‘Handmade Cloud’ Reopens

About a year ago my friend Jessica Doyle began working on HandmadeCloud with the intent of it becoming a fully digital download shop that would supply individuals, families, teachers, students, interior designers and other businesses with original stock illustration. After many attempts and much frustration to get the site working properly, she decided to switch shopping cart systems and is very happy to announce that Big Cartel works wonderfully in conjunction with PulleyApp, and will serve all your illustration and decorating needs from within the comfort of your own home.

What exactly is a digital fine art download? A digital fine art download is a high resolution scan of an original piece of artwork. It is really no different than a photograph taken with the digital camera. It can be printed on Tshirts, coffee mugs, shoulder bags or even dinner plates. You can print it out on your home printer, bring it into your favorite local printer or upload it to a Print on Demand website and have them print it out at the size you want to later frame for hanging on your wall.

The uses are endless. And best of all, each download is personally licensed under a nifty and modern Creative Commons License, meaning once you purchase the download, you can do with it as you wish, within fair use guidelines of course. And if you want to earn money with the download, purchase the appropriate Commercial Use License, which range in price from 80¢ per use down to 2¢ per use. Read about both licenses here.

So, if you are a jeweller, and want to place the artwork on pendant sets and sell them, just buy the appropriate license. And if you aren’t sure, you can buy the Personal Use License first, test one out, and then go back and buy the appropriate Commercial License that suits your needs best.

Now you can buy the download and upload it to Cafepress, Lulu, Imagekind or even Zazzle . If you want to make money with those products, just buy the right Commercial Use License from HandmadeCloud.

If you are a seamstress and want original fabrics to sew with. Buy a download and upload it to Spoonflower (or any of the UK’ upload and print sites’, see list below) and print yourself a few metres of fabric. If you plan to sell your fabric creations, or the yardage, just buy a Commercial Use License from the drop down menu that is on every listing.

Her prices are well below what you’d pay for licensing art, illustration and/or photography, and so they should be in this digital age that we live in. Jessica is an independent artist and knows what it’s like not to be able to afford things. This is why she offers both the Personal License and Commercial Licenses at very reasonable prices.

If you do use any of Jessica’s designs for fabric, she would love to see what you create with them, so do leave her a message on her blog.

List of UK sites where you can upload designs and print:
www.stitchdiva.co.uk
www.catdigital.co.uk
www.thefabricpress.com
www.uel.ac.uk/fabpad/