Illustrator's Handbook

The place to start selling your own vector illustrations online with KeyImagery. Our Illustrator's Handbook will explain and show you everything you need to know about what artwork we'll accept, and the types of illustrations we won't. If you are unsure of anything, you can ask questions in the Quick Help category of our Forums area.

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Title Introduction
1. Introduction
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 462		 Any talented illustrator or designer that can create unique and tidy vector illustrations can become a contributing member of the KeyImagery community, however we only accept quality-based illustrations for inclusion in our stock catalogue. We c...
2. Image Requirements
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 346		 Before uploading your illustration files, please look carefully at them and make sure they fit within the following requirements and specifications. Files that don't follow the rules below will take longer to be reviewed and will be declined.
3. Quality Standards
Published: 17/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 312		 To keep the quality of the illustrations in our catalogue at the highest standard, we have created a list of criteria on which your artwork will be reviewed apon. Before you upload your files, please make sure that they do not contain any of the following...
3a. Editability
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 303		 Not all buyers of illustrations will know the full potential of their vector-editing programme so it is important to make your illustrations reasonably easy edit and manipulate. All shapes in your artwork should be moveable and modifiable and all of the c...
3b. Autotracing and Derivative Artwork
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 305		 Autotracings (automatic conversions of raster images in to vector artwork) are generally not accepted as they usually create many more points and line segments than are needed, they can be difficult to edit, and they can over-simplify detailed areas. It i...
3c. Fonts and Dingbats
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 287		 Text can provide a nice addition to an illustration, but if text is used at the primary subject, your artwork will most likely classed as a derivative work. The reason being is most fonts and dingbats (symbol or ornamental fonts) are protected by copyrigh...
3d. Custom Strokes and Fills
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 305		 KeyImagery welcomes and encourages the use of custom brushes and custom fills, that you create, in your vector illustrations. This ensures originality and gives your work a certain type of uniqueness that a lot of designers are looking for. When submittin...
3e. Open, Stray and Unnecessary Objects
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 300		 Open shapes, stray points or hidden layers  in your artwork can cause confusion and problems for various systems and users, so please make sure that all of these are handled or removed from your final artwork. Your aim is to make your artwork as clea...
4. Titles and Descriptions
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 317		 After uploading, you are responsible for giving each of your illustrations 'metadata' in the form of a title and description. These metadata fields are very important for the stock search algorithm and other aspects on the site, and are required. The key ...
5. Keywords
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 273		 In addition to adding Title and Description metadata, you are also responsible for providing a list of keywords for each of your illustrations. Keywords are search 'tags' you feel will help designers and buyers find your illustrations in the catalogue. Ke...
6. The Upload Process
Published: 01/01/2007 12 PM | Viewed: 266		 Once you've been approved as a KeyImagery Illustration Contributor you can start uploading your artwork to sell. Here is an overview of the uploading and approval process that each of your illustrations will need to go through.