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How can I get free or cheap artwork for a project if I can't draw and don't want to use AI? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A few years ago I became seriously ill. I was in a coma on heavy duty meds, and had a kidney transplant. I'm much better than I was, but I can't do a lot of things like I could before.

We've now got quite a few kids in the extended family, so a while ago I wrote a short story to try to make it easier for them to understand. My wife and family like the story and have suggested making it into a picture story book. Problem is, I can't draw and my imagination isn't very good.

How can I get pictures for the story if I can't do it myself and don't have the money to hire someone? I want to avoid using AI tools because of the potential copyright issues.

I haven't tried the services like Fiverr because I've heard that they force a race to the bottom on prices, but does anyone have any experience, or have any ideas of what I can do please?

Thanks in advance :)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Search for creative commons or public domain artwork - Wikimedia Commons is a good start, or a google image search (under the image search bar select tools -> usage rights -> creative commons rights)

Or don't worry about the copyright issues of AI and learn to use that to create things you want - I suggest SDXL is the best option

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

a google image search (under the image search bar select tools -> usage rights -> creative commons rights)

Huh, I didn't know that existed. Thanks for the heads up :)