Public Domain Zoo

Woodcut of a grasshopper (1918) by Julie de Graag.

Rijksmuseum.

Illustrations from Gallery of Fashion, vol. I: April 1, 1794-March 1, 1795, Nicolaus Heideloff, 1794-1802

This is the worst thing I've ever discovered. it's going to be so detrimental to me.

http://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/

It has every antique hobby I'm interested in, in one place. FOR FREE!!!!

You're welcome

https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/

https://www.oldbookart.com/

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ <-- I have fund this site particularly useful in finding decorative borders that I could incorporate into patterning! 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page <-- this site has a treasure trove of public domain, but because it is so massive, it can be a BIG rabbit hole, and one that can be tricky to navigate. But still worth it. 

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/

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Unsplash -  photography, illustration, and art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Stockvault.net - stock photos

freepngimg - icons, pictures and clipart

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Kissclipart and kissPNG - more vectors and clipart (often transparent!)

Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own.