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Many people experience this, yes. Check out the forum discussions. It's normal.
Normal? Shutterstock returns in 1 day. As if waiting for notifications for 30 days isn't really normal?
By @feru elmomaclroy
Shutterstock may not have the same growth rate than Adobe stock. And Shutterstock does not do the same stringent checking.
Depending on the kind of assets you submit, you can't submit to Shutterstock.
Photos are checked in around a week, illustrations (including generative Art) are currently stuck at 2 moths+, a vector asset that I uploaded a month ago, was approved
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I'm really worried if I upload my artwork but the previous artwork isn't clear from the review results.
By @dias29661988volk
If you are a new contributor, that's a good strategy. Because refusals are learning opportunities. But if you are a confirmed contributor, you simply continue to upload.
In all cases, you should read the manual, and that is especially important if you are a new contributor. If you upload generative AI, you should check and follow the additional recommendations for AI
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Normal? Shutterstock returns in 1 day.
By @feru elmomaclroy
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Then keep submitting to Shutterstock but they don't accept AI artwork.
Adobe Stock has more submissions than they can handle right now, especially Generative AI. What's normal for Adobe Stock is normal for Adobe Stock.
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should i move to different platform contributor ? 😅
By @dias29661988volk
You can contribute to multiple platforms.
Normal? Shutterstock returns in 1 day. As if waiting for notifications for 30 days isn't really normal?
By @feru elmomaclroy
Shutterstock may not have the same growth rate than Adobe stock. And Shutterstock does not do the same stringent checking.
Depending on the kind of assets you submit, you can't submit to Shutterstock.
Photos are checked in around a week, illustrations (including generative Art) are currently stuck at 2 moths+, a vector asset that I uploaded a month ago, was approved in a two-day frame.
Normal? Shutterstock returns in 1 day.
By @feru elmomaclroy
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Then keep submitting to Shutterstock but they don't accept AI artwork.
Adobe Stock has more submissions than they can handle right now, especially Generative AI. What's normal for Adobe Stock is normal for Adobe Stock.
I'm really worried if I upload my artwork but the previous artwork isn't clear from the review results.
By @dias29661988volk
If you are a new contributor, that's a good strategy. Because refusals are learning opportunities. But if you are a confirmed contributor, you simply continue to upload.
In all cases, you should read the manual, and that is especially important if you are a new contributor. If you upload generative AI, you should check and follow the additional recommendations for AI contributors.
If you are new to stock, you should consider these resources: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/tutorials.html
Please read the contributor user manual for more information on Adobe stock contributions: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/user-guide.html
See here for rejection reasons: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
and especially quality and technical issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
If you are a generative AI contributor, please look into these instructions and follow them by the letter: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/generative-ai-submission-guidelines/td...
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