I'm not even going to
attempt to list the blue million sites out there
maintained by kind-hearted amateurs who want to share
their creations (or disseminate others' works). The
sites are constantly going up and down; no way would any
list I provided be even remotely up-to-date. Instead,
here are some links to sites maintained by, and aimed
at, graphics pros. This doesn't mean amateurs can't get
plenty of use out of these sites. They're just
more likely to stay up, and they tend to be better
organized and more comprehensive. (Having said that,
some of my absolute favorite graphics sites are
maintained by amateurs -- get out there and dig some up.
I couldn't resist listing a couple of these.)
Adobe (home base of
the makers of Photoshop; lets visitors create animated
GIF banners)
www.adobe.com/
Art Today (huge source
of free and fee-based downloadable graphics)
www.arttoday.com/
Artville (free and
purchasable graphics)
www.artville.com/
Comstock Images (free
and fee-based downloadable graphics)
www.comstock.com/
Corbis (downloadable
graphics, pricey but quite classy)
www.corbis.com/
Digimarc (extensive
access to "watermarking" technology; basic services are
free)
www.digimarc.com/
Digital Art
www.digitalart.org/
Digital Blasphemy
(large set of beautifully rendered backgrounds and
wallpapers, most with science fictional or fantasical
themes and many for free)
www.digitalblasphemy.com/
Extensis (lots of
sophisticated graphics optimizations available through
daughter sites)
www.creativepro.com/
Eyewire (free
downloadable graphics)
www.eyewire.com/
FPG International
(free and fee-based downloadable graphics)
www.fpg.com/
Galt Wallpaper
(thousands of free downloads, mostly photos)
www.galttech.com/wallpaper.shtml
Gettyone (free and
fee-based downloadable graphics)
creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/home.asp
GIFWorks! (optimizes
GIF and JPG images for you)
www.gifworks.com/
Graphics Artists Guild
(huge site that lets members display up to 10 examples
of their work)
www.gag.org/
Hyperart (cutting-edge
showcase of digital art)
hyperart.com/
Photodisc (free
downloadable graphics)
www.photodisc.com/
Photospin (free
downloadable graphics)
www.photospin.com/
Portfolios (free
online portfolio service for Web artists)
www.portfolios.com/
Robby's Free
Backgrounds (borders, backgrounds, and more for Web
pages and desktops; also some good programs and games)
www.lowbudgetsoftware.com/
snarg (collection of
interactive, morphing digital artwork)
www.snarg.net/
Spinfrenzy (provides a
large number of templates for banner creation,
headlines, buttons, etc.)
www.spinfrenzy.com/
Spinwave (optimizes
GIFs and JPGs for you)
www.spinwave.com/
SysCoP (provides
watermarking services similar to those of Digimarc)
www.mediasec.com/
Wallpapers HQ
www.hebus.com/
Xanthic Eye (lots of
sophisticated graphics, wallpapers, skins, and more,
many free for the taking; a strong Mac focus here, but
plenty of Windows material as well)
www.xanthic.net/
