Using Public Domain Images- Print on Demand Design Tutorial

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[@taniayager3361]

You're such a fun, vibrant, enthusiastic and passionate designer. I'm also a Graphic Designer who's just returning to doing design work online. You managed to make me smile with your whacky way of looking at things. Quite inspiring!

[@ClanMcStyle]

Mey I really love the way that you present all your video tutorials, they are really easy to follow and you're a great designer too. Thank you

[@marytruax9684]

I'm just beginning my POD career and found this video to be so informative and fun! I appreciate every bit of what you shared and look forward to learning from you as I go forward!!

[@AA-jh1mc]

Thank you for sharing!

[@MeyTribe]

My pleasure!

[@KEMALARIC]

You are amazing Mey..thank you for all the inspiration you gave..all the best..

[@natashaharper6988]

Awesome video!!! Thanks for the great content!! You have helped me out so much!!!

[@neliaaxibal2651]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful ideas! You're a creative genius!

[@MeyTribe]

LOL thanks

[@julievillani8947]

You are amazing....loving what you do...and hungry for more! Thank you so much for sharing your creative spirit and knowledge with the world! :)

[@MeyTribe]

Thank you so much for watching my shares LOL

[@michaelheong166]

Thank you so much for sharing. Amazing work.

[@kellig]

I was glued to this video!

[@MeyTribe]

Glad you liked it

[@patriciadavella6714]

You are not crazy, Mey; you are creative! Thank you for an awesome video.

[@MeyTribe]

😊 thank you

[@mrsmango76]

I love this video. Thanks for doing it and educating me.

[@MeyTribe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikewallace3046]

That was awesome

[@AY-hq4qz]

I think it’s a crazy design with the Tiger and fish, but crazy sells! Love it.

[@MeyTribe]

Thanks :) I was looking at it in my Zazzle shop and I think i will make a few more weird collage things like that one LOL

[@annyhalpin9419]

Loved the Fish and Tiger Mountain.

[@MeyTribe]

Me too :) (Made me remember them seeing your comment, as it was filmed a while back, but I still like them LOL) I actually ordered a tissue paper with the Van Gogh painting, it was in a review here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4itp4eAp6usf9U Super cool item to design with these famous art pieces!

[@JustAndromeda]

It was really fun to watch your process. Using that forgeous painting as her hair...BRILLIANT. I might need to borrow your brain for a couple, I'll let you know. :)

[@MeyTribe]

Happy you like it ! (full disclosure, I don't remember what the hair on her looks like, old video, but I guess I'll have to watch it again and remember LOL )

[@babs926]

Thanks for this video, it’s really motivating and fun 😉👍

[@MeyTribe]

Possibilities are truly endless with creating art these days, you just have to find that one thing that sparks your inspiration !

[@deborahdecker2260]

I use the strawberry thieves as my phone wallpaper! Love it!

[@MeyTribe]

Ohhhh nice ! Would also make for a nice phone case :)

[@sandrasoskic3381]

O M G this is so helpful! Thank you. 🥰

[@MeyTribe]

Glad you liked it ! honestly, I am super surprised so many people liked this video and watched it LOL

[@DebraJFrank]

loved it!!! ;)

[@dlangley012]

Thank you for a great video. I hope you feel better.

[@MeyTribe]

Thank you, feeling better - just hard to speak 45 minutes without stopping LOL

[@chantalbeaulieu888]

Amazing video! Thank you…

[@staffordmitchell1282]

Love it very much

[@MeyTribe]

Thanks :)

[@shirleykathan-sayess5764]

I have learned so much from you! I am very grateful. Take care of yourself. ❤ Shirley

[@MeyTribe]

Thanks Shirley, have a great last month of 2022 !!

[@mensjewelry1]

Wonderful Video. Thanks For Sharing. Best Regards.

[@MeyTribe]

Thanks, glad you liked it :)

[@Nasauniverse001]

Sorry you have been feeling unwell, get better soon. I love your videos although they are so fast and so intense, but I appreciate your help. Im trying to break into the printables world. Cheers.

[@MeyTribe]

Thanks for the sympathy, though I am not sure why I wasn't feeling well in that video, since it's from more than a year ago :) and yeah, I do "go fast" - ADHD girl haha :) Printables are awesome! did you see that zazzle started with them ?

[@rebeccaevaandabby]

I’m so glad no found this video! It is very helpful. Quick question for a newbie just starting to post for sales, which platform do you recommend for a newbie for print on demand items?

[@MeyTribe]

Well, that depends on the type of art you're doing. Text designs & some illustrations, maybe start with RedBubble & Teepublic If you want a concept store, focusing on several products- Zazzle can be amazing And if you're illustrating larger files, or big patterns, - Society6 & Art of Where can be great (Art of where is also great for a concept store) Photography- def fine art america. It's all up to what art you're making, your niche, your file sizes. Also it's best to "use" the bigger platforms like RedBubble, as a practice run for eventually learning, evolving, and opening your own print on demand with Etsy or Shopify.

[@KaiWenFranklin]

Wow I love this video! Thank you so very much for the information. I have recently got procreate and I have a few ideas I want to work on and you gave me some really good information. I am going to watch this video again for the second time so I can take some notes. All the best :)

[@MeyTribe]

I glad you liked it ! I actually played around a bit more with these public domain artworks and procreate, will probably make a video on that in the next few days as well... I just love taking these old oil paintings- and reviving them with more vivid colors and hard lines. Like, taking that famous art piece and recreating it in my own style.

[@KaiWenFranklin]

@@MeyTribe How do you like the program call procreate? I just got a new 12.9 inch iPad about a week ago so that I could mess around with procreate a little bit. I have a bunch of traditional art supplies like hundreds of colored pencils and paper but wanted to try digital art! I even have a light box that I got from Amazon about a year ago and I’ve never used it. Never even taken it out of the box it was shipped in!

[@MeyTribe]

​@@KaiWenFranklin Addicted to procreate !!! it has become a part of my morning coffee routine! I think maybe at first try photographing some of the art you've made on real life- and upload it to Procreate to try and remake it. I had a tutorial on liquid art with procreate that might be interesting for you to watch : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGiqqaqrjtWnoKs Also I am taking some courses to get better, and will mention them in tomorrow's video !

[@KaiWenFranklin]

@@MeyTribe I am still learning procreate and there is a lot to learn. I have been looking at a ton of KZbin videos and saving them in a folder so I can refer back to them. Oh thanks for the TeePublic information too. What would be cool is if you had the ability to print your art on a canvas with real paint!! I am dipping my toe into the NFT world to see what I can do while it is popular. I have some cool ideals in mind now after looking at your video.

[@globalgogetter4469]

Goodstuff!

[@MeyTribe]

Thanks

[@dmmoore3]

I just stumbled across you and I was completely engaged throughout this video. You have a great presentation style. I was so surprised to hear that you weren't feeling well. You have gained a subscriber and follower as I start to build my own print on demand business. BTW, am a paying member of skillshare and I have a few favorite instructors who taught me Affinity Designer that I thought was hugely valuable. I think I can use Affinity Designer in place of Clip Studio paint in this video. Are you a premium Canva subscriber?

[@ClanMcStyle]

Hi Diane yes I noticed Mey is a Pro Canva subscriber

[@cm710]

Thank you for such an informative video. Think this would be a good fit for me. As a total newbie to POD can you tell me if I can use the same art and name on different platforms. ie. Zazzle and Redbubble. Will be doing cat designs big and small. Ta much...

[@MeyTribe]

You can use your art on multiple platforms, Zazzle, RedBubble, and those- are not exclusive platforms.

[@Meloyadina]

Great video 💫. I'm also have a Skillshare membership only since December, so any classes you can suggest would be helpful. I kind of go on there & freeze with so many choices 😳😅. I'm a beginner with illustrations (android tablet) & I used to do actual abstract acrylic painting (youtube tutorials). Happy moving 🤟🏽

[@MeyTribe]

I will def mention some of the classes I liked in tomorrow's video about my monthly overlook & goals. And will probably make targeted videos, like a type of product to sell + courses to help. I have been checking a lot of their courses these days. Acrylic paintings that are REAL are awesome!! Did you catch the video about turning physical abstract art into print on demand patterns ? Totally made it for people who make physical paintings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGfXfKCFqMyCl5Y It was made to show on RedBubble, but could work with any print on demand platform.

[@fatrobinbooks754]

Aah, Vincent van Gogh. My favourite artist. There is just something about his work and backstory that 'speaks' to me. Apart from the Sunflowers I especially love The Bedroom and The Yellow House. I was lucky enough to go to the van Gogh museum in Amsterdam for a birthday treat in 2017 and it was awesome and awe inspiring too. I will go back again as soon as I can 🙂

[@MeyTribe]

His story is totally an inspiration... I miss the days where art was more than just what you see. The yellow house is one of my favorites too ! Sounds like an amazing experience, maybe if I am ever in Amsterdam i will visit too !

[@fatrobinbooks754]

@@MeyTribe You should definitely do it! I got so immersed in it that I didn't realise I had been in there for so long!

[@learnincomewithme]

Loved the fish. How can I be sure the pictures I choose are detailed enough for printify? Do I have to have Good instead of Medium or Low? I'm worried I will pick a photo that looks great to me but the resolution is terrible for printing.

[@MeyTribe]

That's all in the original size of the file you're downloading and the size you want to print it on. Not sure what to say without seeing the files you're referring to.

[@ArtisticInteligence1]

❤❤❤

[@MeyTribe]

Guessing you liked the video? LOL :)

[@ArtisticInteligence1]

@@MeyTribe am..addicted..to..your..videos...LOLL..Cancer..plus..virgo..scorp..?..am..wondering..so..smart..organized..with..a..touch..of..OCD?..lolll

[@MeyTribe]

@@ArtisticInteligence1 Cancer (and IQ gifted, OCD, and a bunch of other stuff, i talk about it sometimes in the videos..)

[@ArtisticInteligence1]

@@MeyTribe are..you..on..fb..now?

[@MeyTribe]

@@ArtisticInteligence1 Not sure I understand... do you mean if i have a FB profile ?

[@deborahedwards8896]

Can someone possibly help me ? I have taken a photo on my phone is there a way to make the image in the photo smaller with Canva if not which platform will do this besides photo shop? I have a Redbubble shop but can’t figure out how to make the image smaller to fit on the products 😩 thank you 🙏🏻

[@nancyz2098]

Ooohhh my gooodsshhhh!!! You can remove backgrounds with canva?!! How did I not know?? What else am I missing on my pro membership 🤔

[@MeyTribe]

YUP removing background is such an awesome option, it's how I do ALL of my KZbin banners LOL Maybe this video will show you some other effects: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p37bn5qqoseMh7s

[@Cjjjj902]

I like to make/sell seamless pattern designs so would I be able to use any public domain images in my designs and be okay? Obviously the pattern would also contain elements I made myself. But with me not being the best drawer, this is very appealing!

[@MeyTribe]

If the original image is copyright free + you modify and add to it- yeah, go ahead- sell patterns :)

[@Cjjjj902]

@@MeyTribe Thank you so much!

[@Lisakaylindsay256]

Procreate is so much fun. I’m not an artist at all. It makes me feel like it’s possible for me to create art.

[@MeyTribe]

Sometimes with all these easy to use programs, free accessible graphics on CF & Canva, and all the POD suppliers being everywhere- i wonder why more people don't just order themselves everything they want to be made in a specific way LOL

[@GelliElli]

@@MeyTribe Lol i wonder this too but then again most people really don't KNOW or think it would be too hard. I'm the only one in my country who i even know to be doing POD (Finland).

[@shoofullythewonderdog]

Hi. I can’t find the paint effects. Where should I download it from?

[@MeyTribe]

On image effects, when you're editing an image, there should be other apps below that you can import to Canva.

[@mingailem295]

Do you really can use public domain photos on shirts or other merchandise? Because in other sources they say you can only sell it as a picture.

[@MeyTribe]

You can use public domain images to whatever you want. Do I do that ? Not that much. I made Zazzle tissue paper (to be reviewed in few days) with a Van Gogh painting, but It's not really something I personally do. I like creating my own art on procreate, or design tshirts and merch of things I like. But, this video was super requested, so i showed ways of using these pictures.

[@camerong9175]

Ok public domain how do u find out if the sites are public domain ? How do u find out if a piece of art is copy right protected ?

[@MeyTribe]

To find public domain photo sites you Google: Public domain photo websites... There are so many out there. Then- you read the rules of the website, the terms of service, and their commercial use licencing. If you want to double check if a famous artwork featured there is indeed public domain, you simply Google that artwork's name + public domain, or copyright. You'll find the best and most direct answers that way. There are general laws about the time passing between an artwork creation and the death of the artist, but Google that to be sure.

[@sunlight93339]

Although you won't like my honesty I'll give it to you anyway..."Graphic Designer"... Just seems like such a fancy title for someone who basically thieves other people's artwork, uses a computer program developed by someone else to chop it up, change the color and then profit from that theft while looking for ways to avoid attributing the original work to the actual artist... And then they dare to call themselves an "artist". Is your generation just not capable of producing artwork on your own, from your own imagination? You know..perhaps painting your own picture or coming up with your own design or pattern? No fancy words or way of describing this kind of theft for profit makes it okay..especially if your goal is to profit by avoiding or actually searching for ways to claim this work as your own without having to give credit to the original artist. It's really amazing how ethics seem to have just gone out the window when it comes to the internet. People like you will never be celebrated for your body of work or your process. Everyone can do what you do. Ergo, there is no originality to your work. I don't believe there is a single idea or work that you've created in the videos I've seen that is entirely your own work from your own imagination. We have an entire generation of people who have no imagination whatsoever. Thieving patterns and silhouettes from other artists is not imagination. Apparently the goal is to profit financially at any cost, as fast as possible without having to actually put in the work or any part of your emotional self. It's no wonder that when we speak about your generation we speak of a generation that is completely lost when it comes to the arts. The computer does everything for you after robbing famous artists of their work..after they're dead and gone. Honestly there are many artists... in fact most, who just find this kind of thievery despicable, primarily because it is thievery for profit without artist attribution. The lack of imagination and creativity is mind numbing. IMHO.

[@MeyTribe]

I have no problem with your honesty. I think that if someone was just doing the things in this specific tutorial they wouldn’t be called graphic designers. But you see, people asked a tutorial on something - I made it. It doesn’t take away the years I worked designing marketing posts for companies. Designing websites, products, or the fact that I have started illustrating my own clip art and paintings since 2019 (clip studio posing and later procreate) It’s like if a chef showed someone how to make the most basic sandwich - cause that’s what that person wanted. So nope, haven’t got an issue with your honesty, as it has nothing to do with me. The only thing I have to say is that telling a female you don’t know that she won’t be celebrated for her body is super creepy… I wish you truly all the best I hope that you’ll find out one day that a person can be more than what they show in a very specific and requested tutorial And that you’ll never decide to bring someone’s body into your lash out session about graphic design.