There comes a time in every digital artist’s life when they realize...sometimes it’s ok to download supplemental material rather than create it from scratch. So many situations come to mind:
- a photo-sourced texture to fill the background behind your character
- a stock image to fill a digital picture frame in your arch viz render
- 3D models for a game you’re prototyping
- a music track to accompany your demo reel
- many more
The reality is it's very common to need and use existing material to supplement your own work. Today Kent is discussing where to find free resources (including 3D models, images, music) and how to properly use them; both legally and in a way that makes the world a better place (attribution).
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i cant find articles anymore either
Never ending*
It's like a never rending minesweeper game
Question: What about all of those videos on YT with tutorials for Maya, Photoshop and all rest. Do those people have to pay to use the software?
QUESTION: why did cgc take out the articles that show up on your dashboard when you logged in
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Let me rephrase that into a question...
Yeah, I mean you're always scared that you'll be sued for some past content
Right, I hate it when I go on pinterest and find an image I really like and there's no credit to the original artist. And it's not always possible to reverse image search everything.