Design Pickle's annotation tool is a game-changer when communicating your feedback to your designer. With this tool, you can show your designer exactly what needs to be changed, edited, or revised.
Let's dive into how you can use these features!
1. How To Submit A Revision
Go to the Requests page and click on your request
Review the delivered design(s)
Click on the clipboard icon to write a reply with your revision(s)
This also brings up the conversation thread with your designer
Type in your revision. When ready, click the paper plane button to send your revision.
While this is the most straightforward way to submit revisions, the next section is the most effective and encouraged way.
2. How To Submit A Revision Using Annotations
View the Walkthrough here.
Note: This is a guide for requests with assets that had no existing annotations before August 2025. If your asset has existing annotations before this date, please see Using annotations (pre-August 2025).
Go to the Requests page and click on your request.
Select the individual file/asset you want to revise.
Note: Only the following file types can be annotated: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, MP4, MOV, SVG, PDF, PPT, and Keynote
Use the toolbar below to select the tool you'd like to annotate your asset with:
Color Tool: Choose the color you'd like to use for your annotations.
Bucket Tool: Fill a selected shape with your chosen color.
Rectangle Tool: Create rectangular-shaped annotations.
Circle Tool: Create circular-shaped annotations.
Arrow Tool: Add arrow annotations to point things out.
Pencil Tool: Draw freehand annotations.
Text Tool: Add text annotations.
Zoom In/Out Tool: Zoom in or out of your asset for better visibility.
View Reset Tool: Reset the asset view to the default zoom and position.
Selection Tool: Pan your view around the canvas freely.
Full-Screen Tool: Only visible during video annotations.
You can add comments to your annotations in two ways:
When creating a new shape
A text box (annotation notes) will automatically appear on the right. Type your comment directly into this box.For existing shapes
Select the shape you want to comment on. Its annotation notes will appear on the right, where you can add or edit your comment.
Click the Comment button to add your comment.
You can leave a comment or create a thread of your comments for the annotation/shape.
⚠️ Important Final Step: Once all your annotations are set, click on the Send updates to my designer button to save your annotation notes and submit your feedback/revisions!
3. Annotations on video files
There are a few key differences when annotating a video file:
Click the full-screen button to view your video in a larger format and add annotation elements. To add comments, exit full-screen mode first.
You’ll also see markers along the bottom of the video timeline showing where annotations were added. Each marker displays a number indicating how many annotations were made at that specific frame.
4. How To Annotate An Uploaded Image Or Stock Asset
You can also annotate on your uploaded files or stock images from our stock image libraries.
Click on Stock Libraries or Upload Files and select the image you want to upload.
Once your image is selected, you may follow the steps from 2. How To Submit A Revision Using Annotations
5. How To Annotate A Presentation Design
The process is slightly different for Presentation Designs. With a presentation file, instead of individually listed slides, they will appear as pages in the previewer.
Select the page that you want to annotate on
Follow the same steps from 2. How To Submit A Revision Using Annotations above
That's it!
6. How To Edit Or Delete An Annotation
Note: This is a guide for requests with assets that have no existing annotations prior to August 2025. If your asset has existing annotations prior to this date, please see: Using annotations (pre-August 2025).
Editing or Deleting an Annotation Comment
Select the annotation element.
Click Edit or Delete to make your changes. (Note: Editing or deleting a comment will not delete the element.)
Don’t forget to click Save when you’re done editing your annotation!
Editing or Deleting an Annotation Element
Select the annotation element.
To edit your element:
To rotate your element, click and drag on the top-most rectangle.
To change its size, click and drag on the other rectangles around the element.
To move an annotation element, hover your cursor over its bounding box until the move cursor appears, then click and drag to reposition it without changing its size or rotation.
To delete your element, click the trash icon to delete your element. (Note: Deleting an element will delete all its annotation comments.)
To copy your element, click the copy icon on the left and right top sides of the element.
FAQs
How many revisions do I get?
You can have as many revisions as you need. Just remember that each revision counts as a new creative round and may affect the delivery timelines of other pending/active requests.
I'm revising an old request. Why does the revision page look different?
Requests submitted through the old form (prior to Dec 5, 2023) will utilize the old revision experience, while those submitted through the new form will benefit from the updated revision process.
Over time, as old requests get completed and archived, all revision pages will look the same, and you'll see the same layout for all your new requests.
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