From shoes to tattoos...skateboards to surfboards...even die-hard Raiders fans wanting wild T-shirts and shorts. If you can think it up, you can TapSmack it!

Graffiti artists, backyard photographers, graphic designers, PhotoShop magicians—showcase your work to everyone in our community. Link up to swap ideas and co-create artwork beyond anyone's imagination!

Through TapSmack, you can

• Share ideas for others to design artwork
• Post artwork to encourage feedback
• Show off your portfolio
• Vote on idea/design pairs
• Browse and get inspiration
• Have artwork applied to your 'stuff' or your own body!
• Invite others to join in the fun!

A Smacker is anyone registered with TapSmack. There maybe a smacker hiding inside you; let it out QUICK!

• Click on the “Register” link at the top right of a TapSmack page and fill in the form.
• Confirm your registration by using the link that comes in your Email.
• That’s it! SIMPLE.

• TapSmack has various contests where you can win money, SmackCash, or other prizes.
• See the Contest Page for any current opportunities to WIN.

Maybe you are part of a skateboard team. Get those skateboards, pads, helmets, T-shirts, shoes personalized! It’s easy. Once you login:

• Click on the “Enter New Idea” light bulb or the Post Idea tab (in the left-hand menu).
• Select an “Idea Category”.
• Enter one or more "Tags" (keywords) for your Idea, so you and others can find it.
• Give your Idea a Heading (title).
• Enter a description of how you want those duds decorated: team name, colors, design, maybe your mascot. You can also upload a file to let folks know your direction.
• Press the Submit button to post your Idea.

Now sit back and watch the TapSmack community take your Idea and make it real.

You'll get emails as soon as Designs or comments on your Idea are submitted. Smackers will also be voting on the posted Designs and, who knows… maybe the popular vote will highlight the one you like the most.

After selecting a Design, TapSmack can get it onto a T-shirt, mug, sticker, shoe, or other item so you can flash your personal statement.

TapSmack sends out periodic summary Emails so all artists will be aware of new Idea postings.

Also, with the TapSmack SHARE feature, you can send your Idea to anyone.

• Click on the SHARE button on the individual Idea page.
• Use “Email” to enter the address(es) to share it with your friends.

You can also post the link of your Idea on many other sites.

• Click on the SHARE button on the individual Idea page.
• We’ll show you where you can post your link.

• Click on the “Idea” heading and you'll see the full description plus any Designs that Smackers have posted.
• Type in a description of your work under the “Post a Design” section.
• Use the Browse button to locate the file name(s) of your artwork. (If you might want to have the Design put on a product, you can also upload High Resolution file(s) so all looks great when enlarged.)
• Mark whether you want to put the Design up for sale or just post for others to see.
• Click Submit and you will see that your “Design has been posted successfully”.

We do not want Smackers infringing on other people’s work, so you should only upload work that is original to you.

A thumbnail is added below the Post a Design section for everyone to see.

• Go to My Designs page.
• Find the Design you wish to mark For Sale.
• Click on the For Sale button under the chosen Design.
• Press Save at the bottom of the My Designs page.

At that point, your change is saved and your Design can be purchased.

Most of the time, your Designs tagged For Sale will be shown under the Idea that way. But in the case of shoes, if there is no High Resolution file uploaded for any of the parts of the shoe, the Design will be marked Not For Sale no matter how you have tagged the Design. We need to have at least one High Resolution file that can be applied to the various parts of the shoe before we allow any shoes to be sold.

So upload one or more High Resolution files for your Shoe Design and then it can be available For Sale.

Great art takes time. Our hungry artists can get you something by 3 – 6 days…sometimes faster if you inspire them with good details. Check back to see comments and questions on your Ideas (daily or hourly, its up to you).

When you log in, you are automatically shown the freshest Designs and Ideas. From here, you have several options for seeing more Ideas.

• A.Click Browse Ideas in the left-hand menu.

This will take you to a page that shows Ideas - filtered by you or unfiltered. The “Latest Ideas” are those most recently entered. “Top Ideas” will show you Ideas in order by highest number of Designs posted to them. “Latest Designs” give you thumbnails of the Designs posted to Ideas.

Navigation tools at the bottom of each page can always help you move faster through the lists.

• B.Click “More Ideas” at the bottom of the first page and it will take you to the “Browse Ideas” page described above.

C.If you have a more focused interest, you can use the Search feature to look for Ideas.

• Near the top of each TapSmack page, fill in one or more words that would match your interest.
• Select “Ideas” from the pull down box for your search
• Click “Search” - This will produce a list of Ideas that have your key words in their headings, descriptions or tags.

Your Portfolio contains ALL the artwork you have posted to TapSmack, whether it addresses a specific Idea or just to share your skills with your fans.

You can view other Smackers’ Portfolios to admire or maybe to purchase a Design. Just click on a Smacker’s name when you see it to go to their Portfolio. If you see something you want, contact the artist and maybe they’ll hook you up.

Remember, do not post your whole Portfolio in the Ideas “Post a Design” sections that’s a NO-NO

• >Click the Portfolio tab in the left-hand menu and use the Edit Portfolio link.
• Enter the file name of your artwork (or Use the Browse button).
• Click "Submit"

Count to ten (or so) slowly and viola…it’s on your Portfolio page as a thumbnail.

Your artwork can be submitted in GIF, JPG, PSD, EPS, TIF, JP2 and PNG file types.

Please make sure your Design does not have a transparent background. When it does, the default background on TapSmack is black and that may not be what you want for your artwork.

While viewing Ideas and submitted Designs, you can vote to let other Smackers know what you think.

Remember, we also have contests from time to time and voting is one good way to participate.

Let’em know what you think.

Once… it’s only fair.

All right now… we already know you love it! See what Smackers think of your Design with their votes

• Use Invite Friends in the left-hand menu.
• Enter your friends Email addresses or import them from your personal lists.
• Click Submit … that’s it.

TapSmack will send an invitation Email to your friends. BTW, word of mouth works too….

Referring to you (smacker ID) when registering earns you extra SmackCash to use in the Smack Store! Its our way of saying thanks for the referral.

We're working to create a bigger “e-mall” of approved vendors than we already have who can apply artwork to real-life items like shoes, T-shirts, decals and whatever you can come up with. Check back with us on this.

• One way is letting TapSmack’s voting automatically put a popular Design into production.

The first step is to get 100 votes for the design which will move the artwork and the clothing item (shirt, pants, sweatshirt) into pre-sale. Once in pre-sale, the item needs an order minimum of 20 units to trigger production.

Once production is triggered, you’ll be sent a confirmation Email. Your credit card is only charged when you use the link in the Email to re-confirm your order. If you provide your credit card info while in pre-sale, we will hold your info in our “secure vault” and charge the card only when you re-confirm.

Unfortunately NOT. All Designs that are voted into pre-sales will be printed exactly as they are shown on the site. If you do not like the placement or the colors of the Design then please do not order it. We recommend that you submit a comment soon after finding a Design you like and see if your requested changes can be made. BUT, we’ll still need you to have the 100 votes and order totaling 20 or more units for processing.

We recommend 8 colors or less. Different shades of a color can count as a different color …so be careful. We’re still working on making this better, keep checking back with us….

You tell us. But remember, the more complicated the harder it is for our professionals to work out and the more expensive it is to produce. We recommend avoiding going over the seams and designs that “bleed” off the edge of the garment. Recommendations are no larger than 15x20 inches (38cm x 50cm) for an average sized shirt.

Remember, we need to be able to pull apart the layers. So use any of the programs that support this feature. Please do not submit in JPG format for production!!! Also, make sure your work is at least 300dpi; the larger you want the image, the higher the density for a kewl image

What is your definition for each of these types of files? We do need to have something more in the upload section to make it easy for users to understand what is meant by HiRes.

This means a file with 300 DPI or higher resolution.

For printing purposes, we want to make sure you get a quality image.  Therefore, the file used for printing needs to have a minimum resolution of 300 DPI.  Files just for online display can have a lower resolution.

• If the design contains copyrighted material. 
• If you use images that you don’t have permission to use (always get permission if it’s not your work).
• If the content of the Design is offensive or too provocative (we are not easy to blush, so give it your best shot). .

I am an artist but didn't get that set when I registered. Or a typo was made when I signed up.

• Click on Edit Info on the left-hand side of the page.
• Change what you need to and press “Save”.

Post a question or comment in the comment box for the Idea. An email is sent to the Idea originator. Keep an eye on your TapSmack Inbox for their reply.

Smack Cash (Sc) is currency YOU can earn by interacting with the site. It can be used to buy items in the Smack Store. Specific items are available for a limited time, so if you like a particular item, don’t wait!

• Vote on posted Idea/Design combinations (top voted each week gets 1,000 Sc)
• Invite others to join and have them register to be active (50 Sc) – Referral program (insert link)
• Have the most votes at the end of the week (Artist get 4,000 Sc, Idea Submitter gets 1,500 Sc)

Think of it as frequent-flier miles for ducks, or different points on a avian evolutionary scale.

• Egg >2,000 Sc
• Duckling >10,000 Sc
• Duck > 50,000 Sc
• Master Duck > 250,000 Sc
• Uber Duck > 1,000,000 Sc

Your level of seniority will be maintained even after you spend your SmackCash.

You can only redeem SmackCash at the Smack Store. The Smack Store has ever-growing list of items that you can buy anytime you wish.

This will vary per type and amount of product ordered. Typically:

T-shirts: 2 to 3 weeks time once orders go into production

Temp Tattoos and Stickers: 1 month from order time

Shoes: If printed, 3 weeks; If hand done, can take 1 month from order time

Audio: Almost immediately as we send a link to your Email address once purchase is successful

You can contact us if you need something in a hurry.

We are sorry if you have had some problems using TapSmack. Please do let us know about what you found. Send an Email to support@tapsmack.com with a description of your experience. As much detail as you can send us will help us fix problems which, in turn, helps all Smackers.

Contact us using the Suggestion Form and let us know!