MSWPS encourages members to take the opportunity to learn to present your artwork professionally for exhibitions and online entries.
The FAQ Section in the Member Area of your website offers answers to your questions regarding resizing images, labelling image files and taking artwork photographs.
It is a requirement that your Entry Form, for all MSWPS exhibitions, is completed as exactly as you want it presented to the public.
MAKE SURE TO READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THOROUGHLY.
Take notes if you need to remember any points. Take a screen shot to refer back to.
Original artworks created in the previous two years and not exhibited before in MSWPS exhibitions are eligible for the current exhibition entry.
Artwork Title:
Write this exactly as to be presented, consider the case that you use, ie: shores away OR Shores Away OR Shores away. Lower and upper case makes a difference. “Shores Away” is a NO NO. Shores Away is perfect. Do not use ‘ OR ” to enclose the tile.
Medium:
Many viewers will not know what W/C means. Write the full term: Watercolour, Oil, Acrylic etc.
Is the Oil on board, paper, canvas, linen etc? Write the support material: Oil on Stretched Canvas.
Size:
All MSWPS online exhibitions present the Unframed Size in mm.
Converting cm to mm. 10 mm equals 1 cm.
If you measure your artwork in cm:
Example: 60 x 70 – add a 0 to the end = 600 x 700mm
Example: 35.5 x 54.2 – take out the . = 355 x 542mm
If the artwork is framed, measure the artwork inside the frame and enter that size.
Do not enter: 760 x 760 framed. Enter: 530 x 530
On your entry form in the Size Box, Enter ONLY numbers AND x ie: 100 x 100
Do not enter the letters cm, mm – However for circular works ENTER Diameter.
All entries are presented as Height x Width AND x Depth for Sculptures.
Do not enter H, W OR D. ie: 350 x 200 x 150
Price: NFS (not for sale) is accepted. Enter 00.00 in Price box.
Description:
This where in 250 words or less, you can write about the inspiration for the artwork, any background to the production of the work or technique. If the artwork is framed, what is the framed size, how is it framed, where will it look good, what environment will it suit?
Artwork Image File:
Title Image File: Surname_First name_Title_Medium_Size
An image file title as below creates obstacles for administration:
BCF74B45-2252-4B68-BFF0-BC53CA74A661.jpeg
Total uploads NOT to exceed 2mb. Acceptable file extensions:: jpg, jpeg, gif and png.
Click on the questions below to find the answers in FAQ Section.
How Do I Resize My Images on Computer?
How do I RENAME my Images on Computer?
How do I resize and rename my images on iPad and iPhone?
How do I Photograph my Artwork?
And Finally:
CHECK, CHECK AND RECHECK THAT YOUR ENTRY IS COMPLETE AND CORRECT.