50 Downloads Yesterday

Tuesday, March31, 2009: Hit a recording breaking 50 downloads yesterday which is halfway to our goal of 100 downloads per day. We have over 1500 vector illustrations with a goal of 10,000 by 2013. The potential is so incredible and keeps me motivated to continue to draw 10-12 hours a day.

Sticker Icons

Monday, March 30, 2009: Creating a series of sticker label icons in a wide range of subjects.

Energy Backgroud Image

This style has always been hard for me to get approved. I finally figured out a technique that worked!

Medical Team

Colorful medical themed cartoon.

Over 100 Downloads

This is my first image to sell over 100 times. Thank you for your support!

Money

Money image sold today.

Chiles

I have been selling a lot of chile pepper images this month.

Astrology Icons

Zodiac sign buttons are finally approved and ready for sale.

Skull Banners

I created some young men's bat winged skull designs and this is the first one to sell on istockphoto.

Biology Series

Completed a series of biology themed icons. The set includes a microscope, injection, lungs, skull, eye, fetus, flasks, rib cage, heart, cell, pelvic bone, and brain.

Shield Images

Doing a series of hand drawn borders.

Cherry Blossom Tree

Just approved yesterday, a cherry tree drawn by hand.

Traditional Drawings

Going back to line art images. Here is an ocean wave made with pen and ink.

People Diagrams

This is a medical team with family helping a patient recover.

Healthcare People

Did a group of medical people icons over the weekend. Really like the clean edged style.

Hexagon Diagram

I've gone back to making isometric 3D diagram charts. The combinations are endless and they are quite popular with customers.

Detail Career Cartoons

The 2nd phase is complete. I have approval on all my career professional cartoon characters with detailed background. Now the little guys are in an environment!

100% Approval on Career Professionnal Cartoons

My career cartoon characters have all been approved so far. I hope there is a market for these little guys. I plan to keep making them through the end of this week. I should end up with close to 70 images on this topic.

Black and White Images

Lightbox of all vector line art in solid black and white.

Overall Statistics

Here is a snapshot of my download growth with istockphoto. Things are looking great!

3D Icons

What is iStockphoto?

A friend wanted to know how I make money selling my artwork on istockphoto. Here is what I said:

"iStockphoto and my company, CTE are business partners. My company makes the vector graphics and iStock sells them. I receive royalties for each sale. It's really the future of commercial art and has a huge following. They are located in Canada only and have artists all over the world. Hope this answers your questions and hope all is well!"

It's the perfect business relationship that allows me to focus on what I love, making art while iStockphoto does what it does best, marketing the images.

Professional Occupations

Next on my list is a series of people in various careers. Here is a repairman cartoon character.

Money Series

None of my money series images were accepted. I suppose drawing them at such a basic angle was my downfall. Chalk it up to another learning experience and move on. At least today is Friday! YAY!

Dinosaur Fossils

Buried deep underground these ancient dinosaur bones wait to be discovered.

Org Chart Series

The org charts are already selling. I'm making a series of three of them. Here is a version with speech bubbles.

Org Chart

This chart shows men and women in different color combinations to represent different levels of the organization. A corporate flow chart in 3D.