fORMaTiNG YOuR TeXt I havent been having too much fun gettin my text written in RB the way i am used to.. formatting that is.. ...
fORMaTiNG YOuR TeXt I havent been having too much fun gettin my text written in RB the way i am used to.. formatting that is.. ive had my text cancelled out like this when i put the ”-” symbol between letters – i try and remember not to do that again. Only just now i found another one.. So i thought to self, that i’d better write all these down here in the journal – for future reference : NEW PARAGRAPHS / Press ENTER twice and that will give you a new paragraph automatically. WHEN ON EACH END OF WORD/TEXT : / eg: * bold * (without spaces) symbol * = bolds / / symbol _ = italic symbol ^ = small upper / / symbol – = cancels you out! symbol ~ = makes text smaller / / symbol + = Underlines the text symbol * * * = makes a horizontal rule/line without the spaces / -found by KSERIPHYN_ TO MAKE TEXT CLICKABLE (INTO URL) Put quotation symbols ” ” on each side of the word/sentence you want to make into Links/Clickable and then a COLON (no spaces) straight after, plus the url ; http:// EXAMPLE (i’ve added spaces in between the symbols so that you can see the text – but NO SPACES ” This tip was found whilst reading PDUV’s journal ” : http://www.redbubble.com/people/pduv/journal/show/4812 becomes : This tip was found whilst reading PDUV’s journal TO ADD GRAPHICS INTO YOUR JOURNAL / PLEASE DON’T PUT HUGE PIX, RESIZE/UTILIZE PLACES LIKE IMAGESHACK free image hosting EXAMPLE : (i’ve added spaces in between the symbols so that you can see the text – but NO SPACES) ! http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6817/formatingrbct6.gif ! becomes TIP : You can do save that gif cheat sheet if you want ;) ADDING GRAPHIC & MAKING IT CLICKABLE (LINKED) / for larger pics you want to show, its a good idea to post the Thumbnail size, / and making the graphic clickable to a larger size. To to that just add the :http://website.uwant.url right after the ending exclamation ! mark of the graphic link ! http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6817/formatingrbct6.th.gif !:http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=formatingrbct6.gif / becomes NEW! Adding an ALT equivalent to your image / so that when you hover mouse over the image you can read the title of image example (hover mouse over the button): / add the title of your image in a bracket, for example (IMAGE TITLE) in between the last letter of the image URL and the ending exclamation symbol. look at image below / HEADER TEXT (Large fonts) / add symbol # to each side of the word/sentence for header size font. / / but this seems to work only as header, meaning its gotta be the first sentence/text, like a header. i used it up to in the text that says “Formating Your Text” eg : # Is bigger better? # no spaces MAKING BULLET/LIST Make new/update CheatSheet soon done! New Cheatsheet added to bottom of this page and also in portfolio HERE symbol hAsh plus a space then text will make bullets / -found by KSERIPHYN_ / TEXT GENERATOR keong has found this link to TEXTISM a Text Generator that can help you further with formating style that RB uses. For anyone who uses Firefox and has Greasemonkey installed, Dave Pearson has created a script that replaces the existing hints on RedBubble with the cheatsheet (big thanks to Dave!!) NEW! / / / Embedded YouTube / I’VE made this into a Mousepad, click on image to see more! / updated cheatsheet (28 July 2007)
I thought I would do a separate and hopefully less complicated How To in regards to making links and showing Jpg files in RB. There s…
I thought I would do a separate and hopefully less complicated How To in regards to making links and showing Jpg files in RB. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to how these things work. So find the part you are interested in learning, maybe open up and edit an old Journal Entry and practice. VBS A URL is simply the text that shows up in your Browser Window Address Bar (up the very top), the line that starts with http:// If I refer to the URL, that is what I am talking about. ALL CODE IS WRITTEN WITHOUT SPACES Some wrapping of longer lines of code will occur within this Journal Entry, regardless of what the lines look like, code is always one continuous line WITHOUT spaces TEXT LINKS Sometimes it’s nice to have a text link when we are conversing to others in Red Bubble to help people share information, or to allow them to see another web page that has something to do with the convo. Maybe you like to include songs from YouTube with your work and want to share those Videos and music with others. Anytime you want someone to be able to link to another webpage somewhere, you can make a line of text (or one word) clickable to that link and it’s really easy to do. :) All you do is wrap the text you want people to see as a link, in qoutes {“} then add a colon {:} and then the URL. So let’s say you wanted to link to my Porfolio so people can have a look at buying something off me HEHEHE ... all you need to do is open up my portfolio page in your browser to get the URL from your browsers address bar and just type the name of the link text wrapped in quotes, followed by a colon, then the url so it would look like this (with no spaces) : ” Craig Shillington’s Portfolio ” : http://www.redbubble.com/people/crackers1967/portfolio Craig Shillington’s Portfolio is wrapped in quotes, so that is the text people will see. http://www.redbubble.com/people/crackers1967/portfolio is the link we want the text to click too When you type that within Red Bubble without the spaces you get this : Craig Shillington’s Portfolio So, abbreviated – to make a text link in Red Bubble you would type this in as code: ” text ” : link Replacing the text and link for yours and no spaces. DISPLAYING JPG’S GIF’S PNG’S ETC Please try to keep the size of these files small, both in dimensions and in download size, as if you use a lot of bigger files, the pages you put them on will load more slowly and that might piss people off!! Okay, you look around and you notice somehow people are actually making it so that you can see the thumbnail photos of thier works, or others have cool little animated gifs showing. Well … if you can bring up a photo by itself in your browser, you can show it in Red Bubble!! And again, it’s really really easy. If you want to know the link to any photo you can see in your browser window, right click on the image itself (PC Users … sorry Mac users, maybe someone can help me here) and go down to properties. In the window that opens up you will see a section that has the image properties and the location (or URL). That is the link we need to show that image. I use a little rotating Note near all the links to Videos throughout my Portfolio, so I will be using that as an example here. This applies to ANY image you want to display though. First, right click on this LINK and open in a new Window or Tab. That way you can still read this and flick back to the link to practice. :) You will notice at the top of my description for the photo, I have used the Text Link method described above to link to the Video of that Song in YouTube. And right next to that link, to draw attention to the link, I have my little rotating Note :) Right Click on the little rotating Note and go to Properties. In the box that opens you will see the Image Properties and A URL to the Image. It should be this: http://home.people.net.au/ ~ casphotography/notes-15.gif That is the link to where I have the Note.gif Stored. And that is all you need to know for any image, the URL that will show just that image in your Browser. If you copy that link to your browser Address Bar (with no spaces) and hit Enter … all you should see is an empty page with the little note rotating in the top left corner. PERFECT!! If you can open any image in this way, you have the URL in the Address Bar. If you copy a link to your Address Bar and it doesn’t just show the image, something is wrong. Most Image URL will end in JPG, GIF or PNG. There are some exceptions, but there should be one of those somewhere in the URL. Okay, so we have the URL, how do we make the image show in Red Bubble. Where you want the image to be shown, paste or type the URL. Then at the very start and the very end of the URL (with no spaces) put EXCLAMATION MARKS {!} So my note would then be (without spaces): ! http://home.people.net.au/ ~ casphotography/notes-15.gif ! And in Red Bubble will look like this: So, abbreviated – to make an image show in Red Bubble you would type this in as code: ! URL ! Replacing the URL with the URL for the image and no spaces. IMAGE LINKS Okay, so we know and understand now how to make links and also how to display images in Red Bubble. If you don’t, go back and understand it because this next bit could be very confusing if you don’t ;) We know we can show an image, and we know we can make links to text. So can we make an image work as a link? YES!! VBS And it’s sorta easy if you understand what the code is doing and how it works. I will be using my Message Me button link in my profile for this example. Because that is an Image that links to my message board and so you can leave me a message ;) Here is the link to my Profile The very first button I have in there is the Message me Button. When you click on it, it takes you to my Journal Entry I set up for people to message me in. So I know the link … all I need to get now is the URL of the button. Easy, again, right click the Message Me Button and goto Properties, look at the Image Properties and the URL there … It should be this: http://home.people.net.au/ ~ casphotography/m.gif We know from above, to display an image we wrap it in Exclamation Marks, so to show that in Red Bubble we’d type (no spaces): ! http://home.people.net.au/ ~ casphotography/m.gif ! Which will show as: Okay, we have the image up and working, how do we link to it? Exactly the same way we link to text from above. Simply follow the code with a colon {:} and the link you want people to goto when they click the image. In this case my Message Board: http://www.redbubble.com/people/crackers1967/journal/show/30445 So the whole line of code would look like this (no spaces .. and ignore the word wrap, this is all one single line): ! http://home.people.net.au/ ~ casphotography/m.gif ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/crackers1967/journal/show/30445 When typed with no spaces and on one line it looks like this: So, abbreviated – to make an image show in Red Bubble that links to a URL you would type this in as code: ! URL ! : link Replacing the URL with the URL for the image, and link for the URL of the link to click to and no spaces. View all my HOW TO’S
The aim of this Guide is to provide easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions to achieving the Orton Effect without the necessity of bei…
The aim of this Guide is to provide easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions to achieving the Orton Effect without the necessity of being a Photoshop guru. For this purpose I try to describe the process in plain and simple language. If you are a digital artist guru, you may wish to turn away at this point to avoid the Groan Factor. I still call myself “new to Photoshop” and I have found a lot of tutorials on this topic assume a much higher level of knowledge than I have and are not very intuitive. One of the problems is that if you don’t “get” a particular step in the process, you’re gone. So, I try to explain the steps in easy to understand terms (hopefully!) and, importantly, describe what each step should look like after it’s done. So if you are not seeing the result of each step replicated on your screen, you know you have to stop and try again. If this happens, go to the top toolbar, select Edit then Undo [whatever it is you’ve just done] from the drop-down menu and try again. I have revised and expanded the Tutorial again, in December 2009, to: Use an actual image through the Steps. Include thumbnails of what to do. Describe the steps as per Photoshop Elements 7 (PE). Show a shorter way of using Blending (Step Five). To achieve the Orton Effect you will be creating Layers, but don’t worry if you haven’t done this before. I hadn’t. The method I am about to describe is the simplest I have found. It’s not my method, but the description is all mine. I said at the time of the original Tutorial I would revise it to include screenshots of the various steps. It’s only taken me a year or so to do so. The steps described below assume almost zero knowledge of Layering, and ignore other adjustments you might be making to the image, for example Sharpening the image before you start work on it, which is highly recommended. Step 1 Choose your image. I have found that an image with a lot of white in it, for example waterfalls, is not ideal for the Orton Effect. Try to select an image which is not underexposed, has strong colour, in focus and sharp, and which has a dominant subject. Flowers are ideal. For the purposes of this Tutorial, I will demonstrate the Steps using this image, shot in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney on 30 November 2008: / Handheld Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 180mm f3.5L USM Macro Lens, ISO 100, f3.5 at 1/180th second Step 2 You’ve got PE (or Photoshop CS2 or later) open. Now select File from the top toolbar and select Open from the drop-down menu. Choose your Flower shot and open it. (You may be using a non-flower image, but for ease of reference I will refer to it as Flower.) Ok, now look across to the right of the screen. See the Layers palette? It should be showing a thumbnail of the Flower image, together with the label Background, like so: Feel the excitement. This is your Background Layer. Step 3 Move the mouse over to the thumbnail. Right-click the word Background. A small window should now open, like so: Select Duplicate Layer. A small box should now immediately appear in the middle of your screen, like so: It is asking you to Name the Duplicate Layer. Name this Layer Focus, like so: Click on OK. (Note: It doesn’t really matter what you name it, but Focus will do for our current purpose.) Step 4 Look across to the Layers Palette. There should now be a new rectangular box immediately above the original, called Focus, like so: Pause now and look at the tiny eye icon. You will see that it is now the Focus layer on your screen, so this is the “copy” you are working on. OK, moving on ….. Right-click the Focus rectangular box and select Duplicate Layer again. This time when the naming box appears just click OK because we will use the default name for this Layer, being Focus copy. Your Layers Palette should now look like this: Step 5 OK, now we are going to blend the Focus copy. Look at the Layers Palette again. See the drop down menu at the top left, showing Normal as the default? Click on it, then scroll down the menu and select Screen: The Focus copy layer should now have a bit of a washed-out look to it as a result of selecting Screen as the Blending Mode. (I have found that if the Screen effect still leaves a fairly good image, the Orton Effect will be enhanced. Too washed out and the Effect is diminished.) My Flower now looks like this: Step 6 Right-click the Focus copy rectangular box in the Layers Palette again, only this time select Merge Down (it’s the 3rd from the bottom): This will collapse the Focus copy layer onto the Focus layer, like so: Step 7 Right-click the Focus rectangular box in the Layers Palette again and select Duplicate Layer again. Name this copy Blur, like so: Click OK to close the box. Now, look across to the Layers Palette to check it looks like this: Step 8 Now, find and open the Filter menu on the Tool bar running across the top of your screen. Select Blur. Another menu should open. Select Gaussian Blur (don’t ask): A new window should open. You will see a Preview of the image with a default blur Radius setting of 15.9: (You can play around with the radius later.) For now, just click OK to close the window as we will accept the 15.9 (I have found 15.9 to be right for most images anyway). The blur you are to achieve with this step should be enough to discern the shapes without the detail. Here’s how my Flower looks now: Step 9 – The Magic Happens! This is the fun part. We now make one more blending option. Click on the same drop down menu in the Layers Palette you used to create the Screen effect, only this time select Multiply – it’s closer to the top of the menu: You should now be able to see the Orton Effect! This is how my Flower now looks: Step 10 OK, you now have a few options before saving the image. I’ll show you one. If, however, you are happy with the result, right-click the Blur rectangular box in the Layers Palette one more time and select Flatten Image (it’s the last option on the menu). This basically collapses all the layers into one final image and is the last thing you do in Layering. Your Layers Palette should now look like this: You can now Save the image as normal. But, if it looks too dark, you can adjust the Opacity level with the sliding bar before flattening the image. Look for the tiny Opacity tool in the top right of the Layering Palette. (TIP: If you find you need to go below 50% the Effect is significantly lost and maybe it wasn’t the right image to start with. If you are using Photoshop CS2 or later, another option is to adjust the Fill and leave the Opacity at 100%.) I’m not happy with my Flower – too dark – so I’m going to reduce the Opacity to 75%, like so: Now my Flower looks like this: How does yours look? Before I go, here’s some Samples of pre- and post- Orton Effect I prepared earlier: Before Orton Effect / Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 28-90mm f4-5.6 Plastic Fantastic Zoom Lens at 28mm, ISO 100, f5.6 at 1/60 second After Orton Effect / Opacity at 100% Before Orton Effect / Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 28-90mm f4-5.6 Plastic Fantastic Zoom Lens at 90mm, ISO 1250, f13 at 1/100 second After Orton Effect / Opacity at 100% Have fun / Peter
WOW… so far we’ve had 745 favouritings and 10,419 views since uploading this journal. Hope it helps :) !http://i248.photobucke…
WOW… so far we’ve had 745 favouritings and 10,419 views since uploading this journal. Hope it helps :) Hi Everyone This would be the most FAQ I receive from other bubblers, ie, how do i enhance my profile, how do I create a link, how do I display my products on the page…. It’s so easy, very simple, just a few steps away – anyone can do it, you can do it!! Be encouraged! As I receive lots of requests for assistance about enhancing the front profile page of your red bubble homepage, I have decided to take some time to describe and explain in a step by step tutorial the various methods. / a) I always begin by opening up two tabs/windows / b) Open the ‘edit your profile page’ or the ‘edit your description’ box in the first tab/window / c) In the first window where you are editing your description, type an exclamation mark ! / d) Click to open the other tab/window / e) Go to the public view of the image whose product you wish to display / f) Click on the BUY/PREVIEW NOW button / g) You will notice there are a range of products here for you to choose from eg, card preview, print preview, laminated print preview, matted print preview / h) Click one of these options to view the product / i) Once you have chosen which product you’d like to add as a preview, right click on it and select ‘copy image location’ / j) Return to your first opened tab/window and paste the ‘copied image location’ right beside the exclamation mark / k) Add another exclamation mark after the pasted image location, leaving no spaces / YOU NOW HAVE DISPLAYED YOUR PRODUCT You can go on to make this a clickable link if desired. / l) Add a colon right next to the exclamation mark / m) Click on the second tab/window and press the back button at the top left hand side of your browser twice until it returns to the public view of your image / n) click in the url website address box at the top of your computer to highlight it / o) right click to copy the address / p) return to your first open tab/window and paste the copied url address beside the colon / YOU NOW HAVE A CLICKABLE LINK to the page from your product preview display This is very similar to how you would display a tshirt, but the tees are a littler easier, you do not need to go to the BUY/PREVIEW as you can copy the image location of your tshirt for display just by going to the main page where your image is located… bypassing that step, the rest is pretty much the same. for example below is a clickable text link / Click here to see my Calendars when you create the link it should end up looking something like this / a) I always begin by opening up two tabs/windows / b) Open the ‘edit your profile page’ or the ‘edit your description’ box in the first tab/window / c) Type one set of inverted commas / d) Type in the text, eg, “link to my website” , or “click here” / e) Type another set of inverted commas at the end of your text / f) Type a colon : / g)Click on the second tab/window and go to the website you want your text linked to / h) Right click in the url box at the top of the screen to highlight the url/website address or another page on red bubble where you are linking your text to a work of art etc / i) Paste the address right beside the colon / j) there should be no spaces whatsover / k) Click on the button to Save your changes / l) Go to preview and check the link has worked and is clickable / m) If not – recheck that you haven’t left any spaces, etc for example below is a clickable image link / It should look something like this / a) as above / b) as above / c) Type in an exclamation mark ! / d) Click on the second tab/window and go to the image you wish to add and make clickable / e) Because most images on RB are now protected with clear gifs, you cannot just copy the image itself, you will need to click on the preview/buy button to view the products, such as cards and prints, unless it’s a tshirt…which you can copy… once you’ve chosen product you wish to display….. / e) Right click on the image and choose the ‘copy image location’ option an click on it / f) Return to the first open tab in the editing box / g) Paste the image location right beside the exclamation mark / h) Type another exclamation mark, directly after the image location / i) Type a colon / j) Click on the second tab/window and go to the url address of the page your image is on / k) Click on the address to highlight it / l) Right click to copy the address / m) Return to your first tab/window and paste the url address beside the colon / n) Click to save your changes / o) Click to preview / p) You should have a clickable image link / q) If not, return to your editing and check you have left no spaces anywhere here’s an example of a clickable thumbnail / Here’s what it should like like to you / a) as above (open the edit your profile box in my bubble) / b) as above (open it up at my bubble and go to Art) / c) return to the edit your profile box / d) insert an exclamation mark / e) Click on the second tab/window / f) Locate the small thumbnail you wish to display in your profile from your Art or TShirt Section Listings in your My Bubble area / g) Right click on the small thumnail and click on copy image location / h) Click on first tab and paste the image location right beside the exclamation mark / i) Insert an exclamation mark directly after the url / j) Insert a colon directly after the exclamation mark / k) Click on your second tab/window / l) Go to the thumbnail and click on the thumbnail / m) Go to the url/website address of your image and click in the url box to highlight url address / n) Left click to copy the address / o) Return to your first tab/window (edit your profile) and past the url address directly beside the colon leaving no spaces whatsoever / p) Save your changes / q) Go to view publick view of your work / r) You should now have a clickable thumbnail / s) If not go back to edit your profile and check you’ve left no spaces and recheck your steps PS – if you wish to add a whole heap of thumbnails repeat the process, leaving one space between each thumbnail Here’s an example of a Banner / Here’s an example of what it would look like to you / I have added some nice banners to the front of my Profile Page, and folks often ask how this is done. If you have software like Photoshop and are family with it, then it should be fairly easy. I create a banner in Photoshop, using a simple rectangle shape, keeping it rather small in size …. approx 500×70 pixels (or 6×9 cm) something like that should fit fairly well in the space. I then save my file. I opened a Photobucket account especially so that I could create banners and save them to Photobucket (a free online Photo storage facility). Photobucket is very easy to use, simple and self explanatory. Once you have opened your account there you can upload your banners from your Photoshop saved files. Once you have saved your banners there, you can click on the Direct Link button beneath your thumbnail, to automatically copy the image location address. To make your banners appear in the ‘Edit your Profile’ area, or in your Description Boxes, you only need to do the following: a) as above / b) as above / c) In the edit your profile or description box, insert an exclamation mark / d) click on the second tab where you will have your Photobucket opened up / e) click on the Direct Link in Photobucket to copy the address of the banner you’ve created / f) Go to your first tab/window and paste the Direct Link image address directly beside the exclamation mark / g) Type in another exclamation mark directly after the Direct Link address / h) SAVE your changes / i) Go to View public profile / j) You should now have a beautiful new banner visible on your page / k) if not, recheck your steps and make sure you’ve left no spaces You can make your banner clickable by additionally adding a colon after the exclamation mark, and adding the url of the page you wish to link the banner to. / See example below: / / or / click here to view my tshirts In order to do this you must tag all similar works with a word, by going to edit your art work, and adding the tag to your other tags and saving your work, once you have adding the appropriate word to each of your works, to categories them… you can begin making sets to take customers to sets of your work… you can use a banner or text or an image link to do so for the first part… sandwiching the text/image/banner between two exclamation marks as we have done above. You will need to use an address like this for tshirt collection, but insert your own name instead of karin, and your own tag word, I have used tee, after the equal sign, eg / http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/clothing?tag=tee so, you add whatever tag word you like at the end after the equal sign,and then be sure to add the tag word, in my case it’s tee, to all your tshirt designs in the tag section, (via editing) and remember to click save or if it’s an artwork collection, you would use the address below for art collections, but you need to insert your own name instead of karin, and your own tag word relative to your particular collection, in my case it’s whales, or baby, or beach, etc… : / http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/portfolio?tag=whales so now it looks like this below, but be sure to take out any spaces, insert your own banner url address, add the colon, and your tee or portfolio address, using your own red bubble user name and your own chosen tag ! http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg188/karinlouisetaylor/JUNEBANNERSwhales.jpg !: http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/portfolio?tag=whales From now on you will see the button below displayed on my Profile Page here at Red Bubble, and this will link you directly back to this page for further/future refence. / For more information or further enquiries please click on the following links: / Please do not hesitate to email support@redbubble.com if you are having trouble or needing help of any kind, they are only too happy to help with your enquiries HOW TO ADD THE ABOVE BUTTONS TO YOUR OWN PROFILE PAGE TO HELP OTHERS FIND HELP FAST I would actually be grateful if you added the above assistance buttons/banners and links to your own Profile Pages to spread the word to others, and make access to help more easily available to newcomers and everyone on the bubble…. spread the love around…. / You’ll find out how to do this in the Tutorial…. :) How to add the banners to your own profile page..to help other bubblers have easy access to help and assistance and spread the word around a) Open two tabs/windows in your browser / b) Click on ‘Edit your Profile” / c) Click on the second tab/window / d) Go to this journal page here / e) Scroll down until you get to the button/banner / f) Right click on the banner/button / g) click on copy image location / h) Return to the first open tab/window to ‘Edit your Profile / I) Type in an exclamation mark ! / m) Paste the image location right beside the exclamation mark leaving no spaces / n) Type in an exclamation mark right after the image location / o) Type in a colon directly beside the exclamation mark / p) click on the second window/tab and go to the url box of tutorial page to highlght the address / q) paste the url right next to the colon (leave no spaces whatsoever) What you’ve typed should look a lot like this below, without the spacing….. you musn’t leave any spaces….. if you prefer you can simply copy and paste this below information into your ‘Edit Your Profile’ box and just by removing the spaces you will have created a clickable image/banner link to the Tutorial / ! http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg188/karinlouisetaylor/bannerEnhanceYourProfile.jpg ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/journal/1964545-tutorial-how-to-enhance-your-profile Underneath is the coding to copy and past the other two buttons / ! http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg188/karinlouisetaylor/BANNERTUTORIALS.png ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/karin/journal/1469814-linking-and-enhancing-your-profile-on-red-bubble ! http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg188/karinlouisetaylor/BANNERFAQ.png ! : http://www.redbubble.com/groups/redbubble/forums Just don’t forget to remove those spaces between the exlamation marks and colon thank you for time time in reading this…. and I would be absolutely thrilled if you shared this information with your friends…. and anyone who needs help! Have a smiley sorta sunshiney day! / Karin THE END PS / ADDITIONAL TUTORIALS BY OTHER BUBBLERS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH LINKING, ADDING THUMBNAILS, ETC Dave Pearsons Hacks / Craig Shillington’s Contribution / Gracey’s Contribution / Paul Gibbon’s Contribution / Jo’s Contribution / Webgrrl’s Contribution / BevB’s Contribution / Kimberley Palmers’s Contribution / Photegenic’s Contribution PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE NOT USING MOZILLA FIREFOX AS A BROWSER AND CAN’T LOCATE THE COPY IMAGE LOCATION when you right click on an image, there is another way to do it…. *what you can do instead is this…. / Right click on the image / Click on properties / Copy the URL address you see there / Paste the URL address from the properties in between the two exclamation marks / and then just follow the rest of the instructions – i hope that helps..i just tried it out using the other browser and it worked find for me….
Karin Taylor, Jo O’Brien, Stuart Chapman, Lance Jackson, Ragman, Mark German, Steven Lippis, Simone Byrne and myself have added some v…
Karin Taylor, Jo O’Brien, Stuart Chapman, Lance Jackson, Ragman, Mark German, Steven Lippis, Simone Byrne and myself have added some very useful tutorials and links for those members who’d like some help in learning a few extra tricks to make their time on the bubble easier. I have this link in my profile, so it’s going to be easy to find. I’ll add to it as I learn of new helpful information. How to enhance your profile Text formatting Where to get help/critique/FAQ Help on how to sell your work How to TAG your work effectively Inserting image links easily with Stuart Add category lists How to make smoke photos Digital Infrared info Ragman’s excellent advice on all things arty farty Mark German’s fantastic photographic techniques Steven gives an explanation on how to utilise a flash modifier My experience with Neutral Density Filters My hints on shooting at the beach Explaning focal lengths for digital Polarisers – a visual experiment
Here is the Table of Contents for my How-to’s on Customizing your redbubble profile and bubblesite. / redbubble does not allow you to post…
Here is the Table of Contents for my How-to’s on Customizing your redbubble profile and bubblesite. / redbubble does not allow you to post “HTML” (webcode) but here are ways to add things and get the custom look to make your profile stand out from the rest… Working with text [Formatting] / The basics of formatting text creating Bold Itallics and more… More…... redbubble Formatting [Text wrapping images] / Learn how to use tables to text wrap your images, align text / and more… Creating Links Etc…on redbubble / The basics of creating clickable text and images post them on your profile, in forums or on your bubblesite Adding Calendars to your bubblesite / Here is a way to add a calendar to your bubblesite with a link to the buy page Using Small Product Previews / Here is how to use small framed,laminated,cards,etc.. in your descriptions or profile page to create a great looking gallery and inspire some clicks to the buy page. Using Small Product Preview II / Here is an easier way to use small previews but only for Framed Prints, T- Shirts, Calendars and Canvas Prints Quick (Redbubble) Search Bookmarklet / Just a simple search for redbubble helpful when looking for a group or wanting to search the forums for some help or advice… Repeat post Time Saver / This one will show firefox users how to create shortcuts to the toolbar for notepad files that are located on their PC for quick access. Framed image on Bubblesite home page / Add a framed image to your bubblesite main page and keep it out of view from visitors to your regular bubblesite. feedjit Live Traffic Feed / Get to know your visitors with a Live Traffic Feed widget Edit your Slideshow widget / How to change your Slideshow widget to display your T-Shirts and more.. Edit your Sales Widget… / How to change your Sales widget to display your T-Shirts and more.. Using promotional image Banner / How to customize the banner provided under the “promote” tab..change the background color the number of images and more… Using tags on Redbubble / Use tagging to create subject links to allow your visitors quick acess to what they are looking for. Using a Paypal button on redbubble / If you are selling original art on redbubble and want to use a paypal button or selling photo prints from your home see how to add that paypal button to your descriptions or journals. Add a Slide show to your Redbubble Profile/Bubblesite / Ok not really a slide show but it is very close, It’s an animated gif image. Visitor counter on your bubblesite or profile page / There are two different counters in this how to one with just the numbers and one with a little more stats from your visitors. Mapco visitor counter on your profile/bubblesite / This is a How-to for using maploco on your profile, To show where visitors to your page are coming from on a map. Tutorial: Add a flag counter to your bubblesite or profile / This will show you how to add a flag counter to your profile page, bubblesite or group overview page. Tutorial: Embed YouTube Video / A closer .look at how to embed video Redbubble toolbar / I’ve found that the easiest way to navigate on redbubble was to create my own tool bar with links and shortcuts to the things that I do on the bubble. / Get the Firefox and Internet Explorer Tool bar for Redbubble Here / See more info / Host or Co-Host Tutorials Featuring the easy way / If you are tired of rummaging through countless pages trying to feature a group member or an image that won a challenge try this Tutorial. Need more Help? / Chat with me on Skype User Name / envelope150 Happy Bubbling (with Bling Bling) / Dan / Please don’t Copy and paste my written works as that would really hurt my feelings :) / you can copy the code below and paste it if you would like to share this Journal with others on Redbubble / "TUTORIALS:Bling Bling for bubbling(by D R Moore)":http://www.redbubble.com/people/envelope150/journal/2120386-tutorials-bling-bling-for-bubbling / or on the web / <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/envelope150/journal/2120386-tutorials-bling-bling-for-bubbling" title="by D R Moore">TUTORIALS:Bling Bling for bubbling</a> /
I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketin…
I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketing, sales and money-based articles written over the last two years. I really REALLY hope you enjoy reading and applying them into your sales-campaign. First, let’s take a look at you, the artist within. Wait, that sounds like the first article… 01. Defining the Artist Within / 02. I Have a Special Condition! / 03. Keep that Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive / 04. Two Crafty Ways to Become a High Profile Photographer / 05. Playing the Popularity Game Without Caring if You Win or Lose / 06. What Makes You Think Your Art is Good Enough? Here is the guts of this article, the really in-depth stuff that should help understand how to better use Redbubble in your venture to either make money or make a name for yourself: 07. Are You Selling More Artwork ? / 08. Helping YOU Make a Profit on Redbubble ! / 09. Pleasure from Profit from Pleasure / 10. Quality Marketing Equals Sales / 11. Selling Your Art Successfully / 12. Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills / 13. My Marketing Strategy / 14. How to Sell Anything / 15. Tips to Successful Photography. / 16. Twelve Months on Redbubble The trick is to read each article, and then ask yourself: ‘How does this apply to my situation?’. I’m very sure you’ll find a way to incorporate the ideas I’ve used here to improve your situation and increase your sales! I look forward to hearing how much more sales you make over the next few months!! EDIT [11:32 PM 15/05/2009] / Some of you will now want to run an exhibition, gallery or stall of your artwork. For that I have compiled another list of links that should help you! / ... Running Sheet for Exhibitions Since this is my article, I have to get a few shameless-plugs in here somewhere. I have T-shirts for sale that will get you noticed! / ... Your Name on a PHOTOGRAPHER Shirt / ... Photographer Shirts / ... Redbubble Shirts for Artists, Writers and Photographers Postscript / I started writing simple tips that any Redbubble Artist could use. I don’t write them so much any more, but I keep them here for my own reminder. I hope you enjoy these two that relate to this post enormously: / ... Tip #001 / ... Tip #004
We recently read two great articles that feature RedBubble artists. Mindy McGregor Mindy McGregor is an artist and stay at home m…
We recently read two great articles that feature RedBubble artists. Mindy McGregor Mindy McGregor is an artist and stay at home mom. An art curator found her work on RedBubble. Since that connection, Mindy has displayed her work offline several times in Melbourne, and she now has a new solo show in Sydney, Australia. As part of the Sydney show, local and regional newspapers were sent information about Mindy and her upcoming show. Periodicals were also offered an interview with Mindy about her artwork. From the article: “Soon after joining RedBubble, an online artist group (www.redbubble.com), she was contacted by Andrew May, an art curator.” “The 30 photographs in the Sydney exhibit are mainly images from southern Saskatchewan, because McGregor loves to capture bits and pieces of province’s history.” More information: Mindy McGregor | The Leader-Post article Tom Baumker Tom Baumker is a respected US wildlife photographer who was recruited by an existing member to join RedBubble. Tom’s work was recently shown on his local CBS television affiliate as part of a story about the US holiday, Memorial Day. Tom also hands out “at least 20 business cards each day” in order to drive traffic to his RedBubble profile page. The local TV spot led to an article about Tom’s work in the TC Palm, a periodical focused on the coastal area of Florida, USA. From the article: “Baumker starting taking photos when he was 7 years old. His education in photography came mostly from the school of hard knocks and by reading as many books and magazines as he could get his hands on. Since then, he has taken thousands of wildlife photographs. Many of them end are on his Web site – redbubble.com.” More information: Tom Baumker’s RedBubble profile | The TCPalm.com article How can you secure press about you and your artwork? David Watts Barton, a 25-year veteran of The Sacramento Bee and well-known music and arts writer who’s currently the managing editor of SacramentoPress.com – a local online daily periodical that is mixing professional and citizen journalism, stated: “Start with the four Ws – who, why, what, and where. Beyond that, be sure to pique the writer’s curiosity. Most local publications want to write stories about local people. Just give them the hook and the basic information – don’t sell the subject. Just tell the story. If it’s interesting to the writer, they’ll bite. If not, no amount of hype will sell it.” Other tips include: 1. Make the information newsworthy by capitalizing on a trend, e.g., working from home, secondary income streams, networking online, etc. are hot topics right now. 2. Leverage events such as artwalks and current events such as holidays – tying them back to your work. 3. Provide thought leadership if possible. If your work documents a specific topic in which you have expertise, note that in your pitch. Offer an interview and be on time. 4. Build a relationship with newspaper and press staff. One isolated email won’t do most of the time. Send editors commentary, leads, feedback on past articles, etc. It’s easier to sell your artwork to a friend; the same goes for securing press. 5. Be consistent in both your tone and the frequency in which you write editors. Become familiar and there will be less hesitation on the editor’s part to engage. 6. And lastly, don’t send attachments without prior approval. Link to images whenever possible. Let’s conclude In Tom’s case above, you have a dedicated photographer whose subject matter matched the upcoming US holiday. With Mindy, you have an aspiring photographer who was “found” and whose work captures and space and place in the form of a collection. See how you go and let us know how you do. Also, if you were featured in a periodical or publication, please feel free to post the link and details below. If you already create articles about selling art, please point us to them below. More information about selling your art can be found under the Selling member name. Thanks. Regards, / Jason
Despite having been working here for a while, I’ve only now been given some responsibilities. This is partly due to the nature of thin…
Despite having been working here for a while, I’ve only now been given some responsibilities. This is partly due to the nature of things I suppose, and also because the day I started all the biscuits disappeared from the staff kitchen. It had absolutely nothing to do with me, but nonetheless my reputation was held into question. Anyway, everyone seems to have forgotten now, and they’ve put me in charge of a few things, so if you’re keen to find out about such excitements as Buyer’s Booth winners then you may want to keep an eye on me. Bye.
Hello You! Word just came through the ranks and…
Hello You! Word just came through the ranks and I have been given charge of our delicious Buyers’ Booth, which is most exciting for me. Anyway as far as I can make out the rules are quite simple. Grab your recent RedBubble purchase, whatever it may be, and get a picture of it, and you, or your dog, upload here, sit back, have a cup of tea and see if you win. Pretty simple eh? What criteria might I use when deciding? Well, this is a site all about creativity, so let’s put that at the top of the list, and then put comedy at the bottom, but not put anything in between. So creativity and/or comedy. I’ll be posting here every friday, so keep an eye on me. June 26 Champion Please take a moment to cast your eyes over this weeks winner. It’s not just the perfectly suited medium of canvas to really bring depth to the image that caught my eye, nor even the indoor evergreen plant in the top right, clearly hinting at the new life brought to this forgotten civilisation. But the mannequin itself, a subject so often ignored. Merely an anatomical coat hanger. But here she is no ordinary dummy, this host has been suitably attired for her role, bangles, eyeliner, lipstick and a well fitting tee, she thrusts the image into our faces, impossible to ignore. Marvellous. A well directed shot, congratulations WarriorPrincess a voucher will soon be pinging into your inbox. See you all next week.
Hello World! Welcome to Mr Baxter’s Picture of …
Hello World! Welcome to Mr Baxter’s Picture of the Week. Each and every Monday I shall peruse the last seven days of images and find one that catches my eye, then post it here, write about it and even link to it from my Twitter account. The winning image will be on sale at a 0% markup for the week, and any sales generated in that time will get the artist double the earnings in RedBubble vouchers at a standard 30% markup. They will also receive a special commemorative certificate and of course exposure, not the sort that gets you arrested though. / / —-—-—- Picture of the Week Champion – Week One – aspenrock Would you just look at this marvellous collection of black and white pixels, even devoid of colour the story is so strong. And none of it is even in the picture, it’s really all about what’s happening outside the door. Is there a fight going on? Some dancing goats? A Formula 1 pit stop? We’ve no idea, but it draws us in and tears at our minds. She’s Jules Winnfield staring into Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase. Books have been written on this unseen. It’s emotive and silent, but leaves me clawing for answers. Good Work AspenRock. —-—-—-- Go and show her your love. Regards, Mr Baxter – Executive Officer of Writing Fine Words About Fine Pictures —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
Hello World! To compliment Monday’s “Picture of…
Hello World! To compliment Monday’s Picture of the Week, may I present Wednesday’s T-Shirt of the Week. Again I shall take a gander at the recent uploads of tees and find one that catches my eye, then post it here, write about it and even link to it from my Twitter account. The winning shirt will be on sale at a 0% markup for the week, and any sales generated in that time will get the artist double the earnings in RedBubble vouchers at a standard 30% markup. They will also receive a special commemorative certificate and of course fame, not the sort that sends you crazy though. / / —-—-—- T-Shirt of the Week Champion – Week One – dylangould Now at first glance you may think this to be a standard type tee, but it’s really so much more. Let’s start with the words, ‘I Like Llamas’, fine use of a gentle but sharp serif font, particularly nice tail on the ‘a’, displaying a passion but not an exaggeration (or a fetish). Not ‘I Love Llamas’, (or woe betide ‘I Heart Llamas’) just a simple and more importantly accurate ‘Like’. And who doesn’t? / Then the drawing, a modest sketch but with so much emotion. The Llama appears as if on a windswept hill, crying out for your attention, will you give it to him? The answer is yes Dylan, the answer is yes. Good Work There. —-—-—-- / Now go show him some love. Regards, Mr Baxter – Inspector General of Writing Mighty Adjectives About Mighty Shirts —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
As aspiring artists, we can often find the mere thought of organising an exhibition is enough to send us hyperventilating into our emerge…
As aspiring artists, we can often find the mere thought of organising an exhibition is enough to send us hyperventilating into our emergency brown paper bags. For those who have never exhibited their work, the whole process can appear to be a bit of a mystery. So I thought it might be good to write up a basic getting started guide to help de-mystify what is involved with setting up an exhibition. We have some fantastic talent here on Redbubble and it would be wonderful to see more people getting out there in the big wide world showing off their art. Being a part of an exhibition can do wonders for your self confidence. It doesn’t have to be costly, and it doesn’t matter where you live, there are always people who will be interested in art. It’s a bit scary trying to start off with a solo exhibition, so why not first reach out to your biggest source of inspiration, your fellow bubblers, and look at doing something as a group? Many hands make light work, will help to keep the cost down, and think of the new friendships you can make, not to mention the multiple brains you can pick for information and new techniques. When looking for local Redbubblers there are lots of localised area groups and if you can’t find one for your area, why not start one? Once you have found a bunch of bubblers who want to join you on your exciting adventure, you will need to organise a get together. Jo’s journal on How to organise a meet up is chock-a-block full of useful tips on how to make your meet up a success. At your meet up you can thrash out things like: Your gallery space: Town hall, cafe, pub, bookstore, local arts centre, tourist information centre… anywhere there is space to hang art on walls and/or put up pegboards or partitions. Remember, the more centrally localised your venue is, the more “walk by” traffic you will get. Establishing some dates: It’s always good to try to include a weekend, or you could time your exhibition dates to coincide with a local area event so there will already be lots of people wandering around town. Try to make the times you are open suitable for most of the artists to be there – visitors love to speak to the creators of the work they are viewing. Theme: Your theme will set the tone for your exhibition and tie all of the artwork together. It will also help you out with a name. It doesn’t matter if you all share the same style of art or not, mixed media exhibitions can be fantastic, however it is good to have a theme, even if it is a fairly loose one. Opening Night: Are you going to have one? If so are you going to provide refreshments? Will everyone bring a plate, will you have it catered or will you charge a small entry fee to cover costs? Will there be any speeches? Peg out a rough guide for how you would like the event to unfold. Advertising: The more you advertise your exhibition, the more people will turn up – simple. Make up some flyers/posters and plaster them around town. Shopping centres, libraries, school newsletters, the local RSL… anywhere there is a bulletin board you want to see your flyer on it! Getting a nice little write up in the paper is the best way to reach all those people who walk around town with their eyes shut. Jason has written a wonderful article on Working with press to sell your art so that’s a great place to start. Cost: Decide on a budget per person and try to keep spending on track. Don’t be afraid to approach local businesses for some sponsorship, which could perhaps take the form of refreshments for opening night, materials for advertising, table/chair hire or anything else that may crop up. In return you could offer to thank them by adding their name to your flyers – they’ll be happy to get some (almost) free advertising :) Once you have these details nailed down you are well on your way to being a part of an exciting new experience! Here are a few miscellaneous hints and tips on the nitty gritty. be aware of lighting in your art space when inviting people for opening night, try to get a confirmation so you know roughly how many people to expect music is nice, some soft background music will enhance the mood of your exhibition figure out how much space is available for each artist to hang work don’t leave framing until the last minute think about how you are going to hang your art a peoples choice award is always popular. Number each piece of art and ask patrons to vote for the one they like best. be aware of the colour of the walls your art will hang on – tuffcookie a bio sheet to display along with your work – Jamie Lee create a list of what you will be displaying with prices as well as a card with price info on each piece – Jamie Lee be sure to hand out plenty of cards (or simple letter sized flyers) with your contact information and RedBubble URL (or your personal website, blog, etc.) – Jason present a book and pen at the entrance, for comments from visitors – Joseph Barbara The most important thing is to have fun with your exhibition. Don’t stress about the little things, or worry that it won’t be successful – if you happen to make a sale or two consider that a bonus. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and give it a go! A fantastic life experience is waiting for you, just around the corner… Rhana If you have already been a part of any exhibitions, or have any that are coming up we would love to hear about them and any extra hints and tips you may have from your own personal experience. The following bubblers have graciously offered up their brains to pick if you have any questions about holding an exhibition. What an amazing community we have – thank you! Paul Louis Villani / tuffcookie / Maggie Hegarty TigerFISH has gallery space available in Torquay, Victoria… Please bubblemail TigerFISH if you are interested.
Hello World! Yes, it’s Wednesday AGAIN, so it …
Hello World! Yes, it’s Wednesday AGAIN, so it must be T-Shirt of the Week. Every seven days I’ll take a gander at the recent uploads of tees and find one that catches my eye, then post it here, write about it and even link to it from my Twitter account. The winning shirt will be on sale at a 0% markup for the week, and any sales generated in that time will get the artist a 60% margin in RedBubble vouchers. They will also receive a special commemorative certificate and of course fame, not the sort that sends you crazy though. / / —-—-—- T-Shirt of the Week Champion – Week Two – seanseen This has that wonderful and unique feel of being made with a human hand and a pencil. Well I mean it shouldn’t be unique, most of us have hands and pencils, but sometimes it feels that way. / Seriously, look at that turntable, it really has no idea where it’s perspective is, how marvellous, I wish my turntable looked like that, and it’s playing a yellow vinyl. What could it be? The re-release of Yellow Submarine? The special edition of The Velvet Underground and Nico? Who knows, but what on earth are you doing upstairs? Get down there and cut some moves across your 1968 Ege Rya shag-pile rug. Or just go and see who’s fiddling with your record collection. / / A well placed, well coloured and nicely styled drawing. Good Work Seanseen. —-—-—-- / Now go show him some love. More work from seanseen: / Regards, Mr Baxter – Inspector General of Writing Mighty Adjectives About Mighty Shirts —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
*Your Profile page and Bubblesite are your consumer-facing galleries (some would say shops or storefronts). Here are some simple ways to …
Your Profile page and Bubblesite are your consumer-facing galleries (some would say shops or storefronts). Here are some simple ways to make them both visually appealing and sales focused. A brand called you / Your Profile page should contain an image of you. Many artists dislike this idea, but a happy, smiling image of you helps buyers connect. A photograph, painting, etching, drawing, etc. all work. People are naturally attracted to faces. . . . . . . . The elevator pitch / Tell buyers a bit about yourself. Where you live; your location as it relates to your artwork; your influences; your USPs (unique selling points), etc. For example, Ron Moss wrote: “I have been deeply interested in Eastern art and philosophy from an early age. I have pursued this interest through extensive reading and through the study of Japanese writing forms including haiku. [-] My poetry work has been translated in several languages and is widely published in journals and anthologies. I have won numerous awards both within Australia and overseas (including Japan). I enjoy using visual media and poetry in combination.” For anyone interested in Eastern philosophy, Ron’s description is spot on. The application / What have previous admirers and buyers loved about your work? E.g., “My work looks great in baby nurseries, shared spaces, etc.” You can also let this story be told through the pitch above, e.g., “My work features super hero characters from the 1940s – 1960s, and features an aesthetic reminiscent of the unbridled optimism of yesteryear.” Categorize whenever possible / If you have works that can be bundled by theme, location, application, subject, etc., you can fudge categories and link to them from your Profile page. For example, Scott Ward created categories by tagging work with key words, e.g., “Africa,” and then creating category URLs such as: http://www.redbubble.com/people/membername/art/everything/tags/keyword-tag/ Karin Taylor did the same, but augmented the strategy by creating categories for both topics and themes, e.g., “new baby” and “relaxation.” You can also categorize by holiday or event. See holiday calendars for the US, Australia and UK here. Be smart and efficient with these categories. Too much is, well, too much. See categories that art buyers search for often. RedBubble is a safe place to buy art / RedBubble repeatedly states that the website uses 128-bit encryption and that all sales are “Satisfaction Guaranteed.” This is good for members, as RedBubble carries the burden of complete satisfaction. I added this body of text in the Sales & Marketing Forum, but you could shorten to say “Safe and Secure checkout featuring 128-bit SSL encryption.” “My art sales are powered by RedBubble.com. Since February 2007, RedBubble has shipped more than 240,000 premium-quality works of art and t-shirts to over 70 countries worldwide. RedBubble offers a simple money-back guarantee, gold star customer service, and assures safe online transactions by using 128-bit SSL encryption – an industry standard. RedBubble accepts five different currencies including USD, AUD, CAD, EUR and GBP, and accepts credit cards as well as PayPal.” Kudos / It’s always a good idea to feature any kudos and awards that you’ve received, as well as a testimonial if possible. Causes / If you represent a charity or donate a portion of your earnings to a charity, your Profile page is an excellent space to feature your cause. Melinda Kerr has done a great deal of work in this area, and features calendars and cards. The real thing / I’m not one for cluttering pages with lots of large and heavy images that slow page load. However, there is something to seeing artwork and t-shirts in the real world. You can feature work on your Profile page as well as individual artwork pages by capturing an image of the work after configuring it on RedBubble. You can also add images to the Buyers’ Booth and link to them from your Profile page. ! My recommendation is to note the configuration details near the image, e.g., “Here is a large work X in a bright white mat and cherry box frame. You can buy this work here.” You can also show works that would make good diptychs and triptychs (pairs and threesomes) by showing them together and noting the links (URLs). RubyRed features a t-shirt of the month on his Profile page, as well as an image of the t-shirt on a person. I like both of these techniques, as they encourage repeat visitors. What’s the weather? / If your country is currently in the fall/autumn or winter seasons, note on your Profile page that your t-shirts are available in a long sleeve version (if you chose to reveal that option). The same goes for “girly fit” – which is a must for some buyers. Give buyers the idea to personalize their purchase by choosing a color, size and style. Develop fans / If you have Facebook Page, Twitter account, blog, or other resource that you use to communicate details related to your artwork, link out to them. These resources are a way to capture mind-share and leverage other communication channels – directing people back to your RedBubble Profile page or Bubblesite at a later date. Be sure to link from those sources back to your RedBubble Profile page or Bubblesite too. Let’s wrap / The formatting “code” for making links, displaying/linking images, etc. can largely be found here. Here are a few more resources. Rhana’s guide to making links Karin’s detailed Profile page tutorial Webgrrl’s unofficial RedBubble cheatsheet Before we go / We’re always looking for success stories big and small, so send them our way here. And finally, if you want to help other members sell, you can join our “You Can Sell Art and T-shirts” Group (by invitation). Bubblemail me with the topics you feel confident discussing. Thank you. Regards, / Jason
Hello World! Because I am a man of routine, it’...
Hello World! Because I am a man of routine, it’s Picture of the Week time again. Every seven days I’ll peruse the recent image uploads and find one that catches my eye, then post it here, write about it and even link to it from my Twitter account. The repetitive but informative bit: / The winning image will be on sale at a 0% markup for the week, and any sales generated in that time will get the artist a 60% margin in RedBubble vouchers. They will also receive a special commemorative certificate and of course exposure, not the sort that gets you arrested though. / / —-—-—- Picture of the Week Champion – Week Three – Matthew Parsons This is crazy, a muted ‘70s postcard, an abstract shape lovefest and a still from a Tim Burton movie rolled into one, with some subtle vignetting to draw you to the eyes. Not that you really need it, they’re MASSIVE. What is that thing? A tug boat? Tug boat builders in Canada have the sort of comedy streak we need to see in our politicians. And in the corner, ‘La Petite’, surely some fine irony. Love the crop, love the angles, love the colour, love the surrealism. That’s a lot of love. Great eye Matthew. —-—-—-- More work from Matthew. / Go show your appreciation. Regards, Mr Baxter – Executive Officer of Writing Fine Words About Fine Pictures —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
Hello World! Yet again, Wednesday is upon us. E…
Hello World! Yet again, Wednesday is upon us. Every seven days I’ll take a gander at the recent uploads of tees and find one that catches my eye, then post it here, write about it and even link to it from my Twitter account. The winning shirt will be on sale at a 0% markup for the week, and any sales generated in that time will get the artist a 60% margin in RedBubble vouchers. They will also receive a special commemorative certificate and of course fame, not the sort that sends you crazy though. / / —-—-—- T-Shirt of the Week Champion – Week Three – blakeus This is a beautiful illustration, it reminds me of a Ronald Searle drawing, and that’s no mean feat. My memory is not what it once was and he was a huge talent. Look at Josie dancing there, her hair not pestered by trifles like ‘gravity’, trailing her stuffed companion and a balloon that thinks it’s a flower. Or vice versa. This has a timeless quality that makes you think of summer and your childhood, when you didn’t have to worry about mortgages. I’ve no idea where the island it, perhaps it’s in her head, or her pocket. You should illustrate some children’s books I reckon. Good Work Blakeus. —-—-—-- / Now go show some love. More work from blakeus: / Regards, Mr Baxter – Inspector General of Writing Mighty Adjectives About Mighty Shirts —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
Right, so after the paramount success of “this pos…
Right, so after the paramount success of this post asking your opinions, I’m testing this new idea right here and now and here, now. Every Friday you can come here and shout about all the awesome new people you find. You get the whole day to stake your claims, which, due to interesting timezones, is about 50 something hours long. Pick your favourite new image, tee, or written work, (just one I say, one, otherwise I’ll get all flustered and overcome) and tell me who it’s by and why you think it’s marvellous. Then I’ll peruse all your suggestions and pick one tee, one image and one written work from three different undiscovered talents, to talk about over the course of the following week. The finder and the findee will both then get a free shipping voucher and of course, incredible publicity. Plus, the warm satisfaction that accompanies winning things. And maybe even some Limited Edition Certificates. Let’s see how this goes then. Regards, Mr Baxter – Ambassador of Trying New Things Out When the Boss Isn’t Looking —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
I AM ALRIGHT. I have had to go to the Moon for reasons that will soon be apparent. Do not fear, I will be back soon, nothing is cha…
I AM ALRIGHT. I have had to go to the Moon for reasons that will soon be apparent. Do not fear, I will be back soon, nothing is changing, all the Rooftop stuff, Things of the Week etc, everything is momentarily in stasis while I fly on my rocket. It’s as if this week has disappeared into a black hole. It no longer exists.** I will be back, PANIC NOT. Regards, Travelling Baxter **please don’t get technical on me here, I clearly don’t know what a black hole really is, or does, or why it does it. Actually I don’t care either I’m afraid.
July 30 Champion ”!http://images-1.redbubble….
July 30 Champion Look what’s happening here, pesky chickens, guarding some high quality cards, of pesky chickens. What is he thinking? ‘Touch these hand crafted bits of art wonder and I’ll peck you until you say ‘Ow stop pecking me’ I expect. But I wouldn’t like to assume I knew what chickens thought, if indeed they actually think. Nice work Matt Mawson, a voucher will soon be landing into your inbox. I’ll be posting here every Friday, so keep an eye on me. Regards, Mr Baxter – Superintendent of Spotting Good Pictorial Efforts —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
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August 7th Champion Um, there’s, it’s, how can I, well, look, you see, errr, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD THEY’VE BUILT A ROBOT. I can’t add any words to this, it’s too good already. Excellent effort, clear win. I salute you RubyShoes, a voucher will soon be landing into your inbox. I’ll be posting here every Friday, so keep an eye on me. Regards, Mr Baxter – Superintendent of Spotting Good Pictorial Efforts —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist. Honorable mention, cough cough, is LuckyVegetable, who can’t win because she works here, but she’s in my shirt, and I am chuffed, and I can mention it because my father was golf caddy for Abraham Lincoln’s cutlery polishing dog, so shush. /
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August 14th Champion Any good quality Public Service Announcement is always going to get a look in here. LeighAth has done a fine job of showing exactly how to get dressed with Jumpy’s ‘You’re Doing It Wrong’ tee. This is the sort of information one needs to bookmark for future reference, I have, and I suggest you do the same. You like to do things right LeighAth, and I heartily concur, well done, a voucher will soon be landing into your inbox. I’ll be posting here every Friday, so keep an eye on me. Regards, Mr Baxter – Superintendent of Spotting Good Pictorial Efforts —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist. As an aside, Buyers’ Booth photos are getting stronger all the time, you’re making it very difficult for me, if you keep this up I’ll have to try and nab something extra from petty cash when no one is looking.
THE EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE RAYS OF LIGHT A Photoshop Tutorial for beginners I have used Photoshop CS4 but it will work in earlier v…
THE EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE RAYS OF LIGHT A Photoshop Tutorial for beginners I have used Photoshop CS4 but it will work in earlier versions. This tutorial is an adaptation of ‘Creating An Underwater Scene’ by the truly wonderful Mark Monciardini —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / As with anything in Photoshop, there are many ways to achieve the same end.Making rays of light is no exception. There are many ways to make these.This is the easiest and most effective way that I have found to do this. Essentially it is only four main steps to achieve this result… Steppleland Stock from Deviantart has kindly given permission to use the lovely start image. If you click on this LINK you can download the image. Make sure that you download the full size image and not just the thumbnail or the technique that you will be learning will not work properly. To do this click on the download button, and when the full size image shows, right click and use ‘save image as’. Please make sure that you tick the Add to Favourites button before you download, as a way of saying ‘Thanks’ for the use of the stock. Step 1 / Open the image and immediately create a new layer by clicking on the new layer icon at the bottom of your layers palate. Name this layer ‘Light Rays” / See below… / Step 2 Set colour palate to the default White foreground, Black background / Go to the menu bar and select Filter/Render /Clouds and hit ‘Enter’. / Your layer should now look like this… / Step 3 Go to your menu bar and select Image/Adjustment/Threshold and hit the ‘OK’ button in the little box that comes up. / Your layer will now look like this.. Step 4 Go to / Filter/Blur/Radial Blur When the box pops up, set Amount = 84 / Blur Method = Zoom / Quality = Good The arrow here shows you where the zoom will radiate from. You need to place the blur centre over your light source ie the sun or the moon, or where the strongest light is in the sky. In this image, we need to have the Blur Centre it in the top left hand corner. So, with your mouse, slide the zoom centre to the top left of the square box. / The dialogue box should look like this… Hit the OK button. Your image will now look like this. You are nearly there now! Step 5 Now set the blending mode of this layer to Soft Light (See image below) / Reduce the opacity to 77% / Reduce the Fill to 94% / (The reduction in opacity and fill is a personal preference. Just adjust them until you are happy with the effect.) / Step 6 Now add a layer mask to this layer by clicking on the layer mask icon at the bottom of your layers palate. (See image below) Now set your foreground colour to Black. / Set the background colour to White. Select a soft round brush 200px. / / With the layer mask selected, paint over the areas you want to hide with the black brush. Here I have painted out the rays over the tree trunk, to give the impression that the light is falling behind it. I also painted out the front foreground to set the rays further back in the image. If you go too far, change the foreground colour to White and that will bring the rays back. And that’s it!! How simple was that? / / Special thanks go to my dear friends LorraineCreagh &Francis / for their kindness and help in learning how to upload and post this tutorial. / xx /
We have some excellent and exciting news. And it’s about photobooks. “What’s that? Are you finally doing photobooks? Have our pleas been heard?” I only wish I could sit here typing such epic news, but due to reality never quite matching the dreams we have in our heads, we still consider photobooks to be a product a little further in our future. It will happen one day, but that day is not today. And probably not tomorrow. But we know you want them, and we don’t want to let you down. So, with Christmas on the horizon (is it me or is it always on the horizon?) we set out to find the bestest and friendliest photobook company we could in order to bring you this excellent offer. Blurb admirably reached our high product standards and agreed to work with us to bring you free shipping on any of their products until midnight 24 November (New York time). To receive the free shipping offer use the following codes during the Blurb checkout process: / - For AUD: RedBubble-09 / - For EUR: RedBubble-094 / - For GBP: RedBubble-093 / - For USD: RedBubble-092 You can take it from us, the books are of the highest quality, whether you whip up a fine photographic hardback with a dustwrapper or just a simple perfect bound collection of your short stories, you won’t be disappointed at their attention to detail. To become a Blurbarian, is much like becoming a Bubbler, you sign up for free and then can either download their BookSmart software to create your photobook, or use any editing software you already have to upload a PDF. They really couldn’t have made it much simpler or more efficient. Who doesn’t want to call themselves a Blurbarian Bubbler eh? / Are you looking for smallprint? Well it’s here: The Free Shipping offer only applies to standard economy shipping, not their private jet ‘get it before you’ve made it’ service, which is probably fair enough. And the free shipping code can be used once per customer – so make the order count!
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