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MASK DESIGN GUIDELINES
When you make your design, keep in mind that you’re making a mask that must fit and articulate on a real person’s head. Feel free to be creative and original, but keep in mind your designs need to loosely follow the shape of a human head. So, don’t send drawings of a werewolf with a ten inch snout, or a demon with horns that stick out two feet on each side. Silicone masks are made to move and wear comfortably around your face. Also, we’re looking for a good mask, so you can send in a full body design, but keep in mind we’ll probably cut the paper off at the shoulders and use the rest as a coaster. You can submit black and white images or color, your choice.
Here are some general questions you can ask yourself to keep you in the right direction:
- I sure like this design, but will other people also want this mask?
- How versatile is this design? (People love a character that is versatile)
- Would this design make a comfortable mask?
- Does this design have too much bulk around the mouth, jaw, or neck that would hinder movement?
- Have I included in my design a way to have openings for eyes, ears, nose, and mouth? (If not, just imagine wearing a sandwich bag on your head for 2 hours, then rethink things a little)
- Will this design require 20 pounds of rubber to make and end up as heavy as John Merrick’s head? (If so, just imagine wearing a sandwich bag on your head for two hours with a foot long sandwich in it, then rethink things a little)
Contest Schedule
We will begin accepting design submissions on June 15th.
The last day to submit your designs will be July 15th. This includes submissions sent by mail, so allow the mail carrier a few days to get it to us before the 15th.
On July 18th, ten finalists, selected by CFX, will be posted on WWW.ROTTINGFLESHRADIO.COM. The public can log on to Rotting Flesh Radio to vote on the ten finalists until July 25th. The winning design of the popular vote will be sculpted and produced by Composite Effects and become part of the regular product line open to the public. The designer of the winning mask will also receive the first mask produced for FREE.
SUBMISSION RULES
Submissions will be accepted ONLY by mail or email.
Email submissions must be sent to:
ARTWORK@COMPOSITEEFFECTS.COM
Paper submissions must be mailed to:
Composite Effects
Attn: Mask Design
6786 Pecue Lane, Suite I
Baton Rouge, LA 70817
All submissions must be accompanied by the following contact information to be accepted: Name, Shipping Address, Phone Number, Email (optional). Any designs missing important contact information will be discarded. No artowork will be returned, so if you want to keep your original, send a copy.
VOTING PROCEDURE
The staff of Composite Effects will select ten designs from all submissions for final voting based strictly on the following criteria: appropriate form and function of a practical silicone mask, fitting to sculpting and molding procedure, clean and skilled artwork, versatility of use and production. Of the ten finalists, the winner will be selected by public popular vote on Rotting Flesh Radio. Neither CFX nor Rotting Flesh Radio staff will have the deciding influence on the winning design. So don’t complain to either one of us if you don’t win.
LEGAL STUFF
1. Copyright: By submitting artwork you agree to the following terms and conditions:
a. All copyrights, trademarks and/or intellectual property rights involving submitted designs are waived and granted to Composite Effects for commercial use, including, but not limited to: production of products, imagery, advertising, and printed, audio/visual, and internet media.
b. As the creator of the design you waive any and all rights to future royalties, fees, and residuals involving the use of the design and/or character likeness by Composite Effects.
c. Any design or artwork submitted is your own original creation or a design that you own or by other means have acquired through legal means and by approval of the creator. You may be required to provide reasonable proof of the ownership or origination of the submitted artwork in the event of legal discrepancy and will be held liable for any and all copyright, trademark or intellectual property infringement that results from a breach of these terms.
2. Design Use and Alteration: The winning design will be used as a likeness and aesthetic guideline to produce a silicone mask product available for sale to the public by Composite Effects. Some features and/or details may be altered by Composite Effects in order to conform to necessary technical and material processes. Composite Effects will, to the best of the artist(s) on staff’s ability, attempt to conform the mask to the wining design with the exclusion of impractical features, excessive masses or extremities, or any other design element that may pose an aesthetic or technical complication in commercial production. Painting and coloring will be done by hand and in a way deemed appropriate by Composite Effects and may or may not match the design exactly.
3. Winning Designer: The owner of the winning design will receive one finished silicone mask produced from it. Delivery of the product takes approximately two to four weeks from the time of product completion.
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