Knowledge Center

Guides, tips, and answers to help you get the most out of Red Dot.

Getting Started

How to get started

1
Create your account

Register for free — no credit card required. You get up to 20 paintings immediately.

2
Add your first painting

Click + New Painting in your dashboard. Give it a title, upload a photo, and fill in the details at your own pace.

3
Set up your public gallery

Go to Settings, choose a URL name, and publish the paintings you want to show. Your gallery is live instantly.

4
Share your gallery link

Copy your gallery URL from the dashboard and share it with galleries, collectors, or on social media.

Paintings

Managing your paintings

Each painting record supports: title, multiple images (with a primary cover image), dimensions, price, availability status, painting type, storage location, catalog number, and target date. You can also add free-form notes.

Catalog numbers are assigned automatically in sequence when you create a painting. They are unique per account and make it easy to reference a specific work in conversations, invoices, or exhibition lists.

Yes. In the grid view, drag and drop any painting to a new position. The order you set here is the order visitors see on your public gallery.

Open the painting, scroll to the Publish toggle, and switch it on. The painting appears on your gallery immediately. Toggle it off at any time to hide it — the record remains in your private catalogue.
Storage

Using storage locations

Storage locations let you track where each physical painting currently is — a room in your studio, a gallery, a friend's home, or an exhibition venue.

Create a location
Go to the Storage section and click Add location. Give it a name and optionally a photo to help you identify it at a glance.
Move a painting
Open a painting, select a location from the Storage dropdown, and save. The painting instantly appears under that location in the Storage view.
Storage view
Switch to Storage view in your dashboard to see all paintings grouped by location. Useful for quickly finding a specific work without searching.
Removing a location
You can delete a location at any time. Paintings assigned to it will simply become unassigned — they are never deleted.
Tips

Tips for oil painters

Photograph before varnishing
Oil paintings look slightly different after varnishing. Upload your main photo before you varnish to capture the truest colours.
Use storage locations actively
Update the storage location every time a painting moves. It takes five seconds but saves a lot of searching later, especially during exhibitions.
Keep unpublished work private
Add works in progress to your catalogue right away. They stay private until you explicitly publish them — so you can build your records without showing unfinished work.
Set prices even for sold work
Recording the sale price of sold paintings helps you understand how your pricing evolves over time and gives collectors useful provenance information.
Use drag-and-drop for curation
Your public gallery shows paintings in the order you set. Use drag-and-drop to put your strongest work first — first impressions matter.
Export your data regularly
Use the Export option in Settings to download a full copy of your catalogue data. Keep a backup in case you ever need it for insurance or provenance documentation.

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