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

Rijksmuseum.

Wikimedia.

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Humanities Centre of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) teefies.

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Yiddish poster from World War I. Translation: "Food will win the war. You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it. Wheat is needed for the allies, waste nothing".

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Comparison of rigid, soft, and cloth physics.

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Panorama of the River Brda in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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

Hand-colored etching and engraving 13.38 x 10.44 in. (34 x 26.5 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA

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Crafters Beware!!!

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

Edit: I’ve noticed they have a donate option but I personally haven’t yet verified that they’re legit/still active since I’m not in the US and idk where to look to verify an NPO over there.

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Urbexing in Belgium.

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Dress by Roberta Spicer (1937).

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Ocean Life, by Christian Schussele and James M. Sommerville (mid-1800s).

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Carina nebula.

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Cat on a laptop.

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Wikimedia Commons - images, audio, video

Flickr Commons - photography and illustrations

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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. 

Please add on if you know any more sites for free images <3

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The Buckstone, Forest of Dean, England (ca. 1890s).

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Cumulonimbus cloud.

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Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus).

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