chosen at Baltimore Comic-Con (October 10-11, 2009).

*Decision on which of the finalists will do the book will be made
within 21 days of Baltimore Comic-Con—no later than Halloween (a trick
and a treat!)

NOTES

*We want to judge your ability to draw every aspect of this comic.
That means girls, spaceships, bug-eyed monsters, and anything else we
can throw in. You have to be able to do all of it—not some, not
most—all.

*It is important that you be able to do continuity—the telling of a
story in panel form. The six trial pages are designed to show that
you can do that.
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FRANK CHO
www.apesandbabes.com
www.libertymeadows.com

[JFJ]

[CHO]

Yes, anyone can enter.

As long as you have access to internet and email.
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FRANK CHO
www.apesandbabes.com
www.libertymeadows.com

[JFJ]

Cool beans!

Thanks for the quick reply.

[Shinlyle]

I see it says you want to see pencils AND inks, so I'm assuming that means that all submissions are to pencilled and inked, and you want to see both the finished pencils and the inks seperately. Is that correct?
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http://shinlyle.deviantart.com/
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[Amaru_Studios]

^Also, I would imagine that "digital inks" are OK, as long as the quality meets your standards, yes?

[CHO]

[CHO]

[Amaru_Studios]

Great, thank you for the information, and thank you for the opportunity.

[Amaru_Studios]

^Also, I would imagine that "digital inks" are OK, as long as the quality meets your standards, yes?

[CHO]

[steampunk]

OK got it that final art is 11x17. Bleeds or not? At what DPI do you want final art? 300? 600? Or higher? Grayscale or RBG? JPEG, TIF, PNG?

How does one upload artwork to forums? Low rez JPEGS correct? At what size? 25-50% of final or full scale?

I'm just want to get it right.

[Shinlyle]

[Steve Broome]

What's the view on digital painting?

[Amaru_Studios]

^I'm sure someone official will chime in on this, but it sounds like they don't have preference in technique. They seem to only be concerned as to whether or not the finished product meets their standards.