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Free Images For Collage & Mixed-Media Art

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Looking For Free Images & Collage Sheets?

Look no further! This lens will help you find sites that offer free images, sheets, and other goodies for mixed-media and collage artists---and maybe a few for you digital artists, too. Let's get started...

Hundreds of free image sheets
are posted at Go Make Something!
Click here to go there now.

Free Collage Sheets on Flickr

Some people post free image sheets on Flickr. Check these photos to see if they're available to print and use.

Borders-Free To Use by Becky F
Crowabout Week 86 Collage Sheet by Becky F
Collage Sheet-Free To Use by Becky F
Borders-Free To Use by Becky F
Free To Use by Becky F
Borders & Backgrounds-Free To Use by Becky F
Collage Sheet-Free To Use by Becky F
Collage Sheet For Collage Play With Crowabout Week 80 by Becky F
Collage Sheet-Free To Use by Becky F
Little Of This, Little Of That-Free To Use by Becky F
Borders-Free To Use by Becky F
Pointy Hats-Free To Use by Becky F
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Big Image Freebie Sites

These sites all offer TONS of free images specifically for creative use. If you're looking for quantity, start here. (Remember to check any copyright or usage restrictions on each site or sheet before using free images.)
Free Printables at Go Make Something
GMS is my site, and I've archived hundreds of free image sheets there, including those I designed for the dollhouse and miniatures site at About.com, and the sheets from my old Just Print Something site. Pack a lunch---you'll be here a long time!
Collage Images on Flickr
This group is solely for people to post copyright free images for collage work. Lots of good vintage images here.
Vintage Illustration
Focuses on illustration images from before 1970. Many images are still under copyright protection. Probably best for personal use only.
Mid-Centry Illustrated
Images from 1945-1965, most of which are still under copyright protection. Probably best for personal use only.
Liam's Pictures From Old Books
Lots of scans from vintage books. Good Christmas and Halloween sections.
Vintage Resources From Art-e-zine
A whole page of links to other pages on the site that contain free images. You'll have to hunt a bit, but there are some treasures posted here.
Old Book Illustrations
Tons of scans from old books. Scroll down the front page for some convenient categories.
The Vintage Moth
Lots of free vintage images. Check the blog sidebar for categories.
Magic Moonlight Free Images
Lots of nice vintage postcard images.
The Graphics Fairy
Tons of vintage images. Check the blog sidebar for categories.
Cemerony Share
A growing collection of interesting original images.
Vintage Catnip
Lots of pretty vintage images. Check the sidebar for categories.
Art Freebies
Each post on this blog contains a sort of random assortment of images. It's a lot like hunting through an antique store---you never know what you'll find next.
Free Vintage Images
Lots of vintage postcard images.

Promo Freebies & Smaller Collections

These sites offer a few freebies, often to interest you in purchasing their images offered for sale.
Moonlight Journey
A page of free sheets posted to interest you in buying from her shop.
Altered Bits
Free sheets, templates, retired items and more.
Dover Publications
Sign up to have links to free images delivered to your inbox every week.
Public Domain Images
Karen's Whimsy has a bunch of heraldry-related images posted on this page.

Government Freebies

Many government departments and agencies maintain online image collections. Again, be sure to check the usage and copyright information posted on each site.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lots of beautiful photos of---space. Go figure!
Library of Congress
Some images in the American Memory collection are copyright-free.
New York Public Library
Thousands of images. Many in the public domain.
Smithsonian Museum
Lots of photos. Many in the public domain or copyright-free.
United States Department of Agriculture
Lots of animal and plant related images.
Great Images in NASA
More space images than anyone will ever need.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Beautiful wildlife photos, and images of people doing stuff outdoors.
Naval History & Heritage Command
A large selection of vintage military images.
Library & Archive Canada
Another large collection of images.

Stock Photography Freebies

Many photographers share their work on free stock photo sites. Be sure to check the terms for these if you're doing anything other than personal, non-commercial work.
Free Flower Photos
Dozens of photos of flowers, free for any use.
Free Images
Over 6,000 modern photos. Good for business, medical and technology images.
Free Stock Photos
Thousands of photos, free for personal or commercial use with credit to the site. Good for modern travel images.
Free Foto
Thousands of photos. Good for travel images, especially of Europe.
Mayang's Free Texture Library
Thousands of photos of textures. Good for creating backgrounds.

Where Do You Find FREE Images?

Add a link to your favorite free image archive, and I'll check it out.

  • nightcats Dec 29, 2011 @ 1:30 pm | delete
    This lens is a wonderful resource. Many thanks.
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Lisa Vollrath is a prolific mixed-media artist. Her work covers a multitude of techniques, from altered books to collage, from artist trading cards an... more »

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