Frequently-Asked Questions

***EDITOR NOTE: THIS PAGE IS CLIP-ART SPECIFIC — IT WILL BE REWRITTEN IN THE FUTURE TO FOCUS ON FILMMAKING***

Are these images really free?

For personal use, yes. This means you can stick ‘em on your MySpace or Facebook page, your homework, your tax return, wherever. The keep words are ‘personal use’. If you want to use them for your business (and yes, your band would be considered a business), then you’ll need to get a non-exclusive license from me. Drop me a line and we can talk about it.

Can I modify these images?

The copyrights to the images belong to me; they’re not public domain. If you want a special or modified version, please contact me and we can talk about it.

Can I get one of these images larger/smaller/in a different format?

Again, if you want a special or modified version, please contact me and we can talk about it.

What program(s) did you use to create these images?

The computer-generated images were made with the wonderful free program POV-Ray. You can get it here. The 2-D hand-drawn images where sketched on paper, digitized, then colored using Painter.

Do you do custom graphics work?

I spend most of my time working on my animated movies, which leaves little time for custom graphics jobs. Probably just as well, since most of the requests I get are similar to the next question…

Can I get a custom image? I can’t pay you, but I can link your site to mine.

Yeah, that’s a great idea — I’ll work for two or three hours on a custom image for your website, in exchange for a measly link that no one will see because no one will come to your site in the first place. Oooh, I can’t wait to get started…

Here’s a counterproposal for you: try using that same bargaining tactic the next time you order a meal at a restaurant, or when you need to get a root canal from the dentist, and see how quickly they throw your cheapskate ass out into the street.

Some of these images have been around awhile. Any new stuff coming out?

Don’t hold your breath waiting for new images — I do animated movies almost exclusively now. Any clip-art or animated GIFs that show up are probably because I wanted to test something for a future animated short. I don’t anticipate sitting down and creating clip-art just for the heck of it anymore… unless, of course, you’re extraordinarily wealthy and want to make it worth my while…