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

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      lucillustrations @Heather Boyd last edited by

      @Heather-Boyd - Thanks. yes I’ve tried - having a few technical difficulties.

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        DKRyland last edited by DKRyland

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        DK Ryland
        DanielleRyland@gmail.com

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        • Adam Thornton
          Adam Thornton last edited by

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          Hi everyone! My first ever contest entry. After feeling intimidated by the high standard of illustrations being posted by my fellow SVSers, I've decided to join in after realising this is a great way to encourage yourself to improve. I hope others do the same. As ever, I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else's work.
          Adam.
          UK.

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          • deborah Haagenson
            deborah Haagenson @Adam Thornton last edited by

            @Adam-Thornton We had the same idea. My picture is in a circle, but very diifferent, I also have my trees extending outside the circle. I think I'll wait to submit it though so they aren't right together.

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            • Lucky Platt
              Lucky Platt @Chip Valecek last edited by Lucky Platt

              @Chip-Valecek this is such a fun prompt! I just have one sort of technical question - I know there is a template a very specific size requirements/print specs, but there isn't anything in the prompt regarding web size, and already the final work posted in the thread varies greatly. Could you add specifications for the uploaded image size? thanks!

              http://luckyplatt.com/
              @imluckyplatt

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                Adam Thornton @deborah Haagenson last edited by Adam Thornton

                @deborah-Haagenson Hey Deborah, yes, I'd imagine that it's easy to have similar ideas. The circle on my picture is supposed to represent the witch's telescopic eye watching Dorothy et al. before she sends out the wolves. I'm looking forward to seeing yours.

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                • Adam Thornton
                  Adam Thornton @Lucky Platt last edited by

                  @Lucky-Platt The original email for this contest says the image size must be no more than 500kb. Hope that helps 😊

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                  • Lucky Platt
                    Lucky Platt @Adam Thornton last edited by

                    @Adam-Thornton thanks! I was wondering if there could be a pixel-width specification so that when everyone uploads their work it looks the same, but maybe that's too techie 🙂

                    http://luckyplatt.com/
                    @imluckyplatt

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                    • Adam Thornton
                      Adam Thornton @Lucky Platt last edited by

                      @Lucky-Platt I'd say that's asking too much from us beginners! 😉

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                      • deborah Haagenson
                        deborah Haagenson @Lucky Platt last edited by

                        @Lucky-Platt We have specifics in inches. Pixels are just another measurement. Am I missing something? I checked before I started and if I remember correctly the size limit made sense when reducing a 300 dpi 8 x 10 or 8.5 x 11 to 72 dpi. Has anybody else checked this out?

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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

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                                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. 🙂

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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
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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 @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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