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    JULY CONTEST: Design a book cover for the Wizard of Oz

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    • Lucky Platt
      Lucky Platt @deborah Haagenson last edited by

      @deborah-Haagenson so sorry for the confusion, I'm going to try to explain why I was asking about image size.

      By image size I meant the size of the image as it appears on a laptop or tablet screen, which is totally variable depending on how the image is saved and uploaded for web viewing. The specs that we were given (5.4" x 8" with .25" bleed) are for print - meaning, if you're working digitally, your document or image size would be 300dpi and 5.4" x 8" plus a .25" bleed. If you're working traditionally, you are creating a drawing/painting/whatever that is 5.4" x 8" with at least 1/4" additional border art on each edge that would cover the bleed and then scanning the artwork at 300dpi. (Of course either way you could work larger than 5.4" x 8", but your work would have to be scalable - proportionally larger, so that when the art was reduced for print, it would meet the specs.) Anyway, I was just hoping that we could see the cover submissions at a uniform size - the ones that have been uploaded so far are many different sizes.

      http://luckyplatt.com/
      @imluckyplatt

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      • deborah Haagenson
        deborah Haagenson @Lucky Platt last edited by

        @Lucky-Platt Thank you for the information! I didn't realize that the sizing was for print. I'm not very knowledge when it comes to file sizing beyond what we normally submit for this contest.

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        • Emily Patriquin
          Emily Patriquin last edited by

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          Emily Patriquin
          www.instagram.com/emilydabbles

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          • Laurasketches
            Laurasketches last edited by

            Wizard of oz book cover with bleed for SVS July 2020.jpg
            Laura Balmaceda
            @laurasketches
            @misslaurabalmacedaart
            www.laurabalmacedaart.com

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            • JoshSchouwstra
              JoshSchouwstra last edited by

              Wanted to go for what The Wonderful Wizard of Oz would look like as a graphic novel/comic. 🙂

              OzCover_JoshSchouwstra.jpg

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              • deborah Haagenson
                deborah Haagenson last edited by deborah Haagenson

                I took a more traditional approach. My Grandparents gave me the 1956 edition of the book in the 1960s. My Grandmother's initial was near this scene in the book.

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                • JessicaStauffer
                  JessicaStauffer last edited by

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                  • Cayleen
                    Cayleen last edited by

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                    Cayleen Blackmore

                    cayleencreates.com
                    https://www.instagram.com/cayleencreates/

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                    • sufitch
                      sufitch @Chip Valecek last edited by

                      @Chip-Valecek ![alt text](OzCover.jpg image url) Hello! feeling a little timid. This is my first post ever. Happy to be here and looking forward to lots of feedback from you all!

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                      • carrieannebrown
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                        • Graham Williams
                          Graham Williams last edited by

                          Hi everyone at SVS forums,
                          This was a great contest idea. I'm looking forward to seeing the other submissions. There are already some great ones and all are very unique! - Graham

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                          website: grahamwilliamsart.com
                          instagram: grahamwilliams401

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                          • JoshuaDages
                            JoshuaDages @JessicaStauffer last edited by

                            @JessicaStauffer I really love the art style of this. The character design is unique and there is so much to discover!

                            Joshua Dages
                            https://www.instagram.com/joshuadagesart/
                            https://joshuadages.com/
                            https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                            • JoshuaDages
                              JoshuaDages @DKRyland last edited by

                              @DKRyland I really love this. I could see this as the cover for a 1930's Futurist re-write of Dorthy's adventures or something. Really beautiful portrayal of Oz. The vintage textures are terrific!

                              Joshua Dages
                              https://www.instagram.com/joshuadagesart/
                              https://joshuadages.com/
                              https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                              • JoshuaDages
                                JoshuaDages last edited by

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                                Hi Everyone! Here's my submission this month. I wanted to do something completely different than I've ever seen for an OZ cover. Coincidentally, I've been working on my own version of this story for about a year now, so this was super fun to work on for me! Hope you enjoy!

                                Joshua Dages
                                https://www.instagram.com/joshuadagesart/
                                https://joshuadages.com/
                                https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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                                • ?
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  Hi everyone, here is my entry for this month's contest.

                                  Wizard of Oz cover.jpg

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                                  • JessicaStauffer
                                    JessicaStauffer @JoshuaDages last edited by

                                    @JoshuaDages Thank you so much! I really love the green glow of everything and the texture on your piece, it just makes it feel like there is something beyond !

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                                    • Ross Cuellar 0
                                      Ross Cuellar 0 @JessicaStauffer last edited by

                                      @JessicaStauffer LOVE the tin man and the Lions posture!

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                                      • JessicaStauffer
                                        JessicaStauffer @Ross Cuellar 0 last edited by

                                        @Ross-Cuellar-0 Thank you! I took the gesture drawing and character design classes SVS has and they helped me soooo much with the design/movement in the characters. I was really happy with how they turned out!

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                                        • rachelpenman
                                          rachelpenman last edited by rachelpenman

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                                          Rachel Penman
                                          www.rachelpenman.co.uk

                                          (it was on the image...no idea where it went!!)

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                                          • JoshuaDages
                                            JoshuaDages @JessicaStauffer last edited by

                                            @JessicaStauffer Thank you!

                                            Joshua Dages
                                            https://www.instagram.com/joshuadagesart/
                                            https://joshuadages.com/
                                            https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoshuaDagesArt

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