Can we use free images for book?

[Poetic_Menace]

I need images for my book any suggestions
Or help.

[ChanceOfFire]

Please refer to this thread for a list of websites which provide free stock images.

Stock art sites

Hi everyone, thought this list might be useful for people wanting to make their own coverart and icons for their games. As with everything, always check the copyright status on the images as they can range from “personal use with credit only” right through to “public domain.” If in doubt, it can often be worth running a reverse search through (such as tin eye) to make sure that the image hasn’t been taken from a copyrighted source (particularly true for sites like deviantart unfortunately.) Also…

PublicDomainPictures.net and rawpixel is another option. (EDIT: Please also double check the license terms of each image before use)

Please do not simply grab images off a Google search as you may not have the legal right to reproduce such images elsewhere.

[AletheiaKnights]

What do you mean by “free images”?

If you mean images in the public domain, the answer is yes.

If you mean images that are presented as free to use online, you have to be careful. Some might truly have no restrictions on their use, but some might only be free for non-commercial purposes, which means it’s fine to use unless you want to publish and make money.

[Jacic]

Also be aware that some image sites have been allowing AI images for free use (or even purchased as stock images) which are not allowed to be used on HG submissions so make sure to check they’re not AI flagged (and run them through an AI checker for good measure if you want to be extra careful.)

[Poetic_Menace]

Wait a minute, you’re real authors! Vance, didn’t you write ‘Dragon of Steelehorn’? And Jac Colvin, ‘Wizardry of Level C’ was amazing! Did you guys get your images from the public domain as well?"

[AletheiaKnights]

In addition to being a real author, Jac Colvin actually did her own art for Wizardry Level C. She is disgustingly multitalented and I would definitely hate her fiercely if she weren’t also a super cool human.

[ChanceOfFire]

Yup. All from the public domain. Check out this cover art I did for someone else’s project.

Saturnine [Submitted] [646K words]

This art is provided as is, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Please review the source images and their respective license terms. Space Background (Pixabay) Spaceship (PublicDomainPictures.net) If you decide to use the art, please credit both websites. Do not credit me as I did not draw the pictures, only put them together. [ICON 1024x1024] [PROMOART 408x272] [PROMOART 480x320] [PROMOART 1024x500] [PROMOART 1400x560] [SPLASHSCREEN 480x800] [SPLASHSCREEN 640x…

[Jacic]

Thanks AletheiaKnights and Poetic_Menace I’m not sure what to say to that

Wizardry did use a free image for the book and then was painted over the top.
You can definitely get nice images straight from the public domain though if you don’t want to do too much painting or photomanipulation. The image I used for Oedipus is mostly from wikimedia commons

[dferteroperation]

@ChanceOfFire

PublicDomainPictures.net and rawpixel is another option. (EDIT: Please also double check the license terms of each image before use)

Please do not simply grab images off a Google search as you may not have the legal right to reproduce such images elsewhere.

The domain you provide has great pictures. Thanks