For the last 2 years we've had a Community Art thread where a number of us posted a graphic for others to use as they wished on their cards; unrestricted rights. It was fun. A good number of cards were made using the images, and many were sold.
It is a fun way to try some new things using art that you didn't create yourself. I tend to donate an old interesting photo, but you can donate whatever you'd like as long as it inspires many card ideas.
The easiest way to post your donation is to upload it as a jpeg to
http://tinypic.com/. It will generate a link for you to cut/paste into this thread. The upload size limit there is 1600 x1600. Use a 300 dpi resolution for your donation please.
RULES:
1. You have to donate an unlimited rights graphic to this thread in order to use the ones posted here.
2. Use each donated graphic no more than once; so my donated photo, for instance, you should only use once, (one card PID).
3. Mention in the Note to Reviewer that part of the card image was from the Community Art Thread 2012 on the GCU forum, where permission was explicitly given by posting. Please mention the person that donated it and the date it was donated.
4. When the card is approved, post a link back in this thread so we can all see what you did with the graphic.
Here is my donation this year:
1600p wide version to download:
http://i44.tinypic.com/24w6g3n.jpg How creative can you be with this one? Add a caption? Add thought bubbles? Recolor it?
Have fun!
TOM
ps: Remember, you have to donate an image into this thread in order to use the images donated by others.