L. P. Skeen on thu 6 feb 03
JUST as soon as I sent this earlier this week, I started getting people =
writing and asking for the info again. Seriously. So, here it is =
again, for those of you who are interested.
1. Professional quality slides scanned at 350dpi or better=20
2. Image saved as a TIF file on a CD for PC viewing (as opposed to MAC)
3. Printable image size must be 9x12"
4. MSWord document with contact information as you want it listed on =
the calendar, and information about the piece itself (size, date, =
materials, firing info, etc.)
5. SASE for return of materials if you don't make the cut.
Yes I do accept sculpture; I want a variety of work on the calendar! :)
Deadline for my rec't of submission is March 31.
Send to:
Living Tree Pottery
6329 US158
Summerfield, NC 27358
If you want to see the reasons for each item above, read on; otherwise, =
you're done! :)
Reasons/Rationale:
1. Professional quality slides scanned at 350dpi or better=20
Amateurish slides don't look as well as professional quality slides. =
Heavy shadows, dirty or scratched images, etc. will hurt your chances of =
inclusion, as will unfocused images or those with hot spots. This means =
your slides MUST BE SCANNED and saved on a CD. No actual slides will be =
accepted.
350dpi means three hundred fifty dots per inch. In very simple terms, =
that's how many dots of color the printer uses to make up the image on =
paper. The fewer dots you have, the worse the resolution of the image. =
Bad resolution =3D UGLY on paper. Think of it in clay terms. You start =
on the wheel with a lump of clay. This is roughly equal to a high =
resolution image - lots of dots (clay particles) close together in one =
place. Then, you open the lump and start to spread those clay particles =
out. The further you open, the thinner the mass of clay particles in =
any one place. If you pull too often or too far, the piece falls down. =
Same deal with image resolution. The further you spread the ink dots, =
the lighter the image gets on the printed page. Spread 'em too far and =
all you have is fuzz on the page. This is why the image resolution has =
to be so high, so that if your image is chosen to be large on the page =
(ie: the cover image is 9x12"), it'll look good in print. =20
2. Scanned image saved as a TIF file on a CD for PC viewing (as opposed =
to MAC)
The TIF file is designed for images that are meant to be viewed on =
paper. JPG files are designed for images on screen. That's frankly all =
I know about the difference between the two types of files. Can't use =
JPG's for printing. =20
The image must be on a CD because it will be too large for a floppy and =
I don't have a zip drive. I will be opening each image chosen and =
saving it to a master cd which will then go to the printer so they don't =
have to keep up with 40 different CD's. :) =20
I don't have a mac; I use a PC. If your CD is formatted for MAC I won't =
be able to use it.
3. Printable image size must be 9x12"
Cover image is 9x12". See explanation #1 above.
4. MSWord document with contact information as you want it listed on =
the calendar, and information about the piece itself (size, date, =
materials, firing info, etc.)
This is information interesting to the viewer of your images on the =
calendar. What's more irritating than seeing an image you like, but no =
info about who made it or how????????
5. SASE for return of materials if you don't make the cut.
Self explanatory.
Thanks to those who've read this far. Hope you are still interested in =
submitting your work for consideration. :) Should be a very interesting =
calendar.
L
L. P. Skeen www.living-tree.net
Living Tree Studios, Summerfield, NC
"I have yet to hear a man ask for advice=20
on how to combine a marriage and career."
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