MicrostockGroup Sponsors


Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - EO

Pages: [1] 2 3
1
@Jo Ann, that's what I was wondering, if it might somehow be more profitable than stock. The way you explain it, though, it would be hard to get there, as the artist is now handling all the admin work which takes time away from making art. Seth Godin basically agrees in his blog, calling it a dangerous trap:

https://seths.blog/2021/03/nfts-are-a-dangerous-trap/

@melastmohican, Yes, those fees would further cut into how profitable this could be for your average artist. And then there are the "gas prices", the extra fees buyers have to pay. I can only see it being non-prohibitive for really high value art, artists, and collectors. In other words, a rich person's game. But you never know.

For what it's worth there are environmental arguments against it:
https://everestpipkin.medium.com/but-the-environmental-issues-with-cryptoart-1128ef72e6a3

But now Artstation, a major showcase platform for artists has announced they are getting in the game:
https://amp.artstation.com/magazine/36801?__twitter_impression=true

They are taking the carbon offsetting route. One thing they mentioned that was interesting was how NFTs are supposed to continue earning the artist a profit whenever they are resold and change hands, but that breaks down when the NFT is sold on a different market than the original transaction. So they will be "incentivizing" resale on their platform so artists can continue making money.

Seems rather like there are a lot of loose ends to be worked out overall, if it is to be more than a flash in the pan. And I'm not so sure much of the buzz is because people see "crypto" and "blockchain" and don't want miss out on another bitcoin.

But it's certainly fascinating to watch where it goes.




2
Y'all. Crypto has come to digital art in the form of non-fungible tokens. To my understanding, it's a way to instantiate your art so that there is a traceable, trackable original that can be sold as an original. It doesn't prevent copies, but in-demand artists are already profiting. It's not limited to art but I wanted to hear you guys thoughts. Could it address any of the problems with selling stock? Is it a flash in the pan?

Watch the brief video and share your thoughts
https://youtu.be/rztmblQAmjI

3
Canva / Re: Payoneer payment Canva
« on: March 03, 2021, 14:58 »
Sorry, no. I use PayPal. Canva's contributor support isn't very responsive but you could shoot over an email in case.

4
Canva / Canva File Fomatting Question
« on: February 28, 2021, 18:46 »
Does anyone know which file format allows users to edit the colors of illustrations? I've noticed that for my own personal use of Canva, when I upload an SVG with a limited color palette this is possible, but as far as I know contributor uploads are limited to eps and jpg.
Does it depend on the file format or the number of colors present in the illustration?

5
Cool article and mini collection. So many beautiful and unique styles. Shame they are all flattened to just afro hairstyle. Thanks for sharing!

6

From where I come from, this exact style of hair is shortly called exactly "afro", a woman goes to a hair dresser and says "make me an afro" and this hair style is the result and I've seen lots of ads on facebook stating "cheap afro hair style, afro hair style specialist and so on".
I'm pretty sure in a lot of other Slavic countries it's known as "afro" and probably many more in Europe and Asia, so I think it's rather relevant keyword for this hair style.

Fascinating. What do Black women there ask for when they don't want braids, but they don't want it straight, just styled in its natural state?

7
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 18, 2021, 16:36 »
Only thing is that if you're a regular person, the products being sold are rather expensive. I mean if I really wanna T shirt with a design on it, for me, I would rather spend a few bucks compared to about 20-30 or more bucks in Canadian.
For a Canadian, those products are a bit pricey.  This is concerning for me especially if buyers might see this as expensive. Oh well.  Still I have to try just like anyone else.

Yeah, they all seem expensive. The only ones that sell for me are the cheaper/smaller products. Still a good margin, I think, if you can get to a nice volume in sales. I'll probably focus on those small products, stickers, small art prints, face masks, etc. I don't know how many mugs and water bottles a person can own and use!

8
Afro-textured maybe, but afro hair doesn't make sense to me for that photo. Those are braids in the US. I'd search for braids if I were looking for that photo. I'd search for afro if I were looking for a style like Viola Davis currently wears. Are you trying to describe a texture or a style? There's a difference (Afro/afro), which you can probably research if it's important enough to you.

Not touching the rest of this discourse with a ten foot pole and a hazmat suit on.


9
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 15, 2021, 15:52 »
Whoa, that biography.  :o

"In Crumb's own words, it was a lengthy drug trip on LSD that "left him fuzzy for two months" and led to him adopting the surrealistic, psychedelic style for which he has become known"

That certainly explains some things, lol.


10
Canva / Re: Random payment generator?
« on: February 15, 2021, 07:04 »
Interesting. Going over the numbers, my monthly sales have all been steadily higher than the March 2020 sales, so I suppose I haven't seen any 2X payments the whole time?re their stipulations:

at least double your March 2020 earnings, or your actual earnings for the month; whichever is higher.

11
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 15, 2021, 06:46 »
Neat image. Is that ye olde corporate style?  I seem to recall a lot of oldie cartoons had this similar style. They have the disproportionate bodies we're seeing again today,  but they still have a lot of detail work. I wonder if there are any more simpler examples from back then.

12
Off Topic / Re: Simpsons Intro Recreated With Stock
« on: February 10, 2021, 15:00 »
Ha! Not bad!

13
Canva / Re: Upload progress @ canva?
« on: February 10, 2021, 08:52 »
Yep, what zsooofija said. This link also still works for me (Canva gave it to us back during some hiccup with accounts as an alternative):
https://www.canva.com/h1-content/portfolio#&types=vectors

Update. Last upload January 14, now out of review. So about one month review time now. Looks like they might be recovering from the pandemic backlog. So hopefully we can create seasonal art this year without needing a six-month lead time.

14
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 10, 2021, 08:38 »
Howdy, medveh!

The changes in June 2020 at SS made me think that I should shift my focus from microstock towards other areas like POD sites. I love creating seamless patterns so now I am focusing on that too.

I figured the same, especially as POD sites and Etsy note the uptick in people buying for their homes because they are stuck at home most of the time. It only makes sense to invest a little more time into my portfolio there.

I like to plan out illustration sets or mini collections around a theme, and I definitely want to have some seamless patterns. They look great on pretty much every product offering and have been fun to make since I learned how to. My goal this year is to create a xmas holiday collection around one of my better selling pieces on society6 and see how it does.

15
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 08, 2021, 20:57 »
Now that you mention it, I can see some Nick Park influences in the 3d design.

I don't know of any places offering night shirts, but these sites are adding more items all the time. Maybe they'll get around to that soon.

16
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 08, 2021, 14:32 »
I've FINALLY discovered what the name of this recently ubiquitous illustration trend is! "Corporate art". Originally started at Facebook, unsurprisingly. I get the appeal. It's not for me.

Here's a brief critique:
https://youtu.be/lFb7BOI_QFc

17
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 06, 2021, 15:35 »
Yes, the uploading and formatting is extra. I haven't done much with my shop since I started, but here it is:

https://society6.com/pursuitofnatural

I was featured last year and the uptick really showed how dismal traffic and discoverability normally is over there. I'd like to follow more illustrators over there too, if you feel like sharing your link. I had this brainwave for collaborations on there, where each artist creates a piece for a collection and each sells a particular product for that set exclusively. So a bag, a hoodie, and a phone case all designed to go together but sold separately through each artist's shop. It would depend on having similar styles, I think, but would be good for building community, discoverability, and cross promotion.

18
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: February 05, 2021, 15:19 »
Any illustrators here on society6?

19
Shutterstock.com / Re: Unable to Log Into Shutterstock (Bug)
« on: February 04, 2021, 14:56 »
I'm in the United States.

20
Shutterstock.com / Re: Unable to Log Into Shutterstock (Bug)
« on: February 03, 2021, 19:48 »
I'm actually quoting what Shutterstock support told me. They suggested using a VPN, so I've found one to try now and I can get in. In case anyone else is having the same issue. I'm on a PC, using TouchVPN.

21
Shutterstock.com / Unable to Log Into Shutterstock (Bug)
« on: February 03, 2021, 18:50 »
Anyone here who is a current contributor having this issue? Apparently it's affected a lot of contributors and they have no idea when the issue will be resolved.

22
Canva / Re: Upload progress @ canva?
« on: February 03, 2021, 18:37 »
About 2 months, currently. I upload via WeTransfer, and I get a notification when they download the files. They appear as In Review on my account. Then I regularly check Canva to see when they are approved. You won't get a notification if they are rejected or approved. It will just be marked as such in your portfolio.

(I make almost the same amount on canva with 70 vectors as I make on Adobe with 700).

This is true. I stopped uploading to Adobe. I really think their user base is more photo heavy, not vectors. I mean, the company is the go-to for photo manipulation so it only makes sense.

23
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: January 31, 2021, 22:56 »
No problem!

One thing they mentioned was creating one color or fewer color versions. Here's an old illustration I'm fiddling with. They also complained about disorganized layers, lol! I try to group things logically, for my own sanity, but I stopped naming layers.


24
Illustration - General / Re: Illustrators Chat
« on: January 25, 2021, 13:36 »
I should diversify my style then, because I illustrate mainly for web and digital use. Here's a great old reddit thread where a bunch of graphic designers and printers left suggestions for vector illustrators. Lots of good pointers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Design/comments/vzb62/im_a_vector_stock_illustrator_what_do_designers/

25
Thanks for sharing.  :)

Pages: [1] 2 3

Sponsors

Mega Bundle of 5,900+ Professional Lightroom Presets

Microstock Poll Results

Sponsors