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TERMS OF USE & COPYRIGHT NOTICE

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DIGITAL PRODUCT POLICY

All digital products are non-refundable and non-transferable. Due to the nature of these files, all sales are final. Access instructions will be emailed after checkout—you must check both:

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COPYRIGHT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All backgrounds, textures, overlays, and related digital content are the original intellectual property of Heather Michelle Chinn and are protected under United States and international copyright laws. Purchase grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, single-user license to use the materials in accordance with the terms below.

You are not purchasing ownership of the files—only the right to use them under specific conditions.

PROHIBITED USES

You may not, under any circumstances:

Sell, share, gift, sublicense, or otherwise redistribute the files in any format
Upload, input, or train any artificial intelligence models using these files, in whole or in part
Submit the files (original or modified) into any generative AI platform or dataset for the purpose of:

Creating derivative images
Training or fine-tuning models
Iterative design or image-to-image workflows
Style transfer or content extraction

This includes, but is not limited to: Midjourney, DALL·E, Adobe Firefly, ArtBreeder, NightCafe, Deep Dream Generator, Stable Diffusion, Leonardo AI, Fotor, Images.ai, DeepAI, Stable Diffusion, Google Imagen, Ideogram, Recraft, Seedream, Grok, GPT‑4o and other similar AI tools, software, or training environments.

Use these materials to create or sell “new” backgrounds, overlays, or textures derived from the originals
Print, repackage, or license these files as standalone products, whether in digital or physical form
Provide layered PSD or PNG files to clients or end users that contain any editable version of the background
Use in any commercial offering that enables others to access, extract, or isolate the background as an independent file
Sell purchased designs to any background (digital or physical) selling platform in ANY iteration

PERMITTED USES

You may:

Incorporate the backgrounds into your own photographic or painterly client work as flattened files
Use them in commercial editing for portraiture, composites, or digital painting, provided that the background is not extractable or resold
Use them as painterly bases inside programs such as Corel Painter or Adobe Photoshop, provided that the work is hand-rendered and human-created

LICENSE RESTRICTIONS

Each download is licensed to one individual user only. Multi-user licenses, studio licenses, or bulk permissions must be arranged in writing and purchased separately.

All rights remain exclusively with Heather Michelle Chinn.

ENFORCEMENT

Unlicensed use, distribution, AI ingestion, or resale of any kind is a violation of copyright and will result in immediate revocation of access and potential legal action. Tracking measures and unique file signatures may be used to enforce compliance.

QUESTIONS OR PERMISSION REQUESTS

If you are unsure whether a specific use is permitted, or if you wish to inquire about a custom license, please email:
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For backgrounds and textures downloads, please see User Agreement or link on the store for terms of use. For some ideas on how to use the backgrounds and textures please visit (and subscribe!) to Heather's Youtube channel and blog here:

https://www.heatherthepainter.com/blog/how-to-creatively-use-textures-as-clipping-masks

https://www.heatherthepainter.com/blog/2

https://www.heatherthepainter.com/blog/a-variety-of-outcomes-with-one-background

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej4pVVp0cg8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlzTIUKn35Y

Painting the Contemporary Portrait in Corel Painter (non texture) Replay

90-minute replay of Heather’s live painting session
Xia’s Alla Prima Starter Brushes for Corel Painter (compatible with Painter 2017–2023)

In this in-depth 90-minute replay, Heather walks you through the creation of The Lady in the Hat using her signature alla prima approach in Corel Painter 2018. This intermediate-level tutorial demonstrates bristle-based cloning with extensive freehand build-up, using the specially designed Xia Alla Prima brush set.

Important Note:
This demonstration does not use the Texture Palette or dab-based effects seen in Heather’s Brayers and Wax style. Instead, it emphasizes painterly structure, intentional brushwork, strong value groupings, and compositional rhythm using a traditional bristle-based digital method.

This is not a beginner tutorial. For best results, we highly recommend watching Heather’s Intro to Painter course (version X3 or 2018) before viewing this replay.

Brush Compatibility: Corel Painter 2017–2020 (and newer versions with legacy brush support)

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"I love all of Heather Michelle’s brushes. The new Xia Alla Prima brushes in her Contemporary Brush set are amazing! They’re intuitive nature and buttery textures allow me to get the traditional look and feel I want in my work. They are a must have. "

-Elle Mara, www.ellemara.com