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StoryBook Club Submission Guidelines

Children book illustrators come here to unite, discuss and share your talents with other illustrators that specialize in just children's book and/or storybook style illustrations.
You can gain exposure to your artwork
Talk with fellow Children book illustrators
ALSO! If you are publishing a children's book - as a member we will be glad to help promote your book as we can!

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING:

:bulletred: This group is dedicated to storybook and children book art, so the piece you submit must be focused on them, otherwise it will not be accepted! That's fairly self-explanatory though.

:bulletred: Two submission per week.
:bulletred: Please do not submit fan art, comics or fantasy!
Storybook means: A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children.

:bulletred: Please submit in the proper gallery (not in the featured Gallery, please, as it's for highlight some theme or some author).
:bulletred: NO PROFANITY/SEXUAL CONTENT ALLOWED - this is a group that focuses on CHILDREN BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS. So please understand artwork should be in a PG nature.


Once a member please place our icon in your journal that you are a member of :iconstorybook-club: Doing this doesn't just help us gain exposure, but more exposure for us means more for you!

Thank you!!!

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Welcome to Storybook Club

:star:IMPORTANT!!
:bulletred: Storybook Illustrators Club is now open to everyone. However, if you wish to be a higher tank, when you submit your request to join, you must be able to link at least two pieces of artwork that contain a storybook or children book style. This is required if you wish to be above a member status. :bulletred:

This group is dedicated to storybook and children book art, so the piece must be focused on them, otherwise it will not be accepted! That's fairly self-explanatory though.

-- Every OTHER week, an artist will be placed into the feature folder and this artist will be selected as our featured illustrator. They will have an interviewed sent to them where it will be placed as the head article for the group.

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Adobe has recently announced that it will be abandoning the Creative Suite structure and moving towards a subscription only service called CC (Creative Cloud). What does this mean exactly?

Previously Adobe sold their programs individually. You bought Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. separately. As Adobe moved forward and created newer applications that applied to the diversifying field of Creative arts they began to sell their programs in suites. Suites were package sets that combined the most useful programs based on the specific job or discipline of that user.  For example a web developer would generally use a different set of programs than a photographer might. The suites were set up and specialized for the needs of their individual fields. These suites could cost in the thousands of dollars depending on the number of programs included.

The programs were released in versions; 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, etc. Every couple of years the programs would update or change. These updates weren't mandatory but if you did choose to update and had a previous version (within two generations) you could update at a discounted amount rather than having to completely rebuy the set of programs.  The upgrade cost was generally around $200-300. With the addition of the Creative Cloud, Adobe dropped the upgrade cheaper option in favor of customers being required to buy the suites at full price regardless of whether they had the previous version or not. Now even that model has been dropped in favor of a subscription only model.

With Adobe abandoning this system and going to a cloud format, you will essentially be renting the programs from now until perpetuity rather than being able to buy it outright.  The average cost being $30-$75 dollars per month. The advantage at this point will be that with this subscription you will have access to any and all programs that Adobe has to offer. (Depending on the model you choose.) You'll also automatically get the latest versions of the programs immediately upon release. You also get 20 GB of storage space online for your files.  

Please follow link to see payment formats and original article.

So why is Adobe doing this? They have stated that it's to stay on the cusp of new technology and it's evolving formats. They've also cited that it's a way to help them counteract the high levels of piracy that occur with their products.  With the programs being required to check in monthly and confirm that the owner has a subscription, piracy would become a thing of the past.

This announcement has created a lot of controversy. Many artists don't want to be forced into a system that forces them to rent the integral software they need to run their businesses from day to day. Especially without the option to buy the programs they need outright and only upgrade or change their software when it becomes necessary and affordable for them.  They also balk at paying for a large assortment of programs that they don't need and would never use and being forced to pay for software updates that may not be relevant or impact-ful on their specific industry.

Others think the new format will be great. They feel that the cost of the package offered is comparable to what they would have paid had they purchased the full programs themselves. This tends to be the kind of professional though that updates with every new release and uses the majority if not all of the programs that Adobe offers.

So where do you stand? What concerns do you have if any?

Many are starting to look hard at alternative programs that can substitute for Adobe products. Many expect this move from Adobe to actually fuel their competition to come up with cheaper and more affordable alternatives for consumers. Others plan on buying the latest version of the Adobe programs that they use. (Adobe CS 6 is the latest version and it is still available to be bought outright. But future versions will not be.) And use it as long as they can until they have to buy into the system with the hope that better alternatives will surface in the meantime.

Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

Some other articles on this subject;

Adobe is killing Creative Suites and here's why

Some Photoshop CC Mathematics.

Frequently Asked Questions Adobe Page for more details regarding Creative Cloud.
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:iconblujul:
~BluJul Mar 20, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank You Kindly for adding me to your Beautiful Group Gallery :iconaheartforyou::heart:
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:iconeris212:
To which folder should 'not VERY famous' Grimm tales go?
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~FrancescaDaSacco Feb 7, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Please submit to Wellknown stories, Grimm are wellknown, afterall ;)
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:iconeris212:
Maybe not all the 300... :)Thank you ~
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:icontheshelfs:
hello,
i have a project that you might be interested in hearing; [link]
its for a sponsored read for charity. but first and foremost i need help with making promotional images that can be used for the blog background, book makes, the logo etc.
any advice, help, you could give would be amazing x

if you can't be apart of the project but know of someone who does, please send the info along. thank you again for your time x
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