Freelance Program
Feeling Artsy, Love to Inspire?
Get a chance to have your own original artwork featured on our Crazy Shirts merchandise!
Calling all artists, painters and graphic designers! Would you like to get paid simply for doing what you already love to do? Crazy Shirts is looking for artists of all types to submit their artwork and be featured as a part of our collection. We are looking for new art with an island vibe to expand our current line. From dreamy tropical watercolors to bold lines and designs and we want your best- and willing to pay you for it! Each submitted design is reviewed by our in-house team of designers, once it gets approved we'll reach out to you! Each design is paid for differently and we'll work with you for the best price. Sell your artwork on the highest quality products today!
For more information on how to submit a design or guidelines, read Production Guidelines below.
Freelance Specification
Our Freelance Creative Program is designed to provide an opportunity for non-staff artists to contribute their freelance artwork to be reviewed, selected and hopefully featured on Crazy Shirts exclusive products.
We will work closely with you to ensure that your submission has the best opportunity to become a Crazy Shirt. Feel free to submit as many completed concepts as you care to...remember though, for us quality beats quantity every day! Should your design(s) be selected during our review process, you will receive an upfront payment (based on the type of design) at the transfer of the final digital file to us. You will also have the opportunity to earn an additional bonus should the design(s) reach certain sales targets.
It may be helpful for you to review our website to develop a better insight and understanding of Crazy Shirts and its creative presentations. Please note that these designs should be viewed only as a guide; we are not necessarily looking for "similar" designs, rather we are searching for designs that are fresh and unique.
We take creativity and originality very seriously at Crazy Shirts. All of your submissions must be a product of your own work. You must own all of the intellectual property rights for your submittal (in order to be able to transfer ownership). Purchased artwork is considered "work for hire" and as such, all rights associated with your submission will be transferred to Crazy Shirts upon completion of the transaction.
Artwork incorporating "free to use" graphics, artwork utilizing clipart (whether free or paid) or generally available internet images will not qualify for our program. If your submission is selected, please be prepared to send us your reference material for review. You will be held legally co-responsible for any infringement issues that may arise after the transfer of IP rights.
If your design is purchased we will request the production file. Please do not make any noticeable changes to the color or art unless you inform us first. After all, we are purchasing your design based on your presentation board. This is also the time to create front/pocket, long sleeve or any accent designs to complete the shirt design. Please review the following guidelines before submitting any artwork.
These guidelines will help you to prepare your purchased designs for color separation purposes:
Illustrator CS4 or lower version
- Place tiffs on a separate layer for Illustrator, but also send the psd tiff separately.
- Group main elements and label the layer.
- For example: text one group/layer, background one group/layer, texture on e group/layer. A flower starts out with each petal on its own path. Before you send the file merge those petals so the layer doesn't have all the individual paths.
- Do not flatten/expand gradients. Keep as gradient.
- Begin file with RGB colors.
- Deselect "overprint" when creating colors.
- Include the font file. Convert font to outlines.
Photoshop
- When using vector art in Photoshop include original vector file.
- Begin your document as RGB.
- Separate each main element into a new layer.
- Don't punch out shapes from the underlying layers - just layer them.
- The process we use to color separate designs is indexing. This may help you limit your color palette to 11 colors max.
Design Submittal Formats and Procedures
- 11" x 17" - landscape
- 72 dpi
- JPEG or .jpg
- Label file with full name and design name.
- For example: John Smith - Blue Hawaii
- Email it to freelance@crazyshirts.com
Thank you again for your interest in the Crazy Shirts Freelance Creative Program. We will add you to our distribution list so you will automatically receive all future topic information and any updates. We look forward to working with you.
