AIB Illustration & Animation Blog

Hellbound 3: The year of Darkness

Boston Comics Roundtable is seaking submissions for Hellbound 3! The theme this year is Darkness. What darkness means is different for each of us. We encourage creators to be imaginative and push the envelope as far as it can go in terms of the understanding of Darkness, what it means to us, and what it means in the horror genre. When submitting ideas, scripts, and any artwork let us know your thoughts on the theme and how your project works with it.

• Horror Stories adhering to the theme of Darkness
• 1 – 8 pages
• Black and White
• 8.5” x 11”

The page count this year is shorter than past edition page counts, this was decided upon based on the larger book format. We believe that working in this larger format will allow creators to get more story onto each page.

We are also currently looking into the feasibility of an electronic edition for Hellbound 3. This won't have much impact on the submission process but will hopefully expand our ability to distribute this anthology around the world.

• 0.25" bleed on all sides
• print safe area 0.5" on all sides

Click here for a template.

We encourage creators to submit stories at each stage of the process (Idea/Script/Pencils/Inks) to avoid last minute corrections or troublesome rewrites. You can submit stories or questions via email at hellbound[at]riverbirdcomics[dot]com or in person at any Boston Comics Roundtable meeting This year we decided to host an art contest for the cover of Hellbound 3. Think you got the illustration skills to grace the cover of the anthology? Please send finished full color artwork to hellboundboston[at]gmail[dotcom with the words "Cover art contest" in the subject line. Artwork should adhere to the size constraints above and should include a full bleed. Wrap around covers will be considered as well. The Hellbound 3 editors reserve the right to not use any of the submissions if necessary. Deadline for finished stories is June 15th 2012

Deadline for cover art submissions is July 1st 2012

The Hellbound 3 team is:

Story Editor: Jerel Dye

Art Editor: Kyle Anderson

Copy Editor: JL Bell

Blog Editor: Steve Cartisano

About the Boston Comics Roundtable
Formed in 2006, the Boston Comics Roundtable brings together local cartoonists and writers to collaborate, workshop, and socialize. Among BCR’s publications are “Inbound,” an anthology of Boston-area independent comics; “Outbound,” a science-fiction comics anthology; and “Hellbound,” an annual collection of horror comics. All comics creators, critics, and curious fans in metro Boston are welcome at the BCR’s weekly meetings. Visit www.bostoncomicsroundtable.com for more information.  --
hellboundboston@gmail.com  [ Hellbound ]

NEW: AIB Call to Artists

If you have not seen the new AIB Call to Artists blog, then its time to check it out! The blog features a range of internship, freelance opportunities, and creative competition information for AIB students and alumni. Who knows - your next illustration could get published, land that dream job, or better yet win some cold hard cash!

Valerie Arruda + Glovebox Film Festival

Above is the official poster, illustrated by AIB Alumni Valerie Arruda, for Glovebox's 2011 Film Frestival!  GB is accpeting submission until April 20, 2011!

Learn more about the upcoming Glovebox Film Festival here!

 

Yes.Oui.Si Fun-raiser

On Sunday the 17th Yes.Oui.Si Space will be hosting a fun-raiser art sale/ music concert/ origami bonanza to help raise funds to aid relief efforts in Japan.

We are sending out a call for work to accept donation of art to sell in the
raiser. Visit: http://yesouisispace.com for more information!

Xtranormal Fіlm Festіval

Be sure to enter the Xtranormal Fіlm Festіval presеnted by Bing™

Create a vіdeo that’s two minutes or less in one of three categories: Actіon, Horror or Romancе, and remember that Bing is looking for movіes about a “decision”. A winning vіdeo from each category will receive $2,500 and be eligible for the grand prіze: $5000!! - and a new Xtranormal actor made in his or her likeness!

One entry will be accepted per person between March 24 & April 14. The grand-prіze wіnner’s vіdeo will be announced at the prestigious Trіbeca Fіlm Festіval in New York Cіty on April 26 and aired on the G4 nеtwork.

3x3 CHILDREN'S SHOW NO. 8

3x3 INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S SHOW NO. 8

DEADLINE: APRIL 22, 2011

3x3 Magazine is now accepting entries for the 2011 Children's Show. More than just children's books. More than just children's books published in the United States. The competition includes anything and everything related to reaching children under the age of 12 as well as a specific category for young adults. Published and unpublished. And it's international—entries are accepted from every country and as always judged by a distinguished panel of judges. Winners will be featured in our 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 8 which will be distributed internationally at leading bookstores and newsstands. [via 3x3mag.com]

Click here to enter now!

Click here to see the complete list of 2010 Children's Show winners.

ADC Young Guns: Call to Artists

CALL FOR ENTRIES OPENS MARCH 15, 2011.

ADC Young Guns® honors the vanguard of creative professionals who let loose their imaginations, shattering conventions and breaking boundaries with a dash of brilliance and personal flair.

Visual arts, media, and design today are in a state of daily evolution, cross-pollinating ideas between their many disciplines. Industry categories that once defined the creative professional—photography, illustration, advertising, design, fashion, film, the list goes on—have expanded to include newly synthesized versions of these fields. These days, a spirit of hybridization is on the rise, bucking tradition to fuse any number of creative pathways in search of a new direction. At the forefront of this ongoing revolution, the minds of ambitious young visionaries are at work and in play.

Those of you who’ve set your minds to making a name for yourself, raising new standards from within cubicles, conference rooms, cramped apartments, and studios across the world—this is your chance to put those battle cries in action. If you’re age thirty or under and have two years of the working life under your belt, we’d like you to show us what it’s all about. [via adcyoungguns.org]

ADC Young Guns is an international competition open to all who qualify.

SUBMISSION INFO HERE

Creative Quarterly 23

It’s time to get your entries ready for the next Creative Quarterly judging!

DEADLINE JAN.28.2011 [TODAY]

The lowest entry fees around.

At $10 per entry you won’t find a better opportunity in having your work judged. Entering a series? Each piece is $10. We don’t want the cost of entry to prevent you from sharing your work. And when we look at other competitions it’s nice to see we’re using the same yardstick. Many of the pieces in our show show up in other leading competitions. The only difference is their fees are much higher. [via cqjournal.com]

ENTER NOW

 

CA's Illustration Competition 52

Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after January 21, 2011.

Introduce your work to the world. Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in illustration, the Communication Arts Illustration Competition. Any Illustration first printed or produced within the last twelve months prior to the deadline is eligible. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work. As a service to art directors, designers and art buyers, a comprehensive index will carry contact information of the illustrators represented.

CA's Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential and they'll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

Deadline: January 7, 2011

For more information click here.

The CitID Project / Honour Your City

CitID is an ambitious project aiming to gain global consciousness by giving a (type)face to every city worldwide; big or small, rich or poor, famous or infamous, well-known or unheard-of.

Our hope is that creative from around the globe will make a logo or a visual interpretation of the city closest to their heart. The universal goal is that every city ultimately gets their own identity on CitID, and that both the city and it's aesthetic contributor gets recognition through this library - a place where you come for visual inspiration and leave with more knowledge about the world we live in.

Feel free to submit new designs for cities already represented.
Selected work will be published in the forthcoming CitID book

What we ask of you is to create a logo/ artwork for your city. You will have full creative freedom.

For more information click here.