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 ?

There are many free sites on the web which offer royalty free images and while you may get quantity, usually the quality is compromised and you'll most likely find quite cartoony pictures but definitely useable for personal projects like blogs and websites. A good site for free, royalty free images is the Morguefile.

Click here to visit Morgue file   Morguefile offers a nice selection of free, basic images for both commercial and personal use. A fun, easy to use site with many photos for simple and amateur projects !

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

All the photos on Public Domain Pictures are free to use for commercial use and there are several categories to choose from. You can even use the photos on here for commercial re-sale products like t-shirts, mugs & hats but the graphics won't be the best quality or high resolution but definitely useable.

Another 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! An nice selection of colorful clipart for both commercial and person use. Images from here can be used on blogs, homepages and other personal projects ...but again, not the best resolution or quality.

Affordable paid sites

When you have an important project or when you require amazing graphics for websites, Myspace, Facebook and projects like T-Shirts, Calenders, Mugs etc. you will need shell out a little cash. Most of these sites offer subscriptions which range from affordable to pricey. Definitely worth the price for unique graphics for commercial projects like Cafepress & Zazzle

Graphics Factory is the best site I've found for quality clip art and other graphics, HANDS DOWN! And Its the only site I currently have a membership with 

All of images on Graphics Factory are royalty free and available for commercial use. You can use the images on items you make and sell like books, t-shirts, greeting cards, web sites, games, logos, iPhone apps, and just about anything else you can think of.

There are millions of high quality and original clip art you can't find anywhere else because they employ a team of artists making fresh images often. And if you'd like you can modify the images to make them even more unique. They provide the vector versions of the images, so you can change them and make them work as you need to (Vector clip-art are editable images that can scale to any size without getting distorted)

The website is actually amazingly easy to use. There's an "image search engine" and category tabs - just search for your desired image and download! Personally I've experienced nothing but a lightening fast and hassle-free download process. It takes about a minute to sign up and you get instant digital access (no CD'S)

The memberships fee includes unlimited downloads.
Click here to sign up
Or any of the links below for more info.

Amazing Borders /Outlines clipart
Christmas/Santa/Holdays clipart
Animal/Dogs/Cats/Rabbits
Birthday/Cake/Baloons clipart
Tons of Black & White clipart
School/Teacher/Classroom clipart
Wedding/Rings/Bride/Groom clipart

Re-sizable Vector Images
Commercial Usage Rights
Save time by finding images fast
Huge library of images (millions)
Unlimited downloads
Original and Unique images
New images added monthly
No per-image fees
One-time fee
No Ads & No Viruses Guaranteed

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

Stock photos

Some of the pricey ,highest resolution Sock 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.