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Royalty-free Background Sources (searching for)

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I had a hard time figuring out where this thread belonged, since I'm not necessarily recruiting at the moment nor is this related to CC materials...

First part of my question is "Where did the thread of links to resources go?" I was certain there was a list of resources (not just CC resources) for visual novels on this site, but I can no longer figure out where that is.

My more specific question: "Where can I find background images that can fit with my existing backgrounds?" The details being:
  • Current set of backgrounds for the game in question were created by Minikle (asset packs from DLSite)
  • First background I need is an office room with a number of desks (not cubicles) and computers at each desk.
  • Second background I need is a school auditorium-type stage.
  • Third potential background I'd like would be a standard theatrical stage for a small theater.
There are a few other types of backgrounds I'd like to have (like stuff related to indoor sports, but not school), but those are the ones I'm currently looking for. Aside from DLSite, I'm not familiar enough with where I can find these resources to know where to start looking. Therefore, any help would be appreciated!
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You can look at the visual novelty group over at deviantart
https://www.deviantart.com/visual-novelty/
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#3 Post by Jackkel Dragon »

That group looks interesting, and it had a number of links to other resources as well. Unfortunately, it seems none of them really have what I'm looking for...
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#4 Post by yozhikisblue »

I have not used these assets personally, but I do have the creators bookmarked since they seem to produce consistently interesting work:

Wenrexa https://wenrexa.itch.io/

Rachel Chen https://rachelchen.itch.io/

If you are no opposed to some editing and outside attributions there are many talented photographers who provide their work free for commercial use on these websites:

(as an occasional graphic designer who needs to use stock images on occasion, I can say these are a common go-to)

Unsplash https://unsplash.com/

Pexels https://www.pexels.com/

I hope that helps! <3

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#5 Post by puppetbomb »

These packs by the same artist has at least one of each background you seem to be looking for. Ideally, you can use the Idol pack (the last one) to supplement all three bgs you're looking for, but if your heart is set on an office with a specific look, you'll be buying two packs at the very least.

Office: https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/produ ... 02055.html
School auditorium: https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/produ ... 12141.html
Theater stage: https://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/produ ... 179930.htm

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#6 Post by Jackkel Dragon »

I actually did end up buying the idol pack from Minikle recently for the stage background, then also used the office background it has for something as well. The office pack apparently just got released yesterday, which explains why I hadn't seen it before. I may need to look into that pack, because it could be really helpful for the things I'm looking for. I'll also look more closely at the school pack you linked, since I didn't see the auditorium background when I checked it last time.

At any rate, thanks for the links! I'll investigate these soon and see if they can work out for what I need.
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