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How can I get free or cheap artwork for a project if I can't draw and don't want to use AI? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A few years ago I became seriously ill. I was in a coma on heavy duty meds, and had a kidney transplant. I'm much better than I was, but I can't do a lot of things like I could before.

We've now got quite a few kids in the extended family, so a while ago I wrote a short story to try to make it easier for them to understand. My wife and family like the story and have suggested making it into a picture story book. Problem is, I can't draw and my imagination isn't very good.

How can I get pictures for the story if I can't do it myself and don't have the money to hire someone? I want to avoid using AI tools because of the potential copyright issues.

I haven't tried the services like Fiverr because I've heard that they force a race to the bottom on prices, but does anyone have any experience, or have any ideas of what I can do please?

Thanks in advance :)

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[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's a great idea, thanks :)

I've just mentioned in another reply that the book is currently a bit too personalised, so probably wouldn't appeal to other people. If I can rewrite it a bit to remove any personal details, that could work though :)

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think that might be a good thing to do if you can; there are probably others in your situation who would love to have a book like this.

You could even do something like donate proceeds to a kidney charity or hospital.

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

That's a good point. I'm lucky enough to have received my kidney from a live donor, and the story is about how they saved the day, and because of that I was able to have a family with my wife, so it could go down quite well. I'd have to remove the personalised information, but that shouldn't be too hard :)