Just getting started with RB. I'd been looking around for this info. for awhile and I learned exactly what I needed to here. Thanks for the great how to!
Hi. If I add an image to a clock, do I have to publish it first before I can use another image for a clock. Or is there a way to keep upload different images for the same final product and then go public at the same time?
Thanks! I'm sorry I have to ask you this, but the site is unclear. Once I put up the images, does it create a "store" of all the products I have that I can sum up in a link to send people?
Thanks orthodoxyn. Do you have a connection to the site or are you just a big fan of theirs? I set it up, but then instead of saying Don't Turn Around it says something like Don39ud93ut Turn Around. Seems like there is an apostrophe problem. A real shame as I love their products, but I can't let my 100k+ subscribers know about it. I tried their customer service days ago and just always get an email back saying 'your request needs more time'. If you're connected to it, do you have any answer. If you're not, could you recommend another site?
Hi I was hoping to find out more info on how to make images bigger in size to a vector graphic. This cant be done in photoshop but where would you do it? It wont make a difference reshooting as I have a high quality DSLR camera but images still wont get high res for a doona cover size.
Hi, thanks for the video, really helpful and well explained. I have a question about background. I saved an image with no background colour on the Photoshop image into a Bitmap image and when it is uploaded into Redbubble it has a white background meaning it doesn't work on different coloured items. How can I avoid the white background? Thanks,
How do you make your works actually appear in your shop? I've only managed to make one thing actually show up in my store so far but nothing else will even though it's been well over and hour and they're all set to public.
It should be automatic. Check that your work is large enough and actually enabled on the products (which means they'll have a red "disable" button underneath each product category) and if that's still not working, get in touch with Redbubble's support team.
thankyou... was so perplexed at why no kids clothes were being shown... now i understand where the 'availability' button is i can fix the problem... :)
How do you take pictures of artwork in a drawn in a book? I've been trying to take photos with my iphone 7 but the max resolution I can get is 1536 x 2048 and the basic t-shirt requires 2400 x 3200 and I hear increasing the resolution is bad
+Sienna Urieweentz you need to make sure the image you're creating before you upload it has a transparent background and saved as a PNG to retain this info. Redbubble has an article in their help centre: help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270719
So, I followed their suggested dimensions, but I'm getting a notice that says, "Please choose a file that has dimensions smaller than 182.25 megapixels." What do I do here?
Hi orthodoxyn. Do you know how can I duplicate the works only change the image with the same size but retain the position and size in all products. Now I have to adjust the size and position for each image
Ramiro Diz the only trick I could think of is make a transparent rectangle in photoshop that has the exact pixel dimensions for a T-shirt (2875x3900 pixels) and place your image there. That way it would technically fill the whole shirt area the same each time. Sorry there is no really simple way to do it!
Priscilla Matos I'd need to see the file. I recommend contacting their Artist Support team (from the "help" button at the bottom of the page) and sending in your image. They can manually check what's causing the issue.
Hi, I already have a Redbubble portfolio, but it the first time I'm running into this message : "Please choose a file that has dimensions smaller than 182.25 megapixels." I looked through the help section on the site itself ,what am I overlooking?
zoomboom That's a new one for me! I'm guessing your file is just a bit too large for their uploader? Try making it smaller and seeing if it works? Otherwise it might be best to contact RB support?
Hi, I'm just trying to upload my first artwork but it took me forever and hasn't been done yet...because I have lots of questions. At 2:25, I can't see "color availability" for me to select a background color. Did I miss anything here? And when I click on the availability tab, there isn't any warning, nor grey-out, nor check marks. So I just check them off. Please let me know if I am doing it right. Thank you!
Hi, thank you for getting back to me. I have another question: They accept PNG file for clothing but it's in RGB mode. I have a design that has half white and half blue background. Do I still save as PNG for T-shirt? But for dress, I remove the blue from my artwork and use the blue ground color from the system. Will the blue come out different?
No problem, thank you for your time. Just a note about the support: You can only email them for questions and don't know when they will get back to you. The live chat doesn't help you with this.
Ok so I tried uploading just like a picture but I realized that it wouldn't just show the actual art but the lighting of paper and all so how do I scan it so it just shows the actual art? Not sure how to say it I know I'm dumb :/
Hi, when I upload my PNG file it goes on a white T fine but when I try a colored T there is a big white block around my graphic. On Zazzle I don't have this problem. Can you help?
Terry Zellers you need to remove the background of your image and then save it as a PNG. There are RUclips tutorials on how to do this all over the place 👍
Hi mate all my art is hand drawn and im not exactly technology savvy how would i get my drawing from paper to a t shirt without it showing the paper it was drawn on
You'd need to find someone to help you scan your work and then remove the background in a program like photoshop. There's a lot of tutorials on RUclips for this sort of thing but reaching out to a tech-savvy friend is often a great idea.
Hi I have a question about the size of adding new work, every time I upload something its way too small and I can't make it bigger, what sizes do you use? Thank you
XCaitlinamber the artwork you are using is too small. If you stretch it any larger it will distort the quality of your image. You'll need to re-create it at a larger size. If you click "help" at the bottom of the page and then "selling" you'll find the RB help centre which had a full list of the sizes for each product.
Sorry if I sound like a dummy here, but I had just 3 questions if you don't mind me asking: 1) How much does I have to pay to Redbubble to keep my uploaded design work up? I'm not sure this is all just entirely free for any artist to just upload their work. 2) If I create a design that's based off an existing character/franchise (let's say Jessica Rabbit/Star Wars) is there any worry of copyright/etc that I have to be concerned over before uploading that design to Redbubble? 3) What would be the best way to change the resolution of your design image without damaging the image?
+Timmy T Sorry I replied to this but RUclips seems to have not saved it. 1) You don't pay anything it's 100% free to use 2) Redbubble's user agreement states you need to own the right to the work you're publishing so if you made a picture based on Star Wars they could take it down or restrict/delete your account if you keep doing it. 3) If it's an image you've drawn on paper, I'd scan it at a higher resolution. If it's an image you've drawn digitally you'd need increase the size (which will lower the image quality) and then re-touch or re-draw it at that size depending on the image quality reduction.
Kyla Jane the uploader can be a bit tricky on mobile devices but it's technically possible. I'd recommend a desktop computer or laptop if you have access to one.
This is a dumb question but do I actually send out prints and stuff when someone orders it or does redbubble make a print from the image you upload and send it out automatically
orthodoxyn sweet! I was also wondering when you make a sale do you get the base price when you get paid or do you get the difference of the base price and the actual price that it's being sold at.
Dante Moon Redbubble keeps the base price, it covers the manufacturing costs. The artist keeps the mark up percentage. I highly recommend checking out the RB help centre as it explains all this in detail 🙂
I guess it all depends how good the photo is? I know for some larger paintings some artists opt for photos in a controlled setting (no glare etc) but yeah, with a nice camera you can get a large enough file :)
Just signed up and yet to post anything. Your video is a great help, thanks! Now what happens money-wise after I post an image and someone wants to buy a product? How is the financial side of things dealt with?>
Graham Hart if someone buys your work you have a markup you get paid, which is a percentage based on Redbubble’s price. You can set this to any percentage you want and you get paid for any sales you make around the middle of each month.
+phanhollows sorry I missed this question! Yes you can upload from a mobile device but it's not as smooth a process. I talked to RB support about this question and the uploader was not designed with mobile devices in mind so depending on the phone you're using some features may not work. The best way is to try and see what happens 😁
Zaiya Fine Art it might be the file type? I'm not sure. The best thing to do is take a screenshot and then contact RB support (from the "help" button at the bottom of the page) with both your screenshot and the file you are attempting to upload.
Pyramid Tank it can take 15 mins for a design to show up in search results. Also make sure you're sorting the results by "recent" as there's a lot of content on Redbubble.
Waffle The Denosour you won't get a free shirt (RB would lose so much money!) but if you buy your own work you only pay the base price. You can set your own margin/price.
The size required for products like T-shirts is very large (much bigger than your screen size) or you'd get a low resolution print. You can find the required pixel dimensions for all products over here: help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270679
I've definitely been there dude - I make sure I scan my hand-drawn stuff at a high resolution now and if it's a digital image I start it at a very high pixel size so it can scale down easily.
Hi!I am thinking about starting a shop on redbubble and i am not really sure how it goes...When someone order something with my print, do I recive some kind of notification so I can know am i recieving any money? And , this may sound stupid idk but can you like order something with your print on it and have some kind of discount,or its the same price for you too?Loved the video btw :)
Lea Vuckovic yes you get an email with the details of the sale and if you buy your own work you only pay the base price. I recommend checking out Redbubble's help centre which had a lot of FAQ's about getting started on there.
+Niamh Lynch Sorry I missed this comment! Well you can't sell a shirt for $10 because Redbubble has base prices for all their items which is more than that. You set a mark-up percentage on top of that. RB has an article about it over here: help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270799
+orthodoxyn This is so confusing ... everything I've read for years says that for decent print quality, you need the image to be 300 ppi, or at the lowest, 240 ppi. If I change my large 72 ppi image of 6,000+ by 8,000+ pixels (which can print at 80+ inches, say) to 300 ppi and I do NOT resample, the pixel dimensions remain the same. The only difference is it can't be printed at the large sizes a 72 ppi image could be printed at without looking horrible. So I still don't know what to do ... I'm just not convinced a 72 ppi image will look good on any product, even if the pixel dimensions are large.
+etherize Oh man, I can definitely understand the confusion on this. I've done a bit of digging, let me see if I can explain: So if you are SCANNING your image, you want to do this at a high DPI, this ensures a high quality image and a higher amount of pixels per inch (PPI). Redbubble doesn't actually save your original file or look at things like the DPI/PPI. What it does is save a version of your image for each product category (shirts, phones etc) and each category has its own required pixel dimensions (not PPI requirements). So as long as your file reaches those, there won't be an issue. DPI comes back into affect when printing but this is totally on RB's end and nothing the artist needs to worry about. Basically, the larger your file (without manually stretching it) the better quality you'll have and more products you'll be able to fully cover. Hopefully that helps?
I don't know why I always failed when uploading my work. "Ack - it seems there's been an unexplained problem. You should probably give it another go." I tried to give it another go, but it still not working, until I just upload for one product but its still not working
I'm uploading on Redbubble for the first time and I've read through all of the pixel dimension requirements for each product, but the way that you just demonstrated uploading suggests that Redbubble will instantly resize the pixel dimensions for you anyway. Is there something I'm missing here? Will just uploading my image at the size its always been be enough? Or am I risking my products becoming Minecraft when they print? Also the information provided in the dimensions and format page are for an older version for Photoshop, is there a tutorial that we could work up for Photoshop CC 15? And is it okay to upload photos taken on our mobile (or cell if you're in America) that are otherwise okay for printing on photo paper and canvas? I apologise if I come across as a complete novice or ignorant and if I'm being annoying with my questions, but I'm getting all of this different information for uploading onto Redbubble and feel a little overwhelmed with what to do :( That being said, your tutorial is a huge help and I feel a whole lot closer to getting started after watching it then what I did just reading the information provided on the Redbebble help page :)
lauren bull lauren bull larger images will be scaled down to fit smaller products. Such as a poster size image to a gallery board. So it's best to work large. Some folks want particular dimensions for things like mugs though. I recommend contacting RB's Artist Support team as they're really better equipped to answer your questions in depth. Also the best way to learn is to just start uploading! There really is nothing you can do that can't be deleted or fixed later 🙂
Hey Darlin, yes you can always come back and delete it. You're also able to edit how it looks on certain products or upload a specific image for one product (say leggings or mugs etc) whilst still being saved as the same artwork. It's pretty hard to really break anything I recommend having a play!
i dont understand. As much as i enjoyed your vid i still dont understand since every time i upload a pic onto a tee it is always to small! and the percentage is at 100% it look bad i really dont know what to do. i want to make money off here but i dont know if i can with my ugly creations...
It sounds like your image size is too small. You can check out the dimension requirements over here help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270679-Dimensions-Format-and-Colour
Josie Ray if you're taking a photo you'd likely need a higher quality camera. If you're drawing an image you'll need to scan it at a higher resolution.
david Haha nope. I'm pretty sure those claims are made by people who breached copyright and then had their work taken down. I get paid every month no problems.
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Just getting started with RB. I'd been looking around for this info. for awhile and I learned exactly what I needed to here. Thanks for the great how to!
I'm so glad I could help Gary!
I appreciate your wise counsel. Most important, your artwork's fantastic!
Thank you so much for taking the time to create this video :) super helpful!! Much appreciated! All the best to you!
Robin I'm really glad I was able to help!
wonderfully helpful to a newb such as myself. Thank you for taking the time to explain so well.
Thanks! Glad to help :)
Thank you for this. was very helpful as im about to use the site.
Thank you for taking the time to do this very helpful
Hi. If I add an image to a clock, do I have to publish it first before I can use another image for a clock. Or is there a way to keep upload different images for the same final product and then go public at the same time?
Don't Turn Around you have to publish each image one at a time. Redbubble doesn't have a way to uploaded by product.
Thanks! I'm sorry I have to ask you this, but the site is unclear. Once I put up the images, does it create a "store" of all the products I have that I can sum up in a link to send people?
Once you create an account, you have a store page (it just has nothing on it yet). As you add works they will populate your page.
Thanks orthodoxyn. Do you have a connection to the site or are you just a big fan of theirs? I set it up, but then instead of saying Don't Turn Around it says something like Don39ud93ut Turn Around. Seems like there is an apostrophe problem. A real shame as I love their products, but I can't let my 100k+ subscribers know about it. I tried their customer service days ago and just always get an email back saying 'your request needs more time'. If you're connected to it, do you have any answer. If you're not, could you recommend another site?
Hi I was hoping to find out more info on how to make images bigger in size to a vector graphic. This cant be done in photoshop but where would you do it? It wont make a difference reshooting as I have a high quality DSLR camera but images still wont get high res for a doona cover size.
Hi, thanks for the video, really helpful and well explained. I have a question about background. I saved an image with no background colour on the Photoshop image into a Bitmap image and when it is uploaded into Redbubble it has a white background meaning it doesn't work on different coloured items. How can I avoid the white background? Thanks,
Karen Oberheim you need to save the file as a PNG to preserve the transparent background.
really helpful thanks - on another topic re colour, do i need to create in CMYK then convert to RGB before uploading? thanks!
I think if you want a more accurate estimate of how your work will print it's a good idea. But some images I just pop up in RGB and hope for the best.
How do you make your works actually appear in your shop? I've only managed to make one thing actually show up in my store so far but nothing else will even though it's been well over and hour and they're all set to public.
It should be automatic. Check that your work is large enough and actually enabled on the products (which means they'll have a red "disable" button underneath each product category) and if that's still not working, get in touch with Redbubble's support team.
thankyou... was so perplexed at why no kids clothes were being shown... now i understand where the 'availability' button is i can fix the problem... :)
Happy to help!
Great video! How do I fix the size of the image. When I upload it it is tiny and I don't know how to fix that.
Thanks so much for making this video! 😊👍🏽
How do you take pictures of artwork in a drawn in a book? I've been trying to take photos with my iphone 7 but the max resolution I can get is 1536 x 2048 and the basic t-shirt requires 2400 x 3200 and I hear increasing the resolution is bad
How do you get a white outline around your stickers on Redbubble. Every time i seem to make stickers, they come out as a square.
+Sienna Urieweentz you need to make sure the image you're creating before you upload it has a transparent background and saved as a PNG to retain this info. Redbubble has an article in their help centre: help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270719
+orthodoxyn ok.. i have no idea how to make the background transparent. :/
+Sienna Urieweentz I suggest checking out a guide on how to remove a background for whichever image software you're using then.
+orthodoxyn ok thank you :)
So, I followed their suggested dimensions, but I'm getting a notice that says, "Please choose a file that has dimensions smaller than 182.25 megapixels."
What do I do here?
Hi orthodoxyn. Do you know how can I duplicate the works only change the image with the same size but retain the position and size in all products. Now I have to adjust the size and position for each image
Ramiro Diz the only trick I could think of is make a transparent rectangle in photoshop that has the exact pixel dimensions for a T-shirt (2875x3900 pixels) and place your image there. That way it would technically fill the whole shirt area the same each time.
Sorry there is no really simple way to do it!
Thx man, that was helpful to see (vs just reading the instructions).
Beast Syndicate happy to help all those visual learners out there! Will need to update this soon to match recent uploader changes.
Hi! ive been following the dimensions given for the items when editing my pictures but its still too small, im not sure why?
Priscilla Matos I'd need to see the file. I recommend contacting their Artist Support team (from the "help" button at the bottom of the page) and sending in your image. They can manually check what's causing the issue.
Thank you for that tutorial, it's very helpful! :)
You are most welcome!
hy pleas im a beggener in redbubble what number of work to put in redbbuble in day
Hi, I already have a Redbubble portfolio, but it the first time I'm running into this message :
"Please choose a file that has dimensions smaller than 182.25 megapixels."
I looked through the help section on the site itself ,what am I overlooking?
zoomboom That's a new one for me! I'm guessing your file is just a bit too large for their uploader? Try making it smaller and seeing if it works?
Otherwise it might be best to contact RB support?
orthodoxyn thanks a lot, will try to figure it out, as I already uploaded king size duvets graphics before with no problem
Hi, I'm just trying to upload my first artwork but it took me forever and hasn't been done yet...because I have lots of questions. At 2:25, I can't see "color availability" for me to select a background color. Did I miss anything here? And when I click on the availability tab, there isn't any warning, nor grey-out, nor check marks. So I just check them off. Please let me know if I am doing it right. Thank you!
Ava Rich this video is a bit out of date now! Unfortunately that feature has been removed and you can only pick a "default colour" now 😞
Hi, thank you for getting back to me. I have another question: They accept PNG file for clothing but it's in RGB mode. I have a design that has half white and half blue background. Do I still save as PNG for T-shirt? But for dress, I remove the blue from my artwork and use the blue ground color from the system. Will the blue come out different?
Ava Rich I can’t tell you how it will print sorry! It might be worth contacting Redbubble support?
No problem, thank you for your time. Just a note about the support: You can only email them for questions and don't know when they will get back to you. The live chat doesn't help you with this.
Ava Rich yeah their artist support don't work on chat. They'll get back to you eventually you'll just need some patience over the weekend.
Ok so I tried uploading just like a picture but I realized that it wouldn't just show the actual art but the lighting of paper and all so how do I scan it so it just shows the actual art? Not sure how to say it I know I'm dumb :/
You need to remove the background and save it as a PNG. There are lots of other tutorials (not by me) on how to do this :)
Hi, when I upload my PNG file it goes on a white T fine but when I try a colored T there is a big white block around my graphic. On Zazzle I don't have this problem. Can you help?
Terry Zellers you need to remove the background of your image and then save it as a PNG. There are RUclips tutorials on how to do this all over the place 👍
Dude this is great - very useful - thanks
Tom Martin thanks! It’s a little out of date now but glad folks are still getting use out of it!
What file type did you upload? I keep getting "error: Media codes must contain no more than two media". I am uploading in PNG.
That's in relation to the media categories at the bottom of the uploader like "photography, digital painting" etc. You can only have 2 max.
+orthodoxyn Thank you so much! And you replied crazy fast lol. I feel really dumb now. I fixed that and it's working fine.
+Bridget B haha I just happened to have my phone next to me. Glad I could help!
Hi mate all my art is hand drawn and im not exactly technology savvy how would i get my drawing from paper to a t shirt without it showing the paper it was drawn on
You'd need to find someone to help you scan your work and then remove the background in a program like photoshop. There's a lot of tutorials on RUclips for this sort of thing but reaching out to a tech-savvy friend is often a great idea.
Hi I have a question about the size of adding new work, every time I upload something its way too small and I can't make it bigger, what sizes do you use? Thank you
XCaitlinamber the artwork you are using is too small. If you stretch it any larger it will distort the quality of your image. You'll need to re-create it at a larger size.
If you click "help" at the bottom of the page and then "selling" you'll find the RB help centre which had a full list of the sizes for each product.
Thanks a lot!
so what happened to other videos you promised :) I would like to see one on adjusting design positioning on mugs and leggings if possible...cheers
Diana Kipka thanks for showing interest! Life sort of got away on me and I haven't been able to fund the time. I'll try make one in the coming weeks!
will look forward to it...thanks
Sorry if I sound like a dummy here, but I had just 3 questions if you don't mind me asking:
1) How much does I have to pay to Redbubble to keep my uploaded design work up? I'm not sure this is all just entirely free for any artist to just upload their work.
2) If I create a design that's based off an existing character/franchise (let's say Jessica Rabbit/Star Wars) is there any worry of copyright/etc that I have to be concerned over before uploading that design to Redbubble?
3) What would be the best way to change the resolution of your design image without damaging the image?
+Timmy T Sorry I replied to this but RUclips seems to have not saved it.
1) You don't pay anything it's 100% free to use
2) Redbubble's user agreement states you need to own the right to the work you're publishing so if you made a picture based on Star Wars they could take it down or restrict/delete your account if you keep doing it.
3) If it's an image you've drawn on paper, I'd scan it at a higher resolution. If it's an image you've drawn digitally you'd need increase the size (which will lower the image quality) and then re-touch or re-draw it at that size depending on the image quality reduction.
Do I need to gain access to a computer, or can I upload images from my Kindle fire tablet?
Kyla Jane the uploader can be a bit tricky on mobile devices but it's technically possible. I'd recommend a desktop computer or laptop if you have access to one.
This is a dumb question but do I actually send out prints and stuff when someone orders it or does redbubble make a print from the image you upload and send it out automatically
Dante Moon Redbubble does everything, you just upload the artwork 👍
orthodoxyn sweet! I was also wondering when you make a sale do you get the base price when you get paid or do you get the difference of the base price and the actual price that it's being sold at.
Dante Moon Redbubble keeps the base price, it covers the manufacturing costs. The artist keeps the mark up percentage. I highly recommend checking out the RB help centre as it explains all this in detail 🙂
You said you were going to create a separate video for other tutorials... Have you done it? :)
Solid Hoodie no sorry, life kinda got away on me and I never got around to it.
Is there a way to add text to any of these items?
Rudy Kessler no, you'd need to include the text in image.
Thanks for posting,,
John Chaney happy to help!
I'm really interested in opening a Redbubble shop, but I photograph my work rather than scan it. Would this affect the quality of a print?
I guess it all depends how good the photo is? I know for some larger paintings some artists opt for photos in a controlled setting (no glare etc) but yeah, with a nice camera you can get a large enough file :)
I see what you're saying :)
I#m a bit worried that if someone ordered a print from me, it would just look like a large photo instead of a poster ^^;
Just signed up and yet to post anything. Your video is a great help, thanks! Now what happens money-wise after I post an image and someone wants to buy a product? How is the financial side of things dealt with?>
Graham Hart if someone buys your work you have a markup you get paid, which is a percentage based on Redbubble’s price. You can set this to any percentage you want and you get paid for any sales you make around the middle of each month.
Hi!
This seems like an amazing tutorial, my only problem is that my laptop has recently been broken. Is there anyway to do this on mobile?
to be clearer *would I be able to do everything I could on a computer on my phone or tablet
+phanhollows sorry I missed this question! Yes you can upload from a mobile device but it's not as smooth a process. I talked to RB support about this question and the uploader was not designed with mobile devices in mind so depending on the phone you're using some features may not work.
The best way is to try and see what happens 😁
I'm using mobile and it keeps saying failed to open picture
My redbubble doesnt work everytime i try to upload an artwork it says can not use i dont know what I am doing wrong.
Zaiya Fine Art it might be the file type? I'm not sure. The best thing to do is take a screenshot and then contact RB support (from the "help" button at the bottom of the page) with both your screenshot and the file you are attempting to upload.
when I search for my shirt using the tags including the title of the shirt it doesn't come up in search?
Pyramid Tank it can take 15 mins for a design to show up in search results. Also make sure you're sorting the results by "recent" as there's a lot of content on Redbubble.
orthodoxyn thanks
If I make a shirt will I get a free one or lower price? and can I change prices?
Waffle The Denosour you won't get a free shirt (RB would lose so much money!) but if you buy your own work you only pay the base price.
You can set your own margin/price.
orthodoxyn Thank you so much!
orthodoxyn also where can I set the price?
do u know how to change the price im confused on it?
If you go into your account settings there's a section for adjusting your prices.
ok thx
I'm uploading a design with a decent size but on the product it is really small even though it's scale is 100.
The size required for products like T-shirts is very large (much bigger than your screen size) or you'd get a low resolution print. You can find the required pixel dimensions for all products over here: help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270679
orthodoxyn I see. That's too bad because I don't want my print to be pixelated.
I've definitely been there dude - I make sure I scan my hand-drawn stuff at a high resolution now and if it's a digital image I start it at a very high pixel size so it can scale down easily.
orthodoxyn Good to know. Thanks for your help!
I’m new to Redbubble and I uploaded my work but for some reason it’s saying that I don’t have any work..
"Media codes must contain no more than two media" any help with that? Thanks in advance lad!
Jay Raff these are the check boxes "photography, digital art" etc. You can only tick 2 maximum.
Very helpful thanks !
+nicolle gratacos I'm happy it helped!
Hi!I am thinking about starting a shop on redbubble and i am not really sure how it goes...When someone order something with my print, do I recive some kind of notification so I can know am i recieving any money? And , this may sound stupid idk but can you like order something with your print on it and have some kind of discount,or its the same price for you too?Loved the video btw :)
Lea Vuckovic yes you get an email with the details of the sale and if you buy your own work you only pay the base price. I recommend checking out Redbubble's help centre which had a lot of FAQ's about getting started on there.
orthodoxyn Tnx for your answer :) and yes i will tnx for advise
U so pretty lea :)
if i were to sell a shirt for say $10, how much do i actually get and how much of it goes to redbubble? (:
+Niamh Lynch Sorry I missed this comment!
Well you can't sell a shirt for $10 because Redbubble has base prices for all their items which is more than that. You set a mark-up percentage on top of that. RB has an article about it over here: help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270799
This is great but it's 3 years old now and RB has changed the UI somewhat
runningheadcom yeah, might make a new one sometime once they've made a significant update.
question, are all pics uploaded be on 72 DPI?
DPI doesn't matter as long as the pixel dimensions are correct.
orthodoxyn thank you! I always have second doubts when it comes to DPI
+orthodoxyn This is so confusing ... everything I've read for years says that for decent print quality, you need the image to be 300 ppi, or at the lowest, 240 ppi. If I change my large 72 ppi image of 6,000+ by 8,000+ pixels (which can print at 80+ inches, say) to 300 ppi and I do NOT resample, the pixel dimensions remain the same. The only difference is it can't be printed at the large sizes a 72 ppi image could be printed at without looking horrible. So I still don't know what to do ... I'm just not convinced a 72 ppi image will look good on any product, even if the pixel dimensions are large.
+etherize Oh man, I can definitely understand the confusion on this. I've done a bit of digging, let me see if I can explain:
So if you are SCANNING your image, you want to do this at a high DPI, this ensures a high quality image and a higher amount of pixels per inch (PPI).
Redbubble doesn't actually save your original file or look at things like the DPI/PPI. What it does is save a version of your image for each product category (shirts, phones etc) and each category has its own required pixel dimensions (not PPI requirements). So as long as your file reaches those, there won't be an issue.
DPI comes back into affect when printing but this is totally on RB's end and nothing the artist needs to worry about. Basically, the larger your file (without manually stretching it) the better quality you'll have and more products you'll be able to fully cover.
Hopefully that helps?
orthodoxyn, yes, that helps! Thanks!
where do i find my private works?
Lola your private works can be found on your "manage portfolio" page from the drop down menu in the top right corner.
I don't know why I always failed when uploading my work.
"Ack - it seems there's been an unexplained problem. You should probably give it another go."
I tried to give it another go, but it still not working, until I just upload for one product but its still not working
jon isa sorry not sure, you may need to contact RB support?
I have a tablet how can I do that?
I haven't tried uploading on a tablet. It should be pretty much the same experience. Are you running into a specific problem?
+orthodoxyn I can only take pictures and when I try to upload pic I can't even get to my photos without even exiting the app
I'm uploading on Redbubble for the first time and I've read through all of the pixel dimension requirements for each product, but the way that you just demonstrated uploading suggests that Redbubble will instantly resize the pixel dimensions for you anyway.
Is there something I'm missing here?
Will just uploading my image at the size its always been be enough?
Or am I risking my products becoming Minecraft when they print?
Also the information provided in the dimensions and format page are for an older version for Photoshop, is there a tutorial that we could work up for Photoshop CC 15?
And is it okay to upload photos taken on our mobile (or cell if you're in America) that are otherwise okay for printing on photo paper and canvas?
I apologise if I come across as a complete novice or ignorant and if I'm being annoying with my questions, but I'm getting all of this different information for uploading onto Redbubble and feel a little overwhelmed with what to do :(
That being said, your tutorial is a huge help and I feel a whole lot closer to getting started after watching it then what I did just reading the information provided on the Redbebble help page :)
lauren bull lauren bull larger images will be scaled down to fit smaller products. Such as a poster size image to a gallery board. So it's best to work large. Some folks want particular dimensions for things like mugs though.
I recommend contacting RB's Artist Support team as they're really better equipped to answer your questions in depth.
Also the best way to learn is to just start uploading! There really is nothing you can do that can't be deleted or fixed later 🙂
Once I upload a work I can delete it later?
Hey Darlin, yes you can always come back and delete it. You're also able to edit how it looks on certain products or upload a specific image for one product (say leggings or mugs etc) whilst still being saved as the same artwork.
It's pretty hard to really break anything I recommend having a play!
orthodoxyn Thank you for the video too, hope see more!
+Darlin Kit yeah I need to get back to making these!
Can you upload vertor art?
You'd need to save it as a PNG or JPEG to upload it.
orthodoxyn will this affect the quality of the product
i dont understand. As much as i enjoyed your vid i still dont understand since every time i upload a pic onto a tee it is always to small! and the percentage is at 100% it look bad i really dont know what to do. i want to make money off here but i dont know if i can with my ugly creations...
It sounds like your image size is too small. You can check out the dimension requirements over here help.redbubble.com/hc/en-us/articles/202270679-Dimensions-Format-and-Colour
Do you get paid for uploading these or do they get paid instead...?
If I make a sale both Redbubble and I make money. If no sale, no one makes anything but it's free to upload so have a try!
Okie dokie! I have started on it a couple weeks ago and its awesome!
How do I upload photos into Redbubble without them being so dinky?
Josie Ray not sure what you mean by "dinky" sorry! If it's an issue with your photo being too small then you'll need a larger resolution image.
orthodoxyn how do I get a larger resolution image?
How do you find images on google or Pinterest that have a lot of resolution and don’t have to reload them to Redbubble?
Josie Ray if you're taking a photo you'd likely need a higher quality camera. If you're drawing an image you'll need to scan it at a higher resolution.
orthodoxyn I search for commercial free images on google or Pinterest that’s how I do my art any suggestions?
Very good. Thank you (-:
I heard from websites that Redbubble is a scam. Should I be concerned about these allegations?
david Haha nope. I'm pretty sure those claims are made by people who breached copyright and then had their work taken down. I get paid every month no problems.