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My illustration was declined for quality reasons

Forum|Forum|20 days ago
July 28, 2026
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I usually create drawings using oil, watercolor, gouache, and pencil brushes to add texture to my artwork. However, my submissions are often rejected due to quality issues. What can I do to get them accepted? Even when I add solid lines around the edges, they still get rejected. And does submitting them as transparent PNGs without a background also lead to rejection?

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

I would submit paintings as JPEGs, not cut-outs on PNGs.

Drawings & sketches should be manually retraced & cleaned up in Illustrator. Then submit vector drawings in AI, EPS or SVG file types. Vector graphics are flexible to use and have higher line quality than pixel-based raster images. For more details, read the 7-part section on Vector Requirements starting here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-vectors/vector-submission-overview.html

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

MeganArtAuthor

Participant

Thank you for the information. I will try uploading it as a JPEG and hopefully it will get accepted.

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

@MeganArt

The lines are broken.

You need sold defined edges

The edge should be sharp as though you’d taken a phtograph.

Best wishes
Jacquelin

MeganArtAuthor

Participant

Thank you for pointing it out. I thought it only needed a solid line on the outside edges, but turns out I need to add a solid line on the inside as well.

jacquelingphoto2017

Community Expert

You are welcome @MeganArt

Best wishes
Jacquelin

daniellei4510

Community Expert

I like these, but I think they might be considered a little too “primitive” for Adobe Stock. The rough edges, which I assume are very apparent in the png versions, will always lead to a quality rejection.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

MeganArtAuthor

Participant

I tried adding a solid line around the edges, as you can see on the third and fourth images, but it still got rejected

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Then yes. Too primitive and oversimplified. They probably need a more finished look, as opposed to rough sketches.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.

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