ePacket FAQs
Most of the ePackets and Digital Download Designs on our site will be in pdf format, although a few may be in "zip" format when multiple pdf/png/jpg files need to be zipped together into a single download unit.
About PDF Format
PDF files can be opened, viewed on your computer monitor, and any or all of it can be printed on your home printer using Adobe Acrobat Reader... a free software that comes standard on most computers. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, or need the most recently updated version, you can download it for free at www.adobe.com.
ABOUT ZIP FORMAT
Locate the zip file on your hard drive after it is downloaded. (Where it is saved to will depend on the settings in your browser preferences... but usually it will be a folder entitled "download" or "downloads" on your hard drive. Double click the zip file and it should automatically "unzip" itself into a folder containing the multiple files for the product.
Downloading Your e-Packet
After completing your payment, you should be redirected to a screen that looks similar to the one below with a list of the ePackets you have purchased. Just click "Download Product" next to each packet title to download the file. Depending on your browser settings, the file will automatically open in Adobe Acrobat Reader, or you may be prompted to save it to your hard drive.
I would suggest you create a folder on your computer's hard drive titled "ePacket Downloads" or something else that is easy for you to remember. If you are not prompted, your computer will store the file in the default download folder specified in your browser preferences... often a folder entitled "downloads". You can search for the file by it's name which will be the Product ID#, such as "SP271EP.pdf".
A few digital download files may be a combination of files put together in a "zip" file. See "About Zip Format" above.
Printing Your e-Packet
Printing colored pages will require a colored printer. For best results, we recommend you print the colored pages using your printer's best photo quality settings and a compatible photo paper. Using the same brand paper as your printer, does make a different in the results. Due to printer differences, colors may vary when printed.
Please Respect the Designer's Copyright When Using e-Packets
The intent is for you to have fun with our decorative painting e-Packets, and use them to personally paint the designs for fun and profit, but we do ask that you please respect the designer's copyright by not redistributing the file in any form either electronically or in print.
You MAY:
- Print the e-Packet for your personal use.
- Enlarge and reduce the line drawing to fit the surface of your choice.
- Paint this design to give as gifts or to sell. If you are displaying or selling the finished product on the internet, please use courtesy and give the designer copyright credit in your description with a simple statement such as: "based on a copyrighted design by *fill in designer's name*".
- Save it to a CD or other storage media to archive for yourself.
You May NOT:
- Re-sell or give away the pdf file to friends, students, or other painters.
- Print copies of this pattern to sell or give away.
- Email, copy it to a disk, or make it available to download on the internet to sell or give away.
- Create and sell any deriviative products from the designs in this pattern, such as web graphics, printed notecards, etc. These type things fall under the category of mass-producing and require permission and a licensing agreement from the designer.
If you ever have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to ask.
Sharon Chinn
sharon@decorativepaintingstore.com