FAQ (Version 6)

(Version 6 - January 21th 2022)

Hello guys,

lately I got a lot of the same questions and I think it´s better to answer them once here.

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Q: What program/tools/equipment do you use?
A: Photoshop CS5 on a Windows 10 64-bit PC - 28 inch monitor.

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Q: Which tablet do you use?
A: Wacom BambooFun Pen&Touch (middle size).

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Q: Are you using custom brushes?
A: Yes (e.g. cloud brush, rock texture brush).

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Q: How long do it takes to make a picture?
A: Usually I don´t know exactly. Depends on the image. Between 8 hours and over 20 hours already happened. I take my time to finish my images. I've learned that my pictures getting better when I'm not rushing and work for several days at a piece.

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Q: When did you start with digital painting?
A: In the beginning of 2011.

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Q: Did you paint/draw before you started with digital painting?
A: Not really seriously. Some sketches here and there.
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Q: Do you take commissions?
A: Yes. But please send me an email at frankatt.art@gmail.com. Requests on DeviantArt will not be answered from now on. I want to separate the work from here.
And please send me some information about what you need (three to four sentences), so I can tell you if I´m the right artist for your painting.

I´m not able to work for 'huge' projects. (e.g. games). Unfortunately I have only time to paint some paintings for a client. (about 1 - 2)
Please also consider that (currently) my strength is to paint environment/landscape paintings. I think you will not be happy with the result of one of my portrait/character design/etc.

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Q: Do you work for free?
A: No.

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Q: Can I buy one of your existing paintings?
A: Yes, but I only sell full rights (no shared license etc).  Also not all paintings are available for purchase. (See next question)
Please send me an email at frankatt.art@gmail.com and tell me which painting(s) you want to buy. Price will be negotiated.
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Q: Do you use PayPal for the payment process?
A: Yes, I prefer it.
Only in Germany, Austria and Switzerland I will use usual bank transfer.

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Q: What do I get if I buy one of your paintings?
A:
- Commission: Full influence of the development process. Every bigger step will be send to you.
- In the end (after payment arrived) the PSD-File (all layers, full size). I use Dropbox for the image transfer.
- Full rights of the painting (copyright, etc.).

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Q: May I use one of your paintings?
You are NOT allowed to remove/change my signature or other parts of the image or use it for your work. (overpainting, cut off, etc.)
You are NOT allowed to use it in order to make any profit with them. If you want to buy a picture with full rights, write me an email at frankatt.art@gmail.com.

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Q: Could you activate the download option for the image XYZ?
A: No, sorry. In the past some of my work were linked on other pages without my agreement. To still have a bit of control over them, the option is disabled.
When you want to download it, right klick on the image, save as. So it´s not the full size of the image, but I think it´s still ok for the personal use.


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I will update these FAQ from time to time. So when you have any other questions, please ask.
Best regards.

-Frank