Quote from: Poncke on January 11, 2013, 15:56

Quote from: Microbius on January 11, 2013, 15:39

Quote from: DavidBaker on January 11, 2013, 15:34I do not have anything against you. I just dun see to eye for your sin in reporting good contributors with 1 or 2 minor fault. What you are committing is a very bad karma, and i believe one of these days you will feel the same as the victims you reported.  It is right to report contributors who copies exactly and have many unrightful pics from others, but not good contributors who recreate them in new expression and style.

And dun forget, the last ones who get the last laugh is the agencies themeselves, not contributors like us.

Best decision. Ignore the troll.

I am not going to respond or read your posts anymore as you can't conduct a conversation in a civilized manner. You started out by threatening false allegations and have now moved on to physical threats. I am finished with the conversation.

A bunch of losers with pathetic designing skillsets who sell themselves short for meagre cents supporting each other. You guys have no dignity. I am done with the conversation and i wished u bunch of losers good luck in the downhill microstock.

Quote from: Microbius on January 11, 2013, 15:39

Quote from: DavidBaker on January 11, 2013, 15:34I do not have anything against you. I just dun see to eye for your sin in reporting good contributors with 1 or 2 minor fault. What you are committing is a very bad karma, and i believe one of these days you will feel the same as the victims you reported.  It is right to report contributors who copies exactly and have many unrightful pics from others, but not good contributors who recreate them in new expression and style.

And dun forget, the last ones who get the last laugh is the agencies themeselves, not contributors like us.

I am not going to respond or read your posts anymore as you can't conduct a conversation in a civilized manor. You started out by threatening false allegations and have now moved on to physical threats. I am finished with the conversation.

Your career in stock business will be finished soon as well in the near future.

Quote from: Microbius on January 11, 2013, 15:23
? I only looked through your previous posts to return the favor after you looked at my posting history.
By the way, less then 10% of my posts are in the "image sleuth" section

I do not have anything against you. I just dun see to eye for your sin in reporting good contributors with 1 or 2 minor fault. What you are committing is a very bad karma, and i believe one of these days you will feel the same as the victims you reported.  It is right to report contributors who copies exactly and have many unrightful pics from others, but not good contributors who recreate them in new expression and style.

And dun forget, the last ones who get the last laugh is the agencies themeselves, not contributors like us.

Quote from: Microbius on January 11, 2013, 13:46
Also if you don't contribute to micro what was this post about?
http://www.microstockgroup.com/illustration-general/shutterstock-terminated-my-account/msg287498/#msg287498
It is funny how SS took action immediately to delete yr acct without explanation.

I tried deleting my SS and IS acct with 200+ images few weeks ago, and the images are still there.

I agree that earnings from there are quite good...........
Based on my 6 months journey with microstock listed here, the only sites that is worth uploading is Canstock, 123rf, Veer , yaymicro and GL, drawshop, toonvectors. This is based on illustrator point of view, not photographer.

Many ppl complain 123rf and Canstock is cheap, but for foreign contributors that are not based in US like me, they do not have W8ben form tax withholding rule and other silly foreign tax policies. Even though SS paid 35cent per dl, but after witholding tax, it is actually less than 20cent per dl, which is cheaper than 123rf.

IS is good, but they have 18 files upload limit per week. Unless yr files sold like hot cakes daily,  it is impossible to survive for a freelancer starting out like me.

See, it is obvious that you are a good for nothing whistle blower who like to spend time looking for nonsense proof to make other fall.

I would'nt call them thief to steal pic to trace, i would call them Designers who took good inspiration source and ReCREATE them in a different expression and style.
Almost 100% of  the contributors' portfolio here are Recreation and mimic of each other ideas.

Which contributors here dare to say that his works are purely 100% original here???

People like you, microbius who have nothing to do but spy on others deserve to be shot and gun down. How many good contributors have you sabotaged just becos 1 or 2 similar pics. You only judged their fault and not the hardworks they took.

Without Recreation, there is no improvement.

Quote from: Microbius on January 11, 2013, 10:59
Thankfully your bizarre spelling has made your portfolio very easy for me to find through your post on a stock site forum.
I wont bother searching it for infringements I have better things to do

Stop trying to be noble and pretentious.

The way I see it, is your incapabilities to produce better artwork than others and poor designing/ drawing skill that made you jealous of others success. So to made yourself feel better, you try to sabotage others port.

The basics of adobe illustrator is tracing, and to hone the art of tracing to perfection takes time and years. I do trace, but i trace the artwork i draw on paper.

The animals that the fellow trace maybe copies, but he does alot of touchup and finishing in his works and made the final design a good piece of works.
This guy obviously have skills and talents and just because of a few pieces of works, you are gonna sabotage his years of work. This is really really bad and terrible thing to do.

Look at Shepard Fairey from the Obey. That guy obviously traced and sell his works but still regarded as a good artist.
Another example is Cristiano Siqueira from www.crisvector.com. One cafepress imitates Shepard Fairey style and come up with obey the breed. His works are also traced but they are accepted at cafepress to be sold.

For yr info, i dont any port in any microstock agencies listed here. I am only available at gettyimages and corbis.
Initially, i am only selling at istock and shutterstock but i have stopped. Becos I realised everybody there is selling themselves short and only making the agencies earn more $$$.

Pls post yr portfolio here if u have nothing to hide. Are u afraid that I can easily spot a few design of yours to be similar to others?

It is obvious that you are not going to post yr port here, becos you are afraid of the outcome.
You are only fit to accused others if you are 100% clean yourself which i doubt so.

Quote from: Microbius on January 10, 2013, 14:51
So how do you explain the more recent traced animal photos that were in your SS portfolio a couple of days ago before it went down?
Like those featuring the National Geographic eagle:
http://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/grunge-floral-vector-852393
http://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/birds-vector-857324
http://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/colorful-floral-background-vector-851827
http://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/vintage-vector-851857
http://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/4th-of-july-vector-857834
etc. etc.

ETA checked one more, a lion this time, overlayed it's exactly the same IMHO:
http://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-vector/grunge-tshirt-design-vector-854789
http://thetbjoshuafanclub.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/lion.jpg

Every one I've checked so far has been easily tracked down as from a Googled photo.

Anyway, I'm done, no point arguing anymore. SS will sort this out now, I think they would be crazy to have not learnt from their previous several mistakes.

Microbius,

I notice at least 80% of yr post are about reporting the frauds and scams commited by contributors.
I find it surprising becos I believe you enjoy spending time in searching for evidence and prove others guilty rather than producing yr work.
I am curious why do u keep yr name and portfolio anonymous?

I personally believe that yr works in yr portfolio are not 100% original. There will be at least some artworks in yr port that are similar and identical to others in terms of ideas and execution.

Can u pls show yr reveal name and portfolio here, like nothing to hide?
Yoa re afraid of revealing yr port, just in case, other whistle blowers will do the same to you, right?

Even though the animals are traced, but it is not a easy task to trace. It required skills and experience to do that, and i personally dun think the traced works are wrong doings.

From tdys onwards, i will keep track of you and i will find out what's yr identity and portfolio.

Quote from: fotografer on December 31, 2012, 08:28

Quote from: DavidBaker on December 31, 2012, 05:47


Ankarbs, even if u managed to escape today fate, you may not be lucky to survive the whistle blowers at SS in the future since there are too many artist who create the same stuff especially design elements.

Escaping the 'whistle blowers' is really easy.  Don't steal other people's work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hard to say, i believe if some of your artworks contain similar elements like most artist, example banner, rounded buttons, labels , you are in risk of whistle blower threat.

Usually, designs by artists that land on the first page in SS, has the final say to lodge a complaint against you, and yr port will be investigated.

I have an incident in which an artist has lodged a complaint against me for having the same hairstyle as his character illustration. This is really ridiculous because on the street, you can easily spot sameone who has the same hairstyle as you.

One thing i forgot to mention, is there are too many whistle blowers at SS.
They tend to be artists with mediocre skills who are jealous of other success, and try to sabotage the ones with moderate success. Those whistle blowers would rather spend time trying to find proof and evidence by searching the whole library at SS, than to create new artworks.

Ankarbs, even if u managed to escape today fate, you may not be lucky to survive the whistle blowers at SS in the future since there are too many artist who create the same stuff especially design elements.

It is funny how SS took action immediately to delete yr acct without explanation.

I tried deleting my SS and IS acct with 200+ images few weeks ago, and the images are still there.

I agree that earnings from there are quite good, but compare to gettyimages, corbis, it is nothing.
I am surprised that corbis and other sites (confidential) that sell illustrations as a CD collection are not even listed here.

However, most of this sites only accept pure illustration design work and no single design elements like abstract background, label and calligraphic elements which most vector artist does.

Each illustration are sold between 200 ~350 USD and CD collection are sold for 700 to 1200 plus (25 images).

Believe it or not,  it take about 1000 downloads at shutterstock or 350 download at istock to make 1 sale at this site.

Based on my 6 months journey with microstock listed here, the only sites that is worth uploading is Canstock, 123rf, Veer , yaymicro and GL, drawshop, toonvectors. This is based on illustrator point of view, not photographer.

Many ppl complain 123rf and Canstock is cheap, but for foreign contributors that are not based in US like me, they do not have W8ben form tax withholding rule and other silly foreign tax policies. Even though SS paid 35cent per dl, but after witholding tax, it is actually less than 20cent per dl, which is cheaper than 123rf.

IS is good, but they have 18 files upload limit per week. Unless yr files sold like hot cakes daily,  it is impossible to survive for a freelancer starting out like me.

Wish you the best of luck, Ankarb. The road is long, and there are many choices ahead.

I am a former disney artist and i have been drawing this style for so many years. However, there are 2 distinctives disney style, the classic style(example snow white, mickey mouse) and the animated style (eg, jake and the neverland pirates). i believe the animated style would be more suitable for vector stuff, and i believe it is going to take some time for me to adapt to a new style.

If you adopt a illustration style that is quite similar to someone, example same hairstyle to the original one, but with different eyes and face features, does it consider a form of copyright infrigement?

I am adopting a disney style of drawing, and i am wondering if i am in copyright infringement?

I want to make sure if it is correct thing to do?

You are quite unfortunate in that case.

Speaking of truth, there should be thousands or millions of contributor banned, because most vector illustrators are basically submitting the same design over again. I see so many identical design elements like abstract background, design elements, vintages.

SO what is original???

It is about time he give an increment $$$ royalty raise since inflation and the cost of living is rising.

Both Imagetoon and Hitimages are down unfortunately.

I think ToonVectors can be better if you can group the artworks into different category eg, like lifestyle, medical, sport etc. It make search easier and it reallly helps.

Hopefully, Toonvectors will become something profitable like Clipartof in the future. Toonvectors will be one of the agencies i highlighted to join.

Sadly, Hitimages started by artist chud is down and it does seem to have potential. Unfortunately luck wasnt in his side.

Currently, the only good and fair independent stock agencies for strictly illustrators left in the market are Clipartof, drawshop, toonvectors. I am also hoping Yuri acurs who own peopleimages.com will start to accept illustrators as well in the future.

I am trying to decide which agencies to join and see which are the ones that i am going to blacklist.

Can any veterans here tell me Which Agencies is the most Stingy and cheapest so that i can blacklist and avoid.

123RF, at 20cent per downloads???

Quote from: tilo on September 23, 2012, 20:41
Hello. Forget the 300 dpi thing. it works everywhere with 72 dpi.

Thank you! But what about the sizes??? Save it in the biggest size and let the staff to convert various sizes for u???

Hi,

I am a newbie and i am currently in the midst of building my portfolio.

I hope some veterans here might give me some advise on what sizes to save for raster jpeg illustration.

Due to the pricing issues like fotolia (vector are cheaper than jpeg), i would like to sell jpeg on sites with low pricing.

Do i really need to save files like 4000 x 4000pixels with exactly 300 dpi as shown in the fotolia and dreamtimes search gallery?

Can i just save them in 4000 x 4000 pixels with 72 dpi, and let the staffs convert for me when I submit the design files to them?

One last question is : Does shutterstock accept jpeg illustration especially for items that are isolated?

Any advises and helps are welcome. Thank you.