You, an artist, can help spread your passion for paleoart, and receive compensation for your work. You provide art, we add it to clothing and host it on DWABA.org. Anytime someone buys a shirt with your designs on it, Printful handles the DTG Printing, Shipping, Returns, and everything else. The customer pays for Shipping & Costs. You reap 100% of the profits*. DWABA gets nothing but web traffic and...well, I guess we get paid in exposure, but that's okay. You deserve to get paid. Forever.
Every month, we'll pull a report of how many shirts are sold with your design. Those reports will be shared with you as well--because transparency is also important.
* 100% of the profits means total remaining revenue after Printful’s costs for materials and shipping. Say a shirt lists for $18 + $5.99 shipping + local taxes. Printful charges 12.95 to make that shirt. A Florida customer would pay approximately $25.56. After taxes, shipping, and Printful’s material cost - you’ll net $5.05 for that shirt sale.
You'll get paid through Venmo or PayPal with the profits you've earned for your design. We'll keep your design up and available for at least a year - but the plan is to keep it available forever.
Once approved and added to the shop, we'll only take it down if:
You ask us to remove it.
It turns out someone else made it.
We can't keep the site up.
A really good reason is presented. (See the Fine Print, below)
Trying to keep it simple, but if you have questions, DM us at @DinosaurPodcast, or email Jimmy@dwaba.org.
What can I make?
1. Original art only.
2. Previously published art is not recommended. It’s okay to share concept and progress works before the design goes live, but finished pieces should make their debuts here.
3. Images should be in either .jpg, .gif, or .png format, and at most about 4000×4000 pixels. Images should be saved in black-and-white/greyscale/RGB, not CMYK. Filenames should be in the following format: [DWABA]-[Artist]-[Subject]-[Number].
4. You may choose to incorporate the “Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome” text block. Typically, this should involve a dinosaur in profile looking left, with their tail curving up along the bottom. SVG design here.
5. Don’t use Semi-transparent images Direct-To-Garment printing doesn’t handle Semi-transparent images well. Check this video for tips on preparing your design for printing on dark clothing.
6. Even if you’re hosting images on your own server, email copies of all art to DinosaurPodcast@gmail.com.
7. Artists, like authors, are welcome and encouraged (but not required) to use pseudonyms.
8. These are shirts for adults, but let’s not do “Adults-Only” shirts. No pornographic, explicit, offensive or suggestive content will be accepted.
9. DWABA inc, has the right to refuse any design for any reason.
FINE PRINT
The rules of this most closely aligned with an art-submission contest, and so that’s the format we’re working with here.
#DWABA's Paid AND Exposure Artist Invitational (the "Contest") is open to participant who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of DWABA, inc and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.
Contest Period
The Contest begins on February 01, 2023 at 12:00 am EST and ends on February 28, 2023 at 11:59:59 pm EST (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods: Online
How to Enter
Online: This method of entry will be available by visiting our website (www.dwaba.org/artists) and completing the “SUBMIT YOUR ART” form provided to fill out the entry information, and submit.
Limit three (3) entries per person, per email address, and per household for the duration of the Contest Period, regardless of method of entry. Entries received from any person, e-mail address, or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void.
All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.Winner Notification
The potential winners will be notified by email, mail or phone. Each potential winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the potential winners behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded.
Prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Contest.
Prizes
All monthly profits (purchase value remaining after cost and shipping) for up to 3 original artwork designs added to T-shirts, listed in the DWABA shop at Printful.com, and made available on DWABA.org and its e-commerce channels in perpetuity for a minimum of one-year.
General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event oftermination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awardedshall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Florida. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Florida.
Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to sponsor's privacy policy.