This document discusses and compares several online portfolio sites for artists: Shown'd, Carbonmade, Coroflot, Voodoochilli.net, and Behance. Each site offers free online portfolios and tools for uploading images, videos, and other work. They provide ways for artists to showcase their talents, gain exposure, find jobs and collaborate with other creative professionals. Reasons mentioned to join include free hosting, networking opportunities, job listings, and analytics to track traffic to individual portfolios.

2. Shown’d is a great site to maintain a portfolio and maybe even get
a job. They have a wide verity of artist on the site. It’s a great place
for employers to look for new artist. When creating an account
they made it so easy. All you need is your name and email
address and your set. Uploading your work is just as easy. Your
aloud to have 15 projects, 75 pictures, 25 flash, 15 audio, and 8
video.

3. Why you should join??
 Free online portfolios
 Creative job listings
 Worldwide design agency directory
 Create and manage your personal showcase
 Embed your showcase into an external web page
 Import your Flickr sets directly
 Upload up to 20 images at the same time
 Watermark your images with our watermark tool
 Add your resume and instantly generate a PDF
 Track your portfolio's performance with Google Analytics

4. With Carbonmade you can create an online portfolio. This site has a
bunch of tools that let you change how you show your work. On the site
they say the bases of the site is to “ keep your images or video at the
forefront”. Corbonmade lets you view other portfolios to get a better
understanding of the site. Also to basically see if this is the right site you
would like to put your work on. They have a bunch of cool features on
the site. Like you can create your own url. They allow you to upload 5
projects and 35 images.

5. Why should you join??
•Show off your work
•Easily add and manage projects
•Add only what you need
•Make it just right
•Organize by project type
•Movin' pictures
•Flash projects
•Style your canvas
•Build your profile
•Keep track of your traffic
•Share with the community

6. Coroflot has been around since 1998. The site
host over 1.2 million images of peoples work.
They are all from professionals and students.
The site was created by designers and still is.
They have a lot of employers on the site. Such
as Nokia, Microsoft, Nike, Intel, Sony and a
bunch of others.

7. Why you should join?
Free and Quick
Personal URL
Detailed Traffic Reports
Unlimited File Uploads
Easy Privacy Control
Simple Organization
Networking Made Simple
Job Alerts

8. Voodoochilli.net a is growing community of artists founded
by artists. This site is a free online resource and online
portfolio service for both visual artists and clients looking for
talent. All members are given (7) reusable uploading credits
so you can upload your images and a CV for FREE! You can
also earn an unlimted amount of credits simply by being
active on the site and increasing your participation level
(chilli points). You can also buy morespace at the cost price
of £2.

9. Why you should join??
Be part of a growing art community
Upload 7 images for free
Earn unlimited uploads - free
Enter image of the month competition
Share advice with others
Leave comments
Chat on the forum
Upload a biography/resume
Add images to your favorites
Promote yourself on the newsletter
See statistics about your artwork

10. Behance has an endless amount of features. The
style of the portfolios are clean and professional. It
is basically what it says on the site “A free Platform
for the worlds leading creative professionals.

11. Why you should join??
Create a Profile
Build your Portfolio
Multi-Media Projects
Showcase Your Work
Display Yourself Professionally
Gain Exposure
Collaborate