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Stock marketplaces, sketched

A pencil sketch of stock marketplaces: how the work pays, what it takes to start, and what the busiest of the 17 platforms charge, from our listings.

Drawn in 7 stages, the way an illustrator fills a field sketchbook. Press play to watch it drawn. Every number comes from our listings · How we research

Stock marketplaces, sketchedFreelanceSites sketchbook
Stock marketplacesHow you earnSelling digital produc…Skill neededSomeCost to startMediumFirst pay1-3 monthsWhat the busiest ones charge (from listings)Alamy20%–50%17 platforms, Nov 2026

Finished sketch: 7 stages, 159 pencil marks

  1. Blocking in the page
  2. Drawing the scene
  3. Stock marketplaces, in pencil
  4. The type in four notes
  5. Fees, sketched as bars
  6. Shading from the upper left
  7. Caption

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