INSTANTANEOUS 3 SEQUENTIAL COMIC BOOK ART OUT OF CONTEXT
Updated: Booklet page needs to be submitted as A4 size.
You can submit the page electronically or as a hard copy.
If the page is submitted electronically, remember that it needs to be A4 AND 300dpi!
(The booklet will be comic size- we will down size the A4 to fit) Any questions you may have can be answered by the curators
at the Grace Emily on Saturday March 1st from 2pm
Instantaneous 3 is an Art Exhibition at the Grace Emily Hotel 232 Waymouth St Adelaide
Opening night Tuesday 6th of May 2008 7pm Art Pieces and Booklet page deadline Friday 21st March 2008
One piece per artist
40 pieces maximum
Registration essential: $5 entry Register at Pulp Fiction Comics 34A King William St Adelaide during business hours.
Each contributing artist will receive a “free” booklet on the opening night.
Guidelines:-
Instantaneous 3 will have 2 parts
and contributions must meet both of the criteria:-
PART ONE - THE BOOKLET
Once again, artists will need to submit a page for the INSTANTANEOUS 3 Programme.
The programme will be black and white interior, with a colour cover.
The page will tell part of a story, preferably consisting of 3 to 9 panels,
so the story that the panels depict is open ended on at least one side
- imagine a page ripped out of a comic and placed into the Instantaneous booklet.
This way, the bulk of the programme will look like individual pages taken from all sorts of different comic books.
-ideally, we would like at least 3 panels (of any dimensions so long as they fit within the space) for your page.
Your art piece can be any one of these panels depicted (first, last, one of the middle ones etc.)
-If you cannot illustrate any more than the one panel that you have produced for the art piece,
then you'll need to write a short script outlining a few moments before and after the panel
that you have used for the art piece.
Dimensions to be finalized, though it will be comic size (259mm high x 168mm wide).
Either size, there will be a bleed around the edge, with a space at the bottom allotted for the page number
and title of the piece. All pages will need to be submitted at a resolution no less than 300dpi,
and fit roughly into the dimensions. Furthermore, all artists will be able to submit a bio of themselves
of no more than 50 words to appear at the end of the booklet.
A line of contact detail (artists choose how they wish to be contacted, e.g. e-mail, phone etc.) will also be present.
PART TWO - THE ART PIECE
ONE panel from your comic book page
will be the basis for your piece
exhibited in the Instantaneous 3 exhibition
and meet the following guidelines:-
1) It must look like a panel from your contribution page
- unrelated works aren't applicable.
2) It must include some form of text:
Line(s) of dialogue
Word balloon(s)
Thought balloon(s)
Written Sound Effect(s)
Line of Narration(s)
-something that identifies it as a piece of sequential art from a comic book page.
3) Preferred size of the art piece IF YOU WISH US TO FRAME IT
is A3 (to fit into an A2 Frame with a black matte border)
or A4 (to fit into an A3 Frame with a black matte border). If you wish to frame it yourself, by all means!
4) The medium used is limited to 2 dimensions,
or something that can be hung on a wall,
preferably able to be framed.
5) All pieces will be auctioned on the opening night
Tuesday May 6th, with all profits donated to charity.
ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS OF CLARIFICATION OF GUIDELINES
CAN BE ADDRESSED TO: peter@pulpfictioncomics.com
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q) Do I need to do a fully inked or full colour page for the Programme? A)No. Your programme page may be in pencil and/or ink, colour,
b & w or a combination. However, the booklet page will be printed in b & w.
Q) I've got a great idea for a gag cartoon, can't I just submit that?
A) No. It must be a piece of sequential art that is open ended on at least one side of the page.
Q) I'm stuck for ideas. What do you recommend?
A) There's some great books and comics about sequential art.
Recommended are:- any of the Scott McCloud books
(Understanding Comics, Making Comics & Reinventing Comics),
Will Eisner's Comics & Sequential Art, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way,
Watchmen or pop down to Pulp Fiction for a great range of comic books.
Q) Can I show you my piece to check I'm on track?
A) YES. The curators will be available at the Grace Emily meetings
on Saturday the 1st of March from 2pm to give advice & support.
Q) Can I pick any type of subject matter?
A) Yes. You can do Superheroes, slice of life, crime, humour, sci-fi etc.
However, pieces that are deemed as terribly racist, sexist, excessively violent
or have sexual or pornographic overtones will not be permitted.
Q) Where can I get more info?
A) Updates will be available on the Pulp Fiction website
and will be announced at the Grace Emily meetings first Saturday of the month.
