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Very smart !! 

Gotta start somewhere. Keep working on it. I started learning vectors fairly recently too, and intend to contribute to stock someday.

Hi Donding,
this is sooo cute and it's creative and funny, I can't believe it!
You should have seen my first vector, oh my god !
Yours is one of the best 'first vectors' i've seen so far.
i mean it, well done!
I know it takes long hours (remember this is only your first - things like organizing layers and creating simple shapes will get a lot faster in time) but the important question is - did you enjoy creating it?
If the answer is yes, there's no giving up. From this point on you can only get better.
Remember - close all your shapes, outline your strokes, use as few anchor points as you can (anchor points handles, each side, should be about 1/3 of the length of the path) avoid raster effects (drop shadows and even gradients are a problem whens saving as EPS), read tutorials, read books, try and try again.
You've got yourself one cute WW to start with.
I love the doorknob and its shadow detail. Good job there!
How did you create the wheels? Circles, stacked on top of each other?
Well, this is exactly the same principle used to create those best selling shiny web buttons.
Now you know
Good luck Averil and Donding, looking forward for more

True Donding, LSD is right

As long as you save a later version than EPS 8 (EPS 10 for example) you can use gradients and what's even better, you can also use transparencies!
Transparencies are great, you'll love them.

There are a few EPS versions you need to know.
EPS 8 - Inkscape problems with gradients, (gradients ok with Illustrator). No drop shadows, no transparencies.
EPS 10 - gradients and transparencies allowed. No drop shadows.
SS, DT, FT all accept both EPS 8 and EPS 10.
I think IS doesn't (only EPS 8 accepted there).

And by the way, I'm definitely no authority. I'm actually waiting for experienced stock illustrators to come by and help us all out. Thank you LSD
And I'm no artist either. I'm just a long time Illustrator user, but that's about all.
It's fun though, and I like to help if I can.

Ah, and by the way, I'm working on a tractor right now, (spring theme, farmer). It's red, like your WW, but not half as cute or creative.
Waiting for more illustrations, best of luck,

If you get into submitting as a vector... you have to have a .eps and a jpeg (this for a preview image). When saving as a eps, there should be some option as to which version of Illustrator you want to save it for. Illustrator 8 or Illustrator 10 dependent upon whats in your vector and which sites your submitting it to.

Yes  those fenders are a bit bright compared to the rest of it. That was because when the program locked up on me it automatically saved everything and I couldn't change it..or maybe I should say I didn't know how. Any way I just checked Inkscape and it does save in an EPS format but it doesn't say anything about level 8 or 10. How would I know what level it saves at? Also I don't know if those wheels are raster or not...if it's an EPS file would those effects not show up? I guess what I'm asking is why do I need to be careful if it's a raster?

Here's what it says:
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 EPSF-3.0
%%Creator: cairo 1.8.6
I assume cairo is the creator of the software. I have Photoshop Elements so I think I'll open up the saved EPS file in there and then resave and see what it says. I was doing some research on the internet and somewhere I read not to use filters, which is what I used on the wheels and the drop down shadow of the door because they are raster. Do any of the agencies accept these saved as .jpg or would that be a waste of time because the purchaser couldn't use it? You can tell this is all really new to me.

Check out the istock Illustrator manual. Looks like your eps is fine (Adobe 3.0) Raster effects are things like drop shadows.

I, too, am trying my hand at vectors (seems to be going around!) and wanted a bit of feedback on my first attempts... Here they are!

I thought that they were flying mustaches!!  ROFLMAO   

elvinstar...they both look great, much better than my little ol' VW. Hopefuly with time and patience I'll be able to get the hang of it. I got ALOT to learn.
LSD72..I like the Flying Mouse Stashes..lol.

If you put the IPTC data in on the jpg, it reads fine on shutterstock. Not sure about the rest. Will be investigating upload procedures/requirements this week.