Series Concept Review – FastTrack
Artists who make series of cards (like age specific, relationship specific, etc.) have long suffered the horrible experience of uploading 100+ cards, only to have each and every one of them Returned for Edits or Declined. We realize how frustrating this can be to have invested all the time up front, wait the weeks and weeks for review all to no avail.
Please submit ONE sample card in the proposed series and Fast Track it. You must state in the Notes to Reviewer why you’re Fast Tracking the card (ie: “Sample of proposed series of like images (different relations), please review and let me know if I can proceed”). By doing this, you save yourself and the review team loads of time and grief.
If the sample is Returned for Edits, make your changes and resubmit as usual (it will automatically resubmit as FastTrack). If it’s declined, go back to the drawing board.
But if it’s approved, feel free to submit the rest of the series INCLUDING a Note to Reviewers sharing something like, “Part of image series based on pre- approved concept PID# 123456 on 8/12/13.” Be absolutely certain to include the PID# and approval date of the approved sample, otherwise you’re back to square one.
Important Note: after your 1 concept card is approved the balance of the collection should be submitted business as usual, NOT FastTrack.
Lastly please note that this is not a blanket approval for all derivative submissions but for the basic image and concept. All other standards still apply to each submission.
See the original announcement here on the GCU Community BLOG:
Thank you for following this new procedure, it is helping speed up the review times for all artists!
More information can be found here: