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Poor Victorian Boy
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sprucemagoo1
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I don't mean to look as though I'm arguing for the sake of arguing, but the op said any feedback is welcome.
I fail to see how adding a boy and lamp can convert a medieval Danish village with late 20th century velux windows fitted into the roofs. Not to mention the suspicious boxes outside the house on the right and the UPVC guttering. I only hoped that pointing these things out would help with the continuity of their artwork in the future.
Nobody bothered about plagiarism anymore?
I fail to see how adding a boy and lamp can convert a medieval Danish village with late 20th century velux windows fitted into the roofs. Not to mention the suspicious boxes outside the house on the right and the UPVC guttering. I only hoped that pointing these things out would help with the continuity of their artwork in the future.
Nobody bothered about plagiarism anymore?
sprucemagoo1
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I suppose that if the owners of the images found out that the op used them, they would be able to prove it wasn't done to advertise their level of work to procure employment in the future. No skin of my nose I suppose.
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In US copyright law, an image like this would be regarded as a derivative work. There is much discussion about whether a given derivative work infringes on the copyrights of its constituent pieces or not. It depends very much on the particulars of the case, and US courts have ruled in both directions. I used to have an excellent guide/introduction to this issue. I'll try to find a link to it.
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Hey sprucemagoo1,
Thank you for your opinion. I wanted complete honest feedback, so I can learn from others. Doing more research to the images I use, is what I learned from yours. Not only if they match the story/scene better, but also the source of the images. You know, I'm just a photoshop amateur. I am not a designer as profession. Photoshop is just a hobby of mine. I always search for my images on google, because the photoshops I did were always for my private collection. And I should have thought about any copyright laws before I shared this picture. So, for what it's worth, I'm sorry for any plagiarism I did. Where do you guys get your stock images? Do you pay for every image you use, or is there a good site where you photoshop gurus keep going to?
Thank you for your opinion. I wanted complete honest feedback, so I can learn from others. Doing more research to the images I use, is what I learned from yours. Not only if they match the story/scene better, but also the source of the images. You know, I'm just a photoshop amateur. I am not a designer as profession. Photoshop is just a hobby of mine. I always search for my images on google, because the photoshops I did were always for my private collection. And I should have thought about any copyright laws before I shared this picture. So, for what it's worth, I'm sorry for any plagiarism I did. Where do you guys get your stock images? Do you pay for every image you use, or is there a good site where you photoshop gurus keep going to?
Inkz
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Here's a few site that offer free usage of high quality images..
http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photoshop-member-resources/44302-free-top-5-stock-resources.html
http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/photoshop-member-resources/44302-free-top-5-stock-resources.html
sprucemagoo1
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It's always better to learn about these thing when you are an amateur, and I'm pretty sure all of us at one stage or another have broken copyright law, even by accident.
To be fair, not many people would notice they were not Victorian.
The actual work that you did to the piece was very good and look forward to seeing your future artwork.
To be fair, not many people would notice they were not Victorian.
The actual work that you did to the piece was very good and look forward to seeing your future artwork.
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Hi Mark, the one site I use a lot which is not on Inkz's list is deviantarts.com. They are artists and photographers like us. Many free downloads at good resolution and large sizes. Many at 300 res. You'll enjoy browsing the site. Sign up; it's free and you can even upload your own manipulations. Maybe not this one until you find out more about the images and if they are copyrighted or "public domain."
I've read the laws, as Tom mentioned. They are still in flux, but some things are quite clear, and if images are from a paid image site or have an actual copyright, you either have to buy them or ask for permission to use them. Some of the "pay for images" sites, like 123 or dreamstime have smaller, free downloads and you just need to sign up for those (some of the sites don't even require that I think).
Some images are just public, but I still give credit for them. I urge you to look up the issue and read all you can on the subject. Nothing better than informed citizens!
I've read the laws, as Tom mentioned. They are still in flux, but some things are quite clear, and if images are from a paid image site or have an actual copyright, you either have to buy them or ask for permission to use them. Some of the "pay for images" sites, like 123 or dreamstime have smaller, free downloads and you just need to sign up for those (some of the sites don't even require that I think).
Some images are just public, but I still give credit for them. I urge you to look up the issue and read all you can on the subject. Nothing better than informed citizens!
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Hi mark. I'm glad you posted these links. A bit of good work for you to go back and find them. Thanks for that. I looked up all of them.
I think wordpress images are fine to use. I just give credit for the site and author/photographer when possible. But I could be wrong.
The wallpaper sites are often free downloads and this one does not include composite personal use in the copyright restrictions.
Wikimedia rarely gives author info. If it is available, give credit for it and if you can, research the photographer to see if there are restrictions. Due diligence is the most we can do sometimes. Or find another source as Inkz and I mentioned. I have a beautiful full moon from eskileskies on devaintarts and it's free and unrestricted. Just read the rules listed on the artist's site. Usually they just want you to post a link to the image or to their site. They often have restrictions if you want to use an image commercially.
Some of the links you provide are to commercial sources, retail outlets, and I always consider those up for grabs, lol! I give credit anyway -- free advertising so why would they complain?
As for blogs, that's a grey area to me. I have never found a copyright mentioned, but who knows where they get their images without contacting the author of the site? If the image is something like your little dog, I tend to not worry about it, but give credit to the blogger where I found it. That may be an infringement, but . . . like I said, grey area, don't really know, so sue me. OTOH, I feel much better looking for the same type of image on a free site. Safer all around, and believe me, just because you get a page of images when you google a subject does not mean you won't find more, usually better, when you go to one of the free sites linked in this thread.
Good luck to you on that. I know you'll do fine. Keep posting your work. Good stuff.
I think wordpress images are fine to use. I just give credit for the site and author/photographer when possible. But I could be wrong.
The wallpaper sites are often free downloads and this one does not include composite personal use in the copyright restrictions.
Wikimedia rarely gives author info. If it is available, give credit for it and if you can, research the photographer to see if there are restrictions. Due diligence is the most we can do sometimes. Or find another source as Inkz and I mentioned. I have a beautiful full moon from eskileskies on devaintarts and it's free and unrestricted. Just read the rules listed on the artist's site. Usually they just want you to post a link to the image or to their site. They often have restrictions if you want to use an image commercially.
Some of the links you provide are to commercial sources, retail outlets, and I always consider those up for grabs, lol! I give credit anyway -- free advertising so why would they complain?
As for blogs, that's a grey area to me. I have never found a copyright mentioned, but who knows where they get their images without contacting the author of the site? If the image is something like your little dog, I tend to not worry about it, but give credit to the blogger where I found it. That may be an infringement, but . . . like I said, grey area, don't really know, so sue me. OTOH, I feel much better looking for the same type of image on a free site. Safer all around, and believe me, just because you get a page of images when you google a subject does not mean you won't find more, usually better, when you go to one of the free sites linked in this thread.
Good luck to you on that. I know you'll do fine. Keep posting your work. Good stuff.