I've tried it - from my experience most fractals don't do well on the micros, and it's hard to get them accepted.

Linda B

Thanks for the opinions. I popped out 2 and just to try got them in review on SS. Cant hurt to try. Don't think I will be doing a bunch of these though. It's just something for me to play with right now.

the ones that sell look like smoke rings, soft waving graduated curves (thin OSX screensavers), hearts or fern leaves, spiders webs, all of these you can describe quite well. I've only tried uploading a few nothing to make me want to go back and upload more - I was surprised they were even accepted. They have to be genuinely attractive for use as a backdrop for something not just a fractal that's "Interesting to look at"

I got a few rejections on 'edges with artefacts' and 'not smooth graduated colours' so make sure you render them with all the highest quality settings. as for rainbow Mandelbrot's and whatever - no, probably put them onto on deviantART where they belong.

Since anyone with a fractal program can push buttons and spit out images, they aren't very valuable, and istock doesn't even accept them for the most part.

Isn't that a lot like saying anyone with a camera can take a photo? While anyone with a camera can easily take a snapshot, it takes skill to shoot stock-worthy photos, and even greater skill and talent to create photos that are worthy of being called 'Art'. The same is true for fractals. Fractals have evolved considerably over the years, and there are many fractal artists out there who have spent years learning and practicing their art. Janet Preslar is a good example:
http://www.parkenet.org/jp/07gallery.html
Samuel Monnier, who also writes his own formulas for UltraFractal, is another example of fractal artist who creates exceptional works that I and many others consider to be Art:
http://www.p-gallery.net/

Please don't malign fractals, they are a viable artform that is undervalued and under-appreciated. I've spent years developing my fractal skills, but I seldom upload them as stock simply because the micros aren't interested in fractals for the most part, and most fractals don't sell very well on the micros - NOT because I believe they aren't a worthy artform.

Linda B

Got the 2 Fractals approved at SS and BigStock. I am not all that into Fractals as into designing them. I dont plan on having many to try to sell. Just occasionally if I like one that I played with I might put it up for review. Using Ultra Fractal.

Here is one of the approved ones.