Mel Brackstone


Help for Redbubble members

Karin Taylor, Jo O’Brien, Stuart Chapman, Lance Jackson, Ragman, Mark German, Steven Lippis, Simone Byrne and myself have added some very useful tutorials and links for those members who’d like some help in learning a few extra tricks to make their time on the bubble easier.

I have this link in my profile, so it’s going to be easy to find. I’ll add to it as I learn of new helpful information.

How to enhance your profile

Text formatting

Where to get help/critique/FAQ

Help on how to sell your work

How to TAG your work effectively

Inserting image links easily with Stuart

Add category lists

How to make smoke photos

Digital Infrared info

Ragman’s excellent advice on all things arty farty

Mark German’s fantastic photographic techniques

Steven gives an explanation on how to utilise a flash modifier

My experience with Neutral Density Filters

My hints on shooting at the beach

Explaning focal lengths for digital

Polarisers – a visual experiment

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    thank u, may l pass these on

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Please do, and say thanks to Karin!

  • Peter Evans

    Peter Evans

    Thanks Mel this is great stuff :-) xx

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    There’s lots of good help there, Pete….hope it’s useful!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    i don’t know how to thank you Mel…
    i appreciate it very much…
    and thank you so much for Jo’s Selling Journal
    it’s an excellent resource for all bubblers!!!!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Thank YOU, Karin!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    great stuff mel. i’ll favour and read later!
    cheers karin too! ;-) xox

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    no worries ab, I’m just passing on the news :)

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    word. you rock mel.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    oh tosh….it was your journal on top of Karins that made me realise that I might have some watchers that neither of you have….I’m happy to spread the word :)

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    how many thousands of millions are watchig you mel?

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    only around fourteen hundred mate….you?

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Thanks Mel !!

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    You’re welcome, and say thanks to Karin too please? It’s a big job to put it all together!

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    Will do Mel ! Much appreciated help !

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    good for you :)

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    hahah as i expected – i only hve 425 people watching me.
    :)
    go mel mel mel mel ! super artist extraodinaire!

    see ! im all hype and wind apparantly.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    me too mate, just don’t tell anyone, ok? :D

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    fantastic information mel – thanks for sharing! thanks karin and jo too for your time…

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    It is….they’ve done a great job :) Thanks Nicole.

  • Peter Marin

    Peter Marin

    Thanks for the heads-up’ Mel, will be very useful to a old fart like myself.
    This is just what I need.
    A very special thanks to Karin too.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    No worries Pete, I’ve been using Webgrrls how-to since I started!

  • clarkey

    clarkey

    Thank you Mel and Karin, these are very helpful. Great work, and the time taken to make these up is appreciated.

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Glad it’s of some use, Jan!

  • David Geoffrey Gosling

    David Geoffrey...

    thanks so much

  • Mel Brackstone replied

    Welcome, David!

  • DavidMark

    DavidMark

    Thanks very much Mel, I’m going to find this info a great help.
    Cheers!

  • itsallgoodamanda

    itsallgoodamanda

    Thanks mel very much for that

  • Denzil

    Denzil

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

  • Rene Hales

    Rene Hales

    thanks for posting this information. I am realitively new and have so much to learn about making the most of RedBubble.—Rene

  • Michelle BarlondSmith

    Michelle Barlo...

    THANKS MEL

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    excellent links…thanks Mel and Karin

  • Simon Whittaker

    Simon Whittaker

    Thanks guys, it is much appreciated.

  • fixtape

    fixtape

    Great links!

    Would love to see this over at Ultimate Resources

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    this is brilliant and thankyou

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    wow what a find Mel, you have no idea how many hours I have tried to do all this stuff!

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    what a collection of gems! thank you :)

  • FA Photography

    FA Photography

    Thank you!! That’s really great!! :-)

  • denise romano

    denise romano

    you are just so nice for doing this mel : )
    Merry Christmas to you and your family !

  • Stuart Chapman

    Stuart Chapman

    Thanks for collating these altogether Mel.

  • nkbellani

    nkbellani

    Thank you Mel…so much indeed!

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Many thanks, Mel!

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    NatureGreeting...

    WOW! Thanks!!

  • Rachel Stickney

    Rachel Stickney

    Thanks so much!

  • John  Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    As a new bubbler I need all the help I can get….........Thanks Mel

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal

    Well done and thank you to everyone who contributed to this fantastic range of tutorials.

  • pmacimagery

    pmacimagery

    great work and thank you

  • Rebecca Bryson

    Rebecca Bryson

    Awesome POST!

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    Thanks Mel,I will save it in my Fav folder

  • Patricia Montgomery
  • DonDavisUK

    DonDavisUK

    Thanks Mel, this is just great and will save me a lot of time. I’ll refer back often:-) Don.

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    Great Mel …. we have linked this resource intop the forums in Photography 101…just here

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    what a marvelous set of work here. I appreciate it fully !. great job, big hug ..
    Isa

  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    Damn! You all rock!

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    Nice list, thanks :)

  • Paul Pinkley

    Paul Pinkley

    some great info here…I had wondered how some of this was accomplished!

    Thanks for taking time to consolidate all of this great information!

  • BleuRaven

    BleuRaven

    hi !! i just found your journal by searching for the keyword “works”
    Thank you !! have added your journal to my favourites : ))

  • Emma Collins

    Emma Collins

    Hi Mel, I’m new to RB and this is really useful stuff, Thanks :o)

  • ys-eye

    ys-eye

    Wow, so much helpful info and advice, I’ll have to come back to it! Thank you so much for making it available! :D
    Yelena

  • Karen  Brodie Photography

    Karen Brodie ...

    Thank you for all these wonderful tips and advice, I’m new on RB and these links have been invaluable :))

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Mahalo Mel, thank you so much!

  • Zefira

    Zefira

    fantastic, thanks

  • Christian Ramharter

    Christian Ramh...

    Thank you for that helpful info compilation!

  • Rainer Kozik

    Rainer Kozik

    Great advice here – Thanks guyz. Will favourite this for now and will have a proper look through soon.

  • DebbieSteer

    DebbieSteer

    awsome i need this stuff…..............thanks so much for all your work here

  • Mukesh Srivastava

    Mukesh Srivastava

    Thanx so much!!!! Great stuff…

  • Kelly Cavanaugh

    Kelly Cavanaugh

    Thank you for the awesome info!

  • JennyMac

    JennyMac 27 days ago

    Must be written in the stars that I should stumble upon this info today… seems this weekend has been full of teaching me how to bubble better! Thank you for sharing… : ))

  • Mel Brackstone replied 27 days ago

    Glad to help!

  • woof

    woof 24 days ago

    thank you so much!!! great info!!!

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria 7 days ago

    WonDerFuL!!! thanks a lot guys!

  • UnEasy

    UnEasy 7 days ago

    WOW – AWESOME!!!!!! Thank you so so so much :))))))))))))))))))

  • ellcot

    ellcot 7 days ago

    Looks like a very useful list of tutorials! Thank you so much for doing this!!

  • Adam Bykowski

    Adam Bykowski 6 days ago

    Extremely valuable info. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this.

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