[Scriptoris] Black Star Covers

[Hillary Greenslade]

Greetings scribes! 
Scribes creating Black Star covers has been requested before, so I'm thrilled that Barat has
offered us some design specifications to make our task easier (see below's post).  

You guys remember all those great color covers that Isaac Bane created some years back.  I've seem
a lot of your works out there and many of you are equally as qualified to do cover art with your
illuminations.  

If in doubt of your skills, feel free to bring your designs to Coronation or Round Table, I'd be
happy to critique them and offer suggestions; as I'm sure Barat will, too.  Cover art designs can
be creatively expressive, where scroll art must fit specific requirements... so here's your chance
to try something different!

Looking forward to seeing what you guys can come up with, 
Cheers, Hillary 
Star Signet

--- ansteorra-request at ansteorra.org wrote:
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:45:06 -0600
> From: "H.L. Barat FitzWalter Reynolds" <chronicler at ansteorra.org>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Black Star Covers
> To: Ansteorra Mailing List List <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
>
> Attention all scribes, illuminators, and artisans of Ansteorra.
> 
> Would you like to have your work seen by the entire kingdom? Then I  
> have an offer for you. I am in need of color covers for the Black  
> Star. If your skills are up to the task, please send me your best.
> 
> I am seeking covers in two sizes:
> 
> Front cover only: 4.5” wide x 6.5” tall.
> 
> Wrap around cover (front and back outside cover): 10.35 wide x 8” tall.
> 
> Please look at a current Black Star before you start designing. Your  
> design should taken into account the location of the Black Star  
> header, and the date information at the bottom of the front cover. If  
> you are contemplating designing a wrap around cover you will also  
> need to take into account the text down the spine, the return address  
> on the back cover, and my maker’s mark on the back cover (which I can  
> remove if needed).
> 
> I have designed an Acrobat template to assist you. It can be found at:
> 
> http://www.ansteorra.org/regnum/chronicler/forms.html
> 
> 
> I can accept artwork in nearly any format. However, I prefer 200-300  
> dpi, RGB or CMYK tif or Photoshop (.psd) documents. Or you can send  
> me the original artwork and I will scan it. Any original art  
> submitted will go into the Black Star files unless you specifically  
> request to have it returned.
> 
> I can and will greatly accept photographs for use as cover art.  
> However, I will need a release from all of those appearing in the  
> photograph. This is not a legal or Society requirement. It is a  
> requirement I have as I don’t want to annoy anyone by publishing  
> their photo without their permission.
> 
> Please include a signed release form with your submission. The form  
> (Artwork Release Form for Event Announcements) is available on the  
> same web page as the cover templates.
> ________________________
> 
> H.L. Barat FitzWalter Reynolds
> Chronicler
> M.K.A. Stephen Pursley
> 1908 Shelby Ct.
> Norman, OK 73071
> (405) 310-3290
> chronicler at ansteorra.org
> 
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