Get Paid for Your Illustrations at iStockPhoto.com

I was over at iStockPhoto.com purchasing some stock photography and I ran across a great article called "Vector Do's and Don'ts".

Being a computer illustrator, this article really helps with tweaking my technique. They've graciously posted a "Don't", which is basically a vector in a state that could use some reworking, and then right next to it, a "Do" which is the same illustration, redone in a more technical style. And then they talk about what's wrong with the "Don't" image, and what they did to improve it.

The article is a guideline illustrators can use when they submit illustrations into iStockPhoto.com, in the hope that they will get better illustrations, or at least acceptable illustrations.

Stuff like: Keeping the styles within the illustration the same, planning ahead, not overusing gradients, picking a style and sticking with it.

Here's an example:



And another:



Check out the "Vector Do's and Don'ts" article, hope you are as inspired as I am.

Hope this helps.

What do you think?
1. Have you tried Illustrator CS3?
2. Have you submitted illustrations or photos to iStockPhoto?
3. I'd love to see your illustrations. Do you have a website where we can see them?