“Free” Clip Art for Web Sites

Read the instructions for copyright information on each “free clip art” site before adding images from that site to your web pages. Sometimes this information is difficult to locate. Look for these keywords and phrases: Terms, Rules, Conditions for Free Use, Acceptable Use Policy and Disclaimer. Links to the terms are often found at the bottom of the home page.

Explore the following web sites for graphics to use on your web pages. The copyright information is noted for each.
 
 

DiscoverySchool
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/
Permission is granted to download no more than ten different clip art images for non-revenue-producing use on hard copy documents or on Web sites with the following restrictions: Any reproduction must be unaltered from its original downloaded form. This includes, but is not limited to, colorization, cropping, or editing. Any use of clip art images on Web sites must credit Discoveryschool.com or include a link to the Discoveryschool.com Web site.

Julianne’s Background Textures
http://www.sfsu.edu/~jtolson/textures/textures.htm
Julianne writes, “I created these background images for the world to enjoy. You may use them, but you may not take credit for them.”

Art by Cheryl.com
http://www.artbycheryl.com/
“These images are not public domain, we retain the copyrights and they are only free to use on web pages in exchange for a link back to this site. If you use our images we require that you credit artbycheryl.com by adding one of our linked banners or a text link back to our site.”

Graphics by Just Jane
http://members.tripod.com/~jane2bob/index.html
“If you take any of my graphics to use, please grab one of my logos and place it on your site with a link to the following URL. Thanks!!” http://members.tripod.com/~jane2bob/index.html

Pics4Learning
http://pics4learning.com/
"The Pics4Learning collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an education setting. The original photographers of each image retain the copyright to these images and have graciously allowed their use in this collection. The images may not be sold as an image collection or partial image collection. Images in the Pics4Learning collection may be used by teachers and students in print, multimedia, and video productions. These could include, but are not limited to, school projects, contests, web pages, and fund raising activities for the express purpose of improving student educational opportunities."