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• Help for Redbubble members
  by Mel Brackstone

  Karin Taylor, Jo O’Brien, Stuart Chapman and Dave Pearson have added some very useful tutorials and links for those members who’d like so…

  Karin Taylor, Jo O’Brien, Stuart Chapman and Dave Pearson 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 Links to other helpful pages Where to get help/critique/FAQ Help on how to sell your work How to TAG your work effectively Redbubble hacks with Dave

• Pimp It Up Tutorial
  by Angi Baker

  PIMPING UP YOUR PROFILE PAGE TUTORIAL Adding Your Art Work On Your Profile Page Instructions 1…

  PIMPING UP YOUR PROFILE PAGE TUTORIAL Adding Your Art Work On Your Profile Page Instructions 1. Sign Into Redbubble (Do this twice on 2 seperate pages) / 2. On one page go to Mybubble / 3. account / 4. Edit you profile / 5. Scroll down to About You box (this is where you will be adding / all of your stuff…. / 6. NOW…Leave that page as it is and go to the other one you have / pulled up. / 7. click Mybubble / 8. Now you will see a bar of things listed for you to use / 9. Ex.. activity,groups,account,art,clothing,writing,calendars,journal, / watchlist,favorites,promote and bubblmail / 10. You click on Art / 11. This will bring you up to all of your work that you have added to / Redbubble… / 12. Ex… of adding one and you can do this to however many you want. / 13. Say you want to add the first one on your list / 14. You will go beside that photo and click on Show public View / 15. Now, click on Buy/Preview / 16. Now… You should see cards,matted,laminated,mounted etc…. / 17. I usually pick laminated, but you can use any of them that you / prefer… / 18. Click on the one you prefer to add to your profile page / 19. That work will now show up, you may also choose a backing color / with a few of these and or frame/matted colors over to the right / also if your works are big enough you may choose a size. / 20. That will all show up. / 21. Now… On that work of art that you see of yours, you will now / Right click your mouse right on top of that photo. / 22. Another box will pop up and you will want to choose properties / by left clicking on properties. / 23. Another box should appear / 24. Where you see the address Url you will want to take your mouse / and hold down the left side of your mouse while moving it across / down being sure to grab all of that address url, it should highlight. / 25. Now With your mouse let go of the left and right click and then / left click copy and also ok… / 26. Now let thatpage stay there and we will go to the other page of / redbubble that we have pulled up. / 27. Go to where you see the about you box / 28. Let’s add this work into that box / 29. First you will want to add an exclamtion mark Example ! / 30. Now directly behind that, we will right click our mouse and then left / click and then paste. / 31. Directly behind this we will add another exclamtion mark Example ! / 32. This should all be in one with no spaces at all (NONE) / 33. Now if you want that work to connect and direct people back to / your comment page of this work. / 34. Leave this page as it is and go back to the other one you have pulled up / 35. Let’s click on the back button two times so it brings us back to our / comment page. / 36. Now… at the very top of that page in the address bar you will put your / mouse in this area and… / 37. Left click and it should turn this blue. / 38. Let go and now lets right click on that highlighted address / 39. And the left click copy / 40. Now… back to the other page you have pulled up where you added / the other work… / 41. You will now want to add a : directly behind the ! and then you will / 42. right click your mouse, then left click and paste. / 43. Now lets save those changes. / 44. You’re Done You can also add lines between any work on your page by simply / holding down the line button —-——- until it goes all the way across… Adding your favorite artsists on your profile page / Some of you may have some favorite artists that you would like others / to know about, so what better way of doing this than to add them on / your profile page and linking them, WANNA KNOW HOW? 1. Find your favorite artist and go to their page / 2. Now you can just click on any of their work / 3. Their work page will now show up with the comment page / 4. you will also see to the right a small icon of them / 5. You will Right click your mouse on the top of their icon / 6. left click properties. / 7. Hold left mouse while grabbing the whole address url again / like you did for your art. / 8. Now… right click, and then left click copy and ok… / 9. Go back to your about me box / 10. add you ! / 11. then right click mouse and then left click paste / 12 and another ! / 13. remember no spaces in between / 14. NOW.. to link that to their page… / 15. We will simply use our other page and go back to their profile page / 16. Now we will go back to the very top to the address bar / 17. now lets left click on that url so it will highlight in blue / 18. Now lets right click and left click copy / 19. go back to about me box where you just added their icon / 20. Lets add our : / 21. now simply right click and then left click paste / 22. save all changes / 23. Your Done! / / I do hope that this tutorial is of use to you all here… / ~Angi

• Redbubble Code Generator and handy list of your works
  by Julie Langford

  hi all / / For those of you who have a little trouble with generating Redbubble code to create those lovely previews of framed prints for…

  hi all / / For those of you who have a little trouble with generating Redbubble code to create those lovely previews of framed prints for your profile pages, or even if you would just like to have a handy list of all your Rebubble works, along with the ID code numbers for them, then look no further. / / The very clever Dave Pearson has created a little program that will do it all for you. / / The application can be found Here / / To instal it / / Click on the blue text – RBArtManSetup.msi and chose Run from the box that appears. Then you may get a message asking you if you are sure you want to instal it – Say yes, then keep cliking until the application has finished installing. / / Now for the magic / / To open the program, go to your start programs menu and click Redbubble Art Manager to open it up. / / A window like the image below will appear / / Click on New [up the top] as shown in the image below / / / / A new box will open [see below] / / / / Type your Redbubble username [not you real name] into the User ID box / / Click on Art [up the top], then on download as shown below / / / / A message box will appear asking you if you want to download a list of your artwork – Click yes/OK / The application will then look for your Redbubble work and generate a list of it – this can take a few minutes, depending on how many pages of art you have in your portfolio. / Once the download is complete, you will recieve a message saying it has completed. / / Click on the piece of art in the list that you want to generate code for to hightlight it. then click on Art [up the top], then Promote, then work [see below] / / / / A new window will appear which shows all the options for different types of preview that you can create. Simply choose which one you want to create, making sure that Textile [For Redbubble] is checked and the code will generate in the little window below. Once you have what you want, click on the Copy to Clipboard button [see below] / / / / The code is now ready for you to use and is copied ready for you – just go to where you want to use it on Redbubble, and right click and paste the code – save, and Voila – its done. / / You can also save the list for future use by clicking on file, save as and naming the file – Dont forget though – any art you add to Redbubble after you save it, wont appear on the list, and you will need to generate a new one Thank you Dave – its awesome.

• Art Criticism: How to Criticize a Work of Art
  by Trace Lowe

  Art Criticism: How to Criticize a Work of Art / A four step process This is what I give my students as a guide to art appreciation: / ...

  Art Criticism: How to Criticize a Work of Art / A four step process This is what I give my students as a guide to art appreciation: 1. Description- What do I see? Study the work in detail carefully. Describe the work in full detail. Be factual. Mention everything you see. 2. Analysis- How is the work organized? Look for and talk about the elements and principles of art and design that seems to dominate the work. Look at how the artist has used The Elements of Art / • Lines- real and implied, curved and straight, direction of movement / • Shapes, Space, Forms- Are the shapes geometric or free-form? Where is the horizon? Where is your point of view as the viewer? (Above, below, in the work, or outside) / • Colors- Warm, cool, bright, dull, soft, bold, etc. / • Value- light: reflecting much light; dark: absorbing much light. / • Texture-Both the medium and the objects portrayed: rough, smooth, shinny, dull Look at The Principles of Design / • Rhythm- Are there repeats of elements or images? / • Movement- Is there an illusion of action? How does the eye move around the work? / • Balance- Formal or Symmetrical, informal or asymmetrical / • Proportion- The size relationships between one part to the whole or one part to another part / • Variety- Visual difference and contrast within the work / • Emphasis- What part is dominant, and what part is subordinate? / • Unity- Does the work hold together? 3. Interpretation- What is happening? This is more than storytelling. As in literature, you need to interpret and generalize from data given. You need to find the metaphor or allegory in the work. What is the artist trying to communicate? Use your intelligence, imagination and courage to explain and tell the meaning of the work. This is based on the facts you have observed and your own life experiences. You can express your feelings, but they must be backed up by the observations you have made about the work. 4. Judgment- What do I think of the work? Does the work hold together visually? Does it communicate with the viewer? Judge whether the work succeeds or fails. You give your opinion backed by the three steps above. To make a judgment, you need to be honest with yourself. You need to know why you feel the way you do. Three Theories of Judging Art Imitationalism -Some people believe that art should imitate what we see in the real world. / Formalism – Some people believe that the most important part of a work is in the use of the principles of design and the elements of art. A work is successful if the texture, color, lines, etc are organized properly. / Emotionalism – Some people believe that the most important part of the work is the mood the artist communicates. Perhaps it is best to use all three theories when judging a work of art. Adapted from many sources, including Arttalk by Rosalind Ragans

• Enhancing your Red Bubble Profile Page
  by Karin Taylor

  WOW… so far we’ve had 114 favouritings and 1,201 views in the first two weeks of uploading this journal and the other journal i’ve ha…

  WOW… so far we’ve had 114 favouritings and 1,201 views in the first two weeks of uploading this journal and the other journal i’ve had lots of interest in this topic, so happy it’s what you’re looking for, and hope it helps lots :) 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…. Just in case you’ve been away for a little while or missed this Enhancing Your Red Bubble Profile Page and Portfolio Tutorial I want to share it with you again, I’d like to get this out to as many folks and especially new bubblers, so i don’t mind one bit if you journal it and share it around with a link to help any newcomers etc…..because it’s really important to me that everyone have the tools they need to enhance their red bubble pages… I have added a new section, and will continue to add to it as the need arises, any new and helpful information in the form of how to do things to improve the look of your bubble. Don’t forget to print this sheet up, favourite it, keep it beside your computer for easy reference, and remember…..if you lose it, or the favourite disappears, you can always just go to my profile page where i’ve put a BIG BUTTON to link you to the Tutorial, see below…also there are two other buttons there as well, one is to share with you other tutorials by helpful bubblers which you may find useful, and Red Bubbles Frequently Asked Questions and Answers over in the forums to give you fast and easy access…... I would actually be grateful if you added these 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

• DIGITAL ARTISTS' FRONT COVER CHALLENGE FRONT PAGE FEATURE OPPORTUNITY ON OUR HARDCOVER PUBLICATION THE WORLD IS WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE
  by Alateia

  I AM WORKING WITH MY GROUPIES OF THE MELBOURNE SHOOTERS GALLERY & EVENTS AT THE MOMENT TO PUT…

  I AM WORKING WITH MY GROUPIES OF THE MELBOURNE SHOOTERS GALLERY & EVENTS AT THE MOMENT TO PUT TOGETHER A REALLY COOL HARDCOVER PUBLICATION. HERE IS SOME INFO / YOU CAN BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & TAKE UP THIS CHALLENGE THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES YOU MAKE AND THE DATE IS LEFT OPEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BUT GET IN QUICK. * THE LAST PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTION THAT I STAGED FOR THE GROUP CALLED ‘THE ANGELS’ PRODUCED SOME AMAZING IMAGES, HIGHLY UNIQUE. THEY WERE SHOT WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MATERIAL FOR DIGITAL ARTISTRY. THE CHALLENGE IS FOR DIGITAL ARTISTS TO TAKE YOUR PIC OF ANY OF THE SAMPLE IMAGES BELOW, HAVE A PLAY AND SEE IF YOU CAN TRANSFORM THEM INTO REAL ANGELS WITH WINGS AND THINGS… oh, i f you don’t have a spare pair of wings floating around try something sureal, mythological, futuristic…... . THREE OF THE BEST WILL BE OFFERED THE ENTIRE COLLECTION TO CHOSE FROM AND PROVIDED WITH THE HIGH RES IMAGE TO WORK WITH. SOME CLUES….....? / imagery to represent / ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS all due credits of course. / HERE ARE THE IMAGES GOING INTO JIUCY, GLOSSY PAGES My weaknesses: / Classical mythology, purple, blue, red, gold, fantasy, sureal, scifi, paris, 1920- 1950, favourite times 60’s & 70’s, favourite gods, demi gods, bacchus, pan, diana, athena, neptune, hercules, hermes, adonis, icarus, oh did i say ICARUS? favourite moveis, the 13the element, dead man, elizabeth, 300, favourite music, french, mademoiselle K, manu chau, donavan, favourite designers: jean paul gautier, de la renta, jimmy choo, kanzai yamamoto, favourite art: japanese woodblock, kabuki, manga, marquesian tattoo, favourite cultures: japanese, italian, polynesian have fun… but before you do…........READ THE FOLLWING AND DO NOT ENTER IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO ABIDE BY THIS CONDITION. IMPORTANT NOTE: TO PROTECT THE AUTHORS OF THESE IMAGES PLEASE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING:* / . / (THE AUTHORS OF THESE IMAGES HAVE GRANTED THEIR APPROVAL FOR DIGITAL MANIPULATIONS OF THEIR IMAGES SOLELY FOR THIS CHALLENGE ALONE. _SAMPLES OF YOUR WORK MUST BE FOR THIS PURPOSE ONLY AND ANY WORK YOU DO ON THEIR IMAGES MUST ONLY BE FOR THIS CHALLENGE AS SAMPLES AND NOT TO BE USED OR EMPLOYED, PUBLISHED, DISPLAYED ANYWHERE ELSE APART FROM THIS JOURNAL ENTRY. / IF YOU ARE SELCTED FOR THE FINAL IMAGE A FORMAL AGREEMENT WILL BE DRAWN UP TO EMBRACE SHARED IMAGE COPYRIGHT AND CREDITS. / ‘fallen angel’ courtesy of Missy Miss / / / Over the next day or so i will post some more up. I have permission from the photographers to offer their images up for this project, they are also very excited to see what you can do with them. ............go for it. !! / take out the aparatus and background and turn them into amazing Arc Angels would be cool….. i like mist and mystical, rich tones and intensity. THE MORE CAPTIVATING THE BETTER. COVER IMAGE BABY!!! / #3by me#4by me. CHECK THIS OUT GUYS* i have been given permission to post this bubble up…... Aloramyst wrote you a BubbleMail about 3 hours ago: Alateia, I would like to offer up my entire Redbubble portfolio which contains over 1500 pieces of artwork for collaborations for digital artists for your Digital Artist’s Front Cover Challenge. They may manipulate any of the images to be a part of this challenge only. I have an abundance of artwork ranging from magical, fractal, nature shots an more. I would luv to see what others can do with them in combination with your provided models. Here is a link to my portfolio if you’re interested in making it available to others. I THINK THATS A WONDERFUL IDEA, HAVE A LOOK THROUGH HER COLLECTION… SOME AMAZING ZTUFF…......ooooo this is getting FUN!! TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT THE COLLECTION / the password is … crusifix

• Featured Work in The Art Of 3D Group!!!
  by Danilo Lejardi

  Just came back from my educational work , opened Redbubble and… Wow! I had been notified that “Living Here” was featured in The Art Of …

  Just came back from my educational work , opened Redbubble and… Wow! I had been notified that “Living Here” was featured in The Art Of 3D Group. It´s a very strange and comfortable feeling at the same time… it´s like when you come home and you can feel everybody is sending you their best vibrations. Yes, definitvely, it´s like being at home. Thanks to you all hosts and members. You´ve lighten up my day.

• Tagging your work
  by Mel Brackstone

  I’ve just gone through trying to find links to all the cards I bought, and that’s when I r…

  I’ve just gone through trying to find links to all the cards I bought, and that’s when I realised how important your tags are. Finding an artist by name is fine, if you know their name, but finding an artwork by title doesn’t work with the search facility unless the relevant title words are added to the tags. I must admit I found this out a couple of weeks ago, and have been adding title to tags since then, but I’m going to do it for the rest too, because the time it took me to find all those cards again was just enough to start making me tear my hair out! So please please please people…..tag your work!!!

• Lately in my life.
  by Mathew Reed

  Lately I’ve been extremely busy with my art making practices as the end of my Advanced Diploma approaches it’s close. I admit I have not …

  Lately I’ve been extremely busy with my art making practices as the end of my Advanced Diploma approaches it’s close. I admit I have not been as active on here as much as I would have liked. Not posting works regularly, neglecting my group, not replying to the wonderful feedback I have recieved. Well firstly I would like tp say thanks to all those who have left comments on my work (especially after I was featured on the homepage recently), I always appreciate them deeply and they help me carry on. And secondly, once my diploma is complete I will be doing a mass upload of all the works I have completed this semester so you can have a chance to see what I have been up to all this time. So hopefully I will survive the next few weeks and see you all on the otherside! / Mathew

• Featured Work
  by ruxique

  Thank you so much to the Agent Provocateur – T-Shirts With Messages group for featuring my London Calling design: !http://www.cr…

  Thank you so much to the Agent Provocateur – T-Shirts With Messages group for featuring my London Calling design: and also to Green! group for featuring my Green World:

• Featured work as well as Featured Artist!!
  by Rosie Appleton

  Thanks to all who voted for my work “Prayer” !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:s…

  Thanks to all who voted for my work “Prayer” in the Art of the Middle East Religion Challenge… my work came 2nd and congratulations to Morsen Bayramnejad’s whose work “Worship” came 1st, well done to all entrants

• SANCHEZ WORK AT THE ARTWHINO EXPO.
  by SANCHEZISDEAD

  Just to share my friends that a few days ago on november the 14th was the opening party for the ARTWHINO STENCIL ART expo and im not an s…

  Just to share my friends that a few days ago on november the 14th was the opening party for the ARTWHINO STENCIL ART expo and im not an stencil artist but 5 of my pieces are on the expo until december 6th, so im happy that many people can take a look to my work and to share with a lot of talented people so here is a link of the facebook group in case you want to check it out and if you are around the area please take a look! / cheeerriooo! SANCHEZ http://papermonster.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/stencil-group-show-art-whino-gallery-opening-photos/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13781683603

• My Art Featured ~ 14 November 2008
  by Karön Melillo d'Vega

  “The C…

  The Cowboy / Featured in the group Rustic Thank you so very much Rustic group / Host Mark Ingram and Co-Host Samantha Cole-Surjan Diamond Lake Montana Series / Featured in the group Forests Thank you very much Forests group Host Sharon Anne Mau I am so thrilled about these features. Thank you so much !! Karon

• New Work-The LongNeck Sisters-Who looks inside, awakens.
  by Heather Brown Truman

  So this is my newest completed work. (see my profile page, it’s called the LongNeck Sisters, first images in the box to the right, or jus…

  So this is my newest completed work. (see my profile page, it’s called the LongNeck Sisters, first images in the box to the right, or just go to my blog at http://www.badkittyartstudio.wordpress.com to see more pictures) I have new people in my world, introducing the LongNeck Sisters. They have gone to the hill top, dressed in their robes of Autumn Song. They are watching the stars appear on a cloudless night. A patchwork blue sky that rolls and moves giving up only glimpses of the velvet veil. They are watching the future happen today. They are the gate keepers of history. They are on the hill top to observe the unfolding, the awakening. Dawn does not come for them, they live for the night and her mystery. Stars are their tea leaves and they divine the spiritual path, the awakening of souls into existence. That’s all I have so far. It seems that my work is revolving around building textural worlds, not just a painting anymore, they are stories and adventures I am not having in reality. I think they are more a documentary of one woman’s creative insanity explored…while I hold myself together through this cleaning ritual…Oy! I am feeling the buzz of creative depth returning to my thinking, my absorption rates are much higher, so my return out put is at a higher level overall. I have not managed to squeeze out any more time for the studio with my day job and all, but the time I am spending is of a better quality emotionally. I therefore feel more rewarded and want to come back sooner and do it some more. That’s good. I don’t want to create just because I can, just because I can turn my brain off and go auto pilot and still turn out stuff people like and want to buy…dose not mean I should do that all the time. yes art is a product, but I want my product to be meaningful if only to me while I create it, and that truth isn’t always pretty artwork. It’s nice when it happens, like this painting. It’s really pretty. The robes are rich and deep in color, I went out and gathered leaves of the maple trees around here, and tried to mach it…it’s the most drop dead kick you in the head wonderful burning color. I wanted them to be dressed in the colors of autumn, for real. The blues are extremely clear and sparkly. The heavy brush stroke is great when these paintings dry, because the paint acts like a reflective spark as light moves across it. So, it looks great just standing or sitting looking at it. As you get up and move around the patches of color will reflect the light and sparkle, twinkle and they take on a life like quality. It all depends on the light and angle at that moment. It will aways look different, and I like that…symbolically…it’s not captured thought it’s a living expression. I hope this post finds everyone fit and fine. I am doing well…it’s been 14 days and no smoking. I want to pull all my own hair out most of the time, but it’s getting better. It’s amazing how much extra time I now have…all the more time to work and wash dishes..woo-hoo. Blech. I have almost finished the new Monster Suit painting…it’s really fun and I am doing final details now…so I may be able to post that one before weeks end too. Neat-O! I will be painting more monsters, they appeal to the real inner me right now. Grrr! Have a great day one and all, Heather Buy some art today, Support living artists http://www.badkittyartstudio.com PS. the new painting above isn’t on my web site yet, which I have restrained myself long enough from saying is having a kick ass fine art blow out sale…ahem..so if you’d like to buy this new work…just drop me an email and I’ll hook you up. It’s all good. It’s just art baby!

• An update
  by Raven5

  Well it has been an interesting 4-5 weeks! I have had the break-up of a 6 yr relationship, an exhibition, the loss of my Paris exhibit…

  Well it has been an interesting 4-5 weeks! I have had the break-up of a 6 yr relationship, an exhibition, the loss of my Paris exhibition and trip in March 2009 due to the break-up and a partnership break-up at work too! The up side, is that I am now ready to put all this to canvas…. and I am already working on some interesting (and totally different) pieces. The exhibition is going well, finishes this week (Sunday 23rd) and I have now had confirmed from both the Paris Gallery and my Paris Apartment that they are prepared to “move” everything forward to a new date! The gallery has an available space in September 2009; still need to confirm the details and dates, and the apartment owner has been most gracious and has offered to re-let the apartment for March 2009 and “hold” for me September and October 2009 for the time being, until I can settle on dates/times etc. Everyone has been just so supportive and it goes without saying that this support has come from many of you @ Red Bubble – Thank you to all! I will keep everyone updated as things progesss but for now, thank you and talk soon! Raven PS: should have some new work rever soon too!

• Say "NO!" to the Orphan Works Act
  by bchrisdesigns

  I found out about this ludicrous proposed law on Red Bubble...

  I found out about this ludicrous proposed law on Red Bubble and wanted to let everyone else know what they can do about it! If you have not heard about the Orphan Works Act, then you should research it and speak out before it is too late (especially if you are an artist, writer, and/or musician)! No, this Act is not about displaced children or found animals. It revolves around works of art (including fine art, photography, writing, music, etc.) that are not registered with newly proposed agencies. ANY work not registered would be considered in the public domain. This is a dangerous concept and just goes to show how greedy and capitalistic our society, government, and big businesses have become. According to GoPetition.com: “If the Orphan Works legislation passes, you and I and all creatives will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to everything we’ve created over the past 34 years, unless we register it with the new, untested and privately run (by the friends and cronies of the U.S. government) registries. Even then, there is no guarantee that someone wishing to steal your personal creations won’t successfully call your work an orphan work, and then legally use it for free. In short, if Congress passes this law, YOU WILL LOSE THE RIGHT TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR OWN CREATIONS!” We would be forced into a world where big business can bully us and use whatever they wanted and not be penalized for it. And, this law not only affects artists, writers, and musicians. It also affect the everyday consumer! If you are planning to get your the photographs of your cousin’s wedding developed at a Wal-Mart or other big box retailer, then you better be prepared to get every image copyrighted or you may just end up seeing them on Wal-Mart’s billboards! Gone would be the days of having rights the minute you create something. Now, if you don’t pay to protect it, then it is like no one created the image and it is up for grabs! Who wants to live in this kind of world other than greedy politicians and businesses? And, it does not surprise me that this has all happened under the Bush administration. Who were the idiots that voted for him and thought he would do us some good? Well, seems like the joke’s on YOU! In an April 10th article in Animation World Magazine, award-winning animation producer/director and speaker, Mark Simon, writes: “It is currently against international law to coerce people to register their work for copyright because there are so many inherent problems with it. But because big business can push through laws in the United States, our country is about to break with the rest of the world, again, and take your rights away. With the tens of millions of photos and pieces of artwork created each year, the bounty for forcing everyone to pay a registration fee would be enormous. We lose our rights and our creations, and someone else makes money at our expense. This includes every sketch, painting, photo, sculpture, drawing, video, song and every other type of creative endeavor. All of it is at risk! If the Orphan Works legislation passes, you and I and all creatives will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to everything we’ve created over the past 34 years, unless we register it with the new, untested and privately run (by the friends and cronies of the U.S. government) registries. Even then, there is no guarantee that someone wishing to steal your personal creations won’t successfully call your work an orphan work, and then legally use it for free.” So, what can you do about it? Well educate yourself on the issues, write to your congress men and women, and sign as many petitions as your can. To get your started, check out this petition, which I have already signed: Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act on GoPetition.com Also, be sure to check out these resources for more information: Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act on GoPetition.com Mark Simon’s Mind Your Business: You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own Art IPA Orphan Works Resource Page for Artists U.S. Copyright’s Office Orphan Works Page ASMP’s Update on the 2008 Orphan Works Act You can also find more information about the Orphan Works Act on Red Bubble: Helen Bascom’s Protect Your Copyright – URGENT ACTION REQUIRED Erin Jay’s Something every artist should know about! Crockpot’s The Orphan Works Act of 2008 ~ RELEASE WanderingAuthor’s Writers’ Concerns bchrisdesigns’ Say ‘NO!’ to the Orphan Works Act The Red Bubble forum dedicated to this discussion Say No to Orphan Works Thread @ Burst Anime and Manga Mike Cressy’s IMPORTANT! READ AND ACT NOW!!!

• Two featured works ~!!!!
  by salsbells69

  Proud as punch!..two works have featured in separate Groups over the last three days! Wow..very excited and proud. ‘Kasey Renee II…

  Proud as punch!..two works have featured in separate Groups over the last three days! Wow..very excited and proud. ‘Kasey Renee II’ features in Baby Love and ‘Untitled’ in Rocks and Bones ! How cool~! Thanks :D

• Here is a chance to display and sell your work in a art market
  by Rosina Lamberti

  Melbourne & Victoria group challenge For …

  Melbourne & Victoria group challenge For those that live around Melbourne,Australia Here is a chance to display and sell your work in a art market The Challenge Rosina Lamberti has scored us a free market stall at the 9” x 5” Quality Makers Market in 14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe on Sunday December 14th (hello Christmas shoppers) Melways Map 31 Reference F7 9″ x 5″ Quality Makers Market showcases premium quality arts and crafts available for purchase held every second Sunday of the month. Please contact Rosina Lamberti for more information. have fun / rosina

• Karin's Weekly~ISSUE 6~
  by Karin Taylor

  Hello everyone in the Land of Bubbles I’m a little bit late this week with the news bloggy thingo, so it’s 9 days stuffed into 7 *t…

  Hello everyone in the Land of Bubbles I’m a little bit late this week with the news bloggy thingo, so it’s 9 days stuffed into 7 tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Anyways, your bubbly friend is now back, after a self-imposed absence, having at first lost her buoyancy, some more bubbles have now taken up residence and I am in floating mode once again… Thank you so much for your kindness and understanding while i was away, it was a tough time. I am reporting in on sales, features and other news. Feels a bit tacky doing this, but what the heck… The week started off slow and ended with a real bang, selling 19 cards in the last two days!! The first card buyer was iAN Derrick a wonderful writer and character from the Tweed…hailing from the area I grew up in…thank you so much mate!! Not only has iAN purchased some cards, but he has written a terrific story sparked by my father’s (Clarkie) antics… it’s a ‘must read’ short story called Understanding Harry Do have a read of it, it’s terrific! (iAN bought 4 cards of Stargazer in one hit! and he’s using them as Xmas cards!!!) / What a wonderful idea iAN! The second card buyer i would like to thank profusely is the lovely Karen Anderson who plans to frame some of the 15 cards she bought from me in one go her children’s rooms!! Karen is currently living in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia but her home base is Brisbane i believe. And a great big thank you and hug from me to thank the lovely lovely artist Janis Zroback who has done me the honour of purchasing a card of Sailor Girl As well I have big thank you’s to send to venexian who today purchased a long sleeved tshirt of Chinese Fan Doll and thank yous also go out to the two mystery buyers who have purchased Iliki Spirit of Aloha Tshirt and Little Rainbow TShirt Party Girl Sky X4 sales / Sea Poppy X2 sales / Minstral Fairy X2 sales / Tattoo X1 sale / Lotus Love X2 sales / Mi & Yuu X2 sales / Stargazer X6 sales / Sailor Girl X1 sale / / Pelican Love featured in the BRAND NEW Pelican Group / Stargazer featured in Art & Stories Made for Children I am excited to say that a Press Release will appear in a local monthly publication for our town, very exciting stuff indeedy :D It’s all about winning a place to hang Madonna & Child with the Mum=Mum2 winners at the Manly Art Festival in Sydney which starts tomorrow!!!!! My art will be on display at the Chill Cafe opposite Manly Art Gallery for the month of September! Exhibition opens tomorrow!! Also, you may have noticed I am stamping your work left, right and centre with some new affirmations, rather than giving my usual comments…i hope you like them and don’t mind. They save me some time and energy, and put a bit of snazziness into my beat, which has been missing a little lately. As energy returns, i’ll probably add more words to accompany the stamps :D Thx for your understanding …... ...and finally a HUGE thanx to the very kind people that helped me out so much over the past week, i think you’ll know who you are….i give you my biggest STAR stamp of all, for your love and concern, advice and warm wishes has meant more to me than words could ever express. In addition to my other sales, and because Enpassant feels it’s worthwhile to mention, i also sold a tee over on zazzle of Teapot TShirt / /

• APPRECIATION TO RED BUBBLE..
  by linaji

  I REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE A SITE THAT WAS EASIER TO GIVE A .COM ADDRESS TO ..TO CLIENT AND POTENTIAL CLIENTS.. HERE IS THE ANSWER... / ...

  I REALLY NEEDED TO HAVE A SITE THAT WAS EASIER TO GIVE A .COM ADDRESS TO ..TO CLIENT AND POTENTIAL CLIENTS.. HERE IS THE ANSWER... MY SITE..LINAJI THROUGH RED BUBBLE.. / EASY AS PIE.. / THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I JOINED RED BUBBLE IN THE FIRST PLACE.. / ON DAY I JUST LOOKED AND SAW THE SIMPLICITY..NOW I HAVE A LIFE THAT I NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE AND FRIENDS LIKE YOU THAT THRILL ME AND FILL ME UP EVERY DAY.! THERE ARE BUGS.. SUCH AS I CANNOT GET THE GALLERYS TO SET UP THE ORDER IN WHICH I PUT MY PHOTOS/PICTURES.. BUT I MAILED THEM AND WILL START A FORUM LATER TODAY. I WILL HELP ANY OF YOU SIFT THROUGH IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.. LOVE LOVE AND MORE LOVE….LINAJI

• Hack: RedBubble art list exporter for Microsoft Windows
  by Dave Pearson

  Ever since I wrote getrbart I’ve been toyi…

  Ever since I wrote getrbart I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a variation on that theme that might be useful to people who aren’t in the habit of getting “down and dirty” on their Windows machines, people who prefer not to install software they don’t know about and who don’t fancy running command line scripts. Last week I finally cracked and started work on something: This is a very early release of the software, it doesn’t do a whole lot of stuff. Things it does do: Lets you download a list of all your public art on RedBubble. Lets you save the list and load it again later. Lets you download it again (dur!) Lets you export the list as a comma-separated values file. Lets you export the list as a tab-separated values file. Lets you export the list as a MediaRSS file. Lets you export the list as a set of HTML files, which might be useful for including in your own website (if you have one). Please note that this is a very early release of the tool. I’m making it available to people who are feeling adventurous (or foolish, depending on how you want to look at it) and who won’t mind reporting problems or giving suggestions. I can’t promise that it’ll do everything you want, but I can promise that it’ll be free to download, free to use and will always be free to use. If you fancy having a play head over here and have a read and, if you like what you see, download, install and have a play. For the programmers out there: the source code can be found over on github. PS: Yes, I know the application icon sucks in a big way. I’m a developer, not a designer. :P Version Details: v1.8.0.0 — Released 2008-10-14 / v1.7.0.0 — Released 2008-10-12 / v1.6.0.0 — Released 2008-09-21 / v1.5.0.0 — Released 2008-05-21 / v1.4.0.0 — Released 2008-05-16 / v1.3.0.0 — Released 2008-05-16 / v1.2.0.0 — Released 2008-05-15 / v1.1.0.0 — Released 2008-05-14

• The Sunday Times publishing MY art???
  by Keegan Wong

  Oh. My. Gawd. It’s a monday evening. I drove home from Uni, threw my bag somewhere near my study desk, and collapsed onto bed. But som…

  Oh. My. Gawd. It’s a monday evening. I drove home from Uni, threw my bag somewhere near my study desk, and collapsed onto bed. But something made me get up from that ‘comfort place’ of mine and so I hopped onto RB. And guess what I saw… This was the copy which was sent to my bubblemail: Keegan The Sunday Times is wanting to do an article on RedBubble and is wanting to use your image “Taking Love to New Heights” to illustrate it. Are you happy for you image to be used in this way. You would receive full acknowledgement of course. Kind regards Martin I am gobsmacked. Throw me out the window or not…I don’t know whether this is a good or bad thing. So The Sunday TImes wants to feature RB artists…why choose my work over so many other great pieces of art which I see on a daily basis? To be honest, I’ve never received such an honour before for my photographs. But one thing’s for sure though, it certainly made Keegan’s day to know that my art is reaching many people out there whom I don’t even know. So for that…I would just like to say thank you to all my viewers, and of course, to Red Bubble. For everything.

• What's people's favourite work (of their own?)
  by Melinda Kerr

  I just lashed out and bought myself a mounted print from my own folio. So I got to choose from all my pieces which was fun but hard. / Wha…

  I just lashed out and bought myself a mounted print from my own folio. So I got to choose from all my pieces which was fun but hard. / What makes it so funny is the piece I chose has only been favourited once and only ever received one comment in 2 months (from the lovely Jess Tremp). / Which makes me think Jess & I must be the only people in the entire world who like it :) Poor Jess fancy being stuck in a life boat with only me:) / It got me thinking. If you could only choose one shot as your favourite from your entire folio-firstly could you do it and secondly – is it the most popular with everyone else or just with you? (and of course Jess Tremp)... / My favourite I chose was this by the way.

• How do your best photographs or artworks happen?
  by alexkess

  How do you create your best work. Do you plan and think about what you want to achieve, do you previsualise the end result in your mind b…

  How do you create your best work. Do you plan and think about what you want to achieve, do you previsualise the end result in your mind before you even start, do you let your environment inspire you and make the decision on the spot. Do you tune out and go into a diffrent place to get inspiration. Does your art or photography just happen. I am normally going out with a very general idea and then let the environment inspire me. My best work or best shots happen when I stop thinking and start being. This may sound extremely cheesy but it is like the camera dissapears and there is just me and the subject left. When do you create your best work?