I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketin…
I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketing, sales and money-based articles written over the last two years. I really REALLY hope you enjoy reading and applying them into your sales-campaign. First, let’s take a look at you, the artist within. Wait, that sounds like the first article… 01. Defining the Artist Within / 02. I Have a Special Condition! / 03. Keep that Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive / 04. Two Crafty Ways to Become a High Profile Photographer / 05. Playing the Popularity Game Without Caring if You Win or Lose / 06. What Makes You Think Your Art is Good Enough? Here is the guts of this article, the really in-depth stuff that should help understand how to better use Redbubble in your venture to either make money or make a name for yourself: 07. Are You Selling More Artwork ? / 08. Helping YOU Make a Profit on Redbubble ! / 09. Pleasure from Profit from Pleasure / 10. Quality Marketing Equals Sales / 11. Selling Your Art Successfully / 12. Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills / 13. My Marketing Strategy / 14. How to Sell Anything / 15. Selling My Artwork At Amended Prices / 16. Twelve Months on Redbubble The trick is to read each article, and then ask yourself: ‘How does this apply to my situation?’. I’m very sure you’ll find a way to incorporate the ideas I’ve used here to improve your situation and increase your sales! I look forward to hearing how much more sales you make over the next few months!! EDIT [11:32 PM 15/05/2009] / Some of you will now want to run an exhibition, gallery or stall of your artwork. For that I have compiled another list of links that should help you! / ... Running Sheet for Exhibitions Since this is my article, I have to get a few shameless-plugs in here somewhere. I have T-shirts for sale that will get you noticed! / ... Your Name on a PHOTOGRAPHER Shirt / ... Photographer Shirts / ... Redbubble Shirts for Artists, Writers and Photographers Postscript / I started writing simple tips that any Redbubble Artist could use. I don’t write them so much any more, but I keep them here for my own reminder. I hope you enjoy these two that relate to this post enormously: / ... Tip #001 / ... Tip #004
I have always been a fan of Escher – his sense of perspective and composition is just amazing. This design is based on his 1953 Lithograph called Relativity that depicts a paradoxical world in which the normal laws of gravity do not apply. I decided to put a twist on this, where the architectural structure is going through a ‘home improvement’ with the people giving it a once over with a coat of paint. Please note that the colour of the paint depends on the colour of shirt the design is placed on. The example below demonstrates what it would look like on a yellow shirt. More zomboy shirts here: /
Yet another black and white from my book “Snow Man is My Friend.” I post it only because I haven’t had time lately (and have been much to lazy) to do anything new. Still, it’s a pretty nice little drawing, no?
Double the Fist – it has taken 4 years to return… but it is back with a vengeance on stamping out weakness like never before…. Classic show and for those of you who don’t know what I am talking about do yourselves a favour and read all about it here and here
Sand Sprays up during a long lump landing /
A wall of bricks, a steel door, and a drain pipe….
This is a counter-point to my last addition to my gallery, PROTECT the UNTAMED. This is Los Angeles, circa 2009 (if this is ever going to be on exhibit it has to have the word “circa” somewhere). As part of the human race and therefore in part responsible for what Man has accomplished, both good and bad, I am not proud of this scene. Compared to what could be and what should be, this leaves much Room for Improvement. But it can be changed and we can all help in that. I think we need to before it gets more out of hand. / (Taken with a Nikon D300 with a Nikkor 17-55 f2.8 lens. Five exposures were combined to make an HDR) Featured in Survivors and Friends in January 09 Winner of the Earth Day challenge in the Challenge Cafe Group in May 09.
Here is my new improved vectorised WRATH tee, totally resketched, embellished and vectorised for added madness. Hope you like it. / Wrath is such an ugly emotion and rarely used wisely. Apply with CAUTION.
This may not look to be that comfortable to ride. It was a lot easier that raking hay by hand. This old horse drawn hay rake could rake bout what 8 men could do in a given time. That would leave a lot of time for other chores. More often then not, one of the younger kids would drive the rake, and the older kids and men would gather and put up the hay. This was pulled thru the field of cut hay. The tines would collect the hay. When they were full the lever would be pull releasing the hay in a pile. Then it would be gathered and taken to where they stored it. This may be crude by today’s standards but in its hay days this was a major improvement to putting up hay…….image taken at the Mountain Farm Museum at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Great smoky Mountain NP
I have a theory. Bare with me as I explain and before you assume I’m affected by drugs (only a few) or full of manure. You can’t impro…
I have a theory. Bare with me as I explain and before you assume I’m affected by drugs (only a few) or full of manure. You can’t improve your photography using a camera. / You can’t improve your photography using photoshop. / You even can’t improve your photography with one of these: A few things over time have made me realise this: I took a bubble break a while ago and in using a notepad I found more ideas coalescing there than behind the viewfinder. I realised photographic ideas didn’t have to be instant fast food but could be slow cooked over time. I can revisit and add to the notebook and it has become invaluable. Some ideas are over a year old and yet unrealised. This one was four months on the pages of the notepad. I spent time on a long vacation recently and towards the end I found myself shooting less. Instead I found myself experiencing the world first hand and not exclusively though the viewfinder. Interaction with people and the environment didn’t give me photographs but it did help me find inspiration amongst, sometimes the most trivial, things. / In these latter stages If I took a photograph it was with my point and shoot and a sort of visual note – a stepping stone to other ideas and possibilities. I realised that nudity, HDR and texture layers didn’t add to images unless there was a story to tell or artistic vision to enunciate from their inclusion. I started to loose the fear of not using them. Re-reading some old and new information on the bubble gave me cause to think. / / / So what do I think the key is?....It’s this: Feed your mind. Talking to writers is a particularly good form of mind food. It may sound obvious but they use words as images – they photograph things in language. If you understand how they change media then you can become more adept at adapting yours. Meet and get to know someone you want to photograph – What are their dreams? What gives them passion? Do you know how they like their coffee? Try writing down little random snippets and collecting them – they are your ingredients for a good recipe. Don’t rush things, if your thoughts are sparse then don’t despair – they will grow. Go slow. For example: if you post one image a day here then after a while your throttling of work makes you start to self analyse and look for your best rather than what is acceptable. Go out and experience things, meet the world not always with a camera in hand. Improve your photography by getting a better, sharper and greater….....mind.
Dublin Luas Art Competition 2008
A male Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus carries some grass to line his nest in mid-May. This is Australia’s only true stork (which we sometime mistakenly call a Jabiru) with a wingspan of over 2 metres. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
A piece of typography inspired by evolution. To evolve is any process of formation or growth, to develop and refine.
The young Kirana practices her stalking technique. / This young Sumatran Tiger, photographed here at Paignton Zoo, has now moved to Chester Zoo. Panthera tigris sumatrae
JOURNAL Well, I have just finished publishing this dateless and timeless Journal. A personal hea…
JOURNAL Well, I have just finished publishing this dateless and timeless Journal. A personal healing journal that takes you on a journey through your uniqueness and personal cyclic patterns. Our Daily Bread is an acronym, inspired by the Lord’s prayer, meant to create a journaling prescription, personalized for activating change towards a new perception on your unique “healing path”. O – Observing and noting your unique habits, in your daily routine / U – Uniting with thoughts which manifest an abundance, health, love & responsibility / R – Remembering that you deserve ALL the love, respect, joy & prosperity D – Defining your relationships with clear boundaries / A – Abounding and sharing the positive and healing knowledge you’ve acquired / I – I (SELF) am a unique individual becoming the best person I can be / L – LOVE and care for yourself and others by example / Y – You are responsible for your WILLPOWER B – Believing that the possibilities are endless, in achieving your Healing goals / R – Respect that NO one else can “fix” you – but you / E – Emote your feelings to yourself in a mirror or in your journal, as well as to others / A – Accept that there is a reason for everything, in your life’s journey / D – Divinity is present, become aware of non-logical insight and perceive intuitively This journal can be used on its own, or in conjunction with my previous ‘works’, “Sailing through the 7C’s”, “Beyond Symptoms”, and “Puzzled Isles of Spirit”, which would pursue more in-depth explanations of the workings of this journals’ purpose and function. Thanks so much for looking and taking the time to see what I have been up to…
This may not look to be that comfortable to ride. It was a lot easier that raking hay by hand. This old horse drawn hay rake could rake bout what 8 men could do in a given time. That would leave a lot of time for other chores. More often then not, one of the younger kids would drive the rake, and the older kids and men would gather and put up the hay. This was pulled thru the field of cut hay. The tines would collect the hay. When they were full the lever would be pull releasing the hay in a pile. Then it would be gathered and taken to where they stored it. This may be crude by today’s standards but in its hay days this was a major improvement to putting up hay…….image taken at the Mountain Farm Museum at the Cherokee NC entrance to the Great smoky Mountain NP
I photographed my very first eagles on this New Year’s Day 2009; this one was in Amelia, Louisiana, in St. Mary’s Parish. I thought the quote by Benjamin Franklin was an appropriate one to sum up my adventures this day and my hopes for the new year. Happy New Year to all!
The Missing Link
Something has been bugging me about the original for months. Fixed it. (Nearly). So here she is again posing in front of a picture of herself on the computer screen. Of interest to cat peeps Tilly is one of five ginger female born in one litter. You know how rare they are. A record perhaps. And, before you ask, yes she is my owner. LOL
Self Improvement Tee – Just add mirror
Old Buildings are fun to explore you never know what you are going to see.
Just had to post this as 85% of my packages have arrived late to their distination this year…this also is my vision of how the good old USPS handles our precious cargo!!! / / Original digital photograph. / Taken with a Sony Full HD 1080 Cyber Shot camera. Thank You for viewing my art. VIEW susan’sgallery / VIEW susan’szazzle /
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