Ask HN: Is there a site like unsplash but for fantasy/science fiction art?

20 points by redxblood 8 years ago | 7 comments

Most of you probably know unsplash, its a site that has high quality photography images that you can use for free.

Im looking for an equivalent, but for digital art.

kowdermeister 8 years ago |

I don't know about dedicated ones, but I would explore here:

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/ (turn on CC image search)

http://creative-commons.deviantart.com/

http://source.pixite.co/

http://allthefreestock.com/

roryisok 8 years ago |

Desktoppr is a nice wallpaper app that puts images in your dropbox. A lot of fantasy and sf art in the mix but not exclusively

Are you thinking of building something? I'd say there's a market for it (though no obvious monetization strategy I can think of)

yodon 8 years ago |

There are tons of sites that let you download tons of 3D models for free. The problem is that the majority of those models were ripped off out of commercial games and projects and there is no hint of a valid Creative Commons or any other kind of license to use those items.

roryisok 8 years ago | |

I don't think he means 3d models so much as digital paintings - fantasy art for background wallpaper

emilsedgh 8 years ago |

http://deviantart.com

roryisok 8 years ago | |

Some great stuff on DA but you have to wade through an awful lot of muck to find it

pjc50 8 years ago |

#payyourartists !

There's artstation, you could look around and commission/buy rights to images from there.