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My Redbubble account was suspended then deactivated

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

This seems to be a common problem, they have an over-enthusiastic ‘spam filter’ (they said). I wrote direct to their Twitter account (@RedbubbleHelp...

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Paper size conversion: International versus Chinese kaiben (开本)

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Jason / 1 Comment

Chinese book sizes In China they have a special system for book printing, which is based on dividing up an uncut sheet of paper that measures 88cm x 123cm. So d...

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Print files: tiff options

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Jason / 0 Comment

Most printing companies and publishers will request tiff graphics files, and when you save as tiff in photoshop you’ll be given the following compression ...

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Process colour vs spot colour

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Jason / 0 Comment

These are dead-tree printing terms used for offset printing. Offset printing is where the inked image is transferred (=offset) from plate to rubber sheet to pap...

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Photographing your paintings

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jason / 0 Comment

Prop your painting against a wall on a sunny day. Put the camera on a tripod/box aimed straight onto the painting to minimise distortion. Minimise “bulgin...

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Converting RGB to CMYK for printing

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Jason / 0 Comment

From this excellent post by Dan dos Santos. Don’t convert to CMYK unless you are specifically asked to do it. Many printers are now designed to work from ...

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Printing your work at home

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Jason / 0 Comment

What printer to buy to make archival prints you can sell on ETSY?According to this post on Drawn.ca, it’s the Epson R1900.

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My picture book on the exotic Chinese prefecture of Dali is now available on Lulu. My illustrations on stuff at Redbubble.

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