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nightingales:

There is a really problematic culture of artists underpricing their commissions online - though I’m sure this practice extends towards the ‘real world’. A fun fact before we start: the internet is actually part of the ‘real world’. If you don’t think that industry artists are…

Sein unverkennbarer Stil steht für die Modeillustrationen der 50er Jahre.

also check the links here.

http://www.rahimcartoon.com/festival/1865-4th-international-city-and-citizen-cartoon-contest-tabriz-2013

Iran is a quite special country for cartoon and cartoonists. For example the exaggerated sculpture in Meshkin city are the oldest known cartoons in the world, and earthen wares and bowls with specific theme and cartoon can be found in the Museum of Azerbaijan. But the age of formal cartoon history is the age of printers and publication, and the town of Tabriz is considered the first in Iran. The leaflets were printed often with gelatin print, distributed at night and used cartoons in the political and social aims. They were drawing against Qajar tyrant governors, health status, superstition, colonialism, discriminatory family relationships. So they were often attacked. After the suppression of Constitution, cartoons was weakened in Tabriz and except some publications which they used cartoon as illustration, there wasn’t any important happening in the area of cartoon until to revolution. After the revolution, the revolutionary students of different political parties and groups used cartoons as a tool to humiliate and ridicule their opponents. Therefore cartoon was damaged and publications were stopped. In the late sixties, once again, Tabriz’s cartoon reorganised itself and created the Tabriz Cartoonist Association in 2002, the first and only cartoon registered and formal organisation in Iran. FECO Iran (organization representing professional cartoonists from all over the world) was established. Part of its activities, the Tabriz Cartoonist Association has started the International City and Citizen Cartoon Contest , now in its 4th edition. Theme of this year is: Municipal waste (e.g. Recycling, Garbage Repelling). Entries must be sent at the e-mail address info@cwn-news.com . Sent works should be in 300dpi with 1500 pixel width or length and jpg format, and they can be already published and previously have won an award. There is no entry fee. Eligibility This contest is open to all the professional and amateur cartoonists regardless their age from all over the world. Prize • First Prize : $1200, Honorable Mention and Trophy. • Second Prize : $ 750, Honorable Mention and Trophy. • Third Prize : $ 500, Honorable Mention and Trophy. • 5 Honorable Mentions. All participants whose works will be selected for the exhibition will also receive the catalogue of the contest.

Ballistic Publishing invites you to submit your work to EXOTIQUE 8: The World’s Best CG Characters. The 8th book in the series will showcase the best digital character creations produced for film, television, games and personal endeavor. EXOTIQUE 8 will showcase the world’s most stunning CG characters. We are looking for all types of character work from humans to fantastic creatures . Nudity is acceptable but should be presented artistically and respectfully. We are striving to make this publication feature the highest quality collection of art ever created. To do this we need you to submit the best quality images that you can make. Image dimensions should be print resolution (as large as you can possibly render). A guideline is 2657 pixels wide and/or 3636 high, 300 DPI (portrait), or 3636 pixels wide and/or 2657 pixels high, 300 DPI (landscape). You should feel free to “hand edit” your images as much as you like. 3D renders should be viewed as if they were raw photographs — they should be hand edited, colour corrected, sharpened, and edited to improve their quality as much as you can. There is no limit to the number of entries you can enter, and there is no entry fee. Eligibility This call for entries is open for all professional and amateur illustrators worldwide. Prize If your work is selected for publication in EXOTIQUE 8 you will receive a complimentary copy of the book and will also get international exposure by having your work included in the premier collection of digital character art.

komiyan:

lackadaisycats:

While on the unfortunate topic of stolen art, I suppose I’ll go ahead and ask a 4th of July favor.  If you see fireworks with Lackadaisy art on the packaging, please don’t buy it.  The art is stolen - no less than 7 different paintings.  I’ve known about this for about a year, but so far all attempts to contact the manufacturer/distributor have yielded no response or left me at voice messaging dead ends.
These photos are from someone who spotted them and was kind enough to contact me about it.

Jake’s Fireworks is the name of the company, and they appear to do their own manufacturing in China (which ostensibly means they create their own packaging too).
The product listing is here on their site and in their wholesale catalog.

Please don’t send any well-intentioned emails to them or anything.  I’m trying to resolve this without resorting to anger and threatening messages.  Jake’s Fireworks distributes all over the place, though, so I’m just putting out a request for anyone who might be in the market for holiday fireworks to not buy any with stolen art on them.  =/

Reblog for art theft awareness!