Guidelines 

39 creative works found

• TUTORIAL: Add 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! UPDATE: Cool Text Graphics Generator is another good site for buttons. This tutorial was featured by the group, Tutorials on January 28, 2009. CLICK HERE FOR ALL 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 / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!

• Content Guidelines
  by RedBubble

  Recently we have had to contemplate what is acceptable art on RedBubble from a social perspective. The first point to make is that we are…

  Recently we have had to contemplate what is acceptable art on RedBubble from a social perspective. The first point to make is that we are not the government. Our governments and courts are there to protect freedom of expression. At RedBubble we believe they should do so vigorously. This does not mean RedBubble needs to be the home for all expression. We can defend the ideal while still having a narrower editorial focus at RedBubble. We have never allowed pornography, for example. So, what is acceptable? Two particular works have bought this issue into focus. They are: We have asked a wide cross section of the RedBubble community about these works and more generally about RedBubble’s content guidelines. On balance, and after much debate, we have decided on guidelines that will result in the removal of these works. Of particular concern to us is the conjunction of violent imagery with a national symbol held in reverence by many. The net result is not a political statement but a statement that demeans an entire nation. Such a statement is inflammatory and does not further rational discussion. The general statement is that we will not allow works that have malicious use of stereotypes intended to attack or demean a particular gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or nationality. It is possible to make genuine political or social points without stepping over this line. We don’t expect this policy to be welcomed by everybody. RedBubble supports free speech and everyone’s right to express unpopular views (or even popular views). But we also need to foster an environment where the debate can be rationally held without connotations of violence or the inciting of hate. We will leave these works up for the next little while so that the full community can be informed about the issue. You can find a full explanation of our content guidelines here.

• TUTORIAL: How to make a calendar
  by Patricia Montgomery

  This tutorial is mainly for the bubblers that are new to navigating the RB site. The calendars are quite easy to create. The most i…

  This tutorial is mainly for the bubblers that are new to navigating the RB site. The calendars are quite easy to create. The most important thing to remember is that all images must meet the following requirements. Even one pixel below these numbers and it won’t work. 2182 by 1906 pixels for the main pages / 3271 by 2874 pixels for the cover page Click on “my bubble” Click on “calendars” (in the 2nd row of menu items) Click on “Add a new calendar” (right-hand side of screen) Add a title and description (optional, but recommended) Add your cover image (When you click on the little down arrow, it will bring up a list of titles of all the images in your gallery, even the ones that may be “hidden” or “not for sale”.) Then just start adding images, one for each of the twelve months. If you aren’t quite finished but want to save it, use the “Hide” feature at the bottom of the page. Then you can make changes without anyone seeing it. When you are ready to publish, then change to “Allow Anyone to View This Work”. I hope this is helpful. If you run into problems or still have questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Have a blessed day! / Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL 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 / Adding emphasis to your text / Plus more tutorials!

• Group Guidelines
  by RedBubble

  There really are only three: 1) only add work which is directly relevant to each group / 2) don’t add too much work to any group in any…

  There really are only three: 1) only add work which is directly relevant to each group / 2) don’t add too much work to any group in any given day. One or two works per day per group maximum / 3) don’t get upset if the moderators remove your work from a group. See 1 above. Remember all the moderators are volunteers who are doing all of us a service so play nice with them or don’t play. Rule 2 is designed to benefit both the groups and the artist. For the groups it allows them to grow with diversity. For the artist their work is much more likely to be discovered/noticed if it is trickled in.

• Camera Exposure Compensation 101 - Guidelines Helpful Suggestions
  by Mary Campbell

  Camera Exposure Compensation 101 – Guidelines and Helpful Suggestions For those new to the world of DSRL and camera that allow you …

  Camera Exposure Compensation 101 – Guidelines and Helpful Suggestions For those new to the world of DSRL and camera that allow you to adjust the exposure here are a few guidelines to help you adjust the exposure for different subject colors: Color | Effect | Exposure No. of Stops to Change / Light colors / White (snow/sand) | 2 stops lighter than the meter | Overexpose by +2 Pink or white people, Yellow, Lime, Sky Blue, Lavender, Tan | One stop lighter than the meter | Overexpose by +1 Medium Colors / Red (Barn Red/Fire Engine Red), Royal Blue, Gold, Kelly Green, Orange Purple, Milk Chocolate | Same as the Meter setting don’t compensate. Dark colors / Maroon, Forest Green, Deep Purple, Burnt Orange, Dark Chocolate (Black People) | One stop darker than the meter | Underexpose by -1 Black | 2 stops darker than the meter | Underexpose by -2 Contrast (Dark to Light) – Spot meter between the lightest and the darkest shadow if it’s 4 stops between the lightest and darkest shadow elements in the scene then the suggestion is to wait for better light if you can but if you can’t then spot meter on the lightest portion and then Overexpose by +2 (*original source of guidelines came from: Outdoor Photography an Article by David Middleton (www.davidmiddletonphoto.com) Other Notes: / Meters on different camera can vary. if you use the guidelines above you might want to / Spot meter for Wildlife, flowers, people and animals (ignoring the background) Matrix meter (evaluative) if most of the scene is in the medium color tones like most landscapes, woods Only use center weight metering if you have an older or cheaper camera that doesn’t have all the modern metering modes. Use the settings above but best to bracket the shots by +/- .5 When bracketing a shot by +/- .5 remember that light and contrast can change the scene . If you want a good picture don’t loose your highlights. So compensate for them 1st. In digital camera, you can use the histogram feature on the camera to check contrast and highlights and the darkest areas. Then compensate according to the predominate readings on the histogram Snow: / Snow scenes try spot metering on the brightest part of the snow. At sunrise / sunset when the snow is reflecting pink light overexpose by only +1 to 1.5 stops. Just 10 to 15 minutes after sunrise when the contrast is the greatest the light turns white then compensate by overexposing by +2 stops. Backlit scenes – Sun in the picture: Try to take an overall meter reading, excluding the frame and then compensate according to the guidelines above, but bracket by +/- .5 to make sure you get a perfect exposure. This is some guidelines I found helpful when learning. I made a little chart and kept it in my camera bag incase I needed a reminder. Hope that helps all you newbies!

• Skyscapes Group
  by Cathleen Tarawhiti

  Kia ora, this group is for skyscapes *art that is predominantly sky, as opposed to land or se…

  Kia ora, this group is for skyscapes art that is predominantly sky, as opposed to land or sea. Majestic cloud-filled skys or stormy nights. Sunrises and sunsets. Art where the focus is the sky, not a building, smokestack or anything else unless there’s a fabulous sky behind it (and plain bright blue is not fabulous). / / Guidelines / / - up to two image uploads per day / - maximum of eight images per member for this group / - any questions, just ask. / / You can switch them around as you add to your portfolio. Directions - To join the group – go to ‘groups’ – click on ‘skyscapes’ – click on ‘join this group’. / - To add an image – go to edit your image, scroll down to ‘skyscapes’ (this is new), tick the box and save. You’re in – welcome!

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  by Anisha Aiyappa

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  when nature clashes with building sites

• Fabulous Flowers - Group Guidelines
  by Rhana Griffin

  Welcome to the Fabulous Flowers group! This is a group for anyone from photographers to traditional artists to digital creators who fi…

  Welcome to the Fabulous Flowers group! This is a group for anyone from photographers to traditional artists to digital creators who find beauty in the shape, form and colour of one of natures greatest gifts – the flower. Please upload a maximum of two shots a day only Please only post a total of ten photos per member only – feel free to add and delete works as you capture more fabulous images! Please have fun and enjoy yourselves If you have any questions please post a comment here. I’ve taken this from the Community page Group Guidelines There really are only three: 1) only add work which is directly relevant to each group 2) don’t add too much work to any group in any given day. 3) don’t get upset if the moderators remove your work from a group. See 1 above. Remember all the moderators are volunteers who are doing all of us a service so play nice with them or don’t play. Rule 2 is designed to benefit both the groups and the artist. For the groups it allows them to grow with diversity. For the artist their work is much more likely to be discovered/noticed if it is trickled in.

• Photography 101 - Group Guidelines
  by Craig Goldsmith

  Here are some simple guidelines on using the Photography 101 Group. 1. Play nice, in other words respect one another we are here to le…

  Here are some simple guidelines on using the Photography 101 Group. 1. Play nice, in other words respect one another we are here to learn and share, not to fight. 2. Please submit a maximum of three images a day to this group. 3. If you do submit an image please provide a description surrounding the image, how it was taken, why or the settings used (see here for a good example) group. 4. If you are looking for a critique on how to improve your photo please make that clear, placing a request in the Photo Help Desk is the best way to gain helpful feedback. (These guidelines will be updated as the group grows and we learn what works and doesn’t work, feel free to make suggestions it your community so help shape it).

• Because common sense makes common sense
  by BackStage at RB

  We’ve been spending some time reflecting on how diverse the RedBubble community is. There are artists of all experience levels and from a…

  We’ve been spending some time reflecting on how diverse the RedBubble community is. There are artists of all experience levels and from all walks of life sharing art which spans a colourful assortment of subject matter. How can we nurture an environment where, despite differences and disagreements, we are respectful and considerate of one another? In the past we’ve written epic posts about ‘playing nice’, itemising all the sorts of content and behavior that is not welcome on RedBubble. Not only is it unpleasant to read, it makes enforcing these rules time consuming and difficult. Time that could instead be dedicated to making RedBubble even better for you. So we’re taking a step back to look at the bigger picture. We’re all capable of being reasonable and considerate of one another, and common sense tells us when someone or something has ‘crossed the line’. It’s good to have a few firm rules – and these will still exist and be enforced. But by encouraging self moderation for the little details, we can all enjoy some more freedom to express ourselves. There will be times on RedBubble that you see things you do not like, or do not agree with. Instead of detailed rules and policies that consume lots of time and mental space, we are going to trial simpler content guidelines and an etiquette guide. If content or behavior can’t be resolved between those involved, we’ll review it, make a ‘common sense’ judgment and respond accordingly. This flexibility, gives everyone freedom grow and adapt. And means we focus on doing more of the good stuff. Jo

• Guidelines for the short story group, Spherical Scriptings
  by Damian

  Welcome to Spherical Scriptings, a group dedicated to short stories. *What can you a…

  Welcome to Spherical Scriptings, a group dedicated to short stories. What can you add? / More groups will come in the future, so can you save your flash fiction, non-fiction/essays, multi-part stories, memoirs, novellas (hehe) for their future groups. Poetry already has its own dedicated group here What is the point? / This group is a home for short stories and their creators. Take us on a journey – explore dark depths, or leave us laughing in delight. All genres of fiction welcome. Participate! Write! Throw out a challenge; ask for advice. How do you generate ideas? What’s the best tip you’ve received? Constructive Criticism / Different readers will spot things you’ve missed. Do you want to know about it? If you would like helpful suggestions, clearly say so, or you probably won’t get any. / If you spot something and would like to make a suggestion, remember the ‘play nice’ rule. Instructions to add an item to a group Go into your ‘mybubble’ section. click ‘writing’ Find the piece you want to add, and hit ‘edit’ Now, right down the bottom will be tick boxes for the groups you’re in, click the group you want to add it to Save changes, and you’re done!

• Oh No, you got rejected from the Digital Interface Group! Don't despair!
  by lightsmith

  Ok, so you submitted a piece of work to the Digital Interface group but it got rejected. 1. Do not despair. / 2. Do not feel hurt. / 3…

  Ok, so you submitted a piece of work to the Digital Interface group but it got rejected. 1. Do not despair. / 2. Do not feel hurt. / 3. Read the Rules and the chances are you’ll see the reason for the rejection. Especially note: In this group we do not reject because we don’t like your art. / We do not reject because you are not using a particular piece of software. The most common reason for rejection is that there is no creation information specified in the description, or it just says “sharpened in photoshop” etc. Read the guidelines or check out the descriptions of artwork in this group that has NOT been rejected. Sometimes we will reject is images are too similar, or if you submit too many at once. If in doubt, please feel free to email the Group Leaders and we will do our best to help.

• A QUESTION
  by Sally Omar

  As you probably know, I host many Groups, and we run Challenges… / sometimes the voting is very sparce and there is a winner with only / ...

  As you probably know, I host many Groups, and we run Challenges… / sometimes the voting is very sparce and there is a winner with only / a few votes. Is it proper to have Challenges open to everyone on RB…so that / those who have put there efforts into their art and writing have a greater / chance of winning. Now I am not saying anyone should be asking for / votes…that I think is improper… We are a community … the more we interact in Groups the tighter we / become… I am hoping more members of RB whether they are members of / my Groups or not take a more active part in voting in these Challenges What is your opinion … I would like to know …. and perhaps RB should / set the guidelines for this issue…. Love & Hugs, Sally xoxoxoxoox

• General Guidelines Sci Fi - Multi Genre
  by Tom Godfrey

  a…....Artwork should be the original work of the artist and where stock photos or illustrations of others have been used, as part of th…

  a…....Artwork should be the original work of the artist and where stock photos or illustrations of others have been used, as part of the final image, permission should have been sought, granted and acknowledged in the text area next to the artwork submitted. / b….... Artwork will be removed if it doesn’t fit in with the the Sci Fi theme / c. ..... Artwork should be suitable for “All ages” viewing. / d….... Only submit your best work. / e…... Criticism should be positive and constructive. / f…... “Play nice” and have fun

• GUIDELINES for black and white photography group
  by Imogene Munday

  members, please read

• Infrared Photography Group - Guidelines
  by lightsmith

• On Competition and T-Shirt Designs
  by YourHumbleNarrator

  It is my belief that the t-shirt aspect of RedBubble has not yet reached its potential. What t-shirt designers must remember is that h…

  It is my belief that the t-shirt aspect of RedBubble has not yet reached its potential. What t-shirt designers must remember is that here they are competing with a superior aesthetic quality in wall art. The photography and visual art which produces wall art is of a far superior quality aesthetic value than t-shirt designs. High resolution prints can be easily achieved by said artists, while t-shirt designs will always be of a lesser quality because of the material they are printed onto. Thus, trying to make t-shirt designs compete with the wall-art side of RedBubble in aesthetic value is too daunting a task to be overly successful. A picture produced for aesthetic quality is one which draws-in viewers because they simply ‘look good’ to them. It is here that there is a severe disadvantage in aesthetically pleasing pictures – their message, if any, goes totally unnoticed. People looking at pictures want only to be pleased, and so the people producing pictures choose only to produce pictures to please. This appears to be the basis of the wall art side of RedBubble. This is also where t-shirt designs should be utilising a strong advantage. Humans, although wanting to be pleased by beauty, also have brains – therefore they also wish to think. It is this wish for thought that will, eventually, see t-shirt designs being able to compete on a level with wall art in RedBubble. T-shirt designs must appeal to the thought and intelligence of people – filling the gap left by wall art – and propose, above all, a message. This message is achieved by an alienation effect. The alienation effect is where a viewer is forced to be distant from the aesthetics of the design, and instead looks upon the message being presented – thus filling the aforementioned thought void. A t-shirt design must, therefore, not aim to be above all aesthetically pleasing, but to propose a message. Simple pictures and wording, with little minor detail, and still some rough-edges will force any viewer not to look at a t-shirt design for it’s beauty. However, if the aforementioned aspects of designing are used to propose a message, a viewer will think about said message. If the message is strong enough, then the t-shirt design will be popular. T-shirts have the advantage of being a revolutionary tool. Anyone wanting to get out a message will sooner sport a t-shirt with the message than put a print on their wall, because more people would see the t-shirt, and thus the message. While wall art is used for personal satisfaction, a t-shirt design may be used to communicate a whole chain of thought; to propagate a message. It is in this way that t-shirt designs will become more popular, as more people appreciate the message they get out, and thus more people will want to get out said messages. I so conclude that t-shirt designs must not aim to trump wall art for aesthetic value, but instead alienate a viewer in order to present a message or thought. If t-shirt designers are to produce designs to be popular on the level that wall art is, then they should follow the guide of this journal entry, and so create a specific culture of thought and intelligence to surround the t-shirts of RedBubble.

• Unpublished is ...
  by craig scutt

  Some writers have expressed concern that publishing work on Red Bubble …

  Some writers have expressed concern that publishing work on Red Bubble will deem their stories ineligible for submission to competitions or publications elsewhere. As far as hard copy lit. mags are concerned I don’t believe publishing online without editorial selection (i.e. on Red Bubble) counts as having been published. As far as competitions go, Irina Dunn from the NSW Writers’ Centre kindly informed me that with regards to competitions she has organised, such as The Coves Historical Writing Competition 2007, ”’published’ means in book or magazine form and not on the internet.” I hope that gives everyone the green light to get their work on here for some invaluable feedback!

• Misinformation about RedBubble guidelines regarding copyright
  by AlteredIllusions

  I am so pleased that Red Bubble has recently updated their site guidelines on the use of public domain images....

  I am so pleased that Red Bubble has recently updated their site guidelines on the use of public domain images. However, a journal was posted 3 days ago that espoused that the public domain symbol was also a requirement of RB, which of course, it isn’t. When I posted a comment/question on this person’s journal that I didn’t see where it was a requirement and could she direct me to where I could find it on RB, there were swift responses. 1. My comments/questions – very politely phrased – were immediately deleted. / 2. The journal author revised the journal to not include the inaccurate information. So, what could be the problem, you ask? Well, several issues come to mind. / 1. I cannot bubblemail the author thanking her for revising her information without a possible reprisal of being cited for “harassment”. / 2. I cannot enter that author’s journal with another comment thanking her for revising the misinformation without having my comment immediately deleted and subsequently reported to RB for some trumped-up complaint of violating the “play nice policy” / 3. I cannot mention that author or link to her journal in this journal without the certainty of this journal being removed by RB because the other author will complain that I am harassing her by appropriately linking and giving attribution to her original journal. Of course, this would comply with international copyright law, but in the past such practices by others resulted in hand-slapping, warnings, suspensions, etc. RB appears to place their business practices above international laws. All I wanted to do was clarify that the public domain symbol was not a RB requirement, as the journal writer indicated. I’m so weary of the shenanigans of certain groups of RB members, who have whined so much to RB, that anyone asking for legitimate clarification is suddenly vilified with potential charges of harassment. What prompted me to even comment on the journal was that Jo O’Brien commented twice on the journal without clarifying the inaccuracy of the grey public domain symbol. Another person has commented on the lack of necessity to include the public domain symbol. So I truly have to wonder why my comments were summarily deleted while the author revised the misinformation and left the comments of others who had similar views to mine.

• It only Cats could READ…..Guidelines for Cats:)
  by Freelancer

  For ALL Cat Lovers…. Funny article… / It only Cats could Read….. Check out Guidelines for Cats...

  For ALL Cat Lovers…. Funny article… / It only Cats could Read….. Check out Guidelines for Cats / Hope you enjoy it as I did! / LOL!!!:)

• Seascape Guidelines
  by Mel Brackstone

  For the artist their work is much more likely to be discovered/noticed if it is trickled in.

• 10 guidelines for developing life!
  by adgray

  Remember to breathe! Stop and look at the sky, stars, sunrise, sunset, the flowers and the trees and your children laughing!

  Prompted by a spat of people I know having children and as I have 5 and am step mum/mom to 3 and adopted mother to everyones friends [Known as “Mumma Red” and “Mumma Rang” lol] they always ask me for help and advise so I wrote it down! I do have a bit of expertise to go with my experience / - 3 years education degree [admittedly still to be completed but passed not failed!], 20 years Scout Leadership, 2 years adult trainer, 4 years child care certified and mother for 25years. Ok it’s still a work in progress but it’s a beginning / anyone want to add to these I would most welcome helpful suggestions NB raising children can only be seen as the most valuable and important vocation in life for without the next generation what is all the rest for?

• Guidelines To Waterfall Group
  by Jeff Burns

  Rules and Guidelines to Waterfalls Group Hello all and welcome to the Waterfalls group. This is a group created to hopefully gain k…

• Film Photography Group
  by Jared Poole

  I’d just like to add a few little things which I feel we should all abide by: 1. The obvious ‘no digital’ rule… Images which have …

  I’d just like to add a few little things which I feel we should all abide by: 1. The obvious ‘no digital’ rule… Images which have been scanned from the original film/print and digitally corrected (contrast/brightness/etc, but nothing more) are acceptable. Also make sure you comply with RedBubble’s rules and guidelines. It would also be appreciated if the subject of journal entries focused on film in one form or another. 2. No limit on artworks uploaded. 3. Please try and keep it friendly... Constructive criticism is encouraged, but it is recommended this be done through Bubblemail. If anyone disagrees with these, or I have rejected a film piece which you can prove (in any way possible) is genuine, feel free to contact me, either via Bubblemail or comment here. Remember this is a group which is for both showing off your own work and helping others improve… Hopefully we’ll all get a little better. Thanks, Jared