FAQ

Sounds cool, but what's a .PSD?

A .PSD is the standard format that Adobe Photoshop saves in. When you open a .PSD, you can see all the individual layers and work out what the artist has done to create the final piece.

But I use GIMP! Will I be able to open these?

Yep. Gimp can open .PSDs so you have nothing to worry about.

So who's .PSDs are these?

These .PSDs are by some of the most amazing artists in the business such as; Lucidity, Chilled, ElS, Vexel, Kamangir, Dyst and more!

How come you can post them here?

On specific graphics sites (such as planetrenders and gamerenders) you can buy and sell your artwork (be it signature or large piece) in .PSD format for different rights* (see below) using the sites currency system, usually known as credits.

*What Rights are there?

There are several different rights, here are most of them:

Full Rights: Aka FR. You own the signature, you can sell it, wear it, but you cannot claim you made it or take layers from the .PSD. (These both come under ripping**, see below)
Posting Rights: Aka PR. You can post the .PSD, tutorial or what ever it is onto a site. Usually, you can only post them on one or two sites, but you cannot sell it, or rip** it.

Learning Rights: Aka LR. You can look at the layers, but you cannot sell it, post it or rip** it.

**What is Ripping?

Ripping is when you claim a piece of your to be your own. This is strictly forbidden and a very serious offence.

Another form of ripping is layer ripping. This is when you take a layer directly from a .PSD, be it render, adjustment layer, what ever, and use it in your own work. This is also a very serious offence.

What rights do we get and what rights do you have?

I have posting rights. I used to own full rights on all of these (I still do on a few), but I have since sold them on for full rights but with the term that I keep PR for one site. This is the site I'm posting them on so count yourselves very lucky indeed!

You get learning rights. So you can learn from them, and nothing else.

Can we copy things we see in the .PSDs?

Not directly (e.g. right click, copy, paste) but you can use the techniques, just try not to make exact copies of the signature, otherwise it can get very boring!