Better to Downsize?

Question

Trying to wrap my head around something: There appears to be very little correlation between my levels of sharpness, focus, and clarity and what gets accepted or not… it appears to be totally random. I especially wish this particular rejection reason presented some kind of discernible pattern so I could make course corrections.

I generally work on illustrations at around 30 – 40 megapixels, and then submit at full working size. But since Adobe’s minimum is 4 megapixels — does it make sense to downsize them to about 4mp when I’m finished, before sending? Moderators zooming in close will hit pixel resolution zoom-in limits before they see any kind of micro softness to a sharp edge.

Mott Jordan · Answer

Sorry, maybe I wasn’t really clear. I’ve been contributing here since 2020 and I know the requirements. My first paragraph was really the point of the question: Different submissions. Same general size and resolution. Same illustration style and use of digital brushes. Same sharpness from one picture to the next. And yet.... some rejected on sharpness-focus-resolution, some not.

It’s just seems so random and capricious lately. Honestly, I’d be perfectly comfortable with Adobe Stock telling me: “Yeah, we just don’t really like that one.” Then I’d move on and not wonder about it. Then my only mission moving forward is to make a cooler image that they do like.

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