AnAdventureAwaits

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Unsplash -  photography, illustration, and art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Stockvault.net - stock photos

freepngimg - icons, pictures and clipart

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Kissclipart and kissPNG - more vectors and clipart (often transparent!)

Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

“Thank you for the quote, I’ll keep it in mind and get back to you sometime when I’m able to commission you!”

“That’s a little out of my budget for the time being, but thank you for your time. I’ll contact you again if/when I am able to pay!”

“I appreciate the quote, but i’ve decided to wait on the commission, thank you!”

“I understand your prices and that they are fair, but I am unable to afford this for the time being! Good luck on the rest of your commissions.”

What NOT to say when an artist quotes your commission higher than you expected:

“WAHHHHHHHHHHH”

“@-@ Holy crap that’s expensive!!”

“Could you maybe give me a tumblr follower discount? :3”

“Your prices are too high!!!!”

“Really?? Just for a sketch? I could draw it for half that!!”