Inkscape: How To Create DIGITAL FILES To SELL From Public Domain Images
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- You can easily create digital files (vectors and image files) using Inkscape and public domain websites. In this tutorial, I break down how you can grab free public domain images that are completely legal to use for any commercial project. We can easily create an svg file, export a png file and create high-quality graphics for sale on any digital platform. These also look great on print on demand websites (Redbubble, Teepublic, etc.).
Inkscape is a completely free vector software tool similar to Adobe Illustrator. You can download it here: inkscape.org/
Rawpixel is a great resource for free, public domain images:
www.rawpixel.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Public Domain Images
01:35 Inkscape
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The stuff that no other UA-camr is showing from what I’ve seen so far… 10/10 Thank you!!!!
Well presented and clever idea. As someone in the industry, and could make these assets myself, I have to say that these types of little tricks are something that beginning designers can learn the trade with and earn an entry-level wage. Agencies have budgets to burn and usually not time. Well done sir.
oh yess, love this. reminds me of when the internet began.. the net is free and belongs to no one / all of us
I loveeeeeeeee your videos. Well, explained and easy to follow. Keep it coming. Learning so much. Thank you
That was an awesome video!! Thanks. Very clearly done for anyone to understand.
You should start with a higher resolution image to keep small details when you trace it
Thank you for the great tutorial! Very easy to understand.
Easy to follow. I love it, thanks!
Your videos are super valuable. Love your style of narration.
Thank you for this video. I’ve never used Inkscape but looks like a lot of fun!😃
Thanks for doing this. I'm an Illustrator guy so it was interesting to see inkscape at work.
super useful info!! thank you for the tutorial!!!
Thanks! Very helpful and clear.
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So clever! Thank you so much
Superb. I'm currently an inkscape enthusiast. Great adivice"
So helpful. Thank you. ❤️
Splendid. And it is great fun. TQVM!!
Great stuff!
Just discovered you! I'm so happy happy happy!
This is gold! I appreciate all your hard work to help us out! God bless!
Wow, golden info.!
Terrific...thanks so much...
Stumbled on this video in my feed today. Wow!!! I downloaded Inkscape immediately and got on rawpixel as well. Thanks for the tips!
Awesome, thank you for the feedback - lots of vids on Inkscape on Crafty Stax - welcome aboard!
@@craftystax where do we sell it after?
Very helpful tutorial.
Very useful tutorial. Thanks for your interesting video.
Thank you very much!!!!
Very helpful information for POD sellers
thank you so much ^^
The color and image is stunning and it is even more so on black. Such a clever design.
Excellent
Wonderful...
That's a great way to do it if you don't need to alter the vector at all. But if you go into the node path editing you'll see that the paths are not drawn out the way they would be if you manually traced the image. They're all grouped together and not separate elements. So adding color to specific areas becomes challenging to say the least. Again great for quick and dirty tracing if you don't have time or need to alter. But manual tracing and layers are the procedure for editable and manageable content
100% agree - Cricut stuff is a whole different world but down and dirty is good for sublimation and website. Thank you for the feedback!
Super good 👍👍🇳🇱
I love inkscape. So much you can do with it. Github!
This is great… thank you so much. Subscribed. 👍
Not sure about downloading in Small jpeg though. If you want to make many sizes including 11x24”, shouldn’t you download the largest size to scale down for dpi 300 or so?
Thank you.
Yes if you are creating JPEG or any image file, I try to make it as large as possible like 11x14, 11x17 inches, etc at 300 dpi. For a true vector/svg, going tiny is fine because it is infinitely scalable.
This was really helpful thank you! but I have a question when I save as png and try to open it on my computer it only shows the part of the image in that little rectangle area. how can i fix it?
Hello! Yes when you are exporting your PNG in Inkscape, make sure the export area (on the right side under "Export PNG Image") is set to SELECTION. It is probably set to PAGE, and thus exporting the pre-set page (and not the full drawing). Hope that helps.
@@craftystax yesss it worked 🤩 thank you so muchh
Great information, as usual. Thank you. I downloaded one of the plant images but when I tried to edit the image all seemed well until I uploaded. That is when I noticed, for the first time, that so much color had simply dissolved into grey. Did I do something wrong/
Hey there - what program are you using to edit the image?
Great Vid!! Regarding DPI, I find Inkscape gets a little flaky the higher in DPI I go (200 -300). Is that an Inkscape thing or a local issue ie memory??
It's your memory. Increase your RAM if you can. Also, run only inkscape while doing this and nothing else like Pandora etc. or you slow down your computer and can crash it or usually inkscape and have to start over.
i know nothing about eps :( should i save “using the documents page size” or “use exported objects size?”
You don't need to export anything in Inkscape for an EPS - you just "save as" and then pick EPS as the file type.
hey , you can turn it into a vector on photoshop my by converting it into a smart object right ?
Sort of. A smart object is like a container that sits around the image. You can always change the container (the smart object). A vector is a series of mathematical nodes that talk to each other and form (to humans) an image. So a smart object is not technically a vector, but acts as if it is a vector for most purposes. The reason an SVG is valuable is primarily for digital cutting or websites (or just ease of use).
Thank you, but doesn't the artwork have to be inside the frame before you save it? I noticed that about inkscape.. whenever the artwork is outside the frame and I save it .. it cuts it accordingly. I dont understand why the frame exists to begin with!!
Yes that is a good question - when you export, there is an option to export the "page" or the selection. If you export the selection, then all the artwork will be exported.
Do we have to worry about the disclaimer on how it’s our responsibility to make sure it truly is public domain? How can we double check the image truly is CC0?
Is there any additional benefit to download the higher pixel image or not really bc the dpi is 300 for all of the selections?
It's a good question - I mean there is no one true authority over all art on the internet so I don't think you can ever be 100% sure that everything that says public domain is public domain (I've seen a picture of Spider-Man marked public domain and I'm thinking no, that is trademarked, absolutely not public domain). Generally if the artwork is old (like 100 years old, decades old, etc) and it is not trademarked, then it's as good as it is going to get. I make sure to keep the source page bookmarked so if someone ever claims that I stole a design, I can go back to the public domain source.
Great stuff! But, can I ask, how would you make a blacklight poster out of it?
The design itself would be black background, and then you pick a bright blue or bright pink color, and it looks like it is glowing. It's not a true black light poster (because you are not using black light inks) but it would look pretty cool anyway!
If you were looking to sell these wouldn't you also create an svg file? am getting confused as watched a few of the videos together, png files are for t shirts and sublimation and svg files are for those who use the cricket machines is that correct?
Yes that is generally correct - some people buy digital files for cutting machines (like a Silhouette or Cricut machine). Basic Silhouette studio uses STUDIO, DXF, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PDF for example. JPG and PNG are generally used for people who want to sell print-on-demand products.
My solid color image has a couple of white dots within that I'd like to fill in. How do I do that?
Hmm it depends on what the white dots are. If they are speckles from the trace, this might help! ua-cam.com/video/kHS17SooR_A/v-deo.html
@@craftystax Thanks so much!
Can we make a vector without changing the color of the image, they are so vivid.
Yes using Inkscape is really neat - there's a big color palette at the bottom and whatever you choose, the vector becomes that color. ua-cam.com/video/8sdSeLLp5l8/v-deo.html
Great tutorial, thank you! Any tips on rasterizing more complex multi-colored images? Thanks again for your videos
I’d be interested in that too - although I think they can’t be done as easily.
@@ukeriikka4479 Yeah, unfortunately I don't think these programs (inkscape & Adobe Illustrator) are powerful enough, but I'll take all the advice I can get, haha.
Hopefully I'll have a video about that soon - there are a few options but it is definitely more difficult than the single color ones! Thank you for the suggestion!
Oh i have been looking for that for a while now, there are websites out there that convert raster to svg, but it is almost a mess all the time or you have to pay. Im even thinking about creating some software for it myself, but as of now no dice !
Hey, can i use this svg vectors to create and sell as logo?
Yes absolutely!
Love it 😍 Can I sell these in freepik or other marketplaces without any issues?
If you use public domain illustrations, by definition they don't have any copyright attached to them. Artwork you make from public domain stuff should be issue free. I do check to make sure that any public domain pictures don't contain trademarked stuff (like Coca-Cola logos for example), but generally speaking if the illustration is old and in the public domain, it is a free for all. Hope that helps!
Are Zen Wantercooler ?
Yes Zen Watercooler is most print on demand stuff, and Crafty Stax is mostly digital crafting tools. Something for everyone!
Hello, can this be done in Photoshop as well or is it only in Illustrator?
Thanks!
You could clean up the photo in Photoshop, but if you want to save it as a vector, you would typically need Inkscape or Illustrator (or an online tool that vectorizes an image).
@@craftystax thanks for the info
how i can do it With illustrator?
@@marcobroccio8121 in Illustrator use the Image Trace function then Expand. If Image Trace doesn't appear along the top bar with the image selected go to Object > Image Trace > Make. There are a number of options to select depending on the source image and result you'd like but for b&w images in find silhouette works the best. You'll still need to expand the image to finish the process as well as so possibly clean up depending on your settings.
But you saved it as a png and not an svg. was that just an oversight?
No you can sell SVGs, PNGs, JPEGs, DXF files or any other types (like PDFs for example). Inkscape has a lot of different extensions!
wouldn't be we get suspended because of metadata of pictures downloaded from public domains? and after modifying we uploading it to ETSY.. would it create any problem?
Public domain means that there are no copyright restrictions. They are free to use for any purpose (including commercial).
You can edit metadata in Inkscape, File>Document properties>MetaData
If you're talking resolution and dpi and exporting as a .png, then you're not really creating a piece of vector art which is independent of resolution. You've created a piece of raster art with the background knocked out.
My thoughts exactly and I wondered about that. Maybe he meant to say svg etc. Heidi
Where do you sell these ? If you dont wanna answer you dont have to. Im looking to get into selling prints but have no idea where to start. thanks
Most digital designs are pretty popular on Etsy and it's one of the world's best marketplaces for digital. I highly recommend selling on Creative Fabrica (CF is superior to Etsy in my opinion, hoping to do a video shortly explaining why).
This is the question I looked for,
thanks for asking and also for the answer.
you forgot to mention you have to sign up and make an account at rawpixel before you can download anything. yes one option is free but it should still be mentioned.
also SVG does not use DPI, DPI is for Raster images.
It is asking me to choose a membership,now how do I download since it should be free???
Hi there - a membership for what? Which site?
@@craftystax rawpixel images ask for membership yet it shows free and in public dormain
Can you do this in Affinity designer?if so I would appreciate a video on it. Keep going dude, love your videos. Dave
I appreciate the feedback, let me see what I can do!
Affinity Designer doesn't have a trace function unfortunately.
Where would you sell these?
You can sell digital files on Etsy, and there are alternatives as well: ua-cam.com/video/OTdFeTnlkhc/v-deo.html
How come you’re not selling them as a Vector file?
You certainly can - the SVG file would definitely be one of the options!
Really cool video. Where should I sell them and what should I charge
Etsy is typically the go-to site for selling digital-however, there are some good alternatives here: ua-cam.com/video/OTdFeTnlkhc/v-deo.html
@@craftystax
I am finding Etsy is not reliable in payment and the fees they take out are sneaky and crafty.
There is so much things I don't know where to start
Can u please do a video on where u sell. N the process of how u do it. 😅😁
Yes hopefully there will be more vids coming about that exact topic but here's a good one to start: ua-cam.com/video/OTdFeTnlkhc/v-deo.html
@@craftystax thankyou for ur hard work😅👍👍😁
Yeah, but where you sell it ?
Here are some options in addition to Etsy: ua-cam.com/video/OTdFeTnlkhc/v-deo.html
Hey! Is this the same guy zenwatercooler?
Guilty as charged! Zen Watercooler is print on demand & Crafty Stax is mostly digital stuff.
Hi Sir. Do you open inkscape online class??
I want to attend.
No sorry I don't have a real-time online class, that would be fun though! I appreciate the feedback, I like making Inkscape videos!
@@craftystax yes sir. I do love your videos.
Hi thank you so much for this! I clicked on the dislike button by mistake. So sorry. I clicked on like after and hopefully that’s the one showing. This video is amazing. Thanks!
Oldest trick in the book in graphic communications.
Is it legal and good manner if we copy or trace from original artwork and sell it?
Of course not.
Make a video concluding the whole idea and justifying tittle of the video !!
As a crafter and creator ... I can say, this is great tutorial on how to do it. I can do it in my software, but as you said, it is a great way for people to make money... for crafter's like me who know how to do it, but I rarely do create them... honestly, I would just rather pay for one already created. yeah, most crafters are like me, knowledge or not, we would rather just buy one already made... lol
True, time saver :D
is this even legal?
Yes, it’s legal. That’s why he explains about the Creative Commons licence at the beginning.
@@goilo888 Quote: »Under the Federal Copyright Act of 1976, photographs are protected by copyright from the moment of creation.«. Public Domain doesn't mean that the copyright of the creator is gone , it means that you can use it and sell it, but the creator remains the same. So in this case, you would use the picture but you have to credit the creator. This means everyone can see, that the art piece you try to sell, can be downloaded for free. Otherwise it's fraud, because you pretend to be the creator ;)
@@shishka3116 You should have kept reading: "In 1998 the Copyright Term Extension Act further extended copyright protection to the duration of the author's life plus 70 years for general copyrights and to 95 years from date of publication or 120 years from date of creation, whichever comes first, for works made for hire. Works copyrighted before 1978 have a duration of protection that depends on a variety of factors." And, no, you do not have to credit the original author, but you cannot claim the work as your own.
@@goilo888 That's the point... By not mention the source, you're misleading the customer because it seems that you're the creator. Not showing the source (doesn't have to be the creator, but it makes sense in most cases) is clearly misleading and a fraud. Why do you think that even rawpixel clearly show the name and the year of creation in the artwork's title? They could easily write »Egypt sculpture«. You should mention at least the source, so people know that the thing they pay for is actually free. In this case, they can decide if they pay you the extra bucks because you prepared the file as Vector-file, but you can't just sell other people's stuff just because they are dead. Makes sense, isn't it?
@@shishka3116 I personally would mention the source, but I’m saying you are not legally obligated to.
One thing is for sure, that kinds of "artwork" won't pay any bills.