2012 will be the 10th anniversary of the EQ Fan Art Calendar! In honor of this landmark achievement, we who organize the calendar decided to shake things up and do something a bit fun and different. So even if you are a calendar "regular," read through these Guidelines, because things are not the same this year!
2012 Fan Art Calendar GuidelinesThe theme for the 2012 Elfquest Fan Art Calendar is: Pin-upsSubmissions for the 2012 Calendar Contest are being accepted:
July 15th through
November 30th, 2011This turned into a three year project. We are coming into the finish line, though, and the last entries for 2014 must be in by the weekend of Feb 4/5, 2012.THEMEThis will be a continuation of the Pin-up Calendar that Wendy did in 1998, only drawing from the vast cast of characters that Wendy didn't use. But we are not going to stop there…oh, no. This is going to be a weekly planner calendar. You heard right, 53 images are needed from you artists!
Entries should reflect the Pin-ups idea from Wendy's original calendar. Each image should consist of one character shown three times. Approximately 1/2 the image should be a sexy, scantily clad, full-length view of the character. Approximately 1/4 should be a large portrait (also often sexy), and the last 1/4 or so should be an "action" pose of the character in their usual costume.
Unlike Wendy's Pin-ups, your entries don't all have to have exactly the same composition. The full-length sexy pose may be either vertical (as Wendy did) or horizontal (reclining) or even diagonal (if you can get that to work). The portrait and action pose may be either top or bottom or on the right or left side.
In order to give the calendar a unified feel, we ask that you have white margins on the art, as Wendy did. Some background and/or graphics elements are allowed, but keep them in the spirit of the original
If you haven't seen the original, Richard has posted it here:
http://www.elfquest.com/social/index.php?do=/EQArtGallery/photo/elfquest-1998-calendar/CONTENTBecause we are asking artists to contribute so much art this year, we are easing up on the usual rule that your art must be created specifically for the calendar and not ever posted before. If you have a previously-seen sketch that would work as an element in your Pin-up, please feel free to re-use it. However, it must be
your previously-seen sketch.
Entries must not be available for the general public to view online until the okay is given for general sharing.
Canon Elfquest characters (of any race) only. No what-if characters (i.e., Worldpool). Because this is a Pin-up calendar,
only adult characters, please. PG-13 or under.
You must be assigned your characters! See the post under this one for information on submitting your list of character choices and being assigned characters from it.
FORMATAll entries should be in full color.
Size: 8.5" x 8.5" (pictures must be a
square)
Resolution: 2550 x 2550 pixels (8.5" x 8.5" at 300dpi)
File format: JPEG format only
HOW TO SUBMITBecause of the sheer amount of art needed for this calendar, it is unlikely that it will actually be a contest that will need judging (so, it is likely that everyone is in!) However, the calendar entries will be viewed by the formatting team at Elfquest Fan Art
http://www.elfquestfanart.net and displayed there once the calendar is published. However, due to size constraints at the site, you will still have to email your full-sized entry to Windrider. Please PM Windrider at either the EQ Social Network or at EQ Fan Art when you have an entry ready to be submitted.
Note: My email where you will send your entries also appears on my profile here.Artists may submit an
unlimited number of entries! However, you only get three characters to start with. Once you have submitted those, you may choose more from the "unclaimed" list below.
Entries must be received by midnight PST, November 30th, 2011.
Include the following:
- Title (Required): Title of your submission (character's name)
- Artist Credits (Required): Will be included on the calendar. Your real name or preferred artist's credit name.
- Preferred Week (Optional): What week you would like your entry to be featured on (no guarantees, though).
- Email (Required)
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CREDITThe artist credit and the email listed with your entry will used for credits.
The Warp Graphics, Inc. copyright will be included for you.
PUBLISHINGThe finished calendar will be available for download at elfquest.com and at elfquestfanart.net. In addition, we will try to figure out some way to have this published as a real weekly planner - won't be at CafePress, though, since they don't have that option.
QUESTIONSAny questions about the calendar may be asked and answered on this thread or PM Windrider.
If you don't know what this is all about, check out the current and past Fan Art Calendars here:
http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=fanartcalendar;month=0;year=2011