News — tips for clipartists

  It's been awhile, but I do want to continue this series of posts aimed at giving my input as a clipart buyer. I've been keeping a list of topics and elements that are tough to find in hand-painted clipart sets. I'm starting this in June of 2026, so things will naturally change and I'll try and update this post as I think of more, or if I notice certain gaps are being filled. NOTE: I am suggesting these for hand-painted art, not computer-generated. :| I know I can generate whatever, but I don't use that in my designs.Here we...

Many artists don't have all of the elements showing on the first listing image, so you can't see at a glance whether your desired object is included. It may look prettier to have a simple shell with "Let's go to the beach" written artfully in script on the first listing thumbnail, but it's also confusing. I might skip it thinking that's the only art included. Your thumbnail can act as visual "tags" for someone scouring search results. Here's one that's done right, in my opinion: KaleArtCreative.Etsy.com - one of my favorite clip artists!   There's a title for reference (and...

I'm finally getting around to another post with tips for those selling their artwork online. As a reminder, I've been buying clipart (and lots of it) for several years now, so I have plenty of thoughts on how to bring in more happy customers. This has to do with SEO, but also with the customer experience: Please tag / keyword / label your art in your listing! It seems obvious, and yet it's often missing from listings. Sometimes it has to do with a language barrier, or other times the artist just doesn't see a need and feels the listing...

As someone who has purchased a LOT of clipart over the years, I have taken note of many ways artists, who are selling their work as clipart, could improve their products. Not necessarily in the quality of the art, but in how it's packaged and marketed for sale. I've wanted to blog about it for years, but I get overwhelmed. So: I've decided to break it down by small topics and then hopefully add posts as I can. Let's dive in! Trim Off the Empty Space This is kind of a weird one to start on, but it just came up...