If you’re not a photographer (or not a very good one like me), or are looking for a very specific type of image to use for your digital art, it can be challenging and sometimes frustrating to find that your great idea might have to remain just that … a great idea … simply due to lack of a good, high resolution image that will print well on fabric.
There are lots of places on the internet where you can find free images but more and more I find that you need to sign up for an account which can be a pain depending on how much personal information these sites ask for. Back in May 2009 I posted this article – Finding Free Images on the Internet – listing some websites where you can find free images but I thought this time I might share some of my links to websites that offer free images and require nothing from you but to simply click and download.
As always, make sure you read the terms of use or copyright for each of these sites; sometimes “free” comes with limitations. I’ve included links to the terms of useage for each of the websites to make it easy for you.
Morguefile.com
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Morguefile is one of my favorite sites for downloading images. These images are uploaded by individual photographers so there is always *lots* of interesting, creative, high resolution images available.
The terms of use for each photo can be found underneath the image, once you click on it to download.
Visipix
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Visipix is also another of my favorite sites, and I particularly like that they have individual fine arts, photograph and clipart sections so you can usually find exactly what you need without too much trouble.
Read their terms of use
FreeTextures.org
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FreeTextures.org offers lots of lovely high resolution texture images available. They also offer bundled images for sale, so if you’re looking for lots of texture images you can purchase and download in one hit rather than individually.
Read their terms of use
Mayang’s Free Textures
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Mayang.com also offers lots of high resolution texture images. You are limited to downloading 20 images per day because of their server limitations, or else you can buy the complete texture library on DVD.
Read their terms of use
Image After
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ImageAfter.com offers high resolution image – texture, nature and architectural.
Read their terms of use.
FreePixels.com
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FreePixels.com offers free, high resolution stock photos and images in various categories.
Read their terms of use.
FreeImages.co.uk
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Lots of high resolution images in various categories.
Read their terms of use.
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I’m always on the lookout for great textures to use when working with Photoshop Elements as I tend to use layers upon layers upon layers of different types of textures and images to create visual depth and complex texture when making my digital art.
