So here's the thing about Displate... In the even that they are accepting artists again , this is what you will need to keep in mind since it was not mention in the video. They will take 80-90% of the profits from you if you choose to sell directly from the market place.. If your fans actually follow the links you provided , then you'll make $10 more. On average you will make $2-$4 per plate and they charge people $44 for small plates and $88 for large plates. Displate lets you buy you plates for 50%. The best way to take advantage of them is to just buy your own plates , list them on your personal art store , and that way you'll at least make 50%. Just have the customer cover the shipping that Displate charged you. If you're looking for a profit, then this is one of those few sites where being lazy will hurt.
@@Invisibletoday Do you need guidance for converting your images to 'VECTOR GRAPHICS'? INKSCAPE is free, and ZEN WATERCOOLER has a video that teaches you how to use INKSCAPE 'convert to VECTOR/IMAGE TRACE' that you can look up and learn from.
I didn’t know about Displate. Fabulous artwork and a nice change from some POD “meh” submissions. ( very different platform, I know) Really inspirational artwork. Great tips as usual. Thank you.
Just wanted to say you have made a wonderful video with extremely thoughtful and well laid out advice. This really helped me with my submission. So I truly want to say thank you. I have applied to Displate now myself after two play throughs of this video. Sadly I believe nobody will ever read my submission at Displate. I just want to speak to a human and at least know if someone said yes or no to my original designs. *sad face* I truly believe my artwork would do really well on there website. Anyway, thank you again for your great content.
Displate is tempting but I'm afraid for me it would be just another time suck. I've been working on POD (RB and FAA) for years and have never been able to make enough money to be worth the effort in spite of having over 1000 images. I'm afraid the things I'm interested in creating just aren't interesting to much of the general public.
Very cool! I have never heard of that company but I like it as I have several of those types of signs and they are popular. They are not Displate, but it is good to know there is a place to find them. Thank you for sharing! 👍
I really hope that this isn't one of those POD sites that suspends your account within 24 hours of opening it. That's happened to me twice on redbubble and teepublic. It's ridiculous
Hi, nice video, very meticulously well thought and made video. Loved the advice. What kind of designs sells best. How to find top selling / how to do research?
Thanks for this, it’s motivated me into joining more pod platforms 👍🏻 Do you know if you can have more than one shop on displate? for different art styles.
I've personally never heard of that - I would say just create collections and then people can save/favorite their works. Most artists have wildly different collections, it certainly hasn't affected me negatively (at least not that I know of)
The curl of the Displate takes away some of the outside edge of the design. Something to keep in mind. I wonder... do buyers see the FULL size we've uploaded or the image as they'd receive it? I imagine the actual viewable part would vary a smidge for each size Displate.
Thank you for another great video. Can I check does Displate only prefer RGB colour mode? Also you took the eye vector across to photoshop could that same design be done in Inkscape? As I find it a lot easier to use? Thank you.
Yes almost anything basic in Photoshop can be done in Inkscape (again just basic stuff) so definitely you could make the eye vector (or something similar). Displate has upload specs here (they mention RGB but technically CMYK is good too): displate.com/about-preparation
@@zenwatercooler Thank you for your reply, I will check this article out. Firstly I need to create a vast number of designs on Redbubble and start selling so that I have a portfolio of designs to show Displate when I put in the application to join them. I have decided to follow your advice and better myself in using of graphic applications as Inkscape is very limited. So I will be using Adobe AI and Affinity Designer. Of to watch your Redbubble tutorial now on how to dramatically increase sales. Thank you. Regards, Rahul.
Thank you for the instructional video. In order to be accepted on the site, do I need to use the 2900px x 4060px 300dpi resolution before applying, or do I need to create a new image in this resolution after being accepted on the site? Can the images in the portfolio I send you have multiple resolutions, or do I have to make them fit the requested resolution? Thank you for your answer
Yes great question. When I got accepted, I just used a Behance account that showed different graphics, and I also had a Redbubble store and an Etsy shop. I don't know which one did the trick. So I would say just put your best foot forward and show them your unique art style (and don't include any trademarked images in your designs). I wish you luck!
@@zenwatercooler Thank you for your prompt reply 🙏 Did you have a significant number of subscribers on Behance? I will probably create a redbubble and Etsy shop. This will increase my chances of being picked up by Displate.
I only ever used Behance to showcase my work so I don’t go on there regularly - it is pretty fun to see other people’s artwork (some are super talented) 👍
I have already sent them my portfolio, but I don't have any chance because I'm not a graphics designer or artist in fact. I have some nice designs published on RB, Teepublic, and Spreadshirt but not close enough to said that this is art. So, I will appreciate it a lot if you can show us which is your most successful design on Displate or some samples.
Hey man, Great video. As mentioned there that The artist will get 50% of the total sale when someone buys from his shared link. But How much the Artist will get when someone purchases his art directly from your website?
Hey there Shubham - I can say from experience that commissions (like when someone buys on Displate) - they range from $1.90 to $11.00. It depends on the size of the Displate and if they have a discount (sale).
Can you create Vectors with multiple coloured images, the conversion process to create vectors from B&W images/ single colour is quite exciting. My imagination is doing creative somersaults. Awesome share. I'm on Displate from last year, but my Graphic Art skills weren't at the level of art I saw on there at the time. Looking now with your advice I think I can enter the ring at entry-level & add it to my ever building portfolio of POD platforms. Many thanks | Much Love, Peace & Respect | Stay Safe.
Hi, great video - thanks. Regarding Inkscape which I use for MBA (1440x1728 px), what are the dimensions you use for setting the canvas up to sell on Displate? Just going to head over to your other channel now - have a great Easter :O)
Really nice video, appreciate your words of advice, Im not too much of an artist tho i have my moments and i was thinking about this a bit already but now seeing this video it might motivate me more again go start digital painting again! If i may ask but how much commission do you actually get per sale?
@@zenwatercooler ah alright thats not too bad if people buy yours often, this might be just the motivation i needed to get creative again, hope i can open my displate shop then
Any tips for getting accepted to sell on Displate? Tried a few times with no luck. I've got an online portfolio with high quality designs that would look great printed on metal but I can't get a start.
@@zenwatercooler I signed up to displate last year but hadn't done anything with the account so I checked yesterday and it was a seller account and I uploaded 8 desigs that I thought were suitable from my portfolio now fingers crossed they will be approved 🤞I like the simple upload process and not having to reposition on a ton of projects like Redbubble 🙂
So am I correct in thinking you get $3 per displate sold. . 10,000 sold made around 30k? Also how much do they charge you to buy the displates to sell on your own site?
i am listening to this video and seeing displate website. At 15:00, you were mentioning about the collections...so i returned back to video to ask a query and ie. how many collection one can make and how many no. of artwork under one collection is allowed.
That's a great question - I so far have not run into any limitations on collections - I have a collection with over 500 designs in it and I have 30+ collections. So maybe there is a limit but so far I have not personally witnessed it!
@@zenwatercooler can i see your work on displate for mere motivation. As i am clueless about what kind of artwork displate accepts and approve me !! can you guide zen / crafty.
Hello! I'm digital artist. I sent my portfolio to displate but it is not getting approved. what to do ? My arts size, resolution are all right. But still it is not happening.
Hey there - I would recommend emailing Displate and asking them if they can help. They are pretty picky about who they are approving (but I know that they do occasionally let in new artists). Good luck!
Hey there - I find their SEO and ads are top notch - they advertise on Facebook and their Pinterest page is really popular. I've never had to personally drive traffic - all my sales come organically or through their advertsing.
I dont understand how licensing works there. lets say if I upload a very known IP like batman, is that still allowed and they are licenced to use the name/ip and I don't get in any trouble?
Hey there - there are licensed shops on Displate but they are the official store (so DC Comics has their own store for example). I don’t sell any trademarked stuff - there are people who list celebrity faces and music posters, but those likenesses are protected so to me it is too risky to list stuff like that (if Warner Music were to file a complaint, the Displate artist would most likely be banned).
Yes the trick is finding images that are 300 dpi AND also fit the Displate template size (4060 x 2900 pixels). I've used public domains on there and sometimes I run it through Inkscape to get a true vector (and scale it way up).
Great question - there is no listing fee - once in a while they have a 10 or 30 daily max limit on uploads but it’s free. People sometimes complain about the low commissions ($2-10 USD) but I’m happy to plug away and make sales
It's a good question - I was approved by Displate years ago so I can only guess. I would say it's worth a shot though (if they don't like it, they will tell you)! Good luck!
Yes you can open a shop (or at least put in a request) but the other option is to promote other artworks - and then if people buy through your link, you would get a commission. So that is attractive to influencers whoare not artists.
I find that Displate is a best with their own promotion (they pay for ads on Facebook and other websites) so I think I spent like $10 once on Pinterest just to try it out but 99.999999% of the sales have been organic. I'm too lazy to promote to be honest.
I really enjoy the video. However, I do have a question. After creating the vector file, he talks about cleaning up the image, but does not show how. Anyone know how to clean up the file? I want to be able to do this with Displate and other sites. Thanks for any advice.
@@zenwatercooler, thank you very much. I am trying to sell on Displate, Redbubble and other sites. The idea is to have something my wife can continue after I am gone since I have an incurable lung disease. Quite a lot to learn. :)
i want to add some video game pictures, not really to sell but just to make them and buy them for myself. how does that work considering the games and images i want to use are most likely copyrighted
I would not recommend that - if you don't own the intellectual property (i.e. the trademark), then you don't have the legal right to make a copy of that work for a print. I would recommend seeing if the video game company has products for sale? Displate does have some licensed shops like Marvel, TV shows, movies, Transformers, etc.
@@zenwatercooler just asking because some games i was looking for did not have any images, and was thinking about making the gun pictures of the CS go ones represented and use halo weapons instead. wasn’t sure if i could use the halo names since they are more unique than the real weapons of CS go
So I'm assuming if I wanted to use a photo from a intro of a show, i couldnt use it for copyright reasons? I ask because i see many people using art from shows.
I would generally agree-anything that identifies the specific show would be the intellectual property of the company that produced the show. There are ways around it... sort of: th-cam.com/video/a6fZfC44kQY/w-d-xo.html
You are totally right, I just uploaded a bunch and they were published and they are only M and L. But the older ones are still offered in XL. That is weird. I reached out to the Displate ambassador and asked what is going on - hopefully I'll hear back shortly! Good catch, I had not noticed that!!
There are many official stores on Displate (like Marvel and DC have official Displate shops) - and there's a grey line with movies and games. I personally don't venture into any of that - I don't want to risk my monthly income selling something that could ever be considered infringing on a trademark.
Hey there - I don’t see why not - the only difference I have seen is that there is no apparel obviously but the general genres are similar. Good plan! 🤑🤑🤑
@@zenwatercooler thank you very much for your reply. By the way, I'm looking for tutorials of insightfactory.app but I haven't found a good one yet. Do you have any recommendations?
Yes great question and absolutely you could. It’s just personal preference on my part (and trying to show the design in general rather than have it only feature Inkscape). Totally, there are lots of great (& inexpensive) software options
It varies depending on if there is a sale. Typically the commission is $2 for the smallest up to $10 for the XL. Most of the time it is around $3.50 per sale.
I wish they had some Bladerunner or Bladerrunner2049 film posters :( they don't , I tried seeing if they Had any Harry Potter and they don't :( . I have a question: Can you request some art work that "Displate" don't have to be put onto your displate, if you just send them a photo of what you want, on your displate?
That's a great question. I have seen in some Reddit threads that some Displate artists take requests. So people post what they want and then an artist will announce they have something for sale that (hopefully) helps match up customer demand with supply.
It’s tough to say why they wouldn’t be approved - the artwork needs to be 4060 x 2900 pixels at 300 dpi. The 300 dpi is usually the hard part (manually adjusting the dpi in Photoshop won’t work).
With Displate do they tell you when a design is rejected? It just shows my uploaded designs awaiting validation, when I click on them it tells me whoops they are not available, its been 4 days now, could you shine a light on how rejections/ failures work? I have realised 2-3 will be rejected due to over manipulating pixels on the first 3 uploads, not realizing my error. My further 7 were all 400 dpi & not manipulated via documented dpi resizing.
Yes normally the designs are validated through the week (like Tuesday-Friday). You will see “approved” eventually. I have like 30 sitting there too, sometimes it happens Monday morning but this week it looks like there’s a bit of a delay
@@zenwatercooler Thank you for the prompt reply I stopped uploading my 10 a day thinking I had done something wrong or misunderstood how things worked.
If you want to use public domain (copyright free) artwork, that is definitely legal. Many of my designs use public domain elements. You can search on Displate for "Mona Lisa" for example and see a bunch of results.
There is no direct way but sometimes the artists have their contact info in their bio. There are also Reddit threads about Displate and I've seen some people ask for a certain Displate on those (and if an artist can do it, they will post something and hopefully help out).
No - Displate is a print-on-demand marketplace. So the general idea is that you create designs, upload them to Displate, and then when someone buys a Displate, the company makes the metal plate and ships it out. Hope that helps!
So they wont accept me if I just send attachments through email? I have to make a portfolio? I don't have an instagram because I don't like how it requires you to use your phone to upload.. when all the files are on my desktop. Would Pintrest be better? I also don't want to upload my images on some random site without watermarking my work in case someone tries to steal? I don't think Displate will accept watermarked portfolios correct? So is there a way around this? You said Redbubble might work?
Marvel & DC, can one artist create characters from their universe, complete original idea. How can one individual arist get license, which I guess will be way above normal artists reach. . Just wan t to know the legality of all this.Thank you
Displate has official shops for Marvel and DC (so regular people like you and me cannot make those designs). You could always reach out to a company and ask to purchase a license but it would be really expensive for global companies like Marvel Comics or Disney for example. I recommend using public domain assets to make great-looking designs!
According to their website they are acceptings artists, but I have heard from fellow TH-camrs that their submissions were not accepted. I definitely recommend applying, hopefully they can provide a concrete answer for your application!
How hard is it to get into Displate these days? Would a modest portfolio of creative and high quality images do it. Should you send them a link to you best 20 images for example?
I can't say for certain how difficult it is (I only know that I applied and got in and I don't work for Displate) but I would definitely agree with you to put your best designs forward to show them you are top notch!
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So here's the thing about Displate... In the even that they are accepting artists again , this is what you will need to keep in mind since it was not mention in the video.
They will take 80-90% of the profits from you if you choose to sell directly from the market place.. If your fans actually follow the links you provided , then you'll make $10 more.
On average you will make $2-$4 per plate and they charge people $44 for small plates and $88 for large plates. Displate lets you buy you plates for 50%. The best way to take advantage of them is to just buy your own plates , list them on your personal art store , and that way you'll at least make 50%. Just have the customer cover the shipping that Displate charged you. If you're looking for a profit, then this is one of those few sites where being lazy will hurt.
That level of artwork really really scares me! I can never imagine myself doing those!
Like it's so easy. Adobe Illustrator, IMAGE TRACE function.
MASTER THIS and be a MASTER of it all.
AMEN/SHALOM/Namaste
@@derekknight9789 yeah because anyone will know what those mean
@@Invisibletoday Adobe is garbage anyhow. I've moved on to Affinity. For Image Trace, there is INKSCAPE.
@@Invisibletoday Do you need guidance for converting your images to 'VECTOR GRAPHICS'? INKSCAPE is free, and ZEN WATERCOOLER has a video that teaches you how to use INKSCAPE 'convert to VECTOR/IMAGE TRACE' that you can look up and learn from.
Ho wow! I have this collection of really artsy designs that I think would do well on Displate. I think I'll apply this weekend! Thanks for sharing!
I didn’t know about Displate. Fabulous artwork and a nice change from some POD “meh” submissions. ( very different platform, I know) Really inspirational artwork. Great tips as usual. Thank you.
What they said 👆🏻
Just wanted to say you have made a wonderful video with extremely thoughtful and well laid out advice. This really helped me with my submission. So I truly want to say thank you.
I have applied to Displate now myself after two play throughs of this video. Sadly I believe nobody will ever read my submission at Displate.
I just want to speak to a human and at least know if someone said yes or no to my original designs.
*sad face*
I truly believe my artwork would do really well on there website.
Anyway, thank you again for your great content.
has anybody read it?
Cool. I never checked out displate and never knew what it was. Thank you for showing us.
Thank you!-now I know what Displate is about. Kinda WOW gotta look into it!
Displate is tempting but I'm afraid for me it would be just another time suck. I've been working on POD (RB and FAA) for years and have never been able to make enough money to be worth the effort in spite of having over 1000 images. I'm afraid the things I'm interested in creating just aren't interesting to much of the general public.
I've seen Displate ads and subscribed to them because they looked like an interesting sellers platforms. Thanks for the info.
Thank you so much for this invaluable information. You are very detailed w/o any fluff. I really appreciate what you do!!
I'd really like to hear some mentions of GIMP they have helped me make thousands of images. Nice video!
Wow! You have provided such useful, valuable, and clearly presented information on this and all of your videos! What a gem you are! Thank you so much!
Very cool! I have never heard of that company but I like it as I have several of those types of signs and they are popular. They are not Displate, but it is good to know there is a place to find them. Thank you for sharing! 👍
Now tht a few years have passed how was your luck with this Displate idea? We are looking to add them to our store. Blessings!
Thanks for the clarity about Displate. I will start gathering my portfolio and opening an account.
This channel is so underrated
I really hope that this isn't one of those POD sites that suspends your account within 24 hours of opening it. That's happened to me twice on redbubble and teepublic. It's ridiculous
Redbubble doesn't suspend accounts unless they have copyright infringement
Great idea for Procreate - never heard of this before now. Thanks 🙏
Same! We are going to put some in our youtube store!
Really helpful. Thanks.
Love your channel and thanks for your knowledge sharing!
Had never heard of Displate. Thanks for the heads up.
Hi, nice video, very meticulously well thought and made video. Loved the advice. What kind of designs sells best. How to find top selling / how to do research?
Thanks for this, it’s motivated me into joining more pod platforms 👍🏻
Do you know if you can have more than one shop on displate? for different art styles.
I've personally never heard of that - I would say just create collections and then people can save/favorite their works. Most artists have wildly different collections, it certainly hasn't affected me negatively (at least not that I know of)
The curl of the Displate takes away some of the outside edge of the design. Something to keep in mind.
I wonder... do buyers see the FULL size we've uploaded or the image as they'd receive it? I imagine the actual viewable part would vary a smidge for each size Displate.
Thank you bro, very helpful 😄
Thank you for another great video.
Can I check does Displate only prefer RGB colour mode?
Also you took the eye vector across to photoshop could that same design be done in Inkscape? As I find it a lot easier to use?
Thank you.
Yes almost anything basic in Photoshop can be done in Inkscape (again just basic stuff) so definitely you could make the eye vector (or something similar). Displate has upload specs here (they mention RGB but technically CMYK is good too): displate.com/about-preparation
@@zenwatercooler Thank you for your reply, I will check this article out. Firstly I need to create a vast number of designs on Redbubble and start selling so that I have a portfolio of designs to show Displate when I put in the application to join them. I have decided to follow your advice and better myself in using of graphic applications as Inkscape is very limited. So I will be using Adobe AI and Affinity Designer.
Of to watch your Redbubble tutorial now on how to dramatically increase sales.
Thank you.
Regards,
Rahul.
Your content is great!! 🙌
Thx dude! Always good content from you! Will check out your other Channel too
Excellent video, thank you!!
Thank you for the instructional video. In order to be accepted on the site, do I need to use the 2900px x 4060px 300dpi resolution before applying, or do I need to create a new image in this resolution after being accepted on the site?
Can the images in the portfolio I send you have multiple resolutions, or do I have to make them fit the requested resolution? Thank you for your answer
Yes great question. When I got accepted, I just used a Behance account that showed different graphics, and I also had a Redbubble store and an Etsy shop. I don't know which one did the trick. So I would say just put your best foot forward and show them your unique art style (and don't include any trademarked images in your designs). I wish you luck!
@@zenwatercooler Thank you for your prompt reply 🙏
Did you have a significant number of subscribers on Behance?
I will probably create a redbubble and Etsy shop. This will increase my chances of being picked up by Displate.
I only ever used Behance to showcase my work so I don’t go on there regularly - it is pretty fun to see other people’s artwork (some are super talented) 👍
I have already sent them my portfolio, but I don't have any chance because I'm not a graphics designer or artist in fact. I have some nice designs published on RB, Teepublic, and Spreadshirt but not close enough to said that this is art. So, I will appreciate it a lot if you can show us which is your most successful design on Displate or some samples.
Hey man, Great video.
As mentioned there that The artist will get 50% of the total sale when someone buys from his shared link.
But How much the Artist will get when someone purchases his art directly from your website?
Hey there Shubham - I can say from experience that commissions (like when someone buys on Displate) - they range from $1.90 to $11.00. It depends on the size of the Displate and if they have a discount (sale).
Its so annoying that they dont accept new artists. I applied in February and got rejected. Gotta try again with a better portfolio
Hi, But I could also see many simple text based designs as well in displate.
thank You for keep helping us
Can you create Vectors with multiple coloured images, the conversion process to create vectors from B&W images/ single colour is quite exciting. My imagination is doing creative somersaults. Awesome share. I'm on Displate from last year, but my Graphic Art skills weren't at the level of art I saw on there at the time. Looking now with your advice I think I can enter the ring at entry-level & add it to my ever building portfolio of POD platforms. Many thanks | Much Love, Peace & Respect | Stay Safe.
Hi, great video - thanks. Regarding Inkscape which I use for MBA (1440x1728 px), what are the dimensions you use for setting the canvas up to sell on Displate? Just going to head over to your other channel now - have a great Easter :O)
Yes the dimensions for Displate must be 4060 x 2900 pixels with 300 dpi minimum: displate.com/about-preparation
Thanks for video!
Thanks for the information
Hey just wondering what's your Displate page?
Do you have to write a message in your portfolio or is it just a link
Really nice video, appreciate your words of advice,
Im not too much of an artist tho i have my moments and i was thinking about this a bit already but now seeing this video it might motivate me more again go start digital painting again!
If i may ask but how much commission do you actually get per sale?
Yes good question - it ranges from $2 to $11 per sale (depending on size and that particular sale).
@@zenwatercooler ah alright thats not too bad if people buy yours often, this might be just the motivation i needed to get creative again, hope i can open my displate shop then
Thanks a lot for your information
Any tips for getting accepted to sell on Displate? Tried a few times with no luck. I've got an online portfolio with high quality designs that would look great printed on metal but I can't get a start.
Same here, It's very frustrating
Thanks for your tips and I just subscribed to your crafty Stax channel :)
Yay welcome aboard!! 🔥🔥🔥
@@zenwatercooler I signed up to displate last year but hadn't done anything with the account so I checked yesterday and it was a seller account and I uploaded 8 desigs that I thought were suitable from my portfolio now fingers crossed they will be approved 🤞I like the simple upload process and not having to reposition on a ton of projects like Redbubble 🙂
@@SarahWainwright were they approved?
It seems like a pain in the butt to upload there.
I use Canvas, does it work there?
How many designs do you have there?
So am I correct in thinking you get $3 per displate sold. . 10,000 sold made around 30k? Also how much do they charge you to buy the displates to sell on your own site?
Yes that is in the ballpark - Displate lets the artist print their own for 50% off (so like a large would be $44.50 US for example).
i am listening to this video and seeing displate website. At 15:00, you were mentioning about the collections...so i returned back to video to ask a query and ie. how many collection one can make and how many no. of artwork under one collection is allowed.
That's a great question - I so far have not run into any limitations on collections - I have a collection with over 500 designs in it and I have 30+ collections. So maybe there is a limit but so far I have not personally witnessed it!
@@zenwatercooler can i see your work on displate for mere motivation. As i am clueless about what kind of artwork displate accepts and approve me !! can you guide zen / crafty.
Hello! I'm digital artist. I sent my portfolio to displate but it is not getting approved. what to do ? My arts size, resolution are all right. But still it is not happening.
Hey there - I would recommend emailing Displate and asking them if they can help. They are pretty picky about who they are approving (but I know that they do occasionally let in new artists). Good luck!
@@zenwatercooler ohk! What is Mail ID
How long have you been on displate @Zen Watercooler and please a link to your store?
Hey there - I don’t link to my store for obvious reasons, I only show information that anyone can see publicly.
I had not heard of displate before. Looks interesting. Do they market products like Redbubble or do you have to drive traffic to your artwork?
Hey there - I find their SEO and ads are top notch - they advertise on Facebook and their Pinterest page is really popular. I've never had to personally drive traffic - all my sales come organically or through their advertsing.
I dont understand how licensing works there. lets say if I upload a very known IP like batman, is that still allowed and they are licenced to use the name/ip and I don't get in any trouble?
Hey there - there are licensed shops on Displate but they are the official store (so DC Comics has their own store for example). I don’t sell any trademarked stuff - there are people who list celebrity faces and music posters, but those likenesses are protected so to me it is too risky to list stuff like that (if Warner Music were to file a complaint, the Displate artist would most likely be banned).
so they accept Public domain content if they are big enough for the size that they need right?
thank you
Yes the trick is finding images that are 300 dpi AND also fit the Displate template size (4060 x 2900 pixels). I've used public domains on there and sometimes I run it through Inkscape to get a true vector (and scale it way up).
Thank you for the content. Is there any listening fee in Displate ?
Great question - there is no listing fee - once in a while they have a 10 or 30 daily max limit on uploads but it’s free. People sometimes complain about the low commissions ($2-10 USD) but I’m happy to plug away and make sales
@@zenwatercooler Thanks for your reply
hello, do you recon they'd accept a google drive link as a folio? and if so how long do you recon it'd take before they'd respond?
It's a good question - I was approved by Displate years ago so I can only guess. I would say it's worth a shot though (if they don't like it, they will tell you)! Good luck!
Hi nice video, in start you suggested to 'open a displate shop' and why not 'earn with displate'. What's the difference between the two??
Yes you can open a shop (or at least put in a request) but the other option is to promote other artworks - and then if people buy through your link, you would get a commission. So that is attractive to influencers whoare not artists.
@@zenwatercooler How you create poster artwork for displate? any video on it?
Very helpful video, thank you :) Does it support displate payoneer for payments ?
Hmm I think they just do PayPal.
Are you promoting your Displate store in any way or are your sales completely organic?
I find that Displate is a best with their own promotion (they pay for ads on Facebook and other websites) so I think I spent like $10 once on Pinterest just to try it out but 99.999999% of the sales have been organic. I'm too lazy to promote to be honest.
Do they pay via PayPal?
Do you know any similar websites like displate which can ship such metal posters to india
what type of art shall i sale in the displate
I really enjoy the video. However, I do have a question. After creating the vector file, he talks about cleaning up the image, but does not show how. Anyone know how to clean up the file? I want to be able to do this with Displate and other sites. Thanks for any advice.
Hey there - yes I have a whole channel dedicated to artist resources (including cleaning up images): th-cam.com/video/PiySS_6E0DY/w-d-xo.html
@@zenwatercooler, thank you very much. I am trying to sell on Displate, Redbubble and other sites. The idea is to have something my wife can continue after I am gone since I have an incurable lung disease. Quite a lot to learn. :)
i want to add some video game pictures, not really to sell but just to make them and buy them for myself. how does that work considering the games and images i want to use are most likely copyrighted
I would not recommend that - if you don't own the intellectual property (i.e. the trademark), then you don't have the legal right to make a copy of that work for a print. I would recommend seeing if the video game company has products for sale? Displate does have some licensed shops like Marvel, TV shows, movies, Transformers, etc.
@@zenwatercooler just asking because some games i was looking for did not have any images, and was thinking about making the gun pictures of the CS go ones represented and use halo weapons instead. wasn’t sure if i could use the halo names since they are more unique than the real weapons of CS go
So I'm assuming if I wanted to use a photo from a intro of a show, i couldnt use it for copyright reasons? I ask because i see many people using art from shows.
I would generally agree-anything that identifies the specific show would be the intellectual property of the company that produced the show. There are ways around it... sort of: th-cam.com/video/a6fZfC44kQY/w-d-xo.html
You're fricking awesome
Nice vid bro
how to get accepted on displate
Good video thanks.
I just wondering, why now Displate not sell in XL size?
I uploaded 4000x5600 px image and option only M and L size?
Was your design in landscape? (Landscape is only M and L).
@@zenwatercooler No, in portrait. if I upload in size more than 4000X5600px not approved.
You are totally right, I just uploaded a bunch and they were published and they are only M and L. But the older ones are still offered in XL. That is weird. I reached out to the Displate ambassador and asked what is going on - hopefully I'll hear back shortly! Good catch, I had not noticed that!!
@@zenwatercooler Great, I waiting Displate answer. Thanks
They just told me it’s a technical issue (website) and they are working on it & hope to have it resolved son.
Again great understandable instructions. In the trenches
How about copyright i see some plate from movies and games are they fine with this ?
There are many official stores on Displate (like Marvel and DC have official Displate shops) - and there's a grey line with movies and games. I personally don't venture into any of that - I don't want to risk my monthly income selling something that could ever be considered infringing on a trademark.
Hi I'm using insightfactory.app for finding trends on redbubble and merch by amazon, do you think I can use the same trends on displate too?
Hey there - I don’t see why not - the only difference I have seen is that there is no apparel obviously but the general genres are similar. Good plan! 🤑🤑🤑
@@zenwatercooler thank you very much for your reply. By the way, I'm looking for tutorials of insightfactory.app but I haven't found a good one yet. Do you have any recommendations?
Just asking, can't you continue the edit on inkscape?
Yes great question and absolutely you could. It’s just personal preference on my part (and trying to show the design in general rather than have it only feature Inkscape). Totally, there are lots of great (& inexpensive) software options
Maybe I missed it, but percentage of each sale do you get to keep?
It varies depending on if there is a sale. Typically the commission is $2 for the smallest up to $10 for the XL. Most of the time it is around $3.50 per sale.
thanks, How to create store?
having created a vector image, putting it back into photoshop will turn it into a raster image of less quality
Buddy!
They never accept new artists
Any ideas?
I wish they had some Bladerunner or Bladerrunner2049 film posters :( they don't , I tried seeing if they Had any Harry Potter and they don't :( . I have a question: Can you request some art work that "Displate" don't have to be put onto your displate, if you just send them a photo of what you want, on your displate?
That's a great question. I have seen in some Reddit threads that some Displate artists take requests. So people post what they want and then an artist will announce they have something for sale that (hopefully) helps match up customer demand with supply.
@@zenwatercooler Oh wow thank you for writing back to me
How many designs do you have on displate ? I just have 3 designs .
Lots and lots - I try to upload at least 10 a week
I uploaded many designs with the standard of their requirement but all of them had been not approved, could you please help? Thank you!
It’s tough to say why they wouldn’t be approved - the artwork needs to be 4060 x 2900 pixels at 300 dpi. The 300 dpi is usually the hard part (manually adjusting the dpi in Photoshop won’t work).
@@zenwatercooler thank you very much! I set 300 dpi in photoshop manually at the beginning, let me try it again. :)
Ty
Hi you displate pro xD
What is the best way to promote displates? You know, you can get up to 50% per sale.
thanks, never heard of them, good looking site
Can I send them esty shop as portfolio
THANKYOU
I'm not the best graphic designer but I have some good designs. However Displate does not accept me on their platform. I have tried many times.
With Displate do they tell you when a design is rejected? It just shows my uploaded designs awaiting validation, when I click on them it tells me whoops they are not available, its been 4 days now, could you shine a light on how rejections/ failures work? I have realised 2-3 will be rejected due to over manipulating pixels on the first 3 uploads, not realizing my error. My further 7 were all 400 dpi & not manipulated via documented dpi resizing.
Yes normally the designs are validated through the week (like Tuesday-Friday). You will see “approved” eventually. I have like 30 sitting there too, sometimes it happens Monday morning but this week it looks like there’s a bit of a delay
@@zenwatercooler Thank you for the prompt reply I stopped uploading my 10 a day thinking I had done something wrong or misunderstood how things worked.
Can we sell Copyright Free Art if we are not artists ?
If you want to use public domain (copyright free) artwork, that is definitely legal. Many of my designs use public domain elements. You can search on Displate for "Mona Lisa" for example and see a bunch of results.
10:38, i am sub to both of your channels
How would i contact a displate creator?
There is no direct way but sometimes the artists have their contact info in their bio. There are also Reddit threads about Displate and I've seen some people ask for a certain Displate on those (and if an artist can do it, they will post something and hopefully help out).
Can I sell from this site by way of dropshipping?
No - Displate is a print-on-demand marketplace. So the general idea is that you create designs, upload them to Displate, and then when someone buys a Displate, the company makes the metal plate and ships it out. Hope that helps!
What's your displate shop name?
So they wont accept me if I just send attachments through email? I have to make a portfolio? I don't have an instagram because I don't like how it requires you to use your phone to upload.. when all the files are on my desktop. Would Pintrest be better? I also don't want to upload my images on some random site without watermarking my work in case someone tries to steal? I don't think Displate will accept watermarked portfolios correct? So is there a way around this? You said Redbubble might work?
can i send them my Redbubble shop as portfolio?
Yes you can
Marvel & DC, can one artist create characters from their universe, complete original idea. How can one individual arist get license, which I guess will be way above normal artists reach. . Just wan t to know the legality of all this.Thank you
Displate has official shops for Marvel and DC (so regular people like you and me cannot make those designs). You could always reach out to a company and ask to purchase a license but it would be really expensive for global companies like Marvel Comics or Disney for example. I recommend using public domain assets to make great-looking designs!
@@zenwatercooler Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction
U didnt talk about prices & profit margins...
Oups! I have thousands of mostly text designs.
And my personal Art isn't particularly family-friendly.
Do they still accept artist?
According to their website they are acceptings artists, but I have heard from fellow TH-camrs that their submissions were not accepted. I definitely recommend applying, hopefully they can provide a concrete answer for your application!
Does anyone know if Displate is possible with using Canva?
I don't think it will work with the free version (because the image would be too small). The minimum for Displate is 4060 x 2900 pixels at 300 dpi.
@@zenwatercooler thank you
How can we make DC or Marvel designs without copyright
You can't. At least not legally. I would recommend creating your own artwork.
@@zenwatercooler As you have said you have bought the superman artwork then who made that?
Their own artists?
Yes DC is a licensed vendor with Displate (as is Marvel, Star Wars, etc) - there are some awesome licensed designs and the quality is really high ⚡️
I'm curious, what is the name of your DIsplate shop? :)
Right?????? idk why he doesn't post a link to it
How hard is it to get into Displate these days? Would a modest portfolio of creative and high quality images do it. Should you send them a link to you best 20 images for example?
I can't say for certain how difficult it is (I only know that I applied and got in and I don't work for Displate) but I would definitely agree with you to put your best designs forward to show them you are top notch!