Author Topic: Getting vectors created for you - allowed? (Read 7316 times)

leaf · « **on:** October 12, 2009, 16:06 »

I have a friend (it's always a friend isn't it...

actually it is a wife in this case, who is good at drawing and I think could make a good illustrator for stock. The problem however is she doesn't know how to use adobe illustrator, and although it is well within reason to learn it make just be the hurdle that stops her from every getting into stock illustration.

So I thought that perhaps it would be a good idea to outsource the vector creation of the images. What are you thoughts on this? Is this 'allowed' or 'ethical'. I feel that it shouldn't really be any different that outsourcing your photo editing. The art is the drawing (or photo) and the manual labor comes when you convert it to a vector (or jpg).

Am I totally wrong, or on the right track. Is anyone else outsourcing their vector work?

cthoman · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2009, 18:00 »

I suppose there is always somebody that will do it for cheap, but it seems like you would eat into your profits quite a bit by hiring someone to do the work for you.

madelaide · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2009, 18:48 »

Since the idea is hers - and she has the drawings/sketches to prove this - I believe it would be ok if you hire someone. I would use a contract however, to have it clear that the person is working under assignment and acknowledges he doesn't have any rights over the vectors created in it.

bittersweet · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2009, 22:20 »

I also would think it would be okay to do a work for hire situation. You'd have to also address the issue of what if you pay the person and the file is rejected. I'd be careful to select someone who has a proven track record of being able to meet the standards of whatever site you plan to send the files to.

It also sounds like a big financial risk to me. Lynda.com is only $25 a month and you'd be surprised how awesomely helpful and easy to follow their tutorials can be.

leaf · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2009, 00:35 »

Quote from: whatalife on October 12, 2009, 22:20

I also would think it would be okay to do a work for hire situation. You'd have to also address the issue of what if you pay the person and the file is rejected. I'd be careful to select someone who has a proven track record of being able to meet the standards of whatever site you plan to send the files to.

It also sounds like a big financial risk to me. Lynda.com is only $25 a month and you'd be surprised how awesomely helpful and easy to follow their tutorials can be.

yeah, I have tried out Lynda.com (I got some free trials once I think) and they were really good. I agree that learning illustrator for her (or for me learning it better) is probably the best solution and isn't such a crazy task. Having the vectors hired out though might be a way to get things started quicker - even if it would mean less income. I'll have to see. I have to get her to draw more first

bittersweet · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:03 »

I meant to ask before... are her drawings not something that could sell as rasters? I know istock has been taking a lot more rasters lately if they deem them to be stockworthy ... like icon sets, doodles, and useful other design elements. (Not so much the abstract photoshop filter backgrounds)

(Without seeing examples, I'm just throwing out ideas here)

leaf · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:07 »

Yeah, rasters are definitely an option. I have drawn some rasters before (just drawn in photoshop) and they have sold OK. I just thought that they would be more useable if they were in vector format to start with.

Gregor909 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2009, 12:17 »

Wouldn't be a problem I guess!
She makes the designs, she is the copyright holder. It must be a stockageny account on her name.
You just digitalise her work. Why would this be something different then a photographer hiring somebody to retouch his photographs?

But if you want to be sure, why don't you ask support on one of the microstock sites?

Dennis Holmes · « **Reply #8 on:** November 21, 2009, 06:27 »

Leaf, there are allot of Indian companies that would do this cheaply.

If your wife can learn how to draw for autotrace she would find illustrator very easy.

EG hand draw the image, scan in photoshop auto trace in something similar to adobe streamline and simply colour it in Illustrator.

Hope this helps

leaf · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2009, 08:10 »

Quote from: Dennis Holmes on November 21, 2009, 06:27

Leaf, there are allot of Indian companies that would do this cheaply.

If your wife can learn how to draw for autotrace she would find illustrator very easy.

EG hand draw the image, scan in photoshop auto trace in something similar to adobe streamline and simply colour it in Illustrator.

Hope this helps

Thanks for the tips. I'll check it out. But first, I have to get my wife to do some drawing

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