Terms and other information that is important: * Use of my paintings:     Saving images from my website for your own personal enjoyment is welcomed. Just don't make any money what-so-ever from doing so.        Using my images for your desktop, to share with friends, and to refer others to my site is graciously appreciated.        You may use my artwork to practice drawing and learning as an artist. Under no condition are those works to be reposted or published or sold anywhere, but you may keep it for yourself and continue to learn.        My artwork may be used on a website to educate or to inform others about herpetology, but only with my written permission. It is important to check with me before using an image, as in certain cases characters or ideas used may belong to other people or artists.      At no time is it permissible to repost my artwork under any name but my own. *How images should be handled        To use my images as a part of website, forum signature, avatar, icon you must obtain my written permission. I will not allow editing, cropping, or resizing of my images for your gain!        I will be angry if my watermark is removed or any edited version shows up on the internet being claimed by anyone but myself.        At no time is it permissible to crop or alter my work for gain.        I may request that an image of mine be removed from your website, user icon, forum signature, etc even if permission was previously obtained. I am not a mean person, a request from me will be for worst case scenarios. This is just for my protection as an artist.       If you really like my work, link directly to my website or send me an e-mail and I will likely respond positively. *What if my paintings were seen elsewhere:      If you see my work used on someone else’s site, please contact me and only me. They may not be aware they should have my permission, in these cases I ask you only contact me so I can give an appropriate response.     I will not tolerate bullying from my fans toward anyone; only I am allowed to fight my own battles. I respond to violators with direct letters of request to cease and desist. Should these requests be ignored I will respond with full legal action. I do not mess around; this business is how I pay for lunches and tuition. I would like to avoid becoming a starving artist.     At no time is it permissible to resell my art in any form (i.e. prints, on merchandise, or services). I will not hesitate to use full legal action! *What does this all mean      More or less, nothing on this site belongs to you (unless you've purchased the rights to it) SO DON'T TAKE IT! I will fight to the fullest extent of the law. I have done so in the past and won't hesitate to do so again. I am very serious about persecuting violations- you should be serious about not committing them. If you take something from a neighbor without their permission, that is called stealing, taking from my business is exactly that, stealing!       If folks kindly follow my terms I can continue to submit my work online for you unlimited enjoyment.      If there are any questions you have that you can’t find the answers to here, I welcome you to e-mail me at jjtschampa@gmail.com. All content is copyright © 2010 Jessica Jean Tschampa, all rights are reserved.