Members are encouraged to create a paper doll in the theme of each issue.
Both amateur & professional work is accepted!
OPDAG will only showcase work by current members.

Upcoming Themes & Deadlines:

Lingerie/Loungewear/Sleepwear: April 30, 2008
Broadway: July 31, 2008
Coming up: India, Classic Novels, Contemporary Fashion Design

Submission Guidelines:

1. Paper dolls may be done in the medium of your choice. Please send clean art: use a light box to do final inking or drawing, remove or white-out paste-up lines, and use clear, neat hand lettering or computer lettering.

2. 8 1/2 x 11 format required. Please fit your paper doll on ONE or TWO pages. Most likely only ONE page will be shown, so please keep that in mind when designing your paper doll. Be aware that we may change your layout to suit the space in an issue.

3. Do not fold! Please send flat.

4. Sign your first and last name on your art, and put your name and address on the back (make sure the ink doesn’t show through to the front). Include email and web address if desired. If your work is for sale, please include price and shipping information.

5. There is no jurying of any kind, although we may limit the number of items shown. We will consider showing celebrity paper dolls as editorial content for theme art and showcase, however, OPDAG recommends the artist secure rights before offering the work for sale.

7. If you have background information or a story relating to your paper doll, you’re welcome to include it in a separate letter for our Artists Talk

8. Full color submissions may appear in our full-color section or elsewhere as black & white halftone.

Sending Artwork:

All artwork submitted will be kept by OPDAG unless return postage and packaging is provided. Artists must accept full responsibility for copyright of images depicted in their paper doll art. OPDAG assumes no responsibility.

Please send artwork via first class or priority mail to:

OPDAG
P.O. Box 14
Kingfield, ME 04947

If you need to send artwork via Fed Ex, Airborne or UPS, please send to:

Jenny Taliadoros
46 Narrow Gauge St.
Kingfield, ME 04947

We really hate to see our members spend extra money to send their work via overnight delivery to meet a deadline, so please note that there is a grace period following each deadline. So if artwork comes in a little late, chances are we can still include it in the publication

e-mailing digital files for theme art:

Scan pages at full size (8.5 x 11), full color, 150 dpi, and save as jpg.
Send to info@opdag.com.

We look forward to seeing your paper doll art!