Clip art images are pre-made illustrations designed for shared, not-for-profit or commercial project usage. Adding clip art to a project helps reduce or remove artwork production costs. Clip art can also save time when a deadline for a project approaches. Whether you're dealing with a last-minute deadline for a business presentation, a school project or a homemade birthday party banner, several methods exist to find clip art images fast.
Instructions
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Open the word processing, publishing or design software that you're using, open the software's "Help" menu and then search for "clip art" to locate free clip art already included with the software.
2Check to see if the manufacturer of the software that you're using, or other software manufacturers, offers free clip art online. Example: Microsoft offers free clip art through its Microsoft Office Images site and Avery Dennison offers free clip art in its Image Library.
3Go to a clip art site sponsored by an education-related company, school system, university or library -- especially for not-for-project projects. For example, the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and Discovery Education offer thousands of free clip art images for students and teachers to use in projects.
4Contact people related to the project topic and ask for assistance with finding clip art fast. For example, if the project is for a club, ask club members for help with finding clip art or clip art resources. If it involves a hobby, but not a club, ask people that you know that share the same interest, ask in online forums devoted to your hobby, or visit hobby websites you frequent and contact site owners.
5Get clip art images from creative sharing art and image focused sites such as deviantART and The Stock Solution. To find free clip art on a site, enter a keyword search for "clip art" or "free clip art" or click any links that have "clip art" in the title.
