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I ask myself something similar every time I'm looking through graphics marketplaces for design elements for websites, brochures, business cards, fliers, etc.! I imagine a proper graphics designer could build it from scratch in a few boring minutes. I don't know about you, but I'm guessing I could find the right online resources to come pretty close in an hour or so.

I want to throw out there really quick that there's a good primer on managing stock vectors from Ezra at Affinity Revolution.

Hi Dan, Thanks for the fast reply. I get where you're coming from. Ideally, I wouldn't use them either, but I'm not a strong enough designer to make quality illustrations on my own yet. I tried FreePik, but I didn't have any luck finding any graphics that have the right look but that AD could also handle. I'm steering clear of the sites that primarily offer free graphics because they tend to be lower quality, and the graphics that I'm looking for are more advanced than the clipart-style content you tend to find on free sites. Also, I think the stock image industry may be run b

Hi, Affinity Forum! I recently purchased AD and AP to scratch an itch and start doing more of my own graphics design work. As I become accustomed to the software and develop my design skills, I lean on stock graphics websites for things I can't yet build myself. The problem is that I'm having a very hard time finding graphics and illustrations that can be reliably managed by AD/AP. It didn't take me long to figure out that free graphics are out, which is just as well because those sites are a nightmare to navigate. I also found that with many inexpensive graphics, AD would eith