Question 1

What is a clip art picture?

Accepted Answer

A clip-art picture is a standalone illustration, cartoon, symbol, or image that contains all of its own design elements. It’s not usually embedded into a background, and it rarely relies on more than a few design elements. It’s easy to cut and paste clip-art anywhere you need it. Clip-art can be black and white, single-color, or full-color, and it ranges from simple line drawings to fully colored and textured illustrations. Clip-art is designed to fit into larger designs or documents to bring some creative energy when it’s necessary in a layout.

Question 2

What are the best clip-art sites?

Accepted Answer

Shutterstock offers a collection of thousands of vectors, illustrations, line drawings, and icons from designers all over the world. The diversity of the contributor base and the size of the collection mean that we have styles and approaches to clip-art that can match any project. Clip-art is also available for download from other websites on the web, but never download a file from a site you’re not familiar with. Before you use a piece of art that you find, make sure that you’re doing business with a royalty free image site, which grants you the right to use the image.

Question 3

How to download free clip art?

Accepted Answer

Downloading free clip art is easy. Head over to our free collection of illustrations and clip-art images, and try your hand at integrating clip-art into your projects. If you need to download a clip-art image from our library, simply click on the image you want, then click “download for free” to start your free trial of Shutterstock. You’ll be able to download the file in whatever size you need, and by downloading from Shutterstock, you’ll have the right to use the image however you like!

Question 4

What are examples of great clip art?

Accepted Answer

Each artist takes a different approach to their designs, so the image that appeals to you most will be the best one for your project. Great clip-art brings some life to your project by showcasing an image, an idea, an activity, or a character that helps you deliver your message. Whether you’re using black and white clip-art, full-color clip-art, cartoons, images, symbols, or line drawings, if it matches your tone, then it’s perfect for your project! Generally, it’s best to stick with one style per project, but variety is the spice of life, so change things up the next time around.

Question 5

What is the difference between an image and clip art?

Accepted Answer

All clip-art qualifies as an image, but not all images qualify as clip-art. Typically, photographs, for example, are not clip-art. Clip-art images are standalone, meaning they’re not dependent on background or other design elements we typically think of when thinking of a “picture.” A clip-art image is self-contained, often on a transparent background, so you can easily copy and paste it into your project without worrying about edges or overlapping images that you want to remove. Clip-art is typically simpler and more stylistic than traditional images or designs.

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