Digital
Entry Instructions
To help entrants better handle the digital conversion
process, we have assembled a page of instructions
to help you navigate the digital conversion process.
Submitting
a digital image on a CD
Begin
with a good quality image of your work, taken
without flash in open shade or direct sunlight,
with the camera squared with your painting.
These instructions are for Photoshop Elements,
but the principles apply to other photo editing
software.
OPEN
the file from your camera card.
CROP
the image so that only your painting is visible.
If you choose to adjust the contrast or color
saturation, this is the time to do it. Remember
that your final product must closely resemble
your painting in both value range and color saturation.
Be certain that your file mode is RGB.
GOTO:
Image > Mode and check off RGB Color.
Get
the image to the correct size and resolution:
Open
the Image Size Dialogue Box.
GOTO:
Image > Resize > Image Size.
Change
the resolution to 300 pixels/inch.
The longest side of your image should be 1920
pixels, so which ever is longer, Width or Height,
change that number to 1920. The other dimension
will change accordingly.
Be
sure Scale Styles, Constrain Proportions, and
Resample Image Bicubic are all checked.
CLICK
OK.
Save Your Image:
GOTO:
File > Save As
Change the File Name to comply with the instructions
in the prospectus. It should be your name and
the title of the painting.
File
format must be JPG. JDoe_Title.JPG Click SAVE.
On
the next screen, change Quality to Maximum.
In the Format Options, choose Baseline (Standard)
Click OK.
Copy
Your File(s) to CD
Use
the Help function on your computer if you do not
know how to do this. Make sure you have actually
burned the CD. Take the CD out of your computer,
put it back in and open one of the images on the
disk to make sure the disk has burned correctly.
Label your CD with your name and the title(s)
of your painting(s). Use a CD marker, not a felt
tip pen. Put the CD in a protective sleeve before
mailing.
You must mail your entry with the completed registration
form and your check. There is no online submission
for this exhibit.
