Stepduck Art Contest.
Grades K-12 and College Students
K-3 grade, 4th-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, 9th-12th grade and College students.
Completed
art must be postmarked by
May 1, 2003. Art work must include:
> A completed entry form
(K-12 entry form)
(College entry form)
> Artwork
Entry
forms must be completed, signed by a parent or guardian, (17 years and younger)
and glued to the back of the original artwork.
Completed
entries should be mailed to:
Stepducks
9311 Kenneth Pl.
City: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Zip: 63132
If you want to send your art work in by email....
Please scan
the art work and submit the material as .jpg file(s). All art work will be shown
in a horizontal format. (File size should be no larger than 500kb -
uncompressed.) along with complete entry form. Send your entry by email to
Stepduck
Contest-Email
If you want us to return the art work please include a self addressed / self
stamped envelope.
The
Stepducks Art Contest is open to children in grades K through 12
attending public, private, or home-schools in the United States and College
students. Only one entry per child/adult will be accepted.
Portfolios
will be judged on the quality of the artwork.
The
artwork must call attention to animation of the Stepducks. Art work may contain
just one of the Stepduck characters or a group.
All
artwork must be the contestant's original, hand-done creation. Photographs and
computer-generated artwork will not be accepted.
All
artwork must be horizontal, 8.5" x 11" without a mat, frame, cover sheet, or
border. Art techniques may include scratch-board, pointillism, chalk, charcoal,
dry brush, watercolor, crosshatch, lead, collage, linoleum printing, colored
pencils, or crayon. (Please note: if contestants use chalk or lead they should
seal it with an adhesive).
All
artwork must not exceed 1/4 inch in total thickness.
No
lettering, signatures, or initials may appear on the front of the design. Any
artwork with such identifying characteristics will be disqualified and
eliminated from the competition.
Prices
for K-3 grade, 4th-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, 9th-12th grade and College
students. An
Official Stepduck Certificate signed by the Creator of the Stepducks, Marvin
Dale. Stepduck Gear of your choice,
Creator Marvin Dale will also sign your Stepduck gear upon request. Art
work displayed on the Stepduck Website. Name of winners will also be announced
in the Stepduck Email Newsletter.
Educators
should assume responsibility for making ethics part of the overall contest.
There is no room for plagiarism in artwork or composition content. Copyright
laws apply.
If
this contest is part of a classroom project, then, before photocopying and
distributing the entry forms to students, have the parents sign the entry forms.
The Fine Print
The
Stepduck Animation Art Contest is not open to the immediate relatives of the
Stepducks or employees.
It
is the students responsibility to inform the Stepducks of any change of address.
The Stepducks:
Has
the right to use the Art without compensation.
Retains
ownership of all artwork entered in the contest. In order to promote the
Stepduck Animation Art Contest, products such as posters, prints, T-shirts, etc.
may be produced from winning artwork. Any monies realized from the sale or
licensing of the artwork will be used to support the contest, and education
initiatives.
Retains
all winning entries until September 2003. Stepducks will return the winning
entries to the students in September 2003 upon request.
Will
return all other entries upon request after October 2003 if the student provides
a self-addressed 10x13-inch envelope.
Reserves
the right to destroy unclaimed entries after one year.
Will
not insure entries it receives or be responsible for loss or damage of the
entries.
