Creating vectors in Coreldraw for sale on Shutterstock

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Shutterstock is one of the most used microstock sites to sell a wide variety of works. Be it in the form of images, photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, 3D images, and others as his.

What is microstock?

Microstock is a place where you can market or sell your work. And the place is made in a site that contains the work of someone's creative industry and can be reached by anyone. From this site, many designers and photographers sell their collections, each of his works, or Vector, and will get paid according to the number of people who downloaded the work. Among such microstock sites are the following:

1. Shutterstock
2. Adobestock
3. Istock
4. Depositphotos
5. Dreamstime

How to Register for Shutterstock ?

To register on Shutterstock You can visit the site and register as a Shutterstock contributor. By following steps such as email verification, then filling in your identity, and completing your data. Because this site uses English, you can use translate if you don't understand. Apart from the site, you can also use Shutterstock through its Android application.

How to sell photos on Shutterstock ?

For how to sell photos on Shutterstock, your job is just to upload as many photos, vectors, and other designs as possible. And the most balance between quality and quantity, so that the photos or works uploaded are many who download them. Indeed, the beginning will not go easily; the work that is made can be sold quickly because its competitors are all world designers.

But there is nothing wrong with trying, and don't expect too much income. But at least we build a portfolio first. There are several requirements if you want to sell photos or vectors on the Shutterstock site, including the following:

1. Specifies the resolution and type of file format

For photos to be uploaded, the resolution used is more than 4 megapixels with JPEG format. while the resolution vector can be specified, for example, 5000 x 5000 pixels with the EPS file format.

2. Photos must have good image quality.

In order for the photos you upload to pass the review, the photos uploaded must have good quality, both from resolution, light, noise, no blur, and so on.

3. Photos, vectors, or other works must be his own.

Photos and vectors uploaded must not take someone else's (copyright), so if you violate, then the shutterstock account you use will be banned.

Stages of selling photos on Shutterstock:

The photo or vector must comply with the rules requested by Shutterstock (such as image quality, image size, resolution, format, and so on).

• Uploading
• Fill in descriptions, categories, and keywords.Pending (waiting for the photo or vector stage to be reviewed).
• If accepted and passed the review, then the photos and vectors that you have uploaded will appear on the portfolio account that you created on the shutterstock contributor account.
• If anyone downloads it, then you will get paid ranging from $0.10 to $20 per photo and vector and even more, but high prices cannot always be obtained, depending on luck as well.

Minimum payout and Shutterstock payment methods

The minimum payout is usually $25 USD but can also be set higher according to the wishes of the account owner. and the widely used payment method is through PayPal. In creating a vector for Shutterstock There are several ways you can create a vector image.

One of them is by using several applications and image editing software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Canva applications, and the easiest is Corel Draw. As we know, Shutterstock is a microstock site that is most widely used by designers and photographers to sell the work they make. and everyone who downloads it will get dollars that can be cashed through PayPal after reaching the minimum payout.

What's on sale at Shutterstock?

The works that can be uploaded and sold on the microstock site, among them, are in the form of graphic design and photo works, such as:

1. Logo Design
2. Illustration
3. Vector image
4. Icon image, quote
5. Photo nature natural
6. Event photos
7. Photo trends and styles

From several niche works above, we will get a selling price in accordance with the work that has been made, ranging from $0.10 to $10.00. And if you want to start becoming a Shutterstock contributor, please choose which works will be made according to your individual interests. Well, for those of you who want to start making a vector image and are not too proficient in using Adobe Illustrator. There is nothing wrong with trying to use CorelDRAW. First,

How to create vectors from CorelDRAW for Shutterstock

The easiest way to create vector images using CorelDRAW is to use the technique of tracing from photos. or we imitate an image from an existing photo and then we make it a vector using the pen tool. There are either you use Corel Draw, which is X7 or X8 version, or higher than that. Because to upload it on Shutterstock, the image must be saved using the EPS format. For example, please see the steps and procedures for making it below:

1. Download photos/images

Please search for the type of photo or image on Google that you want to make as material to make a vector image. Please screenshot or download and save the image.

2. Image creation process

As an example below, we will use a photo/image of an avocado that has been downloaded previously.

Please open the CorelDRAW software.Click file >> open >> please input the image/photo of the avocado that has been downloaded, or you can draw it directly on the Corel Draw page.

• Please click on the tool menu and select pen.
• Please make a pattern from the avocado image, > > point the pen to the edge line point on the fruit. 
• alpukat from corner to corner, as shown below.
• So that the straight pen line can be curved, please click on the shape tool, and then the line will turn yellow.
• After that point The shape tool to the midpoint of the line > > then click on the part there > > to curve it, click the mark as shown below.
• Then draw the point and please curve it until the line becomes like below; do the step on the other pen line.
• After finishing making an avocado pattern with pen lines, please give the color that matches the shape of the fruit.If the vector pattern has been completed in all made, then please delete the fofo/image of the original example.

• Then the end result will be as below; please block all and group by clicking Ctrl + G.
• After finishing creating the vector image, the last step is to make the file size and format so that it can be approved by Shutterstock. ie with a size of 10,000 x 10,000 px (pixels)
• Please create a new page by clicking > > file >> new document, then set as shown below.

• After the base box page becomes 10,000 x 10,000, the next step is to overlay the base box with a new box.
• Click on rectangle
• Click and point from the top corner to the bottom, as shown below.
• Then in the box, please provide the basic white color. click the box >> provide color
• Then copy the avocado image earlier > > then paste it into the 10,000 x 10,000 page.
• Then adjust and enlarge the size of the avocado image. when finished, then click file >> Export
•  Then save it into EPS format.
•  Make sure the resolution is 300 > > then click OK.

When you're done, just upload it to your Shutterstock account. And don't forget to give the file name according to the type of image, in order to determine the keywords used later.