Here are the rules for the Pen Stand Contest. It will be run by jimm1.
Read them and ask any questions or make suggestions you may have.
Pen Stand Competition
DO NOT POST PICTURES IN THIS THREAD
SEND TO ( contest entry form to be provided)
This contest is geared towards all IAP members with the basic goals of showing their creativity.
Winners will be determined by the IAP members' popular vote.
The final poll will be posted and the voting results will become public at that time.
The IAP Universal Contest Rules apply unless otherwise stated
Universal Contest Rules
The Rules:
1) The stand must be made by you (the person entering the contest) from raw materials.
2) There are no restrictions on tools or techniques.
3) It is intended that you make a pen stand specifically for this contest. Your pen stand cannot have been shown in any form in any way (on the web, in a catalog, at a meeting, whatever) before the contest judging is completed and winners are announced. Push yourself and make something new and special for the contest.
4) The pen stand should be finished as though it was ready to be displayed with 1 to 3 pens.
5) Contest entries may submitted after TBD
6) Only one pen stand per member may be submitted.
How to enter:
1. You will need to submit 2 pictures to enter.
2. The pictures should have the pen stand w/o pen, positioned flat on a plain solid color background and the pictures should be 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels tall. In the 2nd picture, you should have both the stand and the pen displayed in the most effective way to show the pen stand's uniqueness and your craftsmanship. The pen stand should fill the picture as much as possible. No props are allowed. Resizing and cropping of your photo are allowed. Be honest with your photo adjustments. If there is dust or flaws visible in the picture then (a) retake the pictures after removing the dust / fixing the flaw (real world, no photoshop flaw removal) or (b) submit as is. Contest chair reserves the right to eliminate photos if they are not in compliance with IAP size uploading guidelines.
3. All pictures should be submitted as jpg files with enough compression to keep each file size under 256KB. Email your entry pictures and the required information (see below) to penstandcontest2017@gmail.com
The following information is required:
a. The material used and method used to get to the final product.
b. Your IAP user name and your real name.
c. Prize winners may additionally be required to submit a mailing address for prize delivery,
but this is not required with the entry.
4. All emails submitted during the contest will be retained by me until the contest ends. After the contest is completed I will delete all emails I have received as well as the email account used for this contest. I will not retain or share email addresses with anyone.
Judging:
1. Winners will be decided by an IAP poll vote.
2. Depending on the number of entries there may be more than one vote.
3. Pictures will be posted and voting will begin on TBD.
4. Winners will be announced after the Polls are closed.
Rules are subject to change.
Read them and ask any questions or make suggestions you may have.
Pen Stand Competition
DO NOT POST PICTURES IN THIS THREAD
SEND TO ( contest entry form to be provided)
This contest is geared towards all IAP members with the basic goals of showing their creativity.
Winners will be determined by the IAP members' popular vote.
The final poll will be posted and the voting results will become public at that time.
The IAP Universal Contest Rules apply unless otherwise stated
Universal Contest Rules
The Rules:
1) The stand must be made by you (the person entering the contest) from raw materials.
2) There are no restrictions on tools or techniques.
3) It is intended that you make a pen stand specifically for this contest. Your pen stand cannot have been shown in any form in any way (on the web, in a catalog, at a meeting, whatever) before the contest judging is completed and winners are announced. Push yourself and make something new and special for the contest.
4) The pen stand should be finished as though it was ready to be displayed with 1 to 3 pens.
5) Contest entries may submitted after TBD
6) Only one pen stand per member may be submitted.
How to enter:
1. You will need to submit 2 pictures to enter.
2. The pictures should have the pen stand w/o pen, positioned flat on a plain solid color background and the pictures should be 800 pixels wide by 600 pixels tall. In the 2nd picture, you should have both the stand and the pen displayed in the most effective way to show the pen stand's uniqueness and your craftsmanship. The pen stand should fill the picture as much as possible. No props are allowed. Resizing and cropping of your photo are allowed. Be honest with your photo adjustments. If there is dust or flaws visible in the picture then (a) retake the pictures after removing the dust / fixing the flaw (real world, no photoshop flaw removal) or (b) submit as is. Contest chair reserves the right to eliminate photos if they are not in compliance with IAP size uploading guidelines.
3. All pictures should be submitted as jpg files with enough compression to keep each file size under 256KB. Email your entry pictures and the required information (see below) to penstandcontest2017@gmail.com
The following information is required:
a. The material used and method used to get to the final product.
b. Your IAP user name and your real name.
c. Prize winners may additionally be required to submit a mailing address for prize delivery,
but this is not required with the entry.
4. All emails submitted during the contest will be retained by me until the contest ends. After the contest is completed I will delete all emails I have received as well as the email account used for this contest. I will not retain or share email addresses with anyone.
Judging:
1. Winners will be decided by an IAP poll vote.
2. Depending on the number of entries there may be more than one vote.
3. Pictures will be posted and voting will begin on TBD.
4. Winners will be announced after the Polls are closed.
Rules are subject to change.
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