{"id":1245,"date":"2024-01-26T16:05:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love.dream.website\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:00:10","slug":"jjjhfjffjfg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/?p=1245","title":{"rendered":"Free Image Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1245\" class=\"elementor elementor-1245\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3568bf36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3568bf36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c4f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39c4f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You are perfectly welcome to skip this intro but damn buddy you might want to read it.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d90fdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d90fdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>begin intro:<br \/><\/em><br \/>I don&#8217;t know how to stress how goddamn important it is for artists to learn to use free resources. I can&#8217;t tell you how many times I&#8217;ve seen someone use a copyrighted image (see: something that belongs to another artist) in their illustrations and, worse, in their commissioned work and web shops.<\/p>\n<p>I dunno if you remember this, but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-19522210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that thing that happened with Sheperd Fairey and the &#8220;HOPE&#8221; illustration<\/a><\/span> was a huge mess. I was in art school when it went down, and it was a great teachable moment because damn. It was a mess, and it was also sort of laughable in some ways if you read more into it. But there&#8217;s a takeaway here:<br \/><br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Without having the <strong>appropriate rights<\/strong> to use the photograph that Fairey yanked off the web, he landed himself into a bigass legal mess.<\/span> <br \/><br \/>It was so messy y&#8217;all. and EXPENSIVE. do u know how much money $25,000 USD is? it&#8217;s definitely more than i can spend on being punished for yanking an img off of pinterest<br \/><br \/>I promise you don&#8217;t want to deal with that. In this economy?? You don&#8217;t want to deal with that. I don&#8217;t want to deal with that. Nobody wants to deal with that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca527c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aca527c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260a0cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"260a0cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Damn though Fox, I still need references and 2D images that I can use to do my job, and idk if you looked around but everything costs fucking money these days.\" - you, maybe<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a95d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2a95d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf59dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf59dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. We need references and 2D images in order to work and so many great resources cost money. This is just kind of how it is. Things like Photobash and collections on Gumroad are resources made by artists, and they cost money because artist also need to eat. BUT <strong>NOT ALL OF THEM COST MONEY. :D<\/strong><\/p><p>There are websites FULL of free images that YOU CAN USE. You! For paid work! like in commissions! and comics that you publish later! and prints in your shop! Some of these sites even say &#8220;use it for whatever, just don&#8217;t repost it and call it yours.&#8221; Just spend enough time and effort with the images and you&#8217;re good to go.<\/p><p>This is Very Cool and you should know about it.<\/p><p><em>end intro<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89a449f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89a449f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83986a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a83986a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c3ecc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1c3ecc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9258adf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9258adf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117da67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"117da67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">free image resource websites<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf67896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf67896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>so u can avoid lawsuits<\/p>\n<p>just make sure you read the dang licenses<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e5dc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4e5dc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e721352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e721352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>im not sponsored and i dont get paid to say any of this stuff, this is just what i&#8217;ve found along the way<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae3f00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ae3f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4baf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b4baf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73100a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a73100a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241d893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"241d893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-djordje-petrovic-1416169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-djordje-petrovic-1416169.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pexels-djordje-petrovic-1416169-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/person-riding-motorcycle-during-golden-hour-1416169\/\">Djordje Petrovic<\/a> <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6b7b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e6b7b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c19c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2c19c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3943ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3943ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pexels<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4110009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4110009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d928964 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d928964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-star\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M259.3 17.8L194 150.2 47.9 171.5c-26.2 3.8-36.7 36.1-17.7 54.6l105.7 103-25 145.5c-4.5 26.3 23.2 46 46.4 33.7L288 439.6l130.7 68.7c23.2 12.2 50.9-7.4 46.4-33.7l-25-145.5 105.7-103c19-18.5 8.5-50.8-17.7-54.6L382 150.2 316.7 17.8c-11.7-23.6-45.6-23.9-57.4 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fox Favorite<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8508b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8508b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anything here can be used for personal and commercial projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Check out their license.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de0ae0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de0ae0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is my new favorite. The search is solid and brings up what I&#8217;m looking for. The quality of the photos are fantastic. And everything is accessible for free.<\/p>\n<p>The photographers are generous contributors and while credit is always appreciated, they do not require it for their images to be used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdbc19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfdbc19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b14ed0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b14ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbed86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fbed86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd9e04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fd9e04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41601c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41601c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/soheb-zaidi-AYS2sSAMyhc-unsplash-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/soheb-zaidi-AYS2sSAMyhc-unsplash-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/soheb-zaidi-AYS2sSAMyhc-unsplash-1-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@msohebzaidi?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Soheb Zaidi<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/people-walking-on-street-during-night-time-AYS2sSAMyhc?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a>   <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89814f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89814f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1c5ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a1c5ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25faf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f25faf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unsplash<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed952c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ed952c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc59e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc59e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anything here (excluding the new Unsplash+ collection) can be used for personal and commercial projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Check out their license.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8105b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8105b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I use this resource all the time. I&#8217;ve used it for textures, patterns, backgrounds, composition and lighting references and more. Attribution is not a requirement, making this a deeply generous resource with generous contributing artists. This is great if you have ADHD like me and don&#8217;t want to forget your way into a lawsuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f064e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3f064e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa3738 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"afa3738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f550b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70f550b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59ed32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d59ed32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>you arent even ready for this one, you dont even know how wild this one is. you are gonna get ur socks blown off i stg. if you are a creative person in any way, i IMPLORE you to take a look at:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc86e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbc86e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e4615 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86e4615\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8147922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8147922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ark-_65665_m39e7cba5fbf474541a63910754ed86b4a-768x629.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1864\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ark-_65665_m39e7cba5fbf474541a63910754ed86b4a-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ark-_65665_m39e7cba5fbf474541a63910754ed86b4a-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.phoenixbridge.love\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ark-_65665_m39e7cba5fbf474541a63910754ed86b4a.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e688cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e688cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>listen. <em>listen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fossils. Textiles. Orchids. Glass bottles. Minerals. Quilts. Furniture. Instruments. Embroidery. Aircraft. Postage stamps. Vintage posters. Jewelry. Scientific illustrations of fish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253465c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"253465c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>to be fair occasionally you will find yourself sort of lost in the archive. today i got like 200 thumbnails deep into the results where there were just photos of envelopes full of seeds from the botanical department before i realized i probably needed to refine my search, but even that is still pretty cool because u gotta be committed to archive that many envelopes of seeds<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b81e8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b81e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e086429 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e086429\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43e6e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e43e6e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/OpenAccess\" target=\"_blank\">The Smithsonian Open Access Archive<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecb9ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ecb9ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8092a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8092a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>youre not even ready for this one adjfhskjhfds<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3118b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f3118b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>this is taken directly from the front page:<br \/><br \/>&#8220;<span class=\"font-secondary\">Welcome to <strong><em>Smithsonian Open Access<\/em><\/strong>,<\/span> where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian\u2019s images\u2014right now, without asking. 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