www.JuryImages.com
is a unique helpful tool for artists applying to art shows. It helps
answer the two most asked questions artists have about their application;
which images should I use and what order should I arrange them in. Artists
can set up a free account, upload their jury images, move them around and
create different combinations to compare the strength of their jury
presentation.
Moving your images has never been as easy or intuitive. Gone are the
days of clicking on a number under the image and having it appear in a box
related to the number, like on ZAPP or JAS. You can now intuitively drag
the images from square to square with your mouse. Besides moving the
images from square to square, images can be or flipped horizontally to
test different placement within the arrangement. Flipping images can be
especially useful for artists that do 3D work. Now if that weren’t enough
(starting to sound like a pitchman now), page background can also be
changed with the click of a button to black to simulate what ZAPP jurors
see and to gray to simulate what Juried Art Services jurors see.
Images can be arranged in two rows of five to create layouts of up to
five across or multiple row arrangements, like three over two for the
shows using Juried Art Services. A complete second set of two rows of five
can be used for a second comparison arrangement or to work with a
consultant. Each page has its own unique address and there is an e-mail
form to send a link to a friend or consultant for advice. Sections can
also be locked so a link to the page can be posted to a forum to ask for
advice without allowing others permission to make changes to the order of
the images.
Your jury images remain safe. On upload, images are sized to 175 pixels
long dimension and the full size images are deleted. The pages and images
are kept on the server for 30 days and can be deleted permanently at any
time with using a link on the page.
www.JuryImages.com is the brainchild of Larry Berman. The section
on testing your jury images is only half of the web site, and by the time
this article appears, the other half will be completed. It offers
FREE ZAPP or JAS image processing.
