Is there anywhere to sell my vectors?

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Henry432
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Is there anywhere to sell my vectors?

Postby Henry432 » Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:50 pm

Does anyone know where I can sell my inkscape vectors? I tried searching google and did find some websites where I could sell my vectors but these sites require .EPS format and inkscape is not so good with exporting .EPS files. So I'm sticking with SVG. Honestly I don't know why people want .EPS files. SVG is more popular and compatible with many programs. Yet people want .EPS? Also don't say because illustrator uses it and is better than inkscape. I completely disagree. Inkscape can do nearly everything that illustrator can just in a different way. Plus inkscape is free! :mrgreen:

Anyways is there any websites where I can sell my SVG vectors?

Thanks in advance for your time and greatly appreciated help.

msdobrescu
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Re: Is there anywhere to sell my vectors?

Postby msdobrescu » Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:00 am

EPS is the industry standard because simply came first and defined the standards in all sorts of printing.
If you think to sell your vectors on stock photography sites, EPS is the answer.
Don't think it's easy, EPS 10 is accepted at most, which is a real pain due to its transparency limitations, transparent gradients not being accepted.
Inkscape exports EPS through cairo graphics, but seem not to be well imported by Illustrator, even though the exported file is a vector exclusively. They become bitmaps into Illustrator, I don't know why. This is Ilusstrator's limitation, not Inkscape's.
Yes, designers use Illustrator a lot...
Basically, Inkcsape will be fully compatible with Illustrator when it will be able to translate gradient meshes between SVG and EPS. Until then, use no meshes ...
I dream to that day when Inkscape will make meshes.

Henry432
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Re: Is there anywhere to sell my vectors?

Postby Henry432 » Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:04 am

I already got accepted with work I did in Inkscape but forgot to read their rules and in their rules it stated that they need .EPS files! I was like no!!!! I sure wish one day Inkscape can export and import .EPS files easily just like it can .SVG. Maybe one day...

Lazur
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Re: Is there anywhere to sell my vectors?

Postby Lazur » Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:39 am

There are a bunch of sites out there, not just microstock that accepts eps files only (?).

In this topic, society6 was mentioned.
Reading their description, they are fine with exported rgb images.
http://society6.com/help/prints

There are other spec work sites like 99designs where there are many different "contests", that can be about various things, even 3D models.
My personal experience is very bad with it though, it pays me less than 1% of my time wasted on it.
I would also love to get suggestions from a freelance designer who can make a living out of it.


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