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• I Want to Purchase Your Artwork!
  by Aloramyst

  As some of you know I currently have a “Call for Art” out on the net for interested artists. More information about it is located here..

  As some of you know I currently have a “Call for Art” out on the net for interested artists. More information about it is located here When talking with some artists, they felt the cost to ship their works to be in the show was too much for them, and also being that they live in other countries, attendance would not be something they would be able to do. So here is a solution that I have come up with. I will purchase your artwork off of Redbubble to be in the show. After the show, I will keep it for my personal collection to do with what I please with your permission of course. This will provide an opportunity for artists that have never had their work shown before a wonderful opportunity, as well as gaining international recognition for those who havent had a show in another country. If this is of interest to you, please place a link below of your pieces of artwork to be considered. The particulars about the show are in the link provided above. Please be sure to be in theme with the show. I look forward to purchasing some new works and also sharing your talent with others. : ) / ___________ / Please note this offer is now closed! Thank you to all whom have submitted for consideration! : )

• Who's the Artist?
  by RedBubble

  Standing, looking at an artwork in a gallery recently I found myself asking, who is the artist? At one level the answer is obvious – the …

  Standing, looking at an artwork in a gallery recently I found myself asking, who is the artist? At one level the answer is obvious – the person who created the object. But the tricky bit is they may or may not be the person/s who decided it was art. A recent exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia of Aboriginal art is a case in point. The early objects on exhibit became “art” when a curator determined they were. Before that they were objects the community created to give meaning to their lives. There were no artists just the people making the works. And, I will confess here, I find the idea of being an artist a little bit diminishing. It is possible to be a lawyer because other people aren’t one (I know at least that I am not a lawyer). But if I decide I am an artist does that mean I wasn’t one before or that you aren’t one? The truth is we are all artists or at least have the potential be. And so being an artist is really little different than being human. At least if we allow ourselves to be fully human. And whether the things we make are considered to be “art” or not, I guess we will have to leave that to the critics. Martin (aka Pilgrim)

• Selling Art Through Galleries- My Advice
  by Jo O'Brien

  I recently received an email from a fellow RedBubbler and thought I should share my response… DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion an…

  I recently received an email from a fellow RedBubbler and thought I should share my response… DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion and advice so don’t take my word as gospel! ____________ Hi Jo, I ‘discovered ’ you on Red Bubble and love your work.. You mentioned you work for a gallery that takes work on consignment. I’m interested in getting some of my work into galleries but don’t know how to. My stuff is here… http://www.redbubble.com/URL So just wondering if you have some advice?? Cheers & thanks, ____________ Hey M First thing is you will notice that the footer of this email has all my phone numbers- please do not hesitate to call me and we can have a proper conversation about this. I have a lot of artists ask me about this and am only happy to help out. I have found that the best way to get your stuff into galleries is to do what you have just done- send an email with a link to your work. Your webiste is basically your CV in the art world – it doesn’t have to be flashy (and redbubble is totally appropriate) but having work that loads quickly is important. You will be lucky if a gallery spends more than 1-2 minutes looking at your site. The other thing you can do is to print out samples of 5-8 images of your work, a biography or artist’s statement and any quirky info that could be used to market you. Put this together into a CV or folio and make several copies. Then you do the door knock thing. If you take this option be aware of a few things- Gallery staff at some places (certainly not us though) can be quite snobby to artists who come off the street and try to sell their wares. I suggest being pleasant but do not try to take up too much of their time. I’m more receptive to a “here’s a copy of my folio, here’s my contact details, i’d love to have a chat some time but obviously now isn’t the best time for you- maybe give me a call if you’re interested?” than a lengthy rehearsed sales pitch. Each gallery will have a slightly different way of doing things. Some will ask for a tax invoice when you bring in art and they will just pay you when it sells. Other will ask for an invoice only once something has sold and they may or may not request a consignment note when you deliver your art. Other places do 90% of the paperwork for you but these are rare. We keep a running file of what work you bring in and if anything gets returned to you because it wasn’t selling. Then if something sells we call or email you the same While I’m on this I should mention that some galleries will not deal with you unless you have an ABN. GST normally doesn’t make a difference but I have heard of a couple of fussy places who have insisted on dealing with GST inclusive artists only- go figure? The other thing that changes between galleries is the mark up of your work. In some of the artist run galleries you can get a 30/70 split of the sale (with the artist being better off). Other places will rip you off majorly and mark up your work by more than 100% and therefore will get more money than you do when it sells. Don’t let people bargain with you for your cut and THEN try to add 10% on for GST- insist on bargaining on the final price inclusive of GST. I make this bargaining process sound difficult but the truth is most places have a policy about how they split things and you either take it or leave it- my advice is more to show you the difference between money grabbing and artist appreciating! Which brings me to my next point- look at the attitude of the gallery. Some places are really picky about what you give them to sell which can mean that they either have no idea OR it could mean that they know their clientelle really well. You just have to be good at reading people to wrok that one out. The places that I would steer clear of are the ones who don’t seem to fussed by what you give them or don’t really care about having a biography or any information about you. They should be interested is selling ‘you’ as a product as well as your stuff. You have to balance out the financial side of things with the personal side. At our galleries we go 50/50 on sales which is considered a bit high. The upside however is that you get a mini cheering squad who will rave about your amazing talents to anyone who glances at your work sideways. We don’t have artists complaining about the higher mark up because we make up for it in branding and promotion you. This is a call each artist has to make for themself. If you’re stuff is considered sellable (which is decided on a case by case basis) we will give it a decent chance of selling- normally I put new stuff on display straight away or in the shop window. Then we see hwat the reaction is. Sometimes we find out very quickly that there is no interest, or everyone loves the image but thinks it is too small, or red, or badly framed or whatever. We aim to have open lines of communcation with our artists so that they don’t keep sending us stuff that no one wants! But in the end if after 4-6 weeks things are not going so well I send things back and invite the artist to try again if they begin experiementing with a different syle or medium. I certainly invite you and any other RedBubble artists to contact me about selling work through our galleries. We are always very keen to see what people have got to offer. Jo O’Brien Work: +61 3 9349 4333 (Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday) Work: +61 3 9827 3338 (Monday)

• Running Sheet for Exhibitions
  by Stephen Mitchell

  Looking for a ‘check list’ or ‘running sheet’ for your next exhibition? Thanks to the power of google.com, and a spare hour on a Saturd…

  Looking for a ‘check list’ or ‘running sheet’ for your next exhibition? Thanks to the power of google.com, and a spare hour on a Saturday afternoon of sporadic rain, I found a few PDF’s that should help you: Events Management Check List ... I really like this one! It’s comprehensive, has tick-boxes, and could easily be modified to suit any type of event. Running, Promoting and Organsing your Event / ... Page 1 to 17 have great information on setting up and ensuring your t’s are crossed and i’s are dotted. Page 18 to 20 are the pages you want to print! Club/Association Management Program / ... This is a most extensive booklet (36 pages) outlining EVERYTHING about exhibition running. Whilst it is aimed at sport clubs, the information is easily transferable to anyone’s exhibition. Page 19 says … / ” It is essential that an event has an evaluation process that is more than simply monitoring the planning and implementation. Evaluation should be carried out through the life of the event as well as at the end. Information recorded from monitoring provides a record and can be kept as a historical record for events that are held regularly. Criteria for success, and methods for measuring those criteria, need to be set when the event is first planned. Measures depend on the important questions to be answered. Questions may have to do with attendances, quality of staff, revenue, public opinion and press coverage. Methods for obtaining the information needed to answer the questions might include statistics for attendance, questionnaires from participants and spectators, and financial records. “ Survival Guide to Event Management / ... Another long-winded yet comprehensive (56 page) PDF that has a lot of useful information. Visit these pages for the details you really want: 9, 16, 24, 27, 32, 36-37. But you MUST read every other page in conjunction to get an overall and complete view of how to run your exhibition properly and successfully! Submission form for Major Events / Activities in Adelaide / ... Maybe your exhibition is SOOOO BIG that you need to fill this in. Event Guidelines / ... This could easily have been ripped off from any one of the suggested PDF’s above, but it still has some interesting information. You’ll want pages 21 to 24.

• Red Bubble to Zazzle conversion list
  by Cimmerrian

  Ok here begins the list of RedBubble Members on Zazzle, been working on the layout and settled on this ( for now ). They aren’t in any s…

  Ok here begins the list of RedBubble Members on Zazzle, been working on the layout and settled on this ( for now ). They aren’t in any special order , though once I’m done , I will try and alphabetize it for easier searching . It’s a work in progress , so check back often ! ~Steve Hahpistuff Zazzle Gallery here Rajee Zazzle Gallery here KarinTaylor Zazzle Gallery here Vestque Zazzle Gallery here Midori Furze Zazzle Gallery here Gypsycaster Zazzle Gallery here Frozenfa Zazzle Gallery here Dimarie Zazzle Gallery here and here Pinkyjain Zazzle Gallery here Yanmos Zazzle Gallery here Rdwnggrl Zazzle Gallery here KirstenEdwards Zazzle Gallery here Jo Hoden Zazzle Galler here Violet Zazzle Gallery here Jessie M Zazzle Gallery here Lowvincentyh Zazzle Gallery here Donna Grayson Zazzle Gallery here here and here Traceyanne Zazzle Gallery here KRW Designs Zazzle Gallery here Crockpot Zazzle Gallery here Harry Murray Zazzle Gallery here Hoffard Zazzle Gallery here DT Designs Zazzle Gallery here Mikoto Zazzle Gallery here Cheries Art Zazzle Gallery here Carrie Glenn Zazzle Gallery here Thick Black Outline Zazzle Gallery here Viodesign Zazzle Gallery here Marcya Zazzle Gallery here Ine Spee Zazzle Gallery here Steven Novak Zazzle Gallery here Frezart Zazzle Gallery here Nate Owens Zazzle Gallery here Richard Red Hawk Zazzle Gallery here Angi Baker Zazzle Gallery here Ronald Wigman Zazzle Gallery here Katkuzma Zazzle Gallery here Fatfatin Zazzle Gallery here Alejandro Silveira Zazzle Gallery here Irenemaria Zazzle Gallery here George Lenz Zazzle Gallery here Tom Godfrey Zazzle Gallery here Sarah Stallings Zazzle Gallery here and here FlashFox Zazzle Gallery here DragonBlood84 Zazzle Gallery here Heather Rivet Zazzle Gallery here Mizz J Zazzle Gallery here Periwinkle Zazzle Gallery here and here Scott Ruhs Zazzle Gallery here Jaybe Zazzle Gallery here Kim Magee Zazzle Gallery here Susan Bergstrom Zazzle Gallery here Simon Bowker Zazzle Gallery here Leslie Battjes Zazzle Gallery here Shanina Conway Zazzle Gallery here : Owlspook Zazzle Gallery here Fashionforlove Zazzle gallery here Tracy Bagnall Zazzle gallery here Teegs Zazzle gallery here Sena Zazzle Gallery here and here

• PHOTO SHOOT MELBOURNE & SYDNEY PHOTOGRAPHERS ALL WELCOME: JOIN THE MAILING LIST
  by Alateia

  I PRODUCE & DIRECT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR STILL CAPTURE / for Amateur & Professionals alike PRIVATE ENQUIRIES ALSO WELCOME / ”!http:/...

  I PRODUCE & DIRECT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES FOR STILL CAPTURE / for Amateur & Professionals alike PRIVATE ENQUIRIES ALSO WELCOME / / photo courtesy of MAREE TOOGOOD / / photo courtesy of Jodie Johnson If you are interested in attending any of the PHOTOGRAPHIC SESSIONS that i stage and stepping off the virtual platform for a shoot, meeting other bubblers, working with excellent models, picking up tips on the job, let me know! and i will add you to our mailing list and keep you in the loop. / _photo courtesy of KARLS I organise, models, drops & props, venues, equipment etc. for on location and studio shoots. So jump on the mailing and stay in the loop just email SHOOTER MELBOURNE or SHOOTER SYDNEY to / events@arthouseproductions.com.au Some of the sessions are by invitation only as location can restrict numbers so let me know what areas interest you ie, dance, portraiture, black and white, cityscape, sports, nudes, fashion, catwalk, landscape, storms, seascape, animals, babies, night , long exposure, photo journalsim, macro, etc. etc Look forward to seeing you at the next SHOOTERS GALLERY !!

• TUTORIAL: Tee Shirt Helpful Hints
  by Patricia Montgomery

  _I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share…

  I am certainly no expert at making tee shirts. I know there are others out there who are the real experts. So I’m just going to share a few helpful hints that came out of my struggles to get two tees designs on RB. Here’s what I did: -Opened Photoshop Elements (or any other image editing program) and set up a new empty page. -Set the dimensions to 2400 width x 3200 height with a transparent background. IMPORTANT NOTE: If the background is not transparent, it will not work! If you are one pixel off on the dimensions, it will not work! You cannot transpose the pixels either (NOT 3200 width x 2400 height) as it will not work! -Transferred (copied) an image to the blank/transparent background. -Added text to complete my design. -Saved image as a .png file. NOTE: Other file extensions (such as .jpg) will not work! It must be a .png file! -Uploaded to Redbubble with a default color and a default style. This will be the color and style (short-sleeve, long sleeve, etc.) you want to display on the page to showcase your design. NOTE: If you forget to choose the defaults, it will not work! Should I have a contest to see who can guess all the things I did wrong when I first tried to upload a tee shirt design? LOL! Don’t hesitate to let me know if you have problems or further questions. Have a blessed day! / Patricia OTHER TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Adding Buttons To Your Profile Page Making Links How to make a calendar Add Examples (card, laminated, matted, etc.) to your profile Add photos to your profile description Downsizing those example images on your profile page

• TUTORIAL: Adding Buttons To Your Profile Page
  by Patricia Montgomery

  *I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile...

  I recently had several requests for instructions on how to add buttons like the ones in my profile. Rather than send individual bubblemail messages, I’m posting it in my journal in case someone else would like to add buttons to their RB profile. BUTTON INSTRUCTIONS Tip: print out this page and put it beside the computer before you start. You can make your own buttons or you can use a site called ButtonGenerator. If you decide to use this site and not to pay for a membership, you will need to add a link back to the site. I made all of mine 125X26 to give you some idea of the size of the ones on my page. This size allowed 3 buttons side-by-side. Make all your buttons and then save them in a folder on your computer. Then you will need to upload each button to your RB image gallery and use the “Hide” feature so that no one sees them but you. Once you have them uploaded you will need to right-click on each one to get the url address html code in the properties box. Example: http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg Then go to “Edit Your Profile” to copy the image html code AND the tag html code – it will look like this (without the spaces): ! http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1407403-1-autumn-button.jpg ! : http://www.redbubble.com/people/patmonty/art/everything/tags/autumn [REMEMBER NO SPACES. I had to add spaces so you could see the html code. If I had not added spaces, the button would have appeared in the journal instead of the code.] The last word in the html code is the “tag” word. In the example above it is autumn. You will need to put one space between each set of button html code. If you have a lot of buttons the language is long and wraps around forever. But with one space between each button html code, the buttons will sit next to other and then wrap to the next line. Now you will need to add the tag word to each of your images that will correspond to the buttons. Happy Button Making! OTHER TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Making Links How to make a calendar Add photos to your profile description Add Examples (card, laminated, matted, etc.) to your profile Downsizing those example images on your profile page

• TUTORIAL: Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile
  by Patricia Montgomery

  _I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this s…

  I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. Click on “my bubble”. Click on “art” (on the 2nd row of links – not the top one). You should see “My Art” page – this is the page where you can edit your pics. Choose your photo and click on “Show Public View”. Click “Buy/Preview”. (Note: You won’t actually be buying, only previewing) Choose the card or frame of your choice. Make your mat or color selections, etc. When the image of your framed photo appears on the screen, right click on the photo. A pop-up box will appear. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. Next copy the URL address. Press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Open your profile or a bubblemail (or any other location in RB where you want your image to be visible). Press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should be similar to this example, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! NOTE: These will be full-size copies of the images. If you would like to have smaller images (see my profile for examples) that don’t take up so much room, see my other tutorial on how to resize the images. Have a blessed day! / Patricia OTHER TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Add Buttons To Your Profile Page Making Links How to make a calendar Add photos to your profile description How to downsize example photos on your profile page

• MIRROR MIRROR... FUN COMPETITION: BEST SELF PORTRAIT IN THE MIRROR
  by Alateia

  RULES ARE: Your Self Portrait must show the MIRROR, YOURSELF and the CAMERA and you must be a member of the SHOOTERS GALLERY TO BE AW…

  RULES ARE: Your Self Portrait must show the MIRROR, YOURSELF and the CAMERA and you must be a member of the SHOOTERS GALLERY TO BE AWARDED / PRIZE IS A $20 RED BUBBLE VOUCHER., ....(er hem, dont spend it all at once)! So post away!! Competition closes 30 JUNE winner announced 1st July. / here is an example. / HOW TO ADD THE IMAGE UP HERE??? / 1. Ok, so you have added it to your gallery, / 2. you go to the public view of it / 3. you right clik / 4. scroll down to properties / 6. copy that / 7. come here and paste it between two exclamation marks no spaces / and VOILA!!! i will c u, ... c-ing u !

• Selected Artwork to Hang in Manly Arts Festival 2008
  by Karin Taylor

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  / Madonna & Child Good news! My painting Madonna & Child has been selected to hang in the Manly Arts Festival during September. Madonna & Child was chosen along with 9 other artworks from a group of 53 entries The judging panel for the Mum=Mum2 Contest, comprised Angela van Boxtel – Creative Mums Founder & Director, Angela Cushway – Photographer and Director Angel Photography, Katie Brown – Writer ‘Mother Me’ and Karen Pini – Model and former Miss Australia. It’s the very first time I’ll have my work on display in the city, and I’m just so thrilled and excited about it! Just had to share my good news :D

• Creative Itch Gallery
  by RedBubble

  Now since this Creative itch challenge began I’m pretty sure none of you will have been able to get a wink of sleep while waiting for the…

  Now since this Creative itch challenge began I’m pretty sure none of you will have been able to get a wink of sleep while waiting for the first taste of the gallery, so, divided by categories and without further ado…. Star Wars / / / by Anne van Alkemade / / / by Kathleen Seven Wonders / by Miles Goodhew 80s Cartoons / by Helen Mclean / by Rawbun / by Mish Rogers / by June James (not quite a cartoon, but probably should have been) And these ones we weren’t entirely sure about, but if you let us know we’ll shift accordingly / / by Candy Candiloro / by Kobi Coppins / by Rivergirl / / by Tamar Dolev And this is Mr Grant Bissett’s which gets an appearance because it’s good, but he won’t win because he blatantly ignored the rules. A lesson to us all. / There is still time to add yourseves to the hallowed halls of creative Itch gallery fame, just head on over here and you can put yourselves in the running for AU$300. Etch on.

• 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

• MY FIRST EXHIBITIONS - SEVILLE , ISRAEL AND NEW YORK
  by J Velasco

  Hello everyone, I have reached an agreement with one of the most important galleries in Seville (Spain) in September to expose some of …

  Hello everyone, I have reached an agreement with one of the most important galleries in Seville (Spain) in September to expose some of my artworks. / At the same time I will be as guest artist in the Digital Print Art Gallery in Israel where I will begin selling limited series of my new artworks and a selection of my others designs. / And the most astonishing of all, is that “the Agora Gallery” in New York has an interest in making an exhibition of my work in 2009.I still need to discuss some issues with the gallery but I’m very excited. I take this opportunity to say thank to all the people that are supporting me with mails, comments, bookmarks and sales.I would like to be able to answer all of you but it is impossible for me.(my english and my time are very limited) / MANY thanks again!!!!!!! / Javier Velasco

• TUTORIAL: Add photos to your profile description
  by Patricia Montgomery

  I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this sc…

  I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. HOW TO ADD PHOTOS TO YOUR PROFILE DESCRIPTION (About Me) These instructions will also work to add a photo to a bubblemail or comment. Choose a photo you have in your profile. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. To copy the URL address, press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Open “edit your profile” (or any other location where you want your pic to be visible). Press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should look like this, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! I hope this is helpful. I would be remiss if I did not give credit to Sharon Henson as she is the one who was generous enough to share this information with me. Have a blessed day! / Patricia OTHER TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Making Links How to make a calendar Add Buttons To Your Profile Page Add Examples (card, laminated, matted, etc.) too your profile How to downsize example photos on your profile page

• Exhibiting in Paddington NSW
  by Paul Louis Villani

  Good morning to all beautiful bubblers around the world! I am exhibiting 14 B&W works (some never previously released) commencing this…

  Good morning to all beautiful bubblers around the world! I am exhibiting 14 B&W works (some never previously released) commencing this Wednesday 7th November and Finishing on Sunday 18th. / At The Global Gallery 5 Comber St. Paddington 2021 / There is a “Meet The Artist” day on Saturday November 17th from 2pm at the gallery, would love it if you could pop over for a chat and get to meet up face to face!! :D Now, this seems to be a busy time for artists and I’m aware of a couple of other Red Bubblers exhibitions happening around NSW and Victoria, so please be sure to support them by visiting their exhibitions!! Vansk Bodymechanic & This Friday in Melbourne at the Brunswick Street Gallery… Firedrake Good luck to Vansk, bodymechanic and Firedrake with their exhibitions!! / Peace and love! / PLV!

• I'm going to be away for a little while!!
  by Lisa Marie Robinson

  Don’t worry though, I will be back! =D I haven’t been on here much lately because I’ve been busy with my online shop. It’s taken me 7 …

  Don’t worry though, I will be back! =D I haven’t been on here much lately because I’ve been busy with my online shop. It’s taken me 7 weeks of burning the midnight oil but it is finally up and running. I haven’t got many pieces of work up for sale (2 I think it is) at the minute but I will be adding to it albeit slowly. Starting from tomorrow I will be disappearing for around a week. I have just been asked to provide Whitby Galleries here in the UK with another batch of 10 paintings! I previously sent them 10 in August and they said they would contact me when they had sold so that I could send them more. I was starting to lose faith as it had been almost 2 month….It’s amazing how much an email can make you smile!! =D So as you can imaging I’m going to be busy burning the midnight oil again this coming week to get these paintings done. I won’t be way completely, I’ll still be popping in from time to time but I won’t be able to leave any comment on any new work from you guys. It’ll be the same over at Zazzle. I’ll still be around and I’ll try to create a few new products. Fa, I will get a collage of my smaller paintings done soon, things seems to be getting in the way of other things at the minute. It will be done soon… I promise! I must admit I’m feeling a little swamped by the amount of work I have to do but I’ll get through it…. somehow! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s just a case of getting there!! Thank you everyone for your continued support! / ~hugz~

• Show me yours, and I'll show you mine!
  by Rhana Griffin

  Oh get your heads above your navels people! =)) This is an idea that I have stolen (with complete permission of course) from “Cathleen…

  Oh get your heads above your navels people! =)) This is an idea that I have stolen (with complete permission of course) from Cathleen Tarawhiti. It goes like this… You show me your favourite five images of mine, and I will go riffling through your drawers (like the complete stalker that I am) and post my favourite five images of yours. I promise I’ll try not to leave a mess at your place ;) Its a quid pro quo kinda thing but without Hannibal Lector… although I do have a nice Chianti in the fridge if anyone is interested ;) First in first served… I’m off to pick up my boys from school, back soon! PLEASE NOTE – anyone should feel free to play… except Paul Louis Villani because I love every single thing he posts and will find it impossible to choose five… I may end up having a brain embolism

• TUTORIAL: Making Links
  by Patricia Montgomery

  I have written this tutorial more for the new bubblers that have recently joined. But if you have been around the site for awhile and st…

  I have written this tutorial more for the new bubblers that have recently joined. But if you have been around the site for awhile and still haven’t yet attempted to put a link in your profile, image description, or bubblemail, this should help. FOR THE COMPUTER SAAVY: Put quotation marks around the words you want to be the link. Then type a colon. Copy and paste the url address for the page, image, etc. that you want to link to. No spaces anywhere in the code. BEGINNER STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: I would suggest printing these out to have next to the keyboard. It will be easier than switching back and forth to this screen. -Type the words you want to be the link: Bubblesite for Patricia -Put quotation marks around the words: “Bubblesite for Patricia” -Add a colon at the end: “Bubblesite for Patricia” : -Then add the url address for the page/photo you want to link to: http://patmonty.redbubble.com/ -It should look like this (without the space): “Bubblesite for Patricia”: http://patmonty.redbubble.com/ -I put a space after the colon so the html code would be visible in this journal. Take out the space and waa-laa! It becomes a link! Bubblesite for Patricia NOTE: In a bubblemail, it becomes a link after it is sent. In a comment, it becomes a link after the comment is added. In a journal or profile description, the clickable link is only seen in the public view. If you have problems or questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Patricia OTHER TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Add Buttons To Your Profile Page How to make a calendar Downsizing those example images on your profile page Adding Examples (Card, Laminated, Matted, etc) To Your Profile Add photos to your profile description

• In Melbourne this Friday, perchance?
  by Firedrake

  I returned from my Thai diving adventure, safe and sound except for the marine stings. / Next exciting adventure is my show at the Brunswi…

  I returned from my Thai diving adventure, safe and sound except for the marine stings. / Next exciting adventure is my show at the Brunswick Street Gallery in Fitzroy, this Friday (Nov 9th), the opening is 6-8pm. / Just around 18 pieces this time, some of which are still not finished (faaark) so I’m NOT allowed on RedBubble tonight (if anyone catches me commenting on work this evening…please Bubble Mail me and tell me to get back to painting!!). / It will be a collection of curious and strange beasts, and there are a few other shows by people in different rooms in the gallery…fun for all! If you’re in the area, come along. / Thanks! Kaitlin

• My Best Redbubble Articles, Suggestions and Tutorials
  by Stephen Mitchell

  You’ve probably gone through a few of my articles, but did you know I’ve been writing since the first day of membership upon Redbubble?...

  You’ve probably gone through a few of my articles, but did you know I’ve been writing since the first day of membership upon Redbubble? Feel free to read through my more-interesting and knowledge-filled articles, many that will help you travel the Redbubble path with ease and understanding. If you have any comments, questions, or further information, please comment on the respective article. MY JOURNAL Running Sheet for Exhibitions [26.April.2008] / Linking to Group Rules [ 12.Apr.2008 ] / My Own Private Bubble [ 10.Mar.2008 ] / Which Group Has My Art? [ 16.Feb.2008 ] / Making a Profit Because of Redbubble [ 31.Dec.2007 ] / Redbubble vs That Other Gallery [ 31.Dec.2007 ] / Linking Photographs [ 14.Dec.2007 ] / What Makes You Think Your Art is Good Enough? [ 15.Sep.2007 ] / RedBubble Breeds Winners [ 31.Aug.2007 ] / Idea for RB Administration [ 11.Aug.2007 ] / Advantage of Tagging your Uploads [ 01.Aug.2007 ] / Artist-Linkage and Size-Disclaimer [ 19.Jul.2007 ] / [!] Idea: Change Default to Least Expensive [ 17.Jul.2007 ] / Add This To Your Cart [ 16.Jun.2007 ] / Suggestion to RB Marketing and Code Teams [ 28.May.2007 ] MY WRITING Advantage of Choosing RedBubble / ASCII Characters in your RedBubble Journal / But Wait, There Is SO Much More / Consent for Photography Not Required in Australia / Coding your RedBubble Journal / DPI Determines Resolution, Not Quality / Tip for Answering Comments / DPI – Myth, Mania, or Massive? / DPI – Myth, Mania, or Massive? v.2 / Naming Your Art / Online Purchasing : Safe or Scary? ON FORUMS Tips and Tricks I’m always writing new articles about photography, entrepreneurialism, small-business, web-development, and about other stuff I find on the “WWW” . Expect something new, exciting and enlightening added here soon…

• TUTORIAL: Downsizing those "example images" on your profile page
  by Patricia Montgomery

  _I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this s…

  I recommend printing these instructions so that you have them handy for reference. It is easier than switching back and forth to this screen. Sometimes the examples of framed photos can take up quite a bit of room on our profile pages. Here’s how you can make them smaller to take up less room. SHORT VERSION: Save the framed image to your computer and re-size it in a photo editing program. Then upload the smaller version back to RB using the “hide” feature. Once uploaded then you can right-click on the image to get the URL address in order to post the smaller version on your profile page. That was a quick-and-easy version for the more computer saavy. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Below are more detailed instructions that explain how to add smaller examples (card, laminated, matted, etc.) to your profile. You can view my profile to see an example of the size I used. Click on “my bubble”. Click on “art” (on the 2nd row of links – not the top one). You should see “My Art” page – this is the page where you can edit your pics. Choose your photo and click on “Show Public View”. Click “Buy/Preview”. (Note: You won’t actually be buying, only previewing) Choose the frame of your choice, mat, color, etc. When the image of your framed photo appears on the screen, right click on the photo. A pop-up box will appear. Click on “Save Photo As”. Be sure to save as a jpeg (.jpg) file. A dialog box will appear. Choose a folder or location on your computer to save the framed pic. Remember where you save it. You are done with RedBubble for now. You can close your browser window or leave it open for later. Resize the Photo: You now will need to open the saved, framed image on your computer using a program such as Photoshop or Irfanview. You can use any software that will allow you to resize the image. For this example, I will use Irfanview. You can download this free software by going to www.irfanview.com If you are using another program, you will need to use the resize/resample feature. Open Irfanview. Open the framed image that you saved to your computer. Go to “Image” (top menu bar) – in the drop-down menu, choose “Resize/Resample” In the dialog box, you will need to change to a new size. For my own profile page, I chose approximately 175×141 pixels so that I could fit two images side-by-side. See my “profile page”: http://www.redbubble.com/people/patmonty/ for an example. These numbers are not set in stone. You may need to tweak the numbers to suit your own needs. Save your resized image in Irfanview, but be sure to remember where you have saved it. Close Irfanview and open RedBubble in your browser window. Add Smaller Image to Redbubble: Now you are going to upload the resized pic to RedBubble. IMPORTANT: Be sure to “Hide this work from others” When you upload, the resized image will be private and only can be viewed by you. Once uploaded, then right click on the private, resized image. A pop-up box will appear. Right click on the photo. In the pop-up box, click on “properties” (at the bottom of the list). The “Properties” box will pop up – highlight the address (URL) . {Click & drag will highlight the entire address} IMPORTANT: Be sure to highlight the entire address – only two lines will be visible, but if a third line of the address hidden, be sure you drag down to highlight all lines of the address. Next copy the URL address. Press Ctrl-C (press the control key and the “C” key at the same time). You won’t see anything happen on the screen, but that is fine. Click OK to close the “Properties” box. Go to “edit your profile”. Press Ctrl-V (press control key and the “V” key at the same time). You should see the URL address. Put an exclamation point ( ! ) in front of the URL address and another one at the end of the URL address. It should be similar to this example, but without the spaces: ! http://images-0.redbubble.com/img/art/cropped/size:xsmall/view:main/993259-1-yellowstone-in-winter.jpg ! Remember, NO SPACES before or after the exclamation point (!) – the beginning of the URL should look like this: !http:// The end of the URL address should look like this: winter.jpg! Now check the public view of your profile to see if the smaller-sized image appears. Now you can add the html code for your next image. Keep the html code for each image separated by one space. If you have problems or questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Have a blessed day, / Patricia OTHER TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA Adding Buttons To Your Profile Page Making Links How to make a calendar Add Examples (card, laminated, matted, etc.) to your profile Add photos to your profile description

• Exhibition in Sydney!
  by Kelsi Doscher

  Three of my photos will be in an exhibition at Gallery 285, opening on the 14th of October! The gallery displays emerging artist’s wor…

  Three of my photos will be in an exhibition at Gallery 285, opening on the 14th of October! The gallery displays emerging artist’s work, rotating work through on a monthly basis. I invite all Sydney-dwellers or Sydney visitors to come and have a look at everyone’s artwork, it is an inspiring space! Gallery 285 / 285 Liverpool St. / Darlinghurst, NSW Gallery hours: Mon – Fri 2 – 6pm and Weekends from midday – 6pm.

• New site
  by Sam Jackson

  ive made a new website for my work, its up on the net but doesn’t really have any text, therefore it is not completed yet, but the galler…

  ive made a new website for my work, its up on the net but doesn’t really have any text, therefore it is not completed yet, but the gallery page is, its here im excited to be able to finally show off all of my work to friends