Ms. Moss-Pham’s Recommended Clip Art Sites

In Alphabetical (Not Ranked) Order

Note to the Reader/User: Because there are so many Clip Art sites on the internet some of which ask you to download unfamiliar software (which can be dangerous for your computer) or accept terms such as agreeing to let the company send advertisements to you, I pre-screened the sites I ultimately chose by using Librarians’ Internet Index, a directory of websites that is selected by librarians. The sites listed below have first been recommended by Librarians Internet Index, and then seconded by me after visiting all sites on the Librarians’ Index list. This list of sites, save one, will be useful to both high school students and faculty members interested in sprucing up their work with excellent graphics.

Cavern of Clipart: Halloween Clipart

http://www.halloween-clipart.com/

Halloween is a personal favorite of mine and, as a high school teacher, I have learned that it is still a favorite holiday among many high-school students. So, this one’s for you Halloween lovers, young and old! This easy-to-navigate, browsable collection of clip art contains both still and animated images of witches, ghosts, goblins and anything else you can imagine that relates to Halloween. A really fun collection to browse and to use (where appropriate, of course J).

Classroom Clipart

http://classroomclipart.com/

This clip art site contains thousands of images designed for use by educators. I like this site for its clean, easy-to-use layout and the enormous range of images available. Some of the images are ho-hum, but some are really high quality such as the photographs of butterflies (under the general heading “Animals”), and the black and white sketches under “Illustrations”). If you haven’t been to this site for awhile, it’s worth revisiting since there are many categories of images listed as “New.”

Graphic Maps

http://www.graphicmaps.com/graphic_maps.html

This site is not free, so it would probably be most useful to educators rather than students, especially those in history, social studies, anthropology, or geography – fields where it may be useful to illustrate important concepts using images of maps, flags, or globes. That said, this site does contain high quality images and the company it represents will produce graphic images to your exact specifications. While the price per image is not set in stone, the ballpark figure listed is from $10-$25 per image, with a significant cut in price for multiple images.

Kidsdomain: Clipart

http://www.kidsdomain.com/clip/

Kidsdomain is organized by topic and has a user-friendly layout which makes it a good source of clip art for children. According to Librarians’ Internet Index, this site contains “thousands of original images which can be used for educational purposes.” After visiting the site, I thought that many of images would not be appropriate for most adult users’ purposes (except for elementary teachers and librarians, of course), but the images are cute and highly useful for small children or those who work with them.

Web Clip Art

http://webclipart.about.com/

Web Clip Art is a directory for finding clip art for web pages. Its annotated listings are extensive (so must its images be, then), which is good, but it is a bit tricky to navigate. My advice is to use it – by all means – but take the time to read the basic information about the site and the copyright and fair use issues included on this site with links bearing these titles.