What did I do wrong? Illustration rejected by adobe stock

[Alaska Dawn 907]

Hi  My illustration was rejected by adobe stock images. It only stated quality issues. Vague. I want to get better and improve. Can some one give me constructive criticism please. Thx 

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[daniellei4510 · Accepted solution]

The numbers on the clock are wrong for starts. Plus a mix of arabic and roman.

[Alaska Dawn 907]

The mix of numbers and Roman numerals was intentional, whimsical even. That's the point. But I think the little dots on the balls are fine.

[daniellei4510]

The moderators will not see it that way. 😉

[Subatheesan_K6278]

can we upload images in png format even if they don't have transparent background?

[Abambo]

NO!

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Alaska Dawn 907 ,

Not all the dots are on the ball. 

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Abambo]

Hi  My illustration was rejected by adobe stock images. It only stated quality issues. Vague. I want to get better and improve. Can some one give me constructive criticism please. Thx 

By @Alaska Dawn 907

All refusals are generic. They won't tell you precisely why they refused your asset, but this asset has different issues.

Gradient shows banding; border is not wanted:

The line is an error:

And even if it is intentional, your clock looks weird and is not correct. Except if you are a very highly known concept artist, you should abstain from such “intentional” errors. Especially, if you contribute to stock.

[Alaska Dawn 907]

That's not very nice stating my illustration looks weird. We are supposed
to be civil to one another. The illustration is surreal , supposed to look
surreal, remember Salvador Dali ? How do I get rid of the banding?

[daniellei4510]

Weird...as in strange and unnatural. A perfectly legitimate critique under the circumstances.

[Nancy OShea]

Know who your customers are and give THEM what they want. Realistic images sell better than silly ones.

Adobe Stock customers expect the highest visual and technical quality for use in commercial projects.  A $100,000 ad campaign can't afford anything less.  Read your Stock Contributor Guide for more tips.

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/quality-and-technical-issues.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/vector-requirements.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/how-to/submit-sell-vector-art.html
• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.html
  
  

Good luck.

[Abambo]

I'm sorry, but Salvator Dali's clocks look perferctly fine for me. They were just gotten liquified. Your clock looks wrong. As I said, if you would be a very famous artist, you could probably sell such a creation. BTW: I said the clock is weird, not the illustration, that is a huge difference. And my remarks were civil. You should accept critique.

Banding: if it is a pixel image, you need to redo the gradiant. 

[Alaska Dawn 907]

Got it ok.

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Alaska Dawn 907 

Your clock has 11 numbers instead of 12. The roman numbers are mixed up. For example you have 8 at the top instead of 12. The numbers are not correctly arranged geometrically. I believe it would be better having the arabic and roman numerals alternate. 

You need to zoom in and take a close look at your drawing. There are numerous errors. The patters are flying off all the balls. This is one example:

The line going in this circle do not appear to be a solid line. Plus, the other section of the patten with the line do not seem to be properly aligned.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Alaska Dawn 907]

Brilliant idea , Alternating the numbers Roman numerals and English numbers
. I will recreate that for sure. Thank you. I realize now I have to zoom
way in ,enlarge the piece and check for little mistakes , outlines ,etc. I
wonder if recreated images are accepted ?
Thanks for your advice.

[Jill_C]

Yes, you can re-edit and resubmit rejected images.

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Alaska Dawn 907 ,

You are welcome. You can recreate or edit the same drawing and resubmit. 

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Alaska Dawn 907]

VII, VIII, IX, and X represent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively. After 10, the roman numerals are followed by XI for 11, XII for 12, XII for 13, … till XX for 20.

I do not have Roman numera for 8 at the top. I am missing the 7 though. Thanks for pointing things out. I will retry. 

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Alaska Dawn 907 ,

I know what you are trying to represent. i state it as I see it. As I said in my reply "The numbers are not correctly arranged geometrically". Therefore, I see IIX instead of XII. And yes, 8 is VIII, but 12 is still not IIX.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[Abambo]

Roman numbers are not easy to read, but this should help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals

[jacquelingphoto2017]

@Abambo ,

I am assuming you are replying to my post. I have no problem reading roman numeral once it is printed correctly. I am highlighting that the numbering in the clock face is not correctly done.  @Alaska Dawn 907 needs to look at a clock face to see how it is done.  The orientation of the clock numbers, be it Arabic or roman numerals is incorrect. They don't turn right.

Best wishes

Jacquelin 

[Vision350771902ejx]

The idea of generating and creating an image of a clock is not bad, but the execution of the AI leaves much to be desired, especially regarding numbers and letters. Some AI generators are specifically designed for portraits; for object illustrations like this, a specialized AI tailored for such purposes should be used. In the past, I also tried to upload images of clocks, and I realized that they would be rejected from the start because the AI would either get a letter or a number wrong, rendering the image invalid.

As far as I know, the AI cannot piece together those numbers and letters correctly; it places them randomly and out of order, taking a number from one clock and a letter from another, and thus tries to create a new clock. The problem is that it’s not like with portraits, where you can merge multiple images, because here you cannot afford to make mistakes regarding the technical aspects of the clock.

[Alaska Dawn 907]

Hi, I only used AI adobe firefly as a concept. Reference .I recreated the
concept from scratch in illustrator app not desktop. My mistake of not
including all the numbers. Just curious what Ai generator is good for
portraits , that you mentioned? Thanks for advice.Dawn

[Nancy OShea]

Just curious what Ai generator is good for portraits?
By @Alaska Dawn 907

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Aragon AI, Picsart, DaVinci, PhotoSonic & Portrait Pal are a few that do head-shots. There are probably others...

[Alaska Dawn 907]

Ok thx