u/Responsible-Dig2049

All the cards are in Spanish, so I will try to translate their titles and descriptions

(The images are for reference when creating the illustrations)

Polymorph:

Target object or creature loses all abilities and becomes a flame creature with 1/1 base power and toughness.

Aztec Warrior:

When Aztec Warrior dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Devourer of White Oriko:

Onslaught.

When Oriko Devourer enters the battlefield, banish all creatures named Oriko Devourer, except for this card.

Fenrir:

Armor Breaker.

Fenrir can't be blocked by more than one creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 yellow wolf token.

Priest of Anubis:

When an opposing creature dies, you gain 1 life.

Ares:

Haste.

Whenever a creature attacks, Ares gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Chōchin Obake:

This creature cannot attack. (Guardian)

Reanimated Army:

All your undead creatures are placed on the battlefield upon drawing it

("Exanime" it's the elegant way of saying "not dead" in Spanish)

I apologize for my poor command of English.

Let me explain my situation: I'm creating a TCG and I'm stuck on the illustrations. I'm an artist and due to time constraints (studies) I don't have the ability to create all the necessary illustrations for the cards (and using artificial intelligence isn't an option in any possible scenario), and I also don't have the money required to commission some of the illustrations.

1- The first issue is taking photographs to replace part of the illustrations; I don't know how well it might look, so I'm not entirely convinced.

2- The second problem is that I don't have enough time to do the illustrations or take the photographs, and as already mentioned, I can't afford commissions. I was considering using public domain images to replace some illustrations (mostly the objects and some mythological beings), but I don't want to have problems accidentally infringing the copyright of any work (besides, I don't know of any digital library of public domain works).

Update:

Well, a friend made me realize that maybe I'm rushing things a bit, and I think he's right. I've been treating this project as if it had to be finished yesterday when I should be taking the time to give it the quality it deserves, since it's an important project for me. So, I'll try not to stress myself out if I don't manage to do things in the ridiculously short timeframe I thought I could have the game ready.

But one question I'd like to hear your opinion on is the use of photographs on some of the cards, since I intend to combine different techniques for the illustrations (photographs, traditional and digital art, and even model-like sculptures, like in Pokémon TCG).

Some of the cards I made for my TCG (I need feedback)

I have a question/problem (actually I think two)