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Are you more likely to shop for a digi stamp if it is in colour? Or do you think it's better to see it in black and white? Or does it matter either way to you?
I always look for it in b/w so I can use my Copics but I have a friend who does gawgeous cards using the digi's in color ~ especially the floral ones. I think there's a need for both but I know that doesn't help answer your question.
I think what Squiggle Factory was asking was whether you like to see a sample of the digi in color on the website, to get ideas of what it might look like colored -- but the actual digi you'd purchase would be black & white ... if I read it right.
It's like getting a rubber stamp with the index sticker colored (i.e. Hero Arts) vs. seeing only a black & white image on the indexing. Does the color make you more or less likely to purchase?
Are you more likely to shop for a digi stamp if it is in colour? Or do you think it's better to see it in black and white? Or does it matter either way to you?
Any thoughts?
I like to see a color sample, but want only a black and white image so I can color it to suit myself.
Oh! I see now. I personally still prefer to see the image in b&w. This way I can imagine for myself how/if I could colour the image. One other thing I thought I would mention... I won't buy an image if its too heavily/darkly watermarked. I can't tell what the image looks like or see details a lot of times if it has too much watermarking. I understand that you need to watermark to protect the image, but some of them out there you have no idea what the image is suppose to be. Just my 2 cents...
I think it's best to see both, but I really like to see the B&W image. For example, Northwoods Stamps only show them in color, and I've never been drawn to their images because of the coloring style. In B&W, though, they're really nice images.
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I prefer Black and White too. It's sometimes nice to see how others have coloured theirs (which is why I love looking at the gallery pictures....as eels said, it gives me inspiration sometimes) but for the purpose of shopping I like black and white. It just has a more crisper, cleaner look in my opinion.
I agree whole heartedly with cat_woman that heavy watermarks can break the deal when I wanna buy something. I know the reasoning behind it but watermarking can be used sparingly and still acheive it's purpose. Again, lightly watermarked images have a much crisper, cleaner look to them.
Do You Shop In Colour?
