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CALL FOR ENTRIES



        HOW TO ENTER OUR ART COMPETITIONS



        FULL COLOR DIGITAL PRINT-OUTS                     CHALLENGE ENTRY FORM
        Use the Official Entry Form over the page         SCHEDULE AND CLOSING DATES
                                                           #  Theme    Issue Closing
        ONLINE                                             96  Favorite Subjects   IA110  Sept. 14, 2016
        Visit our website to upload digital files   you are in the Official Online Entry   97  Still Life   IA111  Nov. 9, 2016
                                                           98  People & Figures
                                                                       IA112  Jan. 11, 2017
        of the images you want to enter and   page simply select which challenge
        pay for them using our secure server.   you wish to enter then follow the   99 Wildlife   IA113  Mar. 8, 2017
        www.internationalartist.com  prompts and finally pay the entry fee   100 Landscapes   IA114  May 10, 2017
                                                                       IA115  July 12, 2017
                                                           101 Abstract/
        To upload your entries you need to   via our secure server. There you can   Experimental
        prepare your image files to be at least   also see other entries received along   102  Seascapes,    IA116  Sep 13, 2017
        400 pixels at the shortest edge. Once   with past winners of our competitions.  Rivers & Lakes
             HINTS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK
        •  Set your camera to the highest quality available.   •  Turn the date off!!  •  Then print out your entries on photographic
                                                            quality paper no smaller than 8 x 5" (20 x 13 cm)
        •  Shoot your paintings dead square on and fill the   •  Rather than look through the display screen   size. (Some papers have a yellow tint, which
         frame as much as possible. We can crop out   when shooting your digital pictures, use the   impacts on the finished result. If you are unsure,
         everything else.          viewfinder because there is less likelihood of   it might be best to take your photo files to your
                                   the camera moving and creating a fuzzy picture.
        •  Take your paintings outside and photograph       local digital photolab.)
         them in the shade. Indoor lighting can create   •  Make sure no clips or easel clamps intrude   •  The full-color prints must be crisp and sharp,
         unpleasant orange or blue color casts.  into the painting, and that frames don’t cast   not jagged or bitmapped, and you must be
                                   shadows that fall onto the painting.
        •  To ensure crisp pictures, use a tripod.          happy with the color.


        Please note that under no circumstances will any image supplied as a digital file on CD be accepted. Digital files/images must be entered online.
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