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At The Graphics Fairy you will find thousands of free vintage images to use as art or to use for craft projects. And there is an abundance of vintage coastal art and vintage beach clip art for you to browse through in The Graphics Fairy's Sea Category and Ocean Clip Art Category, as well as other categories. Here is a small selection of free printable coastal and beach theme vintage clip art that you can download for free.
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Also check out all the categories that come up when you search Beach. Categories include beautiful vintage renderings of shore birds, seagulls, flamingos, ocean creatures, crabs and more, all free to download and use as art in your home.
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This is an antique sailboat graphic from a very old print.
The Eastern Hemisphere of the map of the world from the antique Atlas.
A coral specimen from a natural history book. The original is black and white, but Karen played around with color and posted some red ones. You can be as creative with your free clip art pictures as you want to be -experiment with color and tint effect.
What is Clip Art?
Free clip art pictures is the term for illustrations and drawings that you can copy and download on your computer for private use without having to pay royalty.
How Come these Clip Art Pictures are Free?
There are several reasons why these clip art pictures are free to download and use for personal art and craft projects.
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The pictures art is released into the public domain by its creator, meaning there are no copyright restrictions on their use.
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The pictures are in the public domain because the copyright has expired. These images can be used by anyone. Pictures from old illustration books could fall into that category. Most of the images The Graphic Fairy offers as free downloads on her site were created before 1923, which puts them in the public domain. Images are then cleaned up, colors changed, missing pieces recreated, or other.
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Clip art images are released under Creative Commons licenses, which allow for free use under certain conditions. These licenses might require attribution to the creator or restrict commercial use.
There are plenty of creative projects you can do with these free printable coastal and beach theme vintage clip art illustrations. Here are some ideas.
Coastal Wall Art:
Print and frame a collection of seaside-themed prints. Mix different sizes and styles for an eclectic look.
Decoupage:
Use printables to Decoupage Objects, such as wooden signs, driftwood, or even canvas to create unique wall art.
Scrapbooking:
Incorporate the prints into a scrapbook layout, highlighting beach vacations, family trips, or summer memories.
Gift Wrap:
Use the printables as unique wrapping paper for gifts, especially for beach lovers.
Coastal Pillow Covers:
Print the images on iron-on transfer paper to use on fabric, and create custom pillow covers. The image of the crab was used for a pillow HERE.
Beach Wreath:
Incorporate prints into a Coastal Wreath. For example, attach a small print to the wreath itself or stick a print in the center.
You might also want to read about The Best Printers to Use over at The Graphics Fairy. In short, use a printer that runs on pigment inks for durable pictures, and printing the images on matte photo paper is recommended.
