Free Royalty Free Clipart?

[kmmcrafts]

I've been looking for winter themed clipart that is royalty free and without having to jump through hoops of all sorts.. I get that it cost money to make clipart and maintain a site for it etc.. but there used to be tons of sites you could download free clipart.. in my search today I click on free sites only to get to a page that you have to subscribe in order to download the clipart.. doesn't seem very free to me and very deceiving to send you on a click bate goose hunt only to get to the last page where it says you have to subscribe to the site.

Are there sites out there that have decent really free clipart or am I dreaming that there used to be some sites like this? Google used to be a friend that found you things you actually searched for.. now it is dominated by click bate false  free searches and it's very frustrating to say the least. It seems all search engines on most all the internet is this way now days.. go to etsy and search for a specific ornament and you get all sorts of clipart when you're actually looking for a ornament.. No wonder everyone's sales have dropped off.. they've messed up the search engines everywhere.

Okay rant over I guess, LOL.. Now, where are  the clipart sites that actually have free clipart if anyone knows of anything?

[JimNC]

Some sites whit "free clip art" require that you download a pdf editor but may or may not be free.

[kmmcrafts]

Yes Jim,  I've ran into that as well.

I don't mind paying for clipart for the most part but there are instances where I find a piece of clipart I like and it says free.. then you click trough several pages and while the clipart itself might be free there is a monthly fee for the website in order to download it. And yes the monthly fee isn't a bad price if I were to be using and downloading a bunch of clipart every month.. I look for certain clipart maybe 2-3 times a year, lol

[BadBob]

Try using Grok to search. Be sure to frame your question precisely. Otherwise, it will guess at what you want.  

[ChelCass]

Kevin have you tried Pinterest?  I typed in Free Clipart and several popped up.  Might e able to find something there.

 

[JimNC]

2 hours ago, kmmcrafts said:

Yes Jim,  I've ran into that as well.

I don't mind paying for clipart for the most part but there are instances where I find a piece of clipart I like and it says free.. then you click trough several pages and while the clipart itself might be free there is a monthly fee for the website in order to download it. And yes the monthly fee isn't a bad price if I were to be using and downloading a bunch of clipart every month.. I look for certain clipart maybe 2-3 times a year, lol

I too don't mind paying for a good clip art and/or pattern, in fact I have purchased a few on etsy. I don't even like buying a scroll saw pattern books unless I know for sure the issue has the pattern that I would like. 

[kmmcrafts]

7 minutes ago, ChelCass said:

Kevin have you tried Pinterest?  I typed in Free Clipart and several popped up.  Might e able to find something there.

 

I usually get the same thing from Pinterest.. though I haven't tried it recently.. but the clipart there is usually linked to a etsy shop or somewhere that wants money for it. Many people just use the photos from pinterest but that is really steeling when you actually trace the source of the original image so I don't really like doing that if I happen to make something that I end up putting online for sale I like to actually have a legal trail that I have the right to use that image.. anybody can copy and paste most any image online but it's not always the right thing to do.. There used to be some real genuine free clipart.. but now days people have even gone to those sites and then sell them, LOL

[barb.j.enders]

My hubby has started a new email for all those sites that make you sign up to get the "free" stuff.  That filters out the "junk" from his real stuff.

 

[DrPete]

Go here: https://www.freepik.com/

Under pricing WAyyyy at the bottom there is a free account, sign up. They have quite a few things to choose from without paying.

Hope this is helpful.

Merry Christmas,

Pete

[rash_powder]

Try looking for SVG files instead of clip art.  I've found a site on Pinterest with gobs of SVG files for free.  Clip art is kind of an outdated term for this stuff anymore.  I'd share it here but not sure if that is allowed.  

Edited December 12, 2025 by rash_powder

[kmmcrafts]

12 minutes ago, rash_powder said:

Try looking for SVG files instead of clip art.  I've found a site on Pinterest with gobs of SVG files for free.  Clip art is kind of an outdated term for this stuff anymore.  I'd share it here but not sure if that is allowed.  

That is typically what I start my search for since that is the file format that my laser and CNC require. IF I can't find something there then I go back to clipart, stencil, coloring page etc.. I tend to find more "free stuff" by searching stencil or coloring page.. 

I think a lot of those free clipart sites are gone and probably because of the craze of everyone now using 3D printers, cnc's, cricut's and lasers.. 

Thanks for the suggestion though

[don in brooklin on]

 

Try AI.  I have use coplot with some success.  You just have to state exactly what you want and then ask for adjustments.  Works great.

I want ballerina slippers with a bow and it was perfect.  I asked for svg but I cot back a png but it trace perfectly in Inkscape and I was able to create my pattern. I asked if free to use and I got back a message was maybe depending on source but it would not tell me the source.  Since it was for personal use I used it anyways,

 

 

[rash_powder]

10 hours ago, kmmcrafts said:

That is typically what I start my search for since that is the file format that my laser and CNC require. IF I can't find something there then I go back to clipart, stencil, coloring page etc.. I tend to find more "free stuff" by searching stencil or coloring page.. 

I think a lot of those free clipart sites are gone and probably because of the craze of everyone now using 3D printers, cnc's, cricut's and lasers.. 

Thanks for the suggestion though

I found the site.  tibbixel.com

 

lots of stuff there.