Calling all Artists, Graphic Designers, & Animators! [Album Cover Design Contest] | "Block Mountain" -- Community-Based Music Project
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Block Mountain Album Art Contest
There are so many highly skilled artists in the Steemit community. Block Mountain is most importantly a community-based project. We have the opportunity to involve the art community by hosting an ‘Album Cover Design Contest’.
Click here to learn more about Block Mountain!
Last Weeks Results in a Gif!
Thanks to @mulkanjs, @amirdesaingrafis, @maiyude, @marlon241982, @kikima, @heathtyler, @mrsomebody, @oneminja, @storybird for your amazing contributions! We compiled them all together into a gif.
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Objective
Design the album cover for Block Mountain’s debut community-based music album.
Rules and Requirements
Step 1: Create a new post, include “Block Mountain Cover Submission” in the title of your post and use the first tag #blockmountainart.
Step 2: Must be original content. For example, if you're doing photo manipulation, the photos must be yours.
Note: Feel free to submit multiple submissions. Provided that your artwork qualifies, only one artwork per candidate will be chosen.
Make sure post falls within these requirements.
- Image size: 3000 x 3000 px.
- Resolution: Ideally 300 dpi; 72 dpi is the minimum accepted.
- Image Format: PNG.
Concept
Utilize the Block Mountain cover template as a guideline for your design.
Here’s an example of the direction we're aiming for.
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQpKcznuQPm2pReks8YGMTUxMep9kvw4b3eYoP4cxwBmv/image.png)
To reiterate the concept of the cover design, use the medium and technique of your choice to more-or-less follow the outline of our template.
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Deadline
Artwork submissions for Block Mountain will be open for approximately two more weeks. It could be cut short or extended depending on whether the participant quota is met or not. Submitting sooner than later is recommended.
CLICK HERE to download the AI, PSD, PNG (black and white) files
Prize
- We will be selecting multiple designs and those who qualify will receive an upvote from our sponsor, @sndbox.
- Additional rewards will be added to the reward pool over the next couple of weeks. So we'll keep you updated!
What is our distribution strategy?
We will initially release the project on major blockchain platforms, as well as, press kits sent to major music blogs and cryptocurrency-based websites. Eventually, the project will be distributed to major streaming music services, i.e., iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music, Pandora, Tidal, etcetera.
REMINDER TO COMMENT BELOW WITH YOUR SUBMISSION. Ensure that the submission highlights the best of your abilities. For larger files, submit to [email protected].
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Click here to learn more about Block Mountain!
We encourage all participants and supporters of the Block Mountain project to upvote, comment, and resteem and to engage with the artists and their entries.
Hey guys I think this is epic! Here’s my submission to your contest! Thanks for the opportunity!![A31936BB-EC3A-49B4-B073-D5D6AE799E54.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1520387582/v1l4r45jaf5lm52zqf55.jpg)
Hello, @blockmountain for thinking about us to make the album cover proposal. Here are some suggestions. The files are at your command, the editable ones in photoshop, when you want I send them to your email. Also if any adjustment is required. Thank you.
https://steemit.com/blockmountainart/@rosama/albun-art-design-contest-block-mountain
until next time
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I think this is sweet art
hello I congratulate you for this work, here I show you my entrance
https://steemit.com/blockmountainart/@melvadg/block-mountain-cover-submission
Oh wow! I will be joining this one! Seems exciting! ♥
Question on the @sndbox upvote... when will it be done on the post of chosen one/s? @blockmountain
Here's my entry!
For any editing I have the files in PSD. :)
Hello friends ⚡️ here's my design for the album cover:
https://steemit.com/blockmountainart/@jsf/design-or-enter-the-block-mountain-cover-submission
Hello, @blockmountain, here's another cover design. To order the editable ones in the exact size. The background of the first image is one of my paintings. I hope you like it.
https://steemit.com/blockmountainart/@rosama/3um6fd-albun-art-
design-contest-block-mountain