Uploading Images
Your images are what a jury sees, so this step matters more than any other field on the form. This guide covers what the uploader accepts, what happens to an iPhone photo, how many images you can add, and what to do when an upload fails.
What the uploader accepts
The upload box on the Works & Details step prints its own rules: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, HEIF up to 50 MB each. That size limit is the same on every call and every plan.
TIFF, BMP, PSD, RAW, SVG and PDF are not artwork formats here. Convert those to JPG or PNG before uploading.
How many images
The number of images per submission is set by the organization running the call, so it varies. The upload box tells you how many you can still add, and reminds you that the first image is your primary one. Once you reach the limit, the box stops accepting more.
Uploading
Drag files onto the box, or click it to choose them. You can select several at once. The box changes to Drop your images here while you drag, and to Your images are on their way while they upload. You can add more once the first batch finishes.
The preview shows the whole image, letterboxed inside a square tile rather than cropped to it, so what you see is what the jury will see. Drag the thumbnails to reorder them, or use the arrow buttons. The first image is your primary image, and Set primary promotes any other one.
Uploading a full set of images in one go does not trip a limit. If the platform does ever ask you to slow down, the uploader waits and retries on its own.
Photos from an iPhone
iPhone photos are usually HEIC, and most browsers cannot display that format. Upload them anyway. Crafted Call converts each one after it arrives, and a panel headed HEIC Image Processing shows each file moving through Uploading..., then Converting image..., then Conversion complete. If one fails, a Retry button appears beside it.
You do not need to convert anything yourself before uploading.
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Every artwork image gets a short screen-reader description generated for it, so visitors using a screen reader can tell what the picture shows. You are not asked to write it. Organizations that have turned this on can review and edit the wording afterwards, and it travels with the gallery's exports.
When an upload does not work
The file is too large. It is over 50 MB. Export again at a smaller size, or reduce the quality slightly. Anything between 2,000 and 3,000 pixels on the long edge is plenty.
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