Microstock file formats for uploading vector illustrations

1. November 2011, 10:42 Selling graphics, Stock sites

Every Microstock agency use a bit different upload system – specially for vector images. On some sites you need JPG preview with EPS file with same filename, on others you need to have it packed in a ZIP file, somewhere you need big JPG preview and some sites needs just EPS. Here is a simple overview of all bigger microstock sites with their file format requirements for vector illustrations.

Books about microstock and making money from images

18. April 2010, 23:51 Selling graphics

Microstock is here for more than 10 years! Now everyone can sell own photos in agencies like iStockphoto, Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Fotolia. Everyone can make money from own photos, vector illustrations, footage. There is innumerable websites with articles, instuctions and tips, how to do it (for example my sellinggraphics site). But did you know, that there are also paper books about it?

Microstock for designers - where to buy photos and illustrations (updated)

10. June 2009, 01:33 Buying graphics, Stock sites

As a webdesigner I need quite often some photo or illustration for my graphic designs, or as a part of the website content. At the beginning of my career I used some free stock photo sites, but after some time I realized, that the searching of the right photo took me quite a long time and the result is poor. So I started to use microstock – you can get there photo from few cents and the microstock agencies have really big portfolios (some of them have more than 6 millions items!) and the quality is excellent.

How to start selling photos and illustrations on microstock

20. March 2009, 04:49 Selling graphics, Stock sites

So you want to sell your photos, bitmap or vector illustrations, flash, footage or audio on the internet and earn some money, but you don't know where and how to start – right now you are in the right place, I will try to help you in this article – it should be a detailed guide for selling images.

Microstock's standard royalty-free license limitations

4. March 2009, 01:03 Buying graphics, Stock sites

What are the limitations of standard royalty-free license of each microstock agency? In this article I will look only at maximum number of copies, in case when the buyer wants to use the illustration or photo for the packaging of his product. You shouldn't forget, that standard microstock license can't be used for „resale“ of the artwork on „print on demand“ products (postcards, mugs, t-shirts, posters, wallpapers, web templates…)

Microstock file formats for uploading vector illustrations

Books about microstock and making money from images

Microstock for designers - where to buy photos and illustrations (updated)

How to start selling photos and illustrations on microstock

Microstock's standard royalty-free license limitations

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