#hardcover2024 Project submission page
Welcome to #hardcover2024, a new chapter in the journey that started in 2019 with the
first volume and ended with the
third volume in 2021. Since then a lot has happened and aside from the small issue of a full-blown pandemic, everyone had their ups and downs, and working on an erotic publication hasn't really been the top priority of anyone.
That being said, we are happy to return to a publication that meant so much to so many, has meant the start of a career to some and to others trying out a different direction in their art journey, and of course, pissed up so many Christians (the messages were delicious).
In the spirit of
fighting censorship of the nipple on social media, we will again gather over 100 artists and collect a plethora of erotic art. With #hardcover2024 it will be the same as with #hardcover3, and we include artistic nudity together with (bluntly put) full-blown pornography.
IMPORTANT! This time the book has a topic!
What is different this time is that we are including a topic: role-play. Your work must reflect that topic in some way, being either pen and paper (like Dungeons & Dragons), "sex stuff" meaning role play as in nurses, dom/sub, or whatever you want to make of it (we are obviously not including ageplay). We keep the topic pretty generalized on purpose as we want to give you all some wiggle room. For any unclarity or questions, feel free to reach out through Discord (link below at "Other Info") and we will gladly help and also do early reviews of your piece if you feel unsure.
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That's it for now :)
Edit March 2024:
I am so glad to announce the return of Superani to the new #hardover2024! As many of you know they have been an integral part of our past publications, and Hyun Jin just let me know that together with a posthumous addition of the great Kim Jung Gi, other Superani members will join the lineup of the new book. For that reason, we extended the deadline to the 30th of April 2024.
What we’ll need from you
- One or two artworks (do not send multiple images to choose from) each artist can have two pages to fill (optional)
- JPG format, 300dpi,
Vertical A4 (297 x 210 mm | 11.7 x 8.3 inches) + 3 mm all-around bleed, RGB
Horizontal (260 x 395 mm | 10.2 x 15.5 inches) + 3 mm all-around bleed, RGB
Please mind that the double spread has a fold right in the middle and consider that in your composition!
- We accept digital and traditional 2D and 3D art and also Photography
- Fill in the details of the submission form
- If you have some, please include sketches and WIP images.
Deadline (updated on March 2024)
Submit your work before the 30th of April 2024, 8 p.m. (CEST) using the form below.
The deadline was extended due to the announced participation of Superani!
Do not!
- Please do not send us artwork depicting non-consent, underage characters, or gore, not even suggestive.
- Please do not send us fanart.
- Don’t join this book if your personal views as a person and artist marginalize other fellow humans. We have no space for homophobes, sexists, racists, xenophobes, or any kind of prejudiced individuals and their bigoted ideas. The book's content will be diverse and this is the only way it should be.
- Please don’t send us artwork that has been published anywhere else. It can be old work but then still it has to be unseen material. If the contrary is found out along the way, it will be pulled from the publication. If you want to post about your contribution on social media, do not share it unless it is cropped to only show 25% of it as a preview. We believe that before the publication the content should be exclusive and whatever is fully shared before, will be curated by the book's creators for promotion.
- Complete or partial, we don't care: Absolutely no AI imagery is allowed in the book!
Judges
Entries will be evaluated by a team of professionals from different backgrounds.
- Amliv Sotomayor
- Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
- Ben Maier
- Craig Elliott
- Daniela Uhlig
- Erik Staub
- Jean-Christophe Caurette
- Marine Charmasson
- Pauline Voß
- Rembert Montald
- Sozomaika
Confirmed artists
As always we will have an amazing lineup, with amazing artists contributing. At this time (Jan 2024) we can confirm the following artists to be in the book:
- Amliv Sotomayor
- Dominik Mayer
- Erik Staub
- Kim Jung Gi
- Kyu Yong Eom
- Peter 'Apterus' Polach
- Rembert Montald
- Scott Flanders
Chosen entries
The artworks that are picked will be published alongside the curated content of the book. Every artist that was selected to be published will receive copies of the book and a limited print, exclusively made for the published artists of the project. You will also get a discount on additional copies of the retail version of the book. Additionally, we will pay out 90% of the campaign's profit to the artists with the option to instead get the amount's worth in the form of artbooks from the Caurette store. Regarding your artwork, we do not ask for ownership of it, but only exclusive publishing rights for one year after the book is published and available in retail.
Other info
The book and its content will be discussed on
Discord which is the only place where feedback on the artworks will be publicly shared. Sneak peeks on the creation of #hardcover2024 will be visible on the #hardcover channel on Discord. The book will be co-published with
Éditions Caurette, who will also sell the retail version of the book after the campaign and handle the fulfillment of the books.
Cheers!
Spiridon