I know this sounds like a dumb and silly question, but i have been pondering

"What happen if POWERHOUSE ISTOCK illustrators like Kbeis Istock, Nokee Istock or any other great illustrators actually decide to become independent and start selling their fabulous works on the top 3 and middle tier?

Will they actually dominate the market and other illustration contributors, and have an edge over others?
If so, why did'nt they do that? Cos they feel robbed of their work values???

Anyway, after a few days thought, i decided to get back to SS and reapply my acct. Surprisingly, I am back on the 2nd day after applying. But I havent upload anything yet.

No sense in worrying about things you can't control. That said, I would think anybody starting from scratch outside IS might have trouble attaining the same success that they had at iStock.

Guys like that who do very detailed and time-consuming work probably stick with istock because they can get better prices for their work. They go independent and they have to deal with places like Fotolia wanting to sell those vectors for $5, vs. the 40 credits some of that work goes for now at istock.

I'm not a big fan of exclusivity, but in some special cases, such as with these two illustrators, it might make more sense to be exclusive.

It looked very likely that those Powerhouse illustrators will become independent based on the Royalty cut Istock announced today.

Those illustrators who did design/label elements will probably have a tough time out jumping to SS or any others since the competitions are too stiff.

Illustrators who mainly do cartoon/lifestyle drawing are probably going to do well since there are not many good ones on the market. The only drawback I think they have is the number of files they have. Most Quality illustrators doesnt have more than 1000 files over there.

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Quote from: Jetsetter78 on June 27, 2013, 13:51
Illustrators who mainly do cartoon/lifestyle drawing are probably going to do well since there are not many good ones on the market.

I don't know about that. I think there a lot of great ones out there.

Quote from: cthoman on June 27, 2013, 15:34

Quote from: Jetsetter78 on June 27, 2013, 13:51
Illustrators who mainly do cartoon/lifestyle drawing are probably going to do well since there are not many good ones on the market.

I don't know about that. I think there a lot of great ones out there.

Not more than 10 if u ask me. There is a list, DDraw, memoangeles, pushkin, yayayo, cthoman you, matthew cole, bnp studio, artisticco, dagudu and some thailand artists.

But still, i think the 2 illustrators i mentioned in istock are good enough to beat anyone in the list, if they have high volumes of files on hands and decide to go independent.

Quote from: Jetsetter78 on June 28, 2013, 15:27

Quote from: cthoman on June 27, 2013, 15:34

Quote from: Jetsetter78 on June 27, 2013, 13:51
Illustrators who mainly do cartoon/lifestyle drawing are probably going to do well since there are not many good ones on the market.

I don't know about that. I think there a lot of great ones out there.

Not more than 10 if u ask me. There is a list, DDraw, memoangeles, pushkin, yayayo, cthoman you, matthew cole, bnp studio, artisticco, dagudu and some thailand artists.

But still, i think the 2 illustrators i mentioned in istock are good enough to beat anyone in the list, if they have high volumes of files on hands and decide to go independent.

I have a bunch of favorites that aren't on your list. And I'm sure there are plenty of others that I haven't heard of either because I spend very little time looking at other people's portfolios.

Quote from: Jetsetter78 on June 28, 2013, 15:27

Quote from: cthoman on June 27, 2013, 15:34

Quote from: Jetsetter78 on June 27, 2013, 13:51
Illustrators who mainly do cartoon/lifestyle drawing are probably going to do well since there are not many good ones on the market.

I don't know about that. I think there a lot of great ones out there.

Not more than 10 if u ask me. There is a list, DDraw, memoangeles, pushkin, yayayo, cthoman you, matthew cole, bnp studio, artisticco, dagudu and some thailand artists.

But still, i think the 2 illustrators i mentioned in istock are good enough to beat anyone in the list, if they have high volumes of files on hands and decide to go independent.

Hey, I think my work is pretty good—and unique—too.  In fact, I see quite a few out there on and off iStock.

Quote from: TheBlackRhino on June 29, 2013, 15:26
Hey, I think my work is pretty good—and unique—too.  In fact, I see quite a few out there on and off iStock.

LOL. You can have my spot. I'll send you your golden crayon crown and instructions for the secret handshake.