How to use internet graphics?

[nicei7]

Want to create a game, but also to use internet graphics. Can I use internet graphics for other people?
in web like http://7soul1.deviantart.com

 

[Yal]

Yes, on the condition that the license for every piece of graphic you use allows it.

 

[Tirous]

Yes, on the condition that the license for every piece of graphic you use allows it.

Adding to what Yal said, you can use someone else's assets so long as you follow there license agreement which is often just things like 'give credit', 'dont claim/miss-represent the IP', 'dont re-distribute the IP in a way that violates this EULA', etc.

If your making a commercial product tho(which you probably aren't...), then you should do a bit more research and probably contact the IP owner directly, as things always get a bit messy when commercial production is involved or money is to be made.

edit: Also, if a asset doesn't have a license attached to it, then that doesn't mean you can use it without any limitations, the license is what gives you specific permissions, not the other way around.

 

[Adrien Dittrick]

I think it's also a good learning experience to learn how to draw your own assets with GM studio's sprite editor

 

[Yal]

Yeah, I'd definitely recommend making everything yourself over getting everything from a bunch of different sources... a visually coherent game always looks better than a bunch of completely unrelated assets in different styles haphazardly glued together, even if you can't make stuff in the same level of quality.