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As part of my New Year's resolution, I'm going to make a faerie calendar for 2009. They'll be for sale, either through cafepress or deviantArt or both.

I'm extending an offer to you all. ^^ If you have a child or a friend (age 2 to 17) who you think would make a good faerie/pixie-ish character like the one here, you can send me 2-3 pictures of them to use as reference and I will consider them for the calendar.

If I pick your images (and hopefully I'll make enough on these calendars to do this!) my goal is to give you a free calendar! If I can't afford it, I'll have a vote for the most popular image, and the most popular will get a free calendar. You'll also get a free large .jpeg image of the painting I create with your image. This is your chance to get a free fully rendered painting from me!

Stuff you need to know!
(please read all of this if you want to submit something!)

I need good quality pictures. They don't have to be large, but they do have to be crisp, clear-cut images (no fuzzy pictures, no tiny family snapshots, no weird lighting, etc). Here is the image I used as reference for this painting, which I found on gettyimages.com. Nice lighting, good colors, and that's the original size, so it doesn't have to be huge!

You need to own the rights to the pictures. As in, you or your family/friends need to have taken them, they need to be of someone you know / are related to, or someone who has signed a model release form, and you need to give me permission to use them as reference for this calendar, which I will be selling.

This is an ongoing submission process. I don't expect to be done with this calendar until September/October of 2008, so you have at least six months to find, take and give me pictures.

There is no limit to how many you can send.

Please e-mail me the pictures. My e-mail address is art@inqy.in. Use the subject "calendar pictures." Also, please include your claim to ownership of the pictures and your permission to use them as reference. If I see neither, I will delete the e-mail.

I think that's it! If you have any questions, note me or reply to this journal.


-edit!-

Wow, I've already had so many good questions that I never even thought to address when I started this! Sooo I've made it all into FAQ format. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask me.

I don't fit the age requirement.
The age requirement is more of a guideline. I want young-looking people, since faeries and pixies (at least mine) are generally youthful. If you're in your 20s or 30s and you look young, by all means, send me the pictures. If you're in your 40s and have a great pose, send me the pictures -- I could use your pose as reference for one of the pictures.

Do you want boys or girls?
All pictures of any gender. I'm not making a girls-only or boys-only calendar.

Do you have photobucket/flickr/insert photo place here?
I now have a flickr account, which is "washed ink", and which I will try to check a few times a week. I don't have Photobucket.

Can I send you links instead of attachments?
Go ahead! If you have deviations you want to use, you can send me links to them. All I ask is that you e-mail me the information (links or attachments), so I can put it all in this handy folder I have. Also, PLEASE include who you are, so I can properly give you credit if I use your pictures!