ECHOICA.NET PHOTOSHOP BRUSHES
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 Copyright 2002-2003
Michelle (hybridflashes@hotmail.com)
Echoica.net (http://www.echoica.net/).
Echoica.net Brushes (http://brushes.echoica.net/)
All Rights Reserved.




README.TXT Contents
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1. TERMS OF USE
2. SPECIFIC DON'TS
3. HOW TO USE THE BRUSHES
4. FINAL NOTE
5. THANK YOUS

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TERMS OF USE:
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All of the Adobe Photoshop Brushes on ECHOICA.NET (http://www.echoica.net/ and/or http://brushes.echoica.net/) were made by me (Michelle hybridflashes@hotmail.com) in Adobe Photoshop 5.5. These brushes are free for you to download and use on graphics so long as you do not distribute them by any means anywhere else on the internet or claim them to be your own. These brushes are "linkware" not "freeware".

In other words, if you use these brushes for the graphics on a non-commercial website and these graphics will be publicly displayed (for example, layout graphics, linking banners or buttons, awards, digital art...) then you must provide an easy to find link back to http://www.echoica.net or http://brushes.echoica.net to provide credit to me for the creation of those brushes used in your publicly displayed graphics.  Text links should be labeled as Echoica.net or Echoica.net Brushes.

Again, If you do use my brushes on graphics which will be displayed publicly via the internet or by any other means (posters, cards or other printed materials) you MUST (not might, try, or get around to it sometime) give credit to me. This can be done by stating and providing information for the viewer regarding where he/she may find the brushes used.

If you belong to some sort of commercial organization and you want to use these brushes for commercial graphic use or distribution purposes you must contact me first to find out how you may obtain such permission.  Under such circumstances these brushes will become neither "linkware" or "freeware" but purchaseable products.

By downloading one of the packages you acknowledge your acceptance of all terms mentioned here and on Echoica.net.  For further information regarding the legalities of  Copyright visit http://www.whatiscopyright.org.

In accordance with these terms, I have added a small banner for you to link to the site.  Please link it back to Echoica.net at http://echoica.net or http://brushes.echoica.net in an easy to find location (not hidden on some page that people will never see).  Preferably the credit should be no more than 3 mouse clicks away upon entrance to your website.




SPECIFIC DON'TS
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A. These brushes are not to be redistributed in whole or in part by any means other than on Echoica.net by myself.

B. The original form of these brushes as they are found in each brush package should not be altered or edited in any way.  By alteration or editing I mean that they should not be changed, redefined, and saved as another package other than the original downloaded.  Obviously, altering the look of the brushes on your graphics is acceptable.

C. These brushes are not to be used for free/commercial graphics or on free/commercial graphic sites (where the website owner uses the brushes on graphics and then distributes those graphics to others).  It is acceptable however to use them on small graphical gifts and awards of a personal nature that are given to people other than the owner of the crediting site.




HOW TO USE THE BRUSHES:
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Download the .ZIP file (note that you will need an unzipping utility to extract the .ABR brush file). After you have saved the file, unzip it and send it to the directory containing your brush files for Photoshop.

This directory can usually be found through one of the following paths:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\PhotoShop\Goodies\Brushes\
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\Presets\Brushes\

Open the program. To load the brushes you click on the brush tab and then the small side-ways triangle beside it. Under this menu you will find "Load brushes...". Once you click on this it will bring up a dialog box where you can double click the ABR brush file of your choice. The brushes will now appear under the brush tab.

I receive numerous emails regarding this process and to answer all of them would be very time consuming. Due to my limited amount of time that I do not have to respond to such emails I ask you to please refrain from emailing me about Photoshop (or Paintshop). If you are still unsure about how to load the brushes or have any other questions about this process, please consult the help file for your program.




FINAL NOTE:
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I hope you enjoy using my brushes I have made available to you.  I would love to see how my brushes are being used at any time, so feel free to email me at hybridlfashes@hotmail.com or contact me via form at http://echoica.net/contact.html to let me know where and how I may view your creations.

Please keep in mind when you use these brushes on any graphics for a publicly accessible website it is good "netiquette" to give credit where it is due.  If any brush packages become problematic in this regard I will remove those packages from Echoica.net.  I do not have to make my personal brushes publically available, but I do so to share my creativity with others who may appreciate it.  Don't abuse it.  Please do not ruin it for everyone else by not abiding by the terms of usementioned on Echoica.net and in in this text document.  Thank you!




SPECIAL THANKS:
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Jenn at http://www.mysticmyst.net

These brushes would not be available if it was not for the wonderful kindness on the part of Jenn who made it possible for me to start making them in the first place.  Thank you Jenn for being such a wonderful friend.  I will never forget it.



Last edited on 9:39 PM 14/12/2002