Dollars & Dragons

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Resources for you to make a great thumbnail for low cost or free

Thanks to my Patrons who helped me formulate this resource. You all are an endless source of motivation for me to continue my work. If you are interested to join this group of 25 superstars and help us get to 50 patrons – then you’ll have my undying loyalty in the class war of 2040. Also I’ll release 6 Dollars & Dragons episodes a month once I get 50 patrons. Check it out here! (https://www.patreon.com/isfriday)

Free:

Pexels

Free Hungarian Horntail Dragon at Universal Studios Stock Photo

Unsplash

Morguefile (10 free images with a trial)

StartPlaying Games

Images licensed by SPG are free for you to use and manipulate, so take advantage of that. Remember: the highest paid GM on the website used nothing but SPG licensed images for most of 2022.

Paid:

iStock ($10 per image)

Medieval Knight Kneeling With Sword In Front of Building Ruin A Medieval knight wearing full suit of armour, boots and chainmail, kneeling as if in defeat or contemplation in preparation for battle. He rests on his sword in a puddle amongst rocks and rubble in front of a building ruin under a dramatic stormy evening sky with rays of sunlight. Knight - Person Stock Photo

Dean Spencer art – Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deanspencerart)

I would be careful about looking over “stock art” as there is a smattering of AI art available on DriveThruRPG nowadays. I don’t know if DTRPG will be regulating that or not, so for the time being try to mitigate that by doing some basic research. Reach out to the artist if you are uncertain.

That’s it for today! I just wanted to get this out there because of all the discussion on AI art lately. Cheers, y’all.

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