MASTERCLASS: Selling CREATIVE FABRICA DIGITAL FILES

[@CharlesHyslop]

Great walkthrough! I knew about selling on CF, but I did not know that the free and bundling options offered payouts as well. It seems like a great opportunity to not just make some extra income, but to promote your name and design skills as well. Well done, sir! Thank you.

[@Cre8tivelyWeTees]

As a new Designer on Creative Fabrica this was JUST what I was looking for! Thanks so much!

[@tiptoptees5576]

Thank you for this video, Zen. I started selling on CF about 1 month ago. I have 1 sale so far but I also found one of my graphics being used on Amazon and it's not the one I sold. It sucks that someone would steal like that for a 2 dollar item. Now I can use your thumbnail tips to help protect myself in the future.

[@jeanearle2350]

This is the best damn instructional video I have ever watched. You went through EVERYTHING step by step and left nothing out. I have no questions, everything I wanted to know, you answered! Awesome job. You deserve an award for this one buddy! You gained a new subscriber too lol Kudos!

[@Debby-km3wl]

Perfect, straight to the point of what I was needing. I've been approved for several months, have graphics ready but felt intimidated by the start-up process of my CF Store. Thank you!

[@elainescarlett4206]

I have been waiting for this video for so long. I really really appreciate you!!!

[@danadancu1370]

Thank you!!!!! Thank you !!!!!! Thank you !!!!!! I've never seen so many useful tips anywhere else.

[@ЗБГК]

Thank you for your effort and valuable information. Honestly, I've never seen so many useful tips anywhere else.

[@maivideitosahora]

Thanks a lot for all the work you put into sharing all this valuable information with us!

[@velvetbees]

Thank you. Vector graphics are difficult for me so I use Photoshop. A person can use Photoshop to create a lot of things like patterns, junk journal pages, scrapbooking papers, etc. Your video is great because it's to the point. It is to hard to explain Photoshop in a video like this. I only wanted to mention that it can be used for Creative Fabrica. It depends on what you want to sell. I am not a seller. I just wanted to mention that.

[@defy_norms]

Thank you so much Crafty Stax, you have explained it and helped like a friend.

[@micheleplante8010]

I just love this video step by step.

[@veronicaanthony504]

Great video, easy to understand with clear instructions. Thank you!

[@plutobeliever]

Wow - great tutorial! Now to find the time to create images for CF...thank you so much...😊😺✌

[@StefaniaGil]

Excellent video! It helped me a lot in the opening process and uploading my first product to CF. Thanks!

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Well played that man! That was a very good walk through and I will give it a look as I was going to do ETSY ..... Buuuuuut ... they don't deal with my current country of residence. That said, heard a few things of late that may make it a blessing in disguise ...

[@Karen.c.h]

Etsy is increasing fees April 11

[@candidlycreative]

Thank you for this video! I am a newbie seller on CF and you answered a lot of questions I had,

[@natalykojourin7155]

A very useful video! Thank you!

[@jeanearle2350]

When you upload your videos to Behance, do you have to have them any particular size or format? Do you advise people to enhance their pictures before putting them on a portfolio site like Behance? Or when you sell on CF? A video on what to do with the graphics you create to sell would be awesome! IE: whether to enhance them, dpi settings, what format to include etc. Love your videos, especially this one! Thanks!

[@tracydonaldson1290]

Thank you ❤

[@razorsandvines]

Wow! I always learn so much from your videos!

[@beckywinters5095]

I so happy I found your site. I want to start designing my own designs. You have given so much helpful information. Thanks

[@adora1104]

This is great info! Thanks for sharing.

[@frankligas2249]

Thanks for the video. Good stuff. First I have heard of this site. Will check it out.

[@UCZG]

Thank you so much for so many truly helpful hints!

[@hazydreamer7965]

A very interesting and useful video. You walked us through several important moments. I understood you well, but when it came to making a portfolio for CF, where one should show nice, clear designs, that was too much. I´ll never manage it. I heard a portfolio is necessary but I imagined I´d simply pick 10 to 12 nice pics and attach them. Apparently not. A dream lost, how sad. Thank you, and stay healthy.

[@jamesharris37]

I have been accepted to open a store on Creative Fabrica. I want to sell digital art, but I am still confused on how to set things up for listings. Are there tutorial examples of how a store should look for listings, doing affiliate, attracting followers and getting good reviews?

[@craftystax]

I am definitely hoping to do more tutorials like this specifically in the Creative Fabrica space - niches, great thumbnails, listings, etc. My personal suggestion would be to set up one simple listing (one design, SVG/PNG file) just to get a feel for the interface. Hopefully more vids are coming soon!

[@innerscopefx4961]

Such a top bloke!

[@allbyolydesign]

Thank you for a great tutorial!

[@genxlorij8926]

Love this!

[@christineroe9913]

I love you exactly what I wanted THANK YOU.

[@craftystax]

Thank you and much love back to you, I appreciate you!

[@stephydae]

Hey, unknown to me that you are the same person in both channels mentioned. I do subbed to both. I appreciate the info shared, I love your honesty, voice and clarity. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your upcoming videos. Have a nice day.😊

[@craftystax]

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it!

[@ihssareyes]

Sir hope you have also tutorial step by step on creative fabrica dashboard because on the booster column I tried many times to connect to my website the CF button but it’s always error btw I connecting it on my portfolio site is that okay?

[@emikoworkstudio]

good vdo love it , love how you explain thing

[@lorrie774]

Great walkthrough, thank you! Could I ask, if someone downloads one of your items but they are paying as part of their subscription as opposed to your list price, how do they calculate your payment?

[@craftystax]

That's a great question. CF does not show actual sales but they have a (rather complex) formula that they use. I'm hoping to do a video in the near future that will explain exactly how the earnings structure works!

[@lorrie774]

Thank you.

[@mariaparenteau8817]

Thank you

[@Straingelove]

So my concern if anyone has access to your portfolio is that anyone can steal your design. Is there not a way to have a portfolio that no one has access to? Also can we decide to just sell a png or do we need to do a zip folder with many different formats?

[@SarahWainwright]

Very helpful video thank you 😊

[@wendyshores6771]

Quick question. After you upload your file to Affinity Designer, do you have to make it a particular size? Pixels? How do you make sure the quality of the file itself is right? This video has helped tremendously! Thank you!

[@craftystax]

Yes that is a great question. I try to make PNG files at least 3000 x 3000 pixels and 300 dpi. I have a video that hopefully is helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKTXoYaFosagmpo

[@wendyshores6771]

@@craftystax Awesome! I learned more from this video in 20 minutes than in the last month! Thanks SO much!

[@shearak1421]

Can you help me know what the best sizes are for creating various file types, like minimum best sizes for illustrator, jpg.... files and best file types?

[@ShannonBrownauthor]

Is there an easy way to find examples of the sort of portfolios creative fabrica is looking for? I'm trying to look at that behance site and its very overwhelming so many portfolios but most are not creative fabrica style art.

[@tinghsuanlee]

Hello , accidentally found your video , very useful, thank you. I wonder whether I can submit my interior design to CF, thank you 🙏

[@craftystax]

Yes Creative Fabrica is a great website and sellers all over the world can design and sell stuff on there - it's great fun too!

[@Lee_Hazel]

Hey Zen, great video as always! But somehow you skipped past one major point: according to Creative Fabrica, they 'only accept Designer Requests from designers who have another online store, so it's not enough to only have a portfolio link to Behance or Dribble'. Would an Etsy store qualify as 'another online store' ? Cheers!

[@craftystax]

That's a really good point and I agree, I definitely did not explain that. Yes an Etsy store would definitely be an online store (especially if you are selling digital products). It really helps if your online store has some sales too (Etsy shows the number of sales, and that helps increase legitimacy). Thank you for catching that!

[@Lee_Hazel]

@@craftystax Thanks again Zen, CF store application accepted! 😊

[@tutorialswithdila3584]

@@Lee_Hazel congratulations

[@tutorialswithdila3584]

Etsyy don't accept my country. so please if i open a shop somewhere else like payhip woold this will be accepted when i sign-up for creative fabrica . thank you

[@carolward1142]

this is great thanks! :)

[@oluwaseunaddy940]

Hello. Great video. Pls can I use the same exact link for 'link to your products and shop' and 'link to you design portfolio'?

[@craftystax]

Hello and thanks! Yes you can open up a store here: www.creativefabrica.com/open-store/ hope that helps!

[@ngomwillo7567]

Thanks for this video! Very appreciated 😊🙏! But I can use a watermark on designs to protect them too?

[@craftystax]

You can on the thumbnail, but another way would be to have your designs showing on a mockup (like a t-shirt with wrinkles) so it would protect your design that way too.

[@ngomwillo7567]

@@craftystax Thanks so much 🙏!

[@ningrat1]

Good Lord !! No wonder you sound so familiar !! I'm your subscriber from Zen Watercooler. Subscribed !

[@craftystax]

Yay welcome aboard! Yes lots of other stuff on this channel, hope you enjoy!

[@prescillagcon]

Thank you for this videos. I have a Etsy store and I want to sell mock ups on creative Fabrica. I’ve been rejected twice. They kept saying I need to put the last 2 digit of my creative Fabrica account on my Etsy about section, and I did that already. What else can I do?

[@craftystax]

I'm not sure (I have never heard of that before). I have found that the customer service/designer support at Creative Fabrica has always been very supportive - I would recommend reaching out them at [e-mail] and hopefully they can help?

[@KathrynMoore80]

What size/settings do you use on illustrator for saving the images? Specifically JPEG and PNG.

[@craftystax]

For digital downloads, I typically pick a popular t-shirt size (like 4500 x 5400 pixels, which is what Merch by Amazon's standard template is). Here is a bit more info: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKTXoYaFosagmpo

[@KathrynMoore80]

@@craftystax Thank you. I'll take a look. Merch By Amazon pixel size is a good shout. 👏

[@maghittavisser538]

Good day Can you please paste a link how to create a portfolio to paste on the application

[@craftystax]

Yes here is a video on how to create a portfolio for free: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaKUhX2Ad5mNjpo

[@Babel-iman]

Thank you.you are great

[@annewerner1298]

Hi, I enjoyed your tutorial My question is Do I need a bank account to get paid on creative fabrica??

[@craftystax]

Hello! You just need a PayPal account - CF pays right to PayPal.

[@thurlkilldeseret1682]

My main hurdle right not is an editing software. I tried the LunaPic, but I can't edit the way you showed on it. And can't afford a software right now. Are there any other free ones?

[@craftystax]

Photopea is pretty good - it's completely free!

[@marijana5445]

Is it allowed to sell .png or .jpg on Creative Fabrica made with AI? And is it ok to put my handmade cards on my portfolio although I would like to start selling digital clip arts on CF? Thank you for your answer.

[@craftystax]

Hello! You can definitely make digital artwork from your handmade goods. I don't see anything explicit on CF that says you CAN'T create AI-generated designs and sell them. I know that CF Spark designs are available, but if you are using another AI I guess you would have to check with them on what the licensing would be?

[@jamesharris37]

Thank you for your teaching! I'm curious about the verified payout addresses. If the earnings in my wallet are $0.00 and I add my payout address, would I have to pay a fee to Creative Fabrica? Would the earnings in my wallet have to be above $10 to avoid paying a fee? How much would be the fee?

[@craftystax]

Hey there - if you request a payout that is under $10 US, then they charge a 50 cent fee. I believe this is to cover the PayPal fees. Anything $10 US or more, there is no fee. Hope that helps!

[@jamesharris37]

@@craftystax Thank you!

[@jamesharris37]

I have two products listed for my store on Creative Fabrica. One that I have listed as a free product went live last week, the other product that I priced went live a few hours ago. I have heard that I would be paid for every product that I list but, my wallet says $0.00. Is there something that I might have done incorrectly?

[@craftystax]

No so far so good - at the end of the month (or periodically) the amount in the wallet goes up based on your designs listed. It's pennies but it does show up eventually.

[@ButItsaGoodDeal]

Can I use my Redbubble store as my "portfolio," since most of my best work is already on there?

[@craftystax]

You could certainly try! I personally think that is a great idea but I guess ultimately it is up to Creative Fabrica to advise.

[@annadreamsart9756]

Thank you! Can I have more than one Behance portfolio? For CF I'd want to use my RB store that doesn't have my artist name because it's graphic design.

[@craftystax]

Yes you sure can - it is tied to your email address so you can just create more gmail addresses and crank out multiple portfolios if you like.

[@annadreamsart9756]

​@@craftystax Awesome, thanks!

[@ambienceentertainmentprodu7905]

Hello! Is it permissable to sell public domain graphics on this website?

[@craftystax]

Yes - you can sell photos, illustrations and graphics on Creative Fabrica. I had sold public domain images. If you can take old public domain images and digital clean them up (crop them, remove imperfections, etc) they can definitely look amazing for clients!

[@earneveryday3651]

Do we need to fill the tax form in creative fabrica as a contributor for taking out payouts

[@craftystax]

I'm not a tax accountant, but generally speaking you would need to declare your earnings to the government of the country you live in. I'm not aware of a tax form on Creative Fabrica specifically but some platforms will offer up a form to turn off the withholding taxes (thus allowing you to keep 100% of the payout and then it is up to you to declare your earnings when you file your taxes).

[@muflie0251]

why didn't I get a message about the phone number verification code? even though the number I entered is correct.

[@craftystax]

I'm not sure - you could reach out to [e-mail] and ask the Creative Fabrica team?

[@ihssareyes]

hello sir how do I know that I am approve in creative fabrica because I just signup awhile and after 2-3 hours I recieved an email that they congratulate me that my store now is active and they already revied my work and they love it, is that the confirmatio that they already approved me? they asking me now to upload my first product

[@craftystax]

Sounds like you are approved, that is great!

[@ihssareyes]

@@craftystax thank you so much sir 🥰youre one of the reason that’s why they approved me thank you so much I follow your step by step tutorial from making my own portfolio last week and making my own designs🥰and I watched again your video and boomm🥰thank you so much

[@Amy_ontheflipside]

Ty

[@donnadecicco]

I am a polymer clay artist and fluid artist, i have many pictures of my work, people like my work and my pictures, can i use these pictures?

[@craftystax]

Sure you can, especially if they are pictures of your work (and you took the pictures). I would recommend looking around on Creative Fabrica and seeing if there are any similar designs/pictures and what is being charged - there could be a great opportunity there!

[@abedsadek9401]

Hi 'is there a limited number of uploads in a day?

[@craftystax]

Not to my knowledge - they are all reviewed by the Creative Fabrica team so they do take time to get reviewed and then they go live. I have never done more than 1 or 2 uploads in a day personally.

[@bonniek.7664]

I was wondering if Creative Fabrica collects and remits state sales tax just as Etsy does?

[@craftystax]

It's a good question- I don't really know. Artists on Creative Fabrica just get paid a commission (and even then it is not broken down as to how the numbers are arrived at). I would image that as a reputable business they have to pay some sort of tax but I am not an expert on that!

[@1dulceritmo]

Me waiting for more affinity tutorials 🥺😊

[@craftystax]

Awesome thank you for the feedback, I will do my best!

[@adamyoung7464]

But, how much can you make off this platform? What does the middle of the pack make (Not the top 10%, etc...) ?

[@MarinaArtDesign]

10-30$ a month.

[@leendz2023]

what if i share my designs then someone who had 1$ subscription will download it for free, can i get paid for that?

[@craftystax]

Well technically they didn't download it for free - they paid $1.00 for the subscription, and then used the subscription to download. So CF pools all the subscription money and does a (complex) calculation of subscriptions and downloads and pays out artists based on that. I'm hoping to do a vid about it in the near future (trying to make the math fun - yikes).

[@cozydogplaysmarques1255]

How do I convert a picture into a cartoon using inkscape

[@craftystax]

You would want to trace the bitmap: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYivaYSZbNuHmM0

[@outtabox9567]

my creative fabrica account is banned. and I have 150$ remaining in my wallet. I don't know what to do. I spent hours uploading more than 300 designs. please suggest me what can I do?

[@craftystax]

Hey there - I am sorry to hear that - I would recommend reaching out to them and logging a case, and asking for clarification? help.creativefabrica.com/hc/en-us

[@stephenwirtz2057]

How do you link the account to PayPal?

[@craftystax]

You just request a payout when you reach the threshold (like $10 US) and type in whatever email you want the money to go to.

[@tbuckmon2011]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! This video is a godsend because I have a gazillion files. Lol. Peace and blessings to you.

[@hamidahasan9742]

Why is the current creative factory not giving a store, if you give proper guidelines in this matter, it would be very good!

[@craftystax]

My understanding is that Creative Fabrica does offer the opportunity for selling (opening a store). You can check it out here, there are definitely new sellers joining! Follow these steps to open your store: Create a free account on Creative Fabrica. Once your account is created, apply to open a store on the ‘My Accounts’ page. Click the button ‘Turn my account into a Designer Account’.

[@RailinX]

How do designers get paid when people who download their stuff are subscribers? I've been wondering about it. I subscribed for a year of CF for only $59 and I've downloaded so much. Wondering whether these designers still get paid the listed price even though that's not what I pay?

[@craftystax]

Yes that is a great question. CF basically pools the subscription money and chops off a portion for the artists, and then divides that up amongst all the artists. There's a complex formula (because some artists get no one downloading their designs and other artists get lots of downloads, which are essentially like sales). So the pie is always changing and the slices of the pie are based on a combination of how many designs you have listed, how many actual downloads happened, and how big the subscriber income is.

[@Litzbutcher]

Thank you so much. PS: You are funny.

[@animefan817]

Can you have 2 shops on creative fabrica

[@craftystax]

I guess it is possible - you would just apply with two different accounts (like two different emails).

[@elylioney6390]

What do they want to see in a portfolio?

[@ski874]

when creating my portfolio on behance. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to watermark my as well on there? Thanks for the help appreciate it.

[@craftystax]

Yes totally - any chance you have to minimize digital thievery, I agree that is a good plan!

[@AlysonLaPlante]

how do you know which of your products are selling. I am making a bit of money but Im not sure which ones sold.

[@craftystax]

yes it's not super straightforward - there is a formula that Creative Fabrica uses but they don't share individual sales data with sellers.

[@cathychats]

I just dont get how designers are able to make a living if they sell their designs for $1 or even less?

[@craftystax]

It's a great question and I have two theories. One is that they may be in a third-world country where $10 a day is a fortune, so some sellers are working 40 hours a week (or more) but there are limited options in the real world. The other theory is that there are people like me who "set it and forget it" so over 5-10 years, you build up a huge inventory of things for sale, and then it is just "free money" like $100/month, $300/month, etc) like being paid money to knit or craft (which people do for free anyway).

[@hanipal7048]

Thank you