Hello. I'm stunned. All the images either were derived from Pixabay or from the Paint 3D library that came with my computer software, as I stated in my post. I made these over a period of years. Some I can readily retrace--all those that came from paint 3D, such as the header image. The pixabay pictures will take a few days. If I can't find those I'll just leave them off. For now, I have removed the contents of the post. It'll be corrected in a few days.
I am so sorry to transgress.
I'm coming back after a few hours because this is so disturbing. I created those GIFs from what I believe to be public domain images. I wouldn't do anything else. It took a long time to make some of them. I just want you to know how upsetting this is. There is no way to correct the post, because it's muted. So I will move on.
Coming back to further explain my sources. This is what the Paint 3D program says about the images on my computer.
Within Paint 3D, you can save or share your work in a variety of ways.
If you want to save your work to edit again later, then you can click “Save As” a Paint 3D project. Paint 3D projects will retain all your 2D and 3D content without any compression – meaning you can re-open them and pick up exactly where you left off.
If you choose to save an image, you are taken to the Image Preview window. Within this window you can choose to rescale your image, either by percentage or number of pixels. Ticking ‘Lock aspect ratio’ means changes to one side will automatically update the other. You can also adjust the desired angle and framing of the image.
Paint 3D makes it easy to unlock your creativity and bring your ideas to life. To check out these features for yourself, you can get started by opening the Paint 3D app. If you’re new to Paint 3D, check out our video tutorials on Paint 3D.
I acted in good faith. My only other source was Pixabay. I will be certain to credit each picture specifically in the future. No more blanket: these are all from Pixabay or Paint 3D.
Due to the nature of what we do here in Stock Images, we have to be extra careful to cover all bases, so while the is nothing wrong with using and altering images where you have permission, it's really best practice to be completely open and clear about where those images came from and how you've altered them. This adds a bit more of interest to your post as well, so a win win situation really.
I am very grateful for that tempered response. I love blogging on Hive. I love the communities. I try really hard to be a good Hive citizen. I look out for newcomers. I try to set an example and boost morale. It horrified me that I would be perceived as violating an ethical standard.
In the future, I will be more even more fastidious than I was in this post about citing the origin and development stages of public domain images I use. As you say, a win win.