Shutterstock Photographer Forum :: View topic - Time to restore illustrators' challenges! Who is in?

kucherenko · Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 89

Hey guys, remember we had challenges here, just for fun?
Lets do a new one for the next month?

The topic will be: Countries and Cities.

The rules:
-The challenge starts April 15 and ends May 31.
-The winner is the one who's image is sold the most during the challenge period (be ready to post the print screen of the number of sales from your Darkroom for a proof).
-The images that participate in the challenge have to be uploaded to Shutterstock in April-May 2012.
-You can submit as many illustrations as you want.

Well, I think I havent forgotten anything. If I have, just post your comment here to point it out:)

So, what do you think?
Maybe we can organize a small prize for a winner to motivate guys? Hm?

kucherenko · Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 89

I can suggest a card of my choice from my RedBubble shop as a prize to the winner:

or maybe some other card from RB I have :)

ychty · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 10:09 am

Great idea!

arcadi0 · Joined: 23 Nov 2011 Posts: 46 Location: Russia

great idea) don't think i am going to win, but probably i'll take part.

iris42 · Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 626

Sounds like fun. I've been trying to come up with ideas so hey, can't hurt to try this one. The last time I did one of these my images didn't get many dl's in the contest, but went on to be somewhat steady sellers.

ychty · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:11 am

jelena10 · Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 181

Restoring challenges is a great idea, it was interesting before. I don't have anything now to take a part in this one, but will try to create something :)

artmanka · Joined: 21 Mar 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Poland

Nice idea.
I like drawing challenges.
Most likely won't have time for this one, but hope there would be another, so I can participate next month :)

ychty · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:29 am

I find it so strange but my images have not appeared in my portfolio yet!
It s been 6 days now, NO sales so far!!

mirage3 · Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 1675 Location: Does it matter?

I thought it was a neat idea too... but with reviews taking more than a week sometimes and images not making it to our gallery for another couple of days (if ever since yesterday) it is impossible to submit something quickly...you need to lenghten the timeframe quite a bit... and then I will be happy to play! :-) !

ychty · Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:26 am

Yeah, let's make it till mid May? or even the end of May?
For me it will be a week tomorrow since the images are accepted but not in the portfolio yet..
So it has to be like 2 weeks from uploading to getting to public basically.

iris42 · Joined: 04 Feb 2010 Posts: 626

Ooo...that's a good idea. I'm just finishing something up so even if it is approved, it won't be up for another week or so.

kucherenko · Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 89

let it be till the end of may then:)

ychty · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:52 am

I have a few more accepted:

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=99527243

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=99707591

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=99787460

ychty · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:41 am

Oh and some images that were accepted previously and just appeared in the portfolio:)

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-98878286/stock-vector-find-alphabet-on-a-seamless-cartoon-map.html

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-99458045/stock-vector-happy-children-on-the-earth.html

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-99473750/stock-vector-cartoon-map-of-north-america.html