Hello fellow artists! Today I’m sharing some info about how to sell your art on Redbubble, a popular Print on Demand website where artists can upload and sell their work on a variety of physical products.

In this post I will be giving a review of my experiences with Redbubble where I have been selling my art for a few years now.

Learn more about how to sell your art on Redbubble

You can also watch this video I created about the pros and cons of selling your art on Redbubble and other Print on Demand websites.

Store Front

My first impressions of Rebubble is that they are artist focused, cater to a young and trendy audience and have a sense of humour.

Their website layout is sleek and easy to navigate. On the home page there are rotating featured artists and art works that are updated daily.

You can easily customize your store front with a header, profile photo, bio, collections and a featured collection which shows at the top.  Your art is displayed on a variety of products in order of the most popular or most recently purchased.

You can also “like” other people’s designs and “follow” other artists, and leave comments on their work.

Products

In terms of products, the range is similar to Society6, which includes apparel, various electronics cases, and home décor items. The prices are about the same as other print on demand websites, and they often offer 20% off or other promotions.

Redbubble has some unique products that are not available from other suppliers, such as mini skirts, dresses and scarves.

Below is a scarf I purchased featuring my Blue and Gold Mandala Pattern.

I love this scarf, the print turned out beautiful and the fabric is and soft and silky. I actually wrote a full review of the scarf in this blog post.

I’ve also purchased a hoody, t-shirt and stickers with my own designs. All are good quality and I’ve had no issues, however I did find the t-shirt ran a bit large.

One really popular product on Redbubble are stickers. I usually sell a few of these daily. So optimizing your designs for stickers is a great way to sell your art on Redbubble. Below is a picture of several of my sticker designs. They are super cute, and affordable too!

I’ve also created a Youtube video showing all of the products I’ve bought from Redbubble over the years, in case you want to see them in real life:

Ease of Upload

Redbubble’s uploading tool is by far my favourite out of all the print on demand sites I’ve tried.

I find it efficient because you can upload one image of your main design and adjust it straight in the browser for each product. There are also pattern tiling options, or you can replace the image entirely if neither of those options work.

You can also change the background colour which can be very handy when working with transparent designs.

You can also copy existing settings from another design, making uploading similar designs a breeze!

Earnings and Payment

It took about a month after opening my store before I saw any sales, but since then I have been getting consistent earnings every month. (I should note here that I was lucky enough to have a design featured on the front page which boosted my sales a lot.)

It’s not going to replace my day job any time soon, but any amount of extra cash is always welcome!

You can adjust the markup for individual products (in Account Settings), but it is automatically set to 20%.

Earnings are paid out automatically around the 15th of every month (to Paypal, or direct deposit), and there is a $20 minimum threshold.

Marketing

Redbubble has their own marketing team who are pros at driving traffic to their website, so it’s just a matter of getting your own designs on the website and seen by then. If you’re lucky and get featured on their front page, then you’re good to go for a long time

It also doesn’t hurt to do some marketing yourself. Check out my post on Social Media Marketing Tips for Artists for help with that.

You can also find some nice promotional tools on the Redbubble blog. For example, fun marketing templates like this one:

Shipping

Redbubble has headquarters located in San Francisco (U.S.) and Melbourne (Australia). Products are shipped from suppliers in one of those areas depending on your location.

I have found they offer reasonable shipping costs to Canada, and even more reasonable within the U.S. The shipping is generally pretty quick, and you can choose a faster shipping method if required.

Also, you get a free sticker with every purchase! 

Summary of How to Sell your Art on Redbubble

In sum, I highly recommend Redbubble for selling your art online!

For an in depth, step by step guide on how to get started selling your art with Redbubble, check out my Skillshare class: From Design to Product: Sell Your Art Online Through Print on Demand.

I hope you’ve found some useful information here about how to sell your art on Redbubble. If you have any questions, or want to share your own experiences with Redbubble, feel free to leave a comment below! Also check out the Artists Resources section of this website for even more print on demand selling tips.

Cheers,