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December 7, 2024
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Seeking Feedback on My Rejected Adobe Stock Assets

  • December 7, 2024
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Hey everyone! 👋

I recently submitted some assets to Adobe Stock, but they got rejected due to "quality issues." I'm trying to understand where I might be going wrong and how I can improve my work to meet Adobe's standards.

I'm sharing a few of these rejected assets below (images/vectors). I'd really appreciate any constructive feedback or tips from this amazing community!

  • Are there technical issues like noise, sharpness, or color balance I should fix?
  • Any advice on composition, design, or commercial appeal?

Your insights would mean a lot and help me refine my submissions. Thanks in advance for your support! 🙏

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Abambo
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December 8, 2024
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  • Any advice on composition, design, or commercial appeal?

By @Shahazad Khan37303340ny1t

The commercial appeal refusal simply means, that the moderotor doubts that the asset would be a useful addition to the database. It may be, that thze asset has also quality issues, but even correcting those will not get the asset accepted. However, commercial appeal may be the least consistent refusal. It does not mean that you asset won't generate sales somewhere else.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 8, 2024

When posting AI pictures, you really should make sure that the geometries or the texts make sense: 

In this picture, it is not very difficult to find errors. The moderator needs only to see one of those to refuse the asset for quality issues.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Nancy OShea
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December 8, 2024

Apart from the poor AI rendering & gibberish text, the liberal use of soft focus is annoying.   Blur can be applied easily after purchase if the customer wants it.  But it can't be removed once it's there.

 

Also, dark pictures don't print well.  Whatever you submit to Stock must be commercial-use-ready for print, digital and textile projects.

Hope that helps.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
daniellei4510
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Community Expert
December 7, 2024

A number of issues have been pointed out, but bear in mind that it only takes one issue to get a rejection. I once had a rejection for a single loose hair floating and disconnected a couple inches away from the subject's scalp. Look at your assets at 100% or even 200% (and sometimes even 300%) before submitting. Fix what you can, throw out what you can't. 

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Participant
December 7, 2024

Okay sir thankyou 🙂

Jill_C
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December 7, 2024

Leonardo_Lightning_XL_cozy_living_room_scene_with_a_crackling_2 x - gibberish text, malformed gift boxes, two fireplaces in ine room?

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
Participant
December 7, 2024

Thanks For Your Feedback sir 

daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 7, 2024

It's really none of the things you mentioned. I've highlighted some issues.

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Participant
December 7, 2024

Thank you for your feedback. However, I’d like to clarify that there is no text in these images, yet they were still rejected. Could you please help me understand what other quality issues might be causing the rejections?

I appreciate your time and insights.

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 8, 2024

1) artefacts of different kinds like colour noise, aliasing, compression artefacts ...

2) geometric errors

And if you check your asset at 100%, it should be crisp sharp, which it isn't.

 

(nb. my screenshot is taken at 200%, so that you see the artefacts better, but they are visible at 100%.)

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer