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July 17, 2023
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Review Times for Illustrations

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Hi it is now 24 days and my illustrations are still in the review pile...I have read a recent article on Adobe (and others) increasing their portfolios with AI creators and products and while this is part of the innovation of creativity (and future) monetization and market share where does this leave the illustrator who has contributed and sold their artistic works through this gateway? So a question - should I still remain loyal to my feeding the 'hungry beast' or migrate to other sites who do not keep me waiting above a week at most and are also developing AI for machine learning...there is a place for all but with a company as vast as Adobe would it seem too much of a stretch for their PR department to release a 'where do we go from here' statement to encourage us to stay...just a personal thought as a solo player trying to gain creative traction across the stock library board...thanks Matylda

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Correct answer Abambo

You need to wait. Illustrations take up to 3 months for getting moderated, due to the high influx of generative AI. Sorry for that, as long as Adobe does not open a waiting queue for classic illustrators you are in the same boat.

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Abambo
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AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 17, 2023

You need to wait. Illustrations take up to 3 months for getting moderated, due to the high influx of generative AI. Sorry for that, as long as Adobe does not open a waiting queue for classic illustrators you are in the same boat.

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matylda29255723nj4sAuthor
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July 19, 2023

Hi Abambo thanks for answering my post but sadly you have missed the point of my comments...I know already from connecting with the support team months ago that there is a queue and know am in the SAME BOAT as many others. As this is part of my creative business model my concerns are that this waiting time is not going to go away, in fact it will become a much wider issue in the future with the growth of AI and machine learning etc...therefore it would show consideration by the Adobe management team to make provision for illustrators (classic) as you call us to do something about this issue or at least take notice of our concerns...and to use the phrase - that I am in the same boat as others is rather insulting to say the least to a client in any business...so back to my original question...is it worthwhile for me to continue uploading my illustrations as I have been doing for a long time or navigate my creativity to other stock library competitors completely? Perhaps this feed can be esculated to a higher team member in the Adobe company structure. Thank you Matylda

Jill_C
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Jill_CCommunity Expert
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July 19, 2023

As an Adobe Contributor, you're not a client; you're a vendor. There does seem to be a common understanding here that Buyers have more clout than Contributors which is understandable because Buyers pay a monthly subscription fee to access Stock, whereas Contributors don't generate any income for Adobe unless their images are actually sold. Nevertheless, I think that the issue of traditional Illustrations being stuck in the queue with AI is understood by Adobe. I agree that they should separate these out from AI, which they should be able to do because all AI submissions have a checkbox that identifies them as such. 

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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