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• Paint shop pro give-away
  by Mel Brackstone

  Ok, so here’s the thing. I’ve been competing at a site called Digital Image Cafe for about…

  Ok, so here’s the thing. I’ve been competing at a site called Digital Image Cafe for about 15 months now, and in the course of that time I’ve won a few prizes. I’ve got two boxes here with PC versions of Corel Paint Shop Pro PHOTO XI ....and can’t actually spare the space or ram on my computer to run it. Plus, my husband has this bad habit of throwing things out that are sitting around gathering dust….lucky I’m still here, actually! I’d hate for them to be wasted. Here’s what I propose: If anyone here wants to have one of these, I’ll give them both away…..post a photo here to prove how much you need it…..I’ll ask some of my friends to help me judge. The photos have to be loaded into Redbubble and for sale. To link it to here, go to the photo you want to share, right click on it, then go to properties. Drag your mouse over the url where it says Location, and make sure you get it all, including the ending extension, in most cases jpg, then add an exclamation mark at the start and the end ! / Paste that into the comment, and you should see your photo. Competition will end on Feb 29, 7pm Eastern STANDARD time – AUS, (not daylight saving time) and I’ll post them anywhere in the world, surface mail….no correspondence will be entered into, so don’t bmail me about this, put all your questions and photos here, please. I’m looking for creativity, but you also need to show that you don’t have a decent editing program….which is why you need this one. Feel free to tell all your friends

• MY NEW SHOP ON ZAZZLE
  by J Velasco

  I just opened a shop on Zazzle, where you will find my designs for shoes, mugs, skateboards, ties etc. ..... / You can click on the pictu…

  I just opened a shop on Zazzle, where you will find my designs for shoes, mugs, skateboards, ties etc. ..... / You can click on the picture to access them. / I hope you like them !!!!! / Thank you very much everybody for the comments, favourites,watchlists, and sales !!!!!! Best Regards / Javier Velasco

• "SMUDGEART CARD SHOP" IS NOW OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS BUSINESS!!!!!!
  by Madeline M. Allen

  PLEASE COME FOR A VISIT AND FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR TESTIMONIAL CLICK HERE SMUDGEART CARD SHOP...

  PLEASE COME FOR A VISIT AND FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR TESTIMONIAL CLICK HERE SMUDGEART CARD SHOP

• My First Photography Exhibit
  by Donna R. Carter

  So, I am one week into a month-long show of my photography. My very first exhibit! I have 65 photos up at Pleasant Street Coffeehouse…

  So, I am one week into a month-long show of my photography. My very first exhibit! I have 65 photos up at Pleasant Street Coffeehouse, (an upscale coffee shop in downtown Beloit, WI) and I realized five days into the show that one of my photos was actually hanging on the wall upside-down! HOW EMBARRASSING IS THAT?! Fancy little water droplets, falling up. (I debated changing the title of the thing to “Forget Newton”) Anyway, I was able to get that little disaster taken care of (nobody apparently noticed, and if they did, I guess they attributed it to creative license?) So far all the show feedback has been very positive (but there have been no sales, or job calls – yet) ... I think it’s a difficult time to get into photography sales, with the local economy throwing everybody’s finances into a tizzy. All I can do is hope. But in the meantime, it’s nice to see people walk into the shop and instantly raise their heads and put back their shoulders, walk a little taller, breathe a little easier… and walk out happier. That’s what it’s really all about now, isn’t it?! My stuff will be up through the end of the month… and now that I’ve done it once, I’m going to look into it further. There are plenty of other places around that might appreciate some uplifting photography on their walls – and the more places I show, the more familiar people will be with my work, and with me! See the Specific Group of Photos in the Exhibit Visit my Redbubble Site ~ / drc

• Photoshop CS3 (and CS2) Brushes
  by bchrisdesigns

  I just wanted to share some really cool brush resources for those of you interested in adding some plugins to your Photoshop software. I…

  I just wanted to share some really cool brush resources for those of you interested in adding some plugins to your Photoshop software. I have used some of them and they rock! All are freeware and some cite that you must give a link back to them in order to use them. The following is a comprehensive list of ALL of the websites where I have downloaded brushes from. Any of my pieces that feature a brush from one of these sets will be linked back to this journal for proper crediting. Brush gurus: 50ml Brushes Seishido Pixel Chick Damned in Black Dubtastic Juuichi Aquired-taste Photoshopsupport.com’s Brush Page I hope you all find these as useful as I have! If you need help installing these, check out my Photoshop Tip #1: Where to get brushes? journal entry. These are my pieces which use any of the above dingbats/fonts (will add as I create more):

• artSOLD : What's been selling at my 'shops'
  by webgrrl

  A few weeks ago (or maybe more..) i came to a point where i wanted to have small something (widget, feed, etc) that i can place on my m…

  A few weeks ago (or maybe more..) i came to a point where i wanted to have small something (widget, feed, etc) that i can place on my main website (webgrrl.biz) and few other blogs that i have.. something that shows what’s been sold recently from all the places i have my art.. The only quick solution i could come up with (and with no cost) was to make a blog and post the info items, and taking the opportunity to Thank the buyer at the same time.. and so artSOLD was ‘born’ From there, i can then grab the rss feed and utilize it in many different ways.. my favourite being the widget at widgetbox : see here In a marketing and business sense, I’m not sure if this has been done before. We usually make a blog or websites to promote what art we make and whats for sale.. but making a blog/journal of what we’ve sold, i haven’t come across, and i have this belief that people like to know what people are buying, popular etc too.. So i thought, Why Not to have one for what’s sold!? Plus if/when buyer comes across the acknowledgment of thanks, thats a positive energy too…and im all about and for Spreading the Goodness! artSOLD took me a full day to set up, using a free blogger template i went lookin for.. Then i put thinkin caps on to see what ‘widget, promotional’ goodies there is available from all the three main places i associate with.. maybe you want to make one too.. :) Its a nice journal to have, and it makes you work just that bit harder (in promotions especially) so that you get sales, and that means a new post! :)

• Sunburnt Boobs
  by LittleHelen

  This morning….it wasn’t a Lawn Mower that woke me up at the crack of dawn…it was a bloody WHIPPER SNIPPER!....Those things….like un…

  This morning….it wasn’t a Lawn Mower that woke me up at the crack of dawn…it was a bloody WHIPPER SNIPPER!....Those things….like ungrateful people (in particular spoilt little children)....should be banned :| Yesterday…I went Christmas Shopping :| And there is still over two weeks to go. I don’t have children to buy for….only my parents and a small handful of friends. If you have children to buy for….how in the hell do you do it…without spending an absolute fortune? I’m going to stick my little pin in Christmas…just a little prick. I’m not going to say I had it like my Dad did…as a child growing up. I mean he walked 100miles a day to school with no shoes on! And for a penny he bought bags of fruit as Christmas Presents! Ha! No…...My Christmases weren’t quite as tough ;) My Mum hand-made my clothes for Christmas, we were given beach balls, buckets and spades, books and anything useful enough to keep us outside for long periods of time :| Nothing Technical…nothing Electronic….nothing that had us sitting on our arses for any given time. / When somebody says to me ‘What do you want for Christmas?’...like every year..I say ‘Nothing money can buy’ ;) Oh!....In January…we..the bubblers of The Gold Coast and Brisbane which equals the mighty Queensland ;).. are getting together for a day of fun and frivolity and whatever else may happen on the day, which could be interesting The day is being organized by / Melissa Vowell / If anyone is interested in joining us…On January 13th..I think we have the date set for?....which is a Sunday. Contact Melissa or myself and we will try and fit you in…Ha! ;) You know you want to :| Luv!

• I finally took the step.....
  by Leah Highland

  I was so very nervous…..but I did it and it was great. / Some of my framed images are now up on the walls of a very nice high end shop …

  I was so very nervous…..but I did it and it was great. / Some of my framed images are now up on the walls of a very nice high end shop right in the middle of our downtown. / I brought the owner some examples and she loves them! / I thought I was going to faint. LOL! / Not only is she a shop owner but it turns out that she has a degree in photography and does her own darkroom work. How exciting! / I felt honored when she not only accepted some of my art for her shop but she had many nice things to say and was suprised that I haven’t gone to shool for photography. (yet) I plan to take some classes this spring. / I wanted to extend my thanks my fellow bubblers beacause if it weren’t for all your wonderful comments and encouragement I never would have taken this big step. / So….....THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. / Now just wish me luck that something sells in there! LOL!

• Photoshop for my mum. Lesson One. Portraits; goals, light, and DOF.
  by sunset

  how cool. My mum wants to learn PS. It’s going to have to be mostly distance-so I may as well share the tips! One-the goal Know you…

  how cool. My mum wants to learn PS. It’s going to have to be mostly distance-so I may as well share the tips! One-the goal Know your goal / Make a plan / Stick to the plan / If the plan doesn’t achieve the goal, make a new plan / Achieve the goal. Two-the goal Natural or nurture? Portraits Let’s pick natural first. Why do we like natural? It’s easy to relate to, we feel close to it, we’re familiar, we feel comfortable. If an image is ‘natural’, we accept it. Anything unnatural stand out. We jump on it. When using PS, less is usually more. Like film photography- Aim to get the best results in camera. That means good light, good subject and good angles. Because; What you see is what you get. What you see through the lens is what you end up with. Exception: the camera’s eye is not as good as our own. Light-It sees less when it gets dark, flashes drown out backgrounds and artificial light is, surprise! artificial (either yellow or green usually). example of different light (see dif angles/light-walking around the subject (Lara) in sunlight Exception-Depth of Field (DOF) this how much of the foreground/background is in focus. For portraits, its best to have just the face in focus. The background is distracting, unless it adds info about the subject being photographed. With an automatic camera, it depends on how much light. More light will mean more in focus. As it gets darker, the camera might not focus on anything, or it may too close to the subject. In PS, to get rid of distracting background, blur it. There is a blur tool. Remembering, less is best-use it subtly, and logically. Heavy handed blurring can detract. I suggest 50% to begin with. go look at portraits on the net and find ones that use varying DOF. Notice there are very few tips on PS here! That’s because the same thing can be achieved using the camera first, so get familar with the goals first! Then go on to lesson 2

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  by Nuh Sarche

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• On the shop for a new camera... any suggestions?
  by Rhana Griffin

  Hi everyone… yes, I am in the market for a digital SLR. As a recent purist SLR convert all my digitals have been captured on a little …

  Hi everyone… yes, I am in the market for a digital SLR. As a recent purist SLR convert all my digitals have been captured on a little Kodak imageshare camera that I bought “just to see what this digital busines was all about” Now that I am back into my photography I am ready to take the leap and am on the hunt for a digital SLR. I would love to hear about YOUR camera and what makes it so fantastic for you…

• Kid's T-shirts
  by tambatoys

  Morning all, I just wanted to mention that there are no kids shirts for sale at the moment on RB. I have had customer feedback that the w…

  Morning all, I just wanted to mention that there are no kids shirts for sale at the moment on RB. I have had customer feedback that the womens’ T-shirts are a great option for 5 yrs and up. / The womens’ small fits a 4 to 7 yr old (depending on the kid) and the womens’ t-shirt is actually just like the unisex one, just a slimmer fit and I think a bit more stretchy. / Anyway just thought I’d share the info. / Thanks, happy days!!

• CIRCLE-FLOW
  by webgrrl

  Keeping to the Keep the circle flowing and movin.. Spreading the Goodness, so to speak.. i recently purchased 11 cards that has been in m…

  Keeping to the Keep the circle flowing and movin.. Spreading the Goodness, so to speak.. i recently purchased 11 cards that has been in my shopping cart for months now..hehe, i think the FreeShipping for November helped me click that Checkout button :P now i can start filling the cart again! Red Pointsettia by Rivergirl THE HIPPIES HAVE ALL GONE NOW…....... by Mugsy “Destroy Your Glass Ball” by Eshwar Water Dropplets on Spider Web by Dennis Klau Sound of your Damn Voice by Eshwar Dreaming… by Natalia Nezhdanova Season’s Goddess by Joanna Czadowska Wither by SnowDog La casa del poeta by Aurora Pintore Medication by HaRaKiRi cheetah by kathleen

• Setting up a studio
  by Cathleen Tarawhiti

  Hello :) I’m about to head down to the camera shop and say “hand over all of your photo shoot studio set up equipment or the dog get’s…

  Hello :) I’m about to head down to the camera shop and say “hand over all of your photo shoot studio set up equipment or the dog get’s it”. Not really, I wouldn’t hurt animals, unless they’re a particularly plump chicken, but I have been known to drop a few lenses. Well one, but it rolled down the hill. Actually, now that I mention it, I’m looking for the paperwork for said lens to take in on account of the strange rattly noise. I just made that up Harvey Norman, in case you’re reading this. Serious. So I thought I’d better check in with my mentors (Wendy, Mel, Rose, Paul, Paul, and Paul, Deke, Dave, Shanghaiwu, Gemlenz, Sam, Ashley, Peter, Barbara) first before I sell our first born and maybe the second. Better wear a shortish dress. Kidding again. Not even. If it get’s me $500 off I’ll wear bells on my shortish dress. See, still kidding. It’s hard to tell though. If you saw me right now, You’d know I wouldn’t be caught dead in bells. Any advice on which equipment I need for a full set up? Thank you :) / www.cathleentarawhiti.co.nz

• Featured! ~ August 6
  by Susan van Zyl

  I have the honour of being featured with my friend Bonnie Taylor Barry who helped me get start…

  I have the honour of being featured with my friend Bonnie Taylor Barry who helped me get started with collages (and I still have a lot to learn!) on the Collective Collage group!!!!!! Thanx Bonnie for the help and congrats on your 2 lovely images being featured. The shell collage is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! Thanx to the host Michelle Shoosmith for the feature! I am on cloud 9!!!

• Rush Hour in mikoto land - spring shopping?
  by mikoto

  The internet is a funny beast. I have been drowning in work and only just checked redbubble for the first time in about 2 weeks yesterday…

  The internet is a funny beast. I have been drowning in work and only just checked redbubble for the first time in about 2 weeks yesterday. My intention: buy about 10 shirts for spring! been wearing jumpers all winter and need something new on my chest! then today i have sold 6 shirts! in one morning! thank you shoppers! im sure you all in the same mood i am in with these warmer days and just feel like something new! bring on spring/summer when we can wear shirts again! My cart has 10 items in it and i think on Friday ill proceed to the checkout, how exciting! scotty / (｡◕‿‿◕｡)

• Thinking of Xmas
  by Mark Ingram

  We all know that xmas is getting closer, yes it comes around every year and its a pain in the butt when you have to buy presents. Its…

  We all know that xmas is getting closer, yes it comes around every year and its a pain in the butt when you have to buy presents. Its a pain because the shops get busy and you don’t know what to get the parents, the spouse, friends etc… So whats a solution? sell your works of art to all those people out there that suffer the same dilemma, through RedBubble of course. Upload some works that would make great xmas presents, cards, prints, mounted and framed. This is the time of year when demand is high, so get out there and let everyone know that theres no need to look for a parking spot close to the shopping centre anymore, just get online and let the fingers do the walking. SELL, SELL, SELL

• READINGS BOOK SHOP IN CARLTON
  by Lisadee

  I have some exciting news – well exciting to me…most of you know by know I have released two books ‘Clara’s Clouds’ and ‘These First Five…

  I have some exciting news – well exciting to me…most of you know by know I have released two books ‘Clara’s Clouds’ and ‘These First Five Years’ available on line and at my exhibitions. The good people at Readings in Carlton are exclusively stocking a handful of each book title – each is cling wrapped with a nifty fridge magnet attached to the book. Now the best news is while my books are usually $60.00 each at Readings they will retail for just $36.00 each inc’ the magnet (yes I make about 3cents)…..so if you need to buy a gift of would like to treat yourself, run don’t walk. They are at the counter as you walk in! For proof that this is indeed true view the link below… Lisa at Readings Well as I said I’m excited…I’ll be the one in the tree across the road with my binoculars watching out for interest.

• Help me choose my next camera
  by Anita Donohoe

  Currently, I have an Olympus SP-500UZ. 6 Megapixels, 10X zoom, super high resolution gives me 2816×2112, has a macro mode which I am lear…

  Currently, I have an Olympus SP-500UZ. 6 Megapixels, 10X zoom, super high resolution gives me 2816×2112, has a macro mode which I am learning to use, and it runs on 4 AA batteries. I am slowly shopping for a digital SLR that will allow manual focus, shutter speed and aperture, remote shutter release and a resolution high enough to allow for large framed prints from RedBubble. Oh, and I want it to run on regular batteries. I would like more zoom so I can photograph up close the quail and the young coyote. I would like my macro lens to fit—it lives on my old Olympus OM2. There is more, but these are the basics. / All recommendations and advice are greatly appreciated. Addendum 9 Sep 07 / You have been very helpful so far, and I really appreciate the time you took to give me some direction. I will try to fill in some more details on what I am looking for and give myself a year or so to find it. The following are things I think are important in my search: Price range up to US$2,500 / prefer AA batteries, but not mandatory / small size and light weight (for which Olympus is known) / more megapixils, maybe even 10 – 12 / stabilizer / remote shutter release / fully indexed manual in hard copy / XD cards because that’s what my current camera uses

• My first purchase!
  by MtnMan

  Yeah, we don’t see this every day. I bought a bunch of cards of my work and quite a few of my favorites from other artists, plus a lar…

  Yeah, we don’t see this every day. I bought a bunch of cards of my work and quite a few of my favorites from other artists, plus a large laminated print of one of my own called “Yosemite Day” which I have always liked. This site does not charge us a dime to be here and I suspect I will get some of this money back someday. The holidays are coming and every year I do more and more shopping online for it, so I may be back soon after I decide just who may want what. Thanks to everybody for your support, encouragement and advice.

• Check out MigalooMagic!! =D
  by frozenfa

  Hey everyone! Please check out migaloomagic!!! It’s Karin’s...

  Hey everyone! Please check out migaloomagic!!! It’s Karin’s new RB shop with a new concept – to bring parents something special.. to help them connect with their children! =D The artworks there will be suitable for kids and for anyone who love cute and sweet designs!! =D

• be good at it
  by sunset

  This is an article in progress about ‘how to be good at it’. ‘What do you mean?’ says your brain. Well, today’s topic is photoshop….

  This is an article in progress about ‘how to be good at it’. ‘What do you mean?’ says your brain. Well, today’s topic is photoshop. (PS) If you’re going to use a PS feature, be good at it. Hmmm. ‘Is that a swipe? How do I know?’ Brain asks. ‘What is good?” Good question. Chances are, if you are new to it, you will use every filter available. Create every extreme possible. Solarize! Invert! Layers! Oh mi god-finally I can stretch out my body and be taller than everyone! Shazam! Not that anyone will notice. Ahem. Except the friends who know you. And people who’ve used photoshop for awhile. Now. That is not a swipe. That is just an awareness (though I’ve heard many express this opinion as a swipe): when peoplea re new to PS, they tend to over do it a bit. Now, having said that, I reckon (and I will say this a lot) that the only way to be good at it is to play. PLAY! have fun. Does it matter other people are more experienced? So your mum and dad learnt to walk before you-they didn’t mind teaching you. They loved it. They just got to practice earlier in history. Once you were up and running, you could do it better. For awhile. Then you learnt to pace yourself. And now you’re sitting in front of a computer. Probably just like them. It’s evolution. So anyways. Like the kid with a new toy, you love it more than anyone. Because it’s new to you. And they have played with it before. So they let you be. Every now and then, they get excited for you too, and say Yes! walk… (hang on, have I made this point?) Anyhow. You learn a lot from the balance of being left to have a go yourself, and been shown how. People walked around you, it was expected you’d learn to walk yourself eventually. Did the people around you say, step, step step. At the beginning, yes. At the beginning, hands were held, arms reached out. (then no one tells you how to walk-you just do it) Alright already with the metaphors! So what are the steps? Well. that above objective was clear. Stand, walk. Know which direction you wanted to take. Head towards it. Same with photoshop. To go from toddler, to proud walker, I advise the following- Ask yourself: what is the point? Do I want to make my 5yold look like a solarized tripper? What am I trying to say about this 5yo? Does he take drugs already? Do you see a future in it for them? Does he make me see the world differently? (of course! I get it now! It was my interpretation that let me down!) Do you want the image to be about colour and pattern etc. Question 2: am I doing this to make the photo look better-because it’s not very interesting now. Aha! if you answered yes-therein lies the problem. If you think the photo is a bit ordinary…chances are, a bit of wild funky will jazz it up! Hmm. Ok. Sure it will. Also, if you have to explain why (and I mean, there is a difference between subtle and self explanatory and just…) the message may not be clear. This is a big lesson to be learnt about making an image interesting. I learnt it from a photographer friend- there doesn’t need to be weird angles (and wild PS) to make an image interesting. It can be part of it. Remember not to RELY on it. An interesting photo tells a story, reveals something, shows emotion, colour, light, texture, life, joy, sadness, personal, external…unlimited things. It does. It’s true, what one person loves, another may be apathetic. As this experience if for you, expresses you, etc etc, remember, this ‘l-earn’ing is for you…so keep this is mind and as long as you’re satisfied, I will share this for your benefit. cheers / Sam

• This is how I selective color in both Adobe AND Paint shop Pro.
  by Michael Reimann

  This is how I selective color in both Adobe AND Paint shop Pro. I zoom in and using the lasso (settings are freehand for Adobe, point…

  This is how I selective color in both Adobe AND Paint shop Pro. I zoom in and using the lasso (settings are freehand for Adobe, point to point for PSP) I outline everything I want to leave in color. The magnetic lasso works well in Adobe as well. After I have outlined everything I want to leave in color, I invert my selection. Now everything that I want to have BW is selected. Now, all you do is desaturate the selection. everything you want to stay in color will be in color, and the same for BW. Really simple process without having to use layers and such.

• GRAND OPENING OF "SMUDGEART CARD SHOP" !!!!!!
  by Madeline M. Allen

  PLEASE COME FOR A VISIT AND FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR TESTIMONIAL SMUDGEART CARD SHOP...

  PLEASE COME FOR A VISIT AND FEEL FREE TO LEAVE YOUR TESTIMONIAL SMUDGEART CARD SHOP