How to submit artwork for consideration of publication in Digital Art Masters: Volume 9 (DAMv9):
We have tried to make things as easy as possible for you by creating a checklist that you should go through for every image that you would like to submit – we do not limit the number of entries from any artist, however any submissions that do not comply with the following guidelines will not go through to the judging stage, so please pay close attention to the following as there will be no exceptions made for those who have not followed these Submission Guidelines.

Copyrights:

Do you own the copyrights, or can you get copyright clearance from your client/company before you submit? – You must own the copyrights for any image that is submitted for consideration of inclusion in DAMv9. If you do not own the copyrights of an artwork that you would like to submit – for example if it was created professionally for a client/company – then you must get written permissions/clearance from your client/company director before submitting. We will request signed permissions for all artworks accepted for the book, so please do not submit anything that you do not already own or can get permissions for before submitting.

If an artwork that has been accepted for the book does not have acceptable permissions, it will be removed from the line-up and a replacement will be sought. There can be no exceptions to this rule due to the time restrictions involved in book production.

Original Artwork:

Is your artwork an original creation that has been created solely by yourself? – If your artwork has been created as fan art* then you cannot submit to this project. This is very important. If you have created an artwork which is based – however loosely – on existing characters, games, films, concept art, then it is highly unlikely that you will be able to seek the permissions from the original author that we require for an artwork of this nature to be published in DAMv9. If you are unsure – do not submit. You should only submit artworks that are of original creation by yourself.

*If you are unsure of the term fan art please check this Wikipedia article. If you are still unsure, please email Emalee at dam@3dtotal.com, along with the image that you’d like to submit, for help and advice.

Alternatively, if you have clearance from your client/company director for a specific artwork to be published in DAMv9, then the artwork can still be considered, providing you already have said permissions/clearance in writing (see COPYRIGHTS above).

Image Size:

Is your image of the desired size for print in DAMv9? – For the judging stage we can accept submissions at 72 dpi – screen resolution – at 2000 pixels in the longest dimension (JPG). This size is a requirement for judging only – we will need a high resolution version if your artwork is selected for the book. If you want to post a link to a larger image hosted on your own website, you may do so also in your email submission information.

All accepted images for DAMv9 must also be available in print resolution: 300 dpi – print resolution – at approx. 2500-5000 pixels, or above. As a guideline, here are the ideal sizes for accepted images to be printed in the book at print resolution:

• A full single page: 2480 x 3425 pixels (approx - within a few 100 pixels)
• A full double-page spread: 4960 x 3425 pixels (approx - within a few 100 pixels)

If you do not have images available in approximately these sizes, then please contact Emalee at dam@3dtotal.com with your image size and we will advise as to whether the image size will be publishable in DAMv8.

Project Overview:

Do you have WIP images showing the stages of creation of your artwork? – We do not need to see WIP images at the submission stage, however all accepted images for DAMv9 will require a Project Overview article to be created by the artist, and it is suggested that artists have approx. 8-10 WIP images* for this article. It is not a problem if you have fewer, or more – this is just a suggested number, but if you have less than 6 WIP images then we would suggest you do not submit as there could be problems with the Project Overview element of the book project if you cannot supply the required material for the article, which can lead to your work being removed from the line-up for DAMv9. WIP images can include concept sketches (recommended), screen shots, renders of the work at the different stages of creation, and so on.

*All WIP images should be print resolution (see IMAGE SIZE above) wherever possible; however, we understand that screen shots can only be grabbed at 72 dpi, so we simply ask that they captured at the largest screen size possible. Please note that only screen shots will be acceptable at 72 dpi – all other images must be print resolution (300 dpi).

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