All About Graphics: A Graphic Tutorial

⚜ 1.1 Applications

❒ I haven't used it long enough to find disadvantages. If I do, I will update this part in the future.

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❹ Pexels

Another one I haven't really used yet.

I'm honestly glad I found Pexels. Like Unsplash, it's also stock free.

Why do I recommend it?

❒ It's very similar to Unsplash and works great as a back up if you don't have enough good pictures.

❒ Really high quality, easyily understood interface, suggests collections with useful tags

❒ Supports photographers like Unsplash.

What are the disadvantages?

❒ It only has realistic photos, so there are less chances of getting art realted photos.

❒ Like Unsplash, I haven't used it long enough to give disadvantages but might update it when I do find one.

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❺ Deviant Art
(Suggested by _isabelle_b)

Another website that was very prominent in my childhood.

Thank Izzy for recommending this and allowing me to use your ideas for this tutorial book. You should check her out, she is a great designer.

Why does she recommend it?

❒ Professional level stocks

❒ There are different kinds of grpahics available ranging from: celeb pngs, stock photos, text styles, overlays, premade textures, overlays and backgrounds, and psds

❒ Wide variety of genres and multiple pictures of the same model in different poses and angles

What are the disadvantages?

❒ It might take time finding the pictures you want but once you know the best stock providers, it gets easier.

❒ The downloading process is sometimes not easy. Most of the times, the site only offers zip files. So you should learn how to open them.

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❻ Pixabay
(Suggested by Antionicha)

It's similar to Unsplash and Pexel in formatting and the fact they are advertised as stock free sites.

Thank you Ruth for helping me out and giving your input for this chapter. Please check out her contests and graphics, they don't disappoint!

Why does she recommend it?

❒ Pixabay offers a diverse list of design elements or resources, from illustration, to vector, to photography stocks, renders or pngs as they're called by others and videos.

❒ They are commercially usable.

❒ It's pretty easy to understand when you know what you're looking for, but even if you don't they offer really cool images which you can use.

❒ their pixabay license is easy to understand to those interest in reading what limits the images has (just go to the FAQ in the drop down menu)

What are the disadvantages?

❒ It does take time for you to find the right stock for you to use

❒ There are a lot of disadvantages in her opinion, but either Ruth or I will add more if we find any

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