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• Another Thanks and a Webcomic Rejection
  by Steven Novak

  It’s been a little while since I posted something, which no doubt left all of you wandering the streets dazed and confused, eyes red with…

  It’s been a little while since I posted something, which no doubt left all of you wandering the streets dazed and confused, eyes red with tears while you scream loudly to the heavens proclaiming your loss of faith in mankind as a whole. No? What’s that? You say none of that happened? You didn’t even really notice? Well…now you’ve gone and hurt my feelings. THANKS FOR NOTHING FEELING McHURTY!! Anyway, first off a big thanks to TERILEE for her purchase of a card featuring my OCEAN OUTSIDE MY WINDOW art. Hope you like it. In “outside of the redbubble world news” I recently had a submission to zudacomics.com rejected. I might continue the story simply because it would bug the crap out of me to leave it hanging. (I’m a bit weird that way.) If you’re bored and want to give it a look just clicky clicky on the image below. Also I promise to never type the word clicky again. Steve~

• 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 Guidelines 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.

• Just entered "Rejection" into the song competition
  by Evangeline Than

  The Musical/Art Competition ends on the 7th of July and I only just found out about it. Eee…

  The Musical/Art Competition ends on the 7th of July and I only just found out about it. Eeee! Luckily I already have something in my portfolio that fits the bill: Click here or on the picture above to read the story behind this illustration. Good luck everyone!

• "Mr. Frog's Belch" Design Rejected by Zazzle...
  by Crockpot

  ...then given an award for Today’s Best. / ...

  ...then given an award for Today’s Best. / / How friggin funny is THAT?! / / We submitted the design for a stamp, thinking it would be a funny thing to see on mail. Pure and simple unadulterated fun, right? Apparently not so! / / Here’s an excerpt of the rejection notice we received: / / The following Zazzle Custom Stamp could not be approved: / Product Title: Mr. Frog’s Belch / Product Type: Stamp / Product ID: 172719026690854964 / Contributor: crockpot / Result: Not Approved / Policy Violations: / Includes material that Zazzle believes would hurt its reputation. / May be considered violent, profane, deceptive, abusive, menacing, harmful, or threatening. / / My guess is that Zazzle thought the design might offend people. (Whatever.) But to give the standard, impersonal rejection that they did is a bit much. It’s an f’ing cartoon of a frog, for crying out loud!! / / “Includes material that Zazzle believes would hurt its reputation.” / Are you kidding me??? / They need NO help with hurting their rep. They already do a damn fine job of that on their own. Poorly printed products, printing products where the design is upside-down or inverted, sending out the WRONG products to customers, HORRIBLE customer service when it comes to resolving issues and “24-hour shipping” that takes 2 weeks (for a magnet!) are just a few of the things in Zazzle’s hallmark of reputation. / / And they’re worried about Mr. Frog burping. / / Mike and I have been laughing our asses off. This is just so hilarious and all too typical of Zazzle. / / OMG… I laugh so hard every time I read that. / / At any rate, I just HAD to share this with you all. I know that a lot of you fellow Zazzlers (and ex-Zazzlers) will get a huge kick out of this. >:) / / / / / /

• To all my Bubble Friends....
  by Carisma

  To all of you that encouraged me and suffered with me during my little Saga of my last 3 journals…....THANK YOU! For being there, fo…

  To all of you that encouraged me and suffered with me during my little Saga of my last 3 journals…....THANK YOU! For being there, for taking the time to egg me on, for trying to make me feel better when I thought I had been rejected…for being happy for and with me when all was resolved with success… For all of this and more…. / THANK YOU I have said many times here, that the Bubble has changed my life; now more than ever I know it did; for accepting me as part of this great group of REAL ARTISTS, real artists not only of the visual arts but also of the heart! Thank you all my generous friends…....my real success has been to have met you all.

• two storms
  by melodious

  There is this quote I have been trying to find… (I’ll find it!) / It keeps coming back to me as a reminder of the life (cost) that it …

  There is this quote I have been trying to find… (I’ll find it!) / It keeps coming back to me as a reminder of the life (cost) that it is to be an artist. There are two storms, both equal in intensity. Acclaim and Rejection... Storms that come our way. / (Probably more so for us creative types.) / How we deal with these storms is what will ultimately make (or break) us in the end. We have to stop and realise that they are in fact both storms in equal measure. / They will come and go. How do we live, balanced and whole within a stormy environment? Acclaim and Rejection… accept that both are a natural part of life, like all of lifes’ storms… / accept them, breathe and move on…

• A letter from high society :(
  by Anthony R. Plastino III

  Oh I’m depressed now – just got this letter: “Thank you for applying for exhibiting artist membership in FAB. However, I regret to i…

  Oh I’m depressed now – just got this letter: “Thank you for applying for exhibiting artist membership in FAB. However, I regret to inform you that the work you submitted to our jurors did not pass the jurying process. Your total average score was 12.5 and you needed at least a 16 to pass in order to be eligible for membership as an Exhibiting Member. The evaluation of your work by our jurors indicates that your strong points were in your symmetrical piece ; with nice color, design and texture, but your abstracts need more development and cohesiveness [ this and this ]. This analysis is meant to be helpful not to discourage. It is our suggestion that you apply for a “Friend of FAB” membership and use your member’s benefits to obtain a discount on art classes/workshops at ArtSpace, and take a few classes that will help you to grow as an artist and learn more techniques. Afterwards, when you feel you are ready you may re-apply for exhibiting membership. We appreciate your interest in Fine Arts Blount and would like to encourage you ro continue with your art as a career or hobby, and if FAB can be of any help please let us know. “ __ Needless you say I’m bummed out :( I didn’t realize that cohesiveness was an element of abstract art :(

• My Photo on Onexposure!
  by Jules Campbell

  Well this is sooo exciting! One of my photographs ‘Faerie Queen‘ has been published on onexposure!! !http://images-0.redbubble.com…

  Well this is sooo exciting! One of my photographs ‘Faerie Queen‘ has been published on onexposure!! I was in such a hurry to upload it I spelt my title wrong and its in there as ‘Faeire Queen’ but there is such a spelling so thats ok phew!! Anyways its a challenge and if you want to find out more about ‘onexposure’ go to forums here And to see my pic on onexposure click here And if you get rejected its OK :) you can buy a COOL Tshirt from Durotriges / here I’m An Onexposure Reject! TShirt Cheers N Beers Jules

• Rejected by ART OF EROTIC VISIONS
  by Sandy Viktor Nys

  REJECTED! / Running a group is like playing God, accept them in heaven or condemn them to hell. / There are 3 art forms in our group, plain…

  REJECTED! / Running a group is like playing God, accept them in heaven or condemn them to hell. / There are 3 art forms in our group, plain photo (+ Photoshop), painting / drawing and 3D. Photo’s I reject are mainly because (and I look at your portfolio before deciding!) they have the feel of accidental snapshots, mostly out of focus with or have wrong white balance (for the digital users). The common most mistake for analogue users is taking an outdoor film to make pictures inside, resulting in a terrible orange colour. If you want to be included in our group, learn at least the basics of using a camera. You do not need a big expensive camera to make great pics! / Erotic photography has its own rules. An accidental snapshot from your wife coming out of the shower will only be appealing if your name is Trevor Watson and your wife is a well-known fetish model. About paintings and drawings, I will be very strict in these. It is very simple; I can see when you’ve developed your own “touch”. I reject most of these work because they are technically very bad, the level of a 12 year old in Sunday school. I have seen portfolios from some people that make me ashamed. Nice hobby, but do not call yourself an artist. The last issue: 3D. The Poser/Bryce community. You are rejected for using Bryce presets. If you use Bryce for backgrounds, at least learn to work with your parameters in landscape/terrain design—use the lighting to create your own atmosphere, and not a Bryce kitsch and camp atmosphere. / Alternatively, if using Poser, buying realistic skin and hair for a Poser doll and downloading some pre-set poses, is not justification for calling yourself an artist. Working with Poser demands knowledge of human anatomy, as well as an understanding of the inverse kinematics of the doll. I have seen great Poser work on Bubble, but they’ve been rejected because the pose of the doll is not natural; the limbs are bended wrong (because you do not understand the inverse kinematics); or Poser has been used in such a way that all life disappears out of the doll. Another problem is that all Poser works tend to look alike, and every Poser artist can be exchanged for another. The only story these works tell is: “Look, I bought new clothes for my doll….” I advise the Poser users to google and have a look at the pro 3D community. Always look for the best, and try to be better. Poser dolls alone are not enough; you have to tell a story with it. Finally, if you are rejected, have a look at the accepted works and compare it with your work, and write the differences on paper. Learn from this. So, why am I God and not you? / I started (evening/weekend) art school when I was 12; learning all the “old school” techniques from pen paper, paint canvas etc. I finished the Koninklijk Akademie voor Schone Kunsten (Royal Art School) 12 years later. (I also studied art history). Since then I have been designing, illustrating, airbrushing, painting, for several companies. / In the mid nineties my life changed when I saw a Mac with Photoshop and a Wacom pen; I never touched pen, paper and paint again. Since then I have worked as digital illustrator with Photoshop, video, 3D, flash animations, and interactive media. With my experience I work mainly as an Art Director. So actual it is my job to judge over people like you… If you are rejected, and want to know why, I am always willing to give you a personal comment. If you dare to take the heat: just ask. / Sandy Viktor Nys Peace out!

• rejected
  by picketty

  I guess nobody saw my last journal entry under “entered” or I would have had a few commiserations. None of my photos were accepted. Lif…

  I guess nobody saw my last journal entry under “entered” or I would have had a few commiserations. None of my photos were accepted. Lift me up guys

• Two Storms - Quote
  by melodious

  “Within our deepest and truest selves / is the capacity to weather the / twin storms of / acclaim and rejection… for surely both acclai…

  “Within our deepest and truest selves / is the capacity to weather the / twin storms of / acclaim and rejection… for surely both acclaim and rejection / wash over us like constant breakers; / assail us like strong winds” Kent Crawford 2008 / (my partner)

• Rejection of a photo
  by Lensman2008

  Hi all, / As a few of you may remember, I was a member of RB previously and on the odd occasion, I had pics rejected (for some pathetic re…

  Hi all, / As a few of you may remember, I was a member of RB previously and on the odd occasion, I had pics rejected (for some pathetic reason or other). However, I was just looking at a pic by Aphoto4You of a pair of coyote pups. Quite why this pic was rejected defeats me (and to the moderators of the ‘Wildlife and Nature’ group, I say, look at your criteria, and then do some serious soul-searching) The group’s criteria for nature pics (particularly fauna) are as follows: Macros or Extreme Close-ups. Any image that contains an animal must include the presence of the animal’s habitat/environment. / Man-made objects or structures visible in images. Even if the man-made structure is inside a wilderness area, it should not be included in the photograph. / Text on images with the exception of clothing. / Borders on images, as per RB guidelines. / Heavy digital manipulation. / Animals in zoos, enclosures, farms or domestic environments. I suspect that it may have something to do with that bit about ‘borders on images, as per RB guidelines’, because I can’t honestly see anything else that the pic may have been rejected for. Bianca is widely known for her animal photography, and she shows us some wonderful images that she has shot totally in their natural habitat, and she braves all the elements to ensure that those pics she takes are of animals in the wild, not in zoos etc. To say that I am incensed by their attitude is an understatement. Be assured that I will be watching this group’s entries with great interest, and woe betide anyone who I think has posted a pic that I consider has broken even one of their precious guidelines.

• the letter
  by Bronwen Hyde

  I received notification today that the above image was not chosen as…

  I received notification today that the above image was not chosen as a finalist in the Olive Cotton Award, so now that it no longer has to be an unpublished artwork to qualify for that, I can publish it online :D Phirebrush Release #63 is also online as of today, sneaking out a little earlier than usual. I have five images included: one image in the featured section, and it and four other images on the first page of the photography section. By the way, for those on Facebook, you can show your support for my photography here and follow my proper photography blog here Buy my book!

• Schlong along the billbong...ha ha.....lov'n it.
  by montdragon

  Dear Journal: / Today was a wonderful day, I received two rejections in a row from the same group ha ha ha ha ha ha what a Johnny knocker …

  Dear Journal: / Today was a wonderful day, I received two rejections in a row from the same group ha ha ha ha ha ha what a Johnny knocker knock knocked knocking himself up with the juicy juice juicing like a rolling stone all caught up and in the urine tube on a discontinued Polaroid with pics from a useless dickey dick ha ha ha splat splat dry squirt squirting ego bonging the bong like a schlong along the billybong….I is a dreadnought with a record of ten out of ten deadly hits because I play nice and I am nice….I am a very clever designer my stealth is words like razor blades a seppuku to you….oh just one of those out loud thoughts….hum looking out over the blue pacific ocean what a glorious day here in beautiful San Diego I love the bay….gotta go….first Art Nazi…Achtung! Found!!!!! Ha ha failed my test….I shall continue my pursuit of the Third Reich artist ring ringing Dreck….ding dong dingo. My kind of fun or I am not montdragon….ha ha ha! I love it.

• Rejected work?? Your thoughts??
  by robbah

  I recently submitted one of my captures called “Recline” to the Adult Group. As Im sure that you can appreciate, the work needs to be app…

  I recently submitted one of my captures called “Recline” to the Adult Group. As Im sure that you can appreciate, the work needs to be approved prior to acceptance into the group. / You may be surprised when the following response came back. “We think it isn’t in line with one or more of the group guidelines. If you’re able to make changes to your work so it meets these guidelines, we’ll be happy for you to resubmit the work for consideration.” The image was rejected. I am at a loss to understand this. I would dearly love your views, comments, thoughts. Does this image not fit into the group? If not, why not? Where does it belong? Please do keep in mind that the group ran a competition that finished about two weeks ago based around the breast. / Being a moderator must be a tough role. But come on! / RB

• Lines Group Acceptance!
  by Keith Richardson

  Sweet, sweet success! / After a sequence of rejections, my determination to succeed only strengthened. / My mother used to complain about m…

  Sweet, sweet success! / After a sequence of rejections, my determination to succeed only strengthened. / My mother used to complain about my stubbornness, but that was back in Kindergarten days. Maybe she just got used to it… / Anyhow, take a look at the entry that finally succeeded. / An added bonus is that it got me working with Apophysis, and fantastic free Fractal editing program. / Keith