Our Purpose

Looking at photographs we use our power of association, association of qualities in common or in contrast, wholly or partially This is controlled by our memory, senses and imagination. In this group we share these thoughts with our fellow artists. The lesson learned from the differences in the reaction of people to a single image is the basis of our insight into visual art, design and subject selection.
CAPA circuits started in 1999. The digita-Art group on this site started in March 2002, the Photo-Art group started in April 2002.
This site is privately run and is not associated with any organization.

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Who Can Join

Anyone interested in Visual Art and Photography and who is able to submit images online.

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Timetable

The web site is updated twice a month. Posting of images is on the 10th of each month, posting of comments is on the 25th of each month.
Images are due before the 10th of each month.
Comments are due before the 25th of each month.
To keep the discussion site running smoothly we run a strict timetable.

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How to Join and Items to Submit

Send your request to the administrator (Mohamed Sabet) at quaintart@sympatico.ca with the following:
1. A short biography about what you do and your interests.
2. A portrait photograph of yourself the size of 175 pixels wide for a vertical image or 200 pixels wide for a horizontal image in JPG format.
3. Your E-mail address.

Instructions for Submitting Images
The purpose of this discussion group is to supply members with a fast return on their images. Members are expected to submit one image before the 10th of each month and comment on other members' work before the 25th of each month. Questions regarding image techniques are encouraged and an attempt will be made to respond to members' queries in the comment section each month.

I hope this discussion group will be an enjoyable and fun activity for all who participate as well as a valuable learning experience. All levels of images are welcome. Images may be taken with a conventional film camera or digital camera.

For the Photo-Art group, minor retouching in any image editing program is acceptable. The image should retain its realistic nature.

For the digital-Art group redesigning a photograph or creating an image digitally is the idea. The best way to learn and improve your skills is to participate. We all can learn from each other.

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Preparing Your Image: Image Size

1- Open the image in Photoshop or any image editing program
2- In Photoshop follow these step in the following order:
Go to Image > image size.
In image size dialog go to the very bottom of the window and make sure that constrain proportion and Resample are checked.
3- Go up in the same window to Resolution and type 72.
4- Go up in the same window to Document size in inches and enter the longest side of the image as 6.5 inches or less.
In other words the longest side of your image should not be longer than 468 pixels.
5- Click OK.
6- Go to File > Save for the Web (for PhotoShop 5.5 or later) and on the right side of the window select jpg, medium or high resolution and select progressive. Click on 2UP to view the original and the compressed images side by side to see the effect of the compression. When satisfied click Save and select the folder you want the image to be saved in.

This way the file size will be small enough for the web.

Warning: after you save the image for the web and return to Photoshop, when you try to close the image, Photoshop will ask you if you want to save the image again. DO NOT SAVE IT as it will replace your high resolution image, which is not a good idea.

If you do not have Photoshop 5.5 or later Go to file > save as and select jpg from the menu and in the jpg window select medium or high and progressive and click OK. This will achieve the same result.

After preparing your image, you may like to check it further by opening it in your internet browser. Open your browser and go to File > Open and navigate to your image. Double click on the image it will open in a new window. When you are satisfied e-mail the image to me before the 10th of the month.

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E-mailing Your Submission and Comments

How to send your images
1- Send your image to the Administrator (quaintart@sympatico.ca) as an attachment to your e-mail (Do not use Insert). Write a short description of how the image was made. Include a title

2- Images are due before the 10th of each month except July (will take a break during this summer month)

3- If a member is late in submitting the image for the month his / her page will show an (under construction sign).

How to comment
1- View the images on the web site http://www.quaintart.com/VA/ and prepare your comments. Please remember that many other people will be reading your comments. Be careful.
2- Your comments are intended as evaluation of others' images. Try to share your knowledge of visual arts.
3- Avoid bias in your evaluation. As much as possible do not use the words "I like" as it denotes personal preference. Ask yourself how your comments will benefit others?
4- Always respect your fellow artists. Do not use derogatory comments.
5- Please give and take constructive criticism in a positive manner. This study group is supposed to be fun and a way for all of us to learn by sharing our knowledge with each other.
6- Check the spelling and clarity of your comments before sending them.
7- Send your comments before the 25th of the month to the administrator as above.

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Your Responsibility and More Tips

This is a free service to interested artists BUT your degree of activity in submitting images and comments is crucial for the success of this discussion group.
1- Regular submissions is required.
2- Each submission has to be before the publication date (see Timetable above) any submission after the publication date costs time and may not get published.
3- If you are unable to submit on time please inform the administrator by e-mail as soon as possible.

Your browser should be one of the following:
1- Internet explorer version 5.0 or later.
2- Netscape navigator version 4.3 to 4.7 or later (avoid 6.0).
3- Firefox 2 or later
4- Safari 2 or later.

Browser's Plug-Ins
You should have the following plug-ins installed. If not, you can download them free from the web:
a- Flash version 5.0 or later (download from adobe.com)
b- Quick time version 4.0 or later (download from apple.com)
c- SVG (download from adobe.com)
d- PDF reader (download from adobe.com)

Your Monitor
Adjust your monitor. Images are better viewed on a 17 in. or larger monitor with a resolution of1024 X. 768 or better. Adjust your monitor for million colours and follow your operating system for monitor set up and calibration.

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