ThemeForest

Just curious…

319 posts
  • Exclusive Author
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Sold between 10 000 and 50 000 dollars
  • Referred between 500 and 999 users
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • United States
Folksnet says

Hey everyone…

My recent file was rejected. Here is a reason for rejection;

Unfortunately, we cannot accept your file. Your file appears to follow a popular design trend which we receive a LOT of submission for on GraphicRiver…

Here is a preview: http://folksnetdesktop.com/images/stories/desktop/graphic-design/image/3d_text_shadows_preview.jpg

The point to this tread, I would like to know how many authors will agree with the reviewer.

Cheers :)

825 posts
  • Beta Tester
  • Bought between 50 and 99 items
  • Contributed a Blog Post
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Interviewed on the Envato Notes blog
  • Netherlands
  • Referred between 1 and 9 users
+1 more
InterantMedia says

Hello Folksnet,

I’m sorry to hear that your file has been rejected, although I agree with the reviewer. It isn’t very unique and very simple to make it yourself in Photoshop by using drop shadow.

Good luck! :)

319 posts
  • Exclusive Author
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Sold between 10 000 and 50 000 dollars
  • Referred between 500 and 999 users
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • United States
Folksnet says

I’m sorry to hear that your file has been rejected, although I agree with the reviewer. It isn’t very unique and very simple to make it yourself in Photoshop by using drop shadow.

The shadow is not that simple, it made out of 15 layers.

825 posts
  • Beta Tester
  • Bought between 50 and 99 items
  • Contributed a Blog Post
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Interviewed on the Envato Notes blog
  • Netherlands
  • Referred between 1 and 9 users
+1 more
InterantMedia says


I’m sorry to hear that your file has been rejected, although I agree with the reviewer. It isn’t very unique and very simple to make it yourself in Photoshop by using drop shadow.
The shadow is not that simple, it made out of 15 layers.

Oh, sorry! Well, it looks quite simple to me. Perhaps you could do something to make the complexity of the shadow a bit more visible? ;)

319 posts
  • Exclusive Author
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Sold between 10 000 and 50 000 dollars
  • Referred between 500 and 999 users
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • United States
Folksnet says



I’m sorry to hear that your file has been rejected, although I agree with the reviewer. It isn’t very unique and very simple to make it yourself in Photoshop by using drop shadow.
The shadow is not that simple, it made out of 15 layers.
Oh, sorry! Well, it looks quite simple to me. Perhaps you could do something to make the complexity of the shadow a bit more visible? ;)

Most likely I’ll have it as a freebie.
But I still want to know what other authors think about a rejection.

314 posts
  • Bought between 1 and 9 items
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Microlancer Beta Tester
  • Referred between 50 and 99 users
  • Romania
  • Sold between 10 000 and 50 000 dollars
stefusilviu says

Hi. Folksnet. In your design i see that the shadows are more complexe but a good designer can make it only from Photoshop Styles. I have some styles rejected now, and they aremore complexe than yours.

Hope that’s helping you.

P.S. – maybe the background it’s not the bst choice.

112 posts
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Exclusive Author
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • Portugal
  • Referred between 100 and 199 users
  • Sold between 5 000 and 10 000 dollars
Aticca says

Hi Folksnet,

It looks that reviewers are in the PS Styles filtering mode, huh? The standards are pretty high.

stefusilviu has a pretty valid point here. This same effect could be achieved with Layer Styles only.

Though I still see some incoherences in the approval decision, you gotta submit a very unique Style to get approved these days! I personally don’t agree with trend based rejections, but that’s not up to me to decide. (I think about creating a thread on this subject)

Think of this as a chance go further with your creations! You have such great items that you’ll have no problems to nail it.

Good luck! :)

1958 posts
  • Community Superstar
  • Gold Mo Grower
  • Sold between 5 000 and 10 000 dollars
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Author had a Free File of the Month
  • Interviewed on the Envato Notes blog
+8 more
DarkstarDesigns says

It is just too simple it lack uniqueness and has little intensive to buy, you need to make things people look at and think I could not do that.

At the moment the file and preview could be made in a few minutes, and with just layer styles.

It is a hard segment to get sales in so you really have to make your files amazing!

good luck

319 posts
  • Exclusive Author
  • Most Wanted Bounty Winner
  • Sold between 10 000 and 50 000 dollars
  • Referred between 500 and 999 users
  • Bought between 10 and 49 items
  • Has been a member for 3-4 years
  • United States
Folksnet says

Thanks a lot everyone.
I appreciated all feedback :)

by
by
by
by
by