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Spectrum 26 – International Competition for Fantastic Art now is over!

Spectrum 26 – International Competition for Fantastic Art: Spectrum 26 - International Competition for Fantastic Art is calling for entries for 2019 and all creators of fantastic art are invited to submit they best works for in the new edition.

About Competition

The Spectrum 26 - International Competition for Fantastic Art, art competition has been recently opened for entries inviting all creators of fantastic art to participate.

For over twenty-four years the Spectrum annual has been a showcase for the best and brightest creators of fantastic art from around the globe.

This year’s competition categories include:

• Advertising — art for newspapers or magazines; posters for films, TV or publications; packaging for video or music products; and art for brochures, billboards or POP displays

• Book — art appearing inside or on the covers of all hardbound or paperback books, including children’s books

• Comics/Graphic Novels — covers or individual pages from adult or children’s comics or graphic novels

• Concept Art — work created for films, TV programs, theater or video games

• Dimensional — sculptures created for model kits, collectibles, editorial or fine art

• Editorial — all art appearing in magazines or newspapers, including spot art, political or humorous works, or on television news or “magazine” programs

• Institutional — art appearing in connection with announcements, annual reports, calendars, greeting cards, prints, portfolios, posters, plates, website graphics, collectibles, promotional directories or self-promotion mailers, and any other venues not obviously covered by the other categories

• Unpublished — art created for portfolios, student work, gallery shows, experimental studies, speculative assignments and ongoing projects for work to be published at a future date

Submission requirements:

• All art works in all mediums embracing the themes of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and the surreal are eligible for this show.

• Any published or unpublished art may be submitted in the appropriate category. Work must have been finished or first published in 2018.

• Fantastic Art can be subtle or obvious, traditional or off-the-wall, painted, sculpted, done digitally or photographed: there is no unacceptable way to create art and there are no set rules that say one piece qualifies while another does not. Imagination and skill are what matters.

• Artworks will be viewed on large monitors by the judges. Be sure to submit clear, non-pixelated images. Try to submit the best-quality representation of your art possible (resolution: 72dpi, format: JPG, dimensions: 2000px Max width/height, file size: 10MB Max). Make sure your artwork is in focus and clear for the jury to view properly.

• Black-and-white, limited color and full-color works will be considered equitably.

The single entry fee is $20 per work. The series (five or fewer related pieces) entry fee is $40.

Eligibility

Аll professional and student artists, art directors, publishers and artist representatives are invited to submit entries to the 26th Annual Spectrum International Competition for Fantastic Art.