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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: josephjacobs on February 14, 2019, 17:12

Title: Using Creative Commons textures in 3D models
Post by: josephjacobs on February 14, 2019, 17:12

I've been messing around with a solar system model, and realized that there are NASA textures for all the planets/stars that are available for free under the creative commons with this disclaimer: "Distributed under Attribution 4.0 International license: You may use, adapt, and share these textures for any purpose, even commercially." I did a little more research and the official site says these textures can be used commercially if credit is given. I'm guessing this means using them in a stock photo would be sketchy. Does anyone know what the legal allowances are with using these textures?


I've attatched a mockup I did of the solar system, using those textures for all the planets and the stars in the back.

Title: Re: Using Creative Commons textures in 3D models
Post by: increasingdifficulty on February 15, 2019, 01:49

They are used in hundreds of thousands of stock assets so yes, it is legal.

Every single earth animation you see uses elements from NASA.

Title: Re: Using Creative Commons textures in 3D models
Post by: k_t_g on February 15, 2019, 16:34

Very nice. 👍👍 :)