"Free" Clipart. Really?

You mean it's free?

Clipart on the Internet is not always free. Just because you find a picture on the Internet does not mean you can take it. All the graphic, images and pictures you find are copyrighted.

To post an image created by a student on our school webpages you will be required to seek permission from parents. We are aiming to protect or copyright our student's work. [This permission form will be sent home at the beginning of the year from the office].

To use an image from the Internet you can take a couple of paths...

1. Get permission from the copyright owner. Try emailing the owner and asking for permission.

2. Find a site that offers free clipart for non-commercial uses [like classroom webpages]. Unless a picture comes from a site that specifically offers pictures as reusable clipart you have to get permission to reuse the picture for most purposes.

3. Create your own graphics. Using a scanner or digital camera capture or create your own images for your webpages.

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Searching for Clipart

To find clipart sources, search for "clip art" or "clipart" -- and include a word or phrase describing what you need a picture of. Some of what you're shown is free, and some requires a subscription or payment per picture.

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My Go-To Clipart Sites

  1. Kelta Web Concepts
  2. The Wizard of Draws by Jeff Bucchino
  3. Klambake
  4. Inki's Clipart
  5. Dan Horton-Szar's Website
  6. Coolclips
  7. Clipart Free
  8. TheKidsPage.com Clipart
  9. Designed to a T
  10. Free Clip Art by Phillip Martin

Last updated: July 13, 2011