genuine question. I use AI art to make character portraits for myself because I cannot draw well enough to make them and I certainly don't have the time to learn. But if there are troves of public domain art I could use, I'd rather do that. Where can I find it? Would I be able to get post-apocalyptic, scifi, cyberpunk, or steampunk character art in the public domain?
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Openverse lets you search through a Creative Commons image database, with checkboxes for images you're allowed to modify and/or use commercially. Unsplash has a license that enables commercial use. "Public domain" and "Creative Commons" are the magic words you're looking for here. If you want very specific things, 15 minutes of simple photobashing can still create incredibly evocative work.