Images
" A picture is worth a thousand words" - Henrik Ibsen
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We all love a great image or video - especially to illustrate a point in what we are creating... But can you use it? Legally?
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Copyright is a tricky area, and no so obvious when we can find more or less anything very easily online.
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Yes, you can add the source of the image you used, but did you ask permission? Do you need to?
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One way to stay legal is to search for images that you CAN use: links below.
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The links on the right have great details on licence types and tips on using images.
Creating and Editing images
Auto Draw turns your drawings into images, automatically.
Use these sites to upload and remove the background.
These websites let you create and edit images easily.
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Want to remove the background?
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Want to make the colour "pop"?
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Change the colours?
These websites let you change the colours of an image.
Logo Makers - Artificial Intelligence to create designs automatically
Advanced Creating and Editing
For more advanced editing and creating just the right image you may need some more specialized software.
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Online, and free, editors for more advanced Image editors include Lunapic and Photopea - These web based applications are very impressive!
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Software
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Often the best software is installed on your computer. These options are open source and free to use.
Yes, they are more complex but they have tutorials and help available to get started.
It's worth bearing in mind that these programs are made much better if you use a Graphics Tablet and pen, which are inexpensive to buy but make the "digital drawing" experience much more successful and satisfying.
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Not quite Procreate on an iPad Pro, but a great free or cheap way to start out.
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