Downloads I got a 1200px instead of a 1600px free image Sometimes we haven't finished generating the free image size at 1600px or there was an error downloading the 1600px image, so we fallback to the 1200px free image. When this happens our admin
Credits and Subscriptions Can I upgrade my existing Subscription? tl;dr - Yes, go to My Account -> My Subscription.Yes. You will get a discount for your previous purchase based on how long your the subscription is still valid (so
Credits and Subscriptions Do the credits roll over to the next month? Yes, unused credits roll over to the next month. Subscription credits only expire when your subscription ends or is cancelled. If you downgrade your account, 1/3 of the remaining credits are kept.
Credits and Subscriptions Which Subscription plan should I get? tl;dr - If you're not sure, get the base subscription and you can upgrade later and just pay the difference.All plans get access to the following:Free Image downloads (1200px resolution)
Credits and Subscriptions How many credits do the images cost? The exact number of credits is shown for each images on the download page. The number of credits for an image varies based on the type of file and the resolution. We provide
Credits and Subscriptions What are the differences between a Subscription and a Credit Pack? A credit pack is a one-time purchase of credits, these credits never expire. This is a great best option if you need a few images or download only occasionally.Subscriptions are for users
Downloads The download is broken or the image is corrupt If you experience this, please email us asap so we can investigate and fix the issue. We will refund the credits if we deem the image unsuitable.
Downloads How are the image sizes calculated? All our images are provided at:100% (original size)75%50%25%1200px wideIf an image size drops below 1200px then we just make it a free download. We are only able to
Downloads Can I redownload images without spending credits again? Yes, when you have downloaded an image, the button changes to say "Purchased". Clicking the button again will download the file but won't cost you.You can also see all your download ins
General Can I upload my own images to your library? tl;dr - We do take contributions and we provide bonuses in return, but we don't pay royalties.If you would like to contribute to the gallery please email us. We accept almost
General Can I use these materials for free? Do I need to pay royalties? tl;dr - If you have the credits to download the image, you can use it for free.We don't have specific licenses for different uses so you can use our images for
General What is this website about? MattePaint is built by artists in the VFX industry and is built for the industry. We were frustrated with finding reference images online so we decided to work on fixing that!Our images
Payments What payment methods do you offer? We support the following payment methods:Credit CardsPayPalWe plan on supporting more methods like Google Pay and WePay in future. If you would like a specific payment method used in your country, please
Payments Do you offer educational discounts? We work with educational institutions and freelance educators to create tailored offerings for students. If you are in one of these categories, please email us.
Payments What currency do you charge? All our prices are shown in US Dollars. If you would like us to charge in your local currency please email us.
Copyright Can I release the images under an Open Source (Creative Commons, GPL, etc) license? No. Our images may not be released under Open Source licenses. Open-Source licenses allow unlimited redistribution, which is prohibited with our images.
Copyright Can I add your images to my own article / website? No, redistribution of the images is not allowed. Every image has a URL link you can embed in your website or article. You may include a thumbnail of no larger than 400px (long
Copyright Can I sell the images after modifying? No. Even when you modify an image, you are not allowed to sell it unless as a separate product - i.e. film, game, animation, print, etc.In short, you cannot sell our
Copyright Can I use your images to create and sell or share my own image packs? No. You are not allowed to resell, or give away for free, our images in any circumstance. Even if you modify the images. This includes tutorials you may create using our images. We
Copyright Can I use your materials in my film / animation? Yes. Using our images videos is allowed when the end product is the video. This means using our images in stock videos is not allowed. You do not necessarily need to modify the
Copyright Can I use the images in product I will sell on a digital marketplace? Yes, but only if you have sufficiently modified the images - i.e. created your own work from the images. The original images must not be included/distributed in the final product.
Copyright Can I use the images in printed media? Yes. You can use our images in printed media such as magazines, CD covers, DVD covers, books, advertisements, packaging design, in-store display materials, and flyers. We do not charge royalties and there are
Copyright Can I use these images in a website design? Yes. You are free to use the images for person or commercial website designs.However, you are not allowed to use the images in website themes/templates sold on online market places.
Copyright Can I use the materials in my video game? Yes, you can use our images in your free or commercial video game. This includes images downloaded with a free account.Please note that it is not allowed to release our images under
Copyright General Licensing/Copyright In general, our license rules essentially boil down to this: you can use our images for whatever your project - personal or commercial - provided you are not reselling or re-distributing our images,