Where to find royalty free clip art and images online

Why use clip art?

Clip Art is a fun way to customize your website and add color, images and designs to make your project unique.

Finding clip art is not as easy as you would think. Most people spend many hours online searching for that perfect image - I was one of those people - Here I will list some of the better sites which  I have encountered along the way.

These days a person does not need to be experienced or spend a fortune just to add a little spice to their website or blog. You can find many quality images on the internet quick, simple and sometimes ... even free!

Free Sites ?

One of the best sites I have found for free, royalty free images is the Morguefile.

Click here to visit Morgue file   Morguefile offers a very wide selection of free, quality images for both commercial and personal use. A fun, easy to use site with many quality photos!

Public Domain Pictures is another fabulous free site! Click here to visit Public Domain Pictures

All the photos on Public Domain Pictures are absolutly free to use for commercial use and there are many catogories to choose from. You can even use the photos on here for commercial re-sale products like t-shirts, mugs, hats and even alter them for use on products in stores like Zazzle or Cafepress.

Another great site for free, royalty free images is Hasslefreeclipart.com

Click here to visit Hassle Free Clipart  This site offers clip art completely free to use with no strings attached!A wide selection of bright, colorful quality clipart for both commercial and person use. Images from here can be used on blogs, homepages, Myspace, Facebook and personal projects like T-Shirts, Calenders, Mugs etc ...

Affordable paid sites

Sometimes, when projects require higher resolution graphics with better quality you will need to turn to a paid site. Most of these sites offer subscriptions ranging from affordable to pricey!

One of the better - affordable - sites is GraphicsFactory

Click here to visit Graphics Factory  All of images here are royalty-free and available for commercial use. There is a very wide selection of thousands of high quality and original clip art. Memberships start at $19.99 and includes unlimited downloads.

Another good site is clipart.com. I currently have a membership here

Click here to visit ClipArt.Com  This site has more than 10 million clip art images, photos, illustrations, animations, fonts and sounds! All royalty free and available for commercial use, including projects like T-Shirts, Mugs, Calender etc.. Subscriptions starting at only $15.00 USD!

Another great site with quality and easy-to-use  clipart isVectorImages.com Click here to visit Vector Images

Vector-Images.com is one of the largest collection of royalty-free images and clipart offered on on the web.For a small subscription fee . The content is rated as some of the  highest quality stock imagery in the world. They also offer a wide range of different styles and themes - making it easy and enjoyable to discover and use.

You will need to go to a paid site for the highest Quality and best resolution photos. These are called stock photos and the sites usually offer an extensive collection of very high quality photos. You really should get the best clip art or images you could afford. Sometimes you do get what you pay for!

Stock photos

Some pricier (but still affordable) stock photo sites are:

-Getty Images
-Photos.com
-Fotosearch
-Shutterstock
-Istockphotos

Always remember to check the terms of use on every website. Sometimes you may have to credit the artist or link to the original site.

           remember to check the terms of use on every website. Sometimes you may have to credit the artist or link to the original site.