The Last Stand art guideline for submissions:

Go here to read the text description and how else you can get involved

The Last Stand from above looks like this:

Examples of how to make your drawing:

GUIDELINES:

1. KEEP IT SIMPLE, simple lines. No loops, or closed holes unless you want that part to be cut out

2. Every submitted art work must be accomplished by a separate signed release.

here is the pdf version of the release form. artrelease.pdf

Write your signature INSIDE the box so we can scan it and add it to the artwork. You can also sign your piece inside the artwork. Please keep in mind that the signature must not have any closed loops otherwise the loop will be cut out by the plama cutter. Keep in mind the signature also must not be too small. The plasma beam is about 1/4 inch wide.

Don't close your o, a, p etc, the simplist solution is to just use initials on the image.

3. Keep in mind this is a metal cutout. Think simple lines and arcs.

4. Don't have unconnected pieces flying off with out connecting sections.

5. The art must have a continous border all the way around the piece so it will be cut out properly.

6. Only use black ink if hand drawing, Drawing must be no larger than 8.5 x 11 paper

7. No shading we can only cut straight through the metal according to the lines you submit.

8. No fills. Same reasons. If you want a negative area, then make it into a cutout .

9. DIGITAL submission: the digital version as a dxf,illustrator 5.5, or eps image ( we still need a paper version of the release ) Use only one color ink ( like black)

the Phax # is 415-647-7357

The email to send a file is laststand@dandasmann.com

10. Don't have any eraser marks. If necessary xerox the finished art on to a clean white sheet of paper.

11. We can resize the art to any size, we most likely be cutting three pieces or so to a sheet. A sheet of metal is 4 feet by 10 feet . The giraffe picture below takes up nearly the whole sheet.

	Pictures will soon arrive on this web page so you see what a finished tree looks like!
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