I have 25,000 images like pic related. Old timey engraved images. I found them in old books from Internet Archive before it went belly up. I cleaned them, vectorized them, converted them to backgroundless PNGs. Where can I sell them? I'm trying to get 250 - 300 USofA dollarinos a month. Etsy? What image service should use? Do they even exist anymore? Also, you have a freebie in pic related.
>>458831other people have been doing that for years on creativemarket, also passive only works if you have a following or fanbase, if no one knows you then you need to offer more than just random pngs, you'll have to make tutorials, offer packs, post blogs, show the uses etc. also lots of people use gumroad for that, eg digilife11.gumroad.com/
>>458831I'd pay $100 for them (but in btc)
>>458833Sure. I'll accept bitcoin
>>458831I'm trying to start a clothing brand and the stuff you have looks like a great match for the aesthetic I'm going for, I would pay you the same 100 USD anon offered you in BTC but I would rather pay you via paypal or something like that if that's fine with you.
>>458831Did you really vectorize and clean 25000 images?
>>459129>bitmap>import>2 colorWith my current setup it takes as little as 8 seconds to do. Going as fast as possible you could easily translate that much without automated scripts within a week.
>>459130That's only if you are lucky enough that they don't need cleaning. In my experience, there's always small paper artifacts, dots, smudges, and so on. Plus rotating, cropping, and other small adjustments you need to do depending on each image.I've tried doing a project with repetitive tasks before, which was really easy, but I had to do it hundreds of time like a graphic monkey. It was absolutely soul crushing
>>459135Technically speaking even the pic on the OP has flaws. Getting a "perfect" scan is half the battle. From there the process is greatly simplified.I'd recommend (if you find the task itself repetitive and daunting) to outline and script your process. That way you have the easy repetitive work done. From a marketing perspective, potential clients may favor broken or warped vector scans for a greater "distressed antique" feel. Ultimately the true value comes from it's source and the efforts needed to repair them. If that is your market I'd advise you to heavily advertise the work you did to repair them. Otherwise that work might go unappreciated.
