THE 321 ART CONTEST IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

THE 321 ART CONTEST STARTS NOW!

Para Regras e Instruções em Português, acesse fav.me/d86u4z4

 THE GOAL

To take part in the ongoing 321 Fast Comics Vol. 2 Art Contest where the goal is to submit Themed Pin-Ups & Comic Book Stories that have:

3 Pages
2 Characters
1 Twist Ending

As long as your story respects the above rules, anything goes! Feel free to to do a Western, Superheroes, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Daily Life, it's really up to you and your creative team.

The Theme for the Pin-Ups is "1950's/1960's Diners, Burger Places, Restaurants, Coffee Shops, etc"

Feel free to submit pin-ups only, just the stories or a combo of both!

THE PRIZES

The contest will run until July '15 when the TOP THREE STORIES & the TOP THREE PIN-UPS will be published on the "321: Fast Comics Vol. II" book plus cash prizes!

1st Place: $400
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200

All three Pin-Ups will get $200 each

But wait! That is not all!

-- Every MONTH up until July 2015 I will pick THREE STORIES to be digitally published as a Madefire Motion Book and highlighted in a series of DeviantArt articles by the team behind DepthRADIUS plus a little extra kick to it --

All Top Three Monthly Winners will also receive a 3 Month DA Subscription

THE RULES

Write & Produce a short comic book story no longer than 3 pages, with no more than 2 main characters with a surprise ending. Aside from the two main characters you are allowed to have as many people in the background as you want as long as they DO NOT interact with the story.

Stories can be either fully colored or B/W but they MUST be print ready. No pencils allowed. CG art, Digital, Traditional are all accepted.

Partnerships are encouraged!! Writers should team-up with artists and artists should find writers to collaborate with, team submissions are more than welcome as are solo works.

 The Pin-ups are free as long as they follow the THEME outlined above on the first topic and can be delivered in any medium (i.e. sketch card, pin-up, B/W, CGI, Digital or Traditional Art, etc)

Every artwork must be 11x17in in size and at least 300dpi, including the pages! No need to upload the high resolution files to DeviantArt though, these will be required if they are chosen to be published on the book next year.

As many entries per contestant as you like, feel free to take part of the challenge every month, keep it PG-13 or Teen rated. 

Submit by sending a "LINK" to your own gallery either posting on THIS journal every month or sending me a NOTE. Your entry is confirmed when I reply to your comment and post it on the Art Contest gallery here (felipecagno.deviantart.com/gal…), if you don't hear from me there's something wrong, so verify where you have posted your entry.

Any questions feel free to Note me or reach me at cagno100@gmail.com

Important: The rights to every artwork or story submitted remain YOURS, even if we choose to publish your story, they will be kept that way. If your story or pin-up is chosen for print publication and do not conform to the size and resolution required, we will have to pick another winner.

DEADLINE

Entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM (PT) on the 30th of EVERY month. If it is received after the due date, it will roll over to the next month, and remember, the competition is ONGOING until July 2015.

DepthRADIUS articles will be published at the discretion of the good folks of DA and the monthly "321: Fast Comics" digital books will come out every third Wednesday of the following month along with the awarded subscriptions.

Important: Even if your artwork doesn't make it into the monthly books, it might still be highlighted on the DepthRADIUS articles, so keep'em coming

THE "321: FAST COMICS VOL. I" BOOK

To read a FREE PREVIEW of the "321: Fast Comics Vol. I" comic book, just tap below to begin. It's a great example people can follow for their own stories.

 

The full book with 21 short stories can also be read right here on DA through Madefire, click below to purchase your Digital copy.



It can also be found on the Madefire App! Get out your Android, iPad, iPhone, or mobile platform of choice, and open the Madefire app. You will find a ton of really awesome comic books in there, including the 321: Fast Comics.

 THE LOST KIDS SERIES IS ON SALE AT COMIXOLOGY!

The collected trade of all eight issues of the Lost Kids is on sale at Comixology! Here's your chance to grab the whole series in a collected book or single issues!

Click RIGHT HERE to visit the Lost Kids Comixology page or click the picture below.




 How to Write Your Own Comic

Finally I got some time to sit down and work on a new article. This one is about breaking up your story in panels and how that is a collaborative effort between the writer and artist since it's key to the narrative of the book.

Check it out at Writing 302: Action in PanelsYou may think this is solely up to the illustrator of the book but in fact it's actually a shared responsibility between writers and pencillers.
Camera Angles and Storytelling through Panels
As a writer it's your job to define the pacing and flow of the page and how your story will reach the readers. The artist's job is to take those directions, execute them as best as he can and apply his vision on top of the writer's. It is a collaborative effort and that's why writers and artists have to keep a constant communication.
Drawing a pin-up is one thing, telling a story through pictures is something else entirely. All your choices have weight and they should mean something, you should be very conscious of every single decision you take as an artist/writer when working on a comic book.
A close up has a very different desired effect than a wide shot for instance, and they each communicate something specific to your readers. So always keep in mind, "What do I want to communicate wi

Writing 101 - Find Your Ending: fav.me/d2yp1p8
Writing 102 - The Outline: fav.me/d2yqvso
Writing 201 - Crowd or Cast: fav.me/d2yt19l
Writing 202 - What's Your Job?: fav.me/d2yxj5x
Writing 203 - Nice to Meet You: fav.me/d2z8dw8
Writing 204 - Lego Blocks: fav.me/d2zmqr7
Writing 301 - Formatting: fav.me/d2zvobj
Team Effort 101: fav.me/d30zu2i

Thanks so much for checking them out