Monday, November 28, 2011

2012 JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONTEST

PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW AND READ PAGES 7-13 CAREFULLY! THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONTEST AS WELL AS CASH AWARD INFO (UP TO $5,000)
PLEASE PRINT PAGE 13- PERMITTED SPECIES LIST.

ONCE YOU CHOOSE A DUCK FROM THE LIST, BEGIN FINDING REFERENCES. YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST 3 PHOTO REFERENCES TO BEGIN CREATING YOUR THUMBNAIL SKETCHES. FIND AT LEAST TWO OF THE DUCK YOU CHOOSE SO THAT WE DON'T STRUGGLE WITH ANY PLAGIARISM ISSUES. REFERENCE OF THEIR HABITAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT SO THAT THEY ARE IN A CONVINCING LOCATION THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY INHABIT.
(IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH DUCKS ON YOUR OWN, YOU OWN THE IMAGES AND CAN USE THEM ANY WAY YOU LIKE.)

YOUR FINISHED 9 X 12 PIECE CAN BE EITHER WATERCOLOR OR ACRYLIC, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE.

http://www.fws.gov/juniorduck/pdf/2012JDSPbroSmWeb.pdf