3. Finding open content online

Many web search engines offer the possibility to search for content licensed under a Creative Commons license.

CC Search aggregates results from different search engines.

Flickr is a popular image hosting site, where using the Advanced Search options, we can find many suitable options to transform for 3D. As you can see in the example screenshot below, we are searching for:

  • Sketches (as a search term)
  • Black and white colouring (for contrast)
  • Creative commons licensing (for reuse)

Google image search also provides powerful ways to search for similar content. Selecting the Images results, we open the menu Tools and choose:

  • Labelled for noncommercial reuse with modification
  • Line drawing