We're going to show you how to find and use fantastic public domain art and illustrations for your projects. You see, the public domain contains an absolute goldmine of images and illustrations that you can make use of any way you see fit. However, before going ahead and actually using them, you need to ensure they are copyright-free and that you have the right and freedom to utilize them for personal and commercial purposes.

Surfing the Internet, which, as you already know, is a powerful repository of resources, is akin to visiting a massive library and browsing through hundreds of book shelves. If you're not really sure what you're searching for, it's not going to be that easy to find it! Fortunately, there are several websites out there that have categorized and published a vast assortment of public domain works for your benefit.

If you have the time to just browse around and aren't looking for anything in particular, a good source to check out is everyone's favorite editable encyclopedia - Wikipedia. The majority of the photos and diagrams used on this site belong to the public domain. If you take a look at their PD image database, you'll come across a ton of graphics ranging from maps to artwork, neatly arranged in alphabetical order. You may also head over to Google, type in 'public domain art and illustrations' and sift through the results.

Having said that, there are better options you can consider if you wish to find valuable public domain art. One such resource is known as...

Old Book Illustrations

This is a fantastic website that's packed with diagrams and illustrations with plenty of interesting details and facts about them. One of the major drawbacks of utilizing Wikipedia or other databases online is that you're rarely given information on the picture in question. You might stumble across a decent image, but you may not even know who the artist was and why he/she drew/created it.

Old Book Illustrations on the other hand, takes care of the misinformation by providing you with vital stats on each and every image stored on their website. They also maintain a useful blog that's constantly updated throughout the week with content-rich posts on various illustrations. The latter come from texts of all types such as science and technology journals and fictional tales to old encyclopedias and non-fiction books.

Another terrific resource for public domain illustrations is...

Project Gutenburg

Hailed as one of the premier public domain resource sites, Project Gutenburg has a large and impressive database filled with thousands of wonderful PD works that can either be downloaded to your computer or read on your screen. Some of the popular illustrated classics you'll find here include Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Aesop's Fables.

Now that we know how to find public domain art, let's take a quick look at how you can use them for your projects...

First off, you could use PD artwork on any of your existing websites. You may also include them in your reports and ebooks. Here's another strategy you may want to implement - gather a collection of hard-to-find public domain art and illustrations and sell them to interested prospects. You could charge a small fee for each image that a person downloads. Once you've built up enough traffic to the site, there's a good chance you'll earn a steady income month after month.

And that wraps up this article - we hope you enjoyed reading it!

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