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You All Have Got Me Thinking....
Topic Started: Nov 15 2005, 11:34 PM (93 Views)
twinthing
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how who were and when do I go about getting my pictures to a greetings card publisher or something like that?

Ive had so many nice comments about the van claweds that perhaps its worth finding out, if any of you have any ideas about what to do please let me know!



thanks for all your kind words of support,
keep swinging those irons!

Catherine.
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Poppy
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First of all TAKE THEM OFF ANY PUBLIC SITE, including this and the E/A site! That way no one can put any claim to them. I know you have got brill coments but they are adorable and at the moment anyone and everyone has access to them. See my post on Send as a Card from the other side in Waxing brighter!
Write or e mail ALL publishers of childrens books, look through the library or ask what is popular, then write to their publishers. Do not send in any drawings or sketches until they say they are interested. Keep at it, Believe in yourself because, THEY ARE SO publishable!
I wonder if Dorling Kindersly, the kids book club would be interested?
GOOD LUCK!
Poppy. :hug:
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twinthing
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thanks poppy, im thinking of contacting pheonix cards, I worked as a sales person for them for about 2 years, they are a company that sells through party plan and catalog sales, I know abit about the company and they are always looking for new artists to join the team of desginers. I will have to get onto that tomorrow!

Catherine.
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Mardar
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Oh this is so exciting. I hope you get into something like that. Then I can say I know a famous artist. :D I wish you all the best of luck!!!!!!! :nw: :nw: :nw:
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Poppy
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Please still consider taking them out of the public eye Twinthing, that way you'll conserve the copyright . Great idea about the card makers.
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Sorry, I didn't realise you had a name!!! Catherine.
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waxingsteve
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If you don't want to remove the pics from their current places, I'd strongly advise that you watermark them with something like "Copyright © Catherine ...... 2005". You hold that anyway if they're signed, because you have the originals, but proving origination is difficult unless you posted them to yourself through the normal postal system and left them sealed up :( By watermarking, you make it difficult for anybody to make use of the images ;)

Steve :)
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Verlie
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:thumbup; Steve how does one watermark? Everyone's right Catherine anyone could be using your work....and mine...I heard that sending work to yourself and leaving it sealed is not enough these days. I printed one of my drawings out (not a colouring page) and it printed to 8x10 in.... Anyone could be using my pieces. If you could post the instructions to watermark Steve we would all benefit. Verlie :huggy:
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twinthing
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ive got all my pieces copyrighted now! my husband used picture shark, hes abit of a tech head and I wouldnt know what Id do without him! so the van claweds are back in my gallery! horray! :thumbup;
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Watermarking instructions can be found at http://s13.invisionfree.com/CraftBoard/ind...?showtopic=1256 :)

Steve :)
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