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Graphics Software Gallery Submission Form

Join our community of users who are willing to share their enthusiasm and knowledge of graphics software! Submit examples of your work to be included in our galleries, along with your answers to the brief questionnaire below. You can promote your own work while enhancing the graphics software community and helping other members.

The primary goals of the galleries are to inspire creativity, encourage learning, and enhance the graphics software community and this site. They are not intended to be a free link service. Most fields are optional, but only those submissions that add value to the site will be included in the galleries. Please include at least one example of your work along with the questionnaire. To ensure a greater chance of inclusion, a completed form with thoughtful responses is preferable to one with no commentary or brief one-word answers.

I am currently accepting submissions for the following galleries:

Photo Restoration and Retouching - Displays before and after examples of digital photos that have been retouched or restored using graphics software.
Digital Paintings (Pixel-Based Art) - Original art work created primarily using a pixel-based program like Painter, ArtRage, or Photoshop. You can submit digital art that originated from a blank canvas or a scanned sketch.
Digital Drawings (Vector-Based Art) - Original art work created primarily using a vector-based program like Illustrator, Xara, or CorelDRAW. You can submit digital art that originated from a blank canvas or a scanned sketch.
Photo Art - This is for art work that originated from a photo but was made to look like a painting, sketch, watercolor, or other traditional art style using graphics software. See: Photo Art Software.
Photo Composites - This gallery displays collages, montages, and photo composites made up of two or more pictures blended and merged together in creative ways.
Digital Scrapbook Layouts - Show off your layouts that display embellished photographs and other memories for the purpose of preserving the moment. See: Digital Scrapbooking.
Graphics Explorations - This gallery is to be a catch-all for any kind of abstract graphic designs such as experimentations done with filters, doodles, and so on. (Gallery coming soon.)
Photo Mosaics - Photo mosaics are pictures made up of many smaller pictures. See: Photo Mosaic Software. (Gallery coming soon.)

Please note: By submitting examples of your work, you grant About.com non-exclusive rights to use and display only the specific images you upload to our servers. You do not give up copyrights or ownership of your original working files or intellectual property. In the same respect, you should only include images that you own sole rights to.

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How would you like your name to be displayed publicly on the gallery page? Display My Full Name First Name Only Use Nickname: (Optional) What is your Web site or a site where visitors can see more of your work? URL: If you are adding to or editing an existing gallery page on this site, please note the URL of your existing gallery page.
Important Upload Guidelines: You may submit GIF, JPEG, or PNG images. Mac users, please include file extensions. Images should be between 500-1500 pixels on the longest side for the best presentation. The maximum file size accepted is 500 KB. Images over 500 KB will not be received. Include your name or nickname in the file name to keep it unique If submitting before and after images, combine them into one file or indicate before and after versions clearly. Images containing nudity, pornography, illegal acts, animal cruelty, sexual content, torture or that depict racism or are meant to depict racism or discrimination against any religion, color, nationality or creed shall not be permitted. Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the gallery. Which Gallery are you submitting to? Suggest a new gallery theme: (optional) Image 1: Title of image (to appear on gallery page) Please write a few sentences about the image, such as: what software and techniques were used to create the image, what was your inspiration, what do you think of your work, and any other background information you'd like to share. Please share a bit about yourself and your interest and experience working with graphics software. The section below is optional, however, your responses will help make the gallery more interesting. Write as much or as little as you wish. Which category best describes your use of graphics software: Professional: Full-time graphic artist, designer, or desktop publisher On the Job: You use graphics software in your non-graphics related job or business Student: You are currently taking classes on graphics software Educator: You teach graphics software Photographer: You use graphics software for photography Hobbyist: Enjoy exploring graphics software for personal use How long have you been working with graphics software? Operating System: If other, please specify: What graphics software do you use on a regular basis? (Spell out complete titles, please.) What was the first graphics program you learned? What is your all-time favorite graphics program and why? How do you use graphics software in your day to day activities? What is your best graphics tip or piece of advice? Anything else you'd like to tell us about yourself? (Where you're from, your age, about your work, etc.) You may include up to four more images for the same gallery. (Click to skip this section and submit.) You may submit GIF, JPEG, or PNG images no more than 1500 pixels wide. The maximum file size accepted is 500 KB. Images not meeting these requirements will not be included. Images containing nudity, pornography, illegal acts, animal cruelty, sexual content, torture or that depict racism or are meant to depict racism or discrimination against any religion, color, nationality or creed shall not be permitted. Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the gallery. Image 2: Title of image (to appear on gallery page) Please write a few sentences about the image. Image 3: Title of image (to appear on gallery page) Please write a few sentences about the image. Image 4: Title of image (to appear on gallery page) Please write a few sentences about the image. Image 5: Title of image (to appear on gallery page) Please write a few sentences about the image.
I certify that I am the author or sole owner of the material I am submitting to About.com. About.com and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. I agree to indemnify About.com for all damages and expenses that may be incurred in connection with the material. For more information, please see our user agreement. Published content may be edited for spelling and/or clarity.

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Sue Chastain
Graphics Software Guide

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