One of the easiest ways
to find images :
Google Image Search
http://images.google.com
But be careful... these images are not necessarily free. You should check
the web site where the image is found to see what the restrictions might
be.
My favorite
site for Background Texture Images and Clipart:
GRSites.com
http://www.grsites.com/
This is a great site, with a huge collection of backgrounds,
as well as clip art. With the backgrounds you can even modify
their color and brightness right in youur web browser.
The Whole Internet
Guide to Clipart
http://www.Best-of-Web.com/computer/clipart_index.shtml
This is a HUGE starting point, and it leads to thousands of images
ClipArt Connection
http://www.clipartconnection.com
Another large collection, with a good
search feature.
Clipart by the
Wizard of Draws
http://www.wizardofdraws.com/main/thelist.html
This is a great site, with a large collection of original cartoon-like
images.
Barry's Clipart
Server
http://www.barrysclipart.com
ANIMATED GIF COLLECTIONS
Animated Gif Finder
http://www.gifs.net/animate/giflist.htm
This is a HUGE list of animated
gifs. Use your browser's "find" function to search through this
page.
Animation
Attic
http://www.animationattic.com
Animation Factory
http://www.animfactory.com
ClipArt Connection
Animation
http://www.clipartconnection.com/animations
Animation Library
http://www.animationlibrary.com/
ClipArt Warehouse
- Animations
http://www.clipart.co.uk/html/anim.shtml
SITES
FOR CONSTRUCTING TEXT IMAGES
These sites allows you
to MAKE your own banners, animated images, etc.
FlamingText.com
http://www.flamingtext.com
Highly recommended!
CoolText.com
http://www.cooltext.com
MediaBuilder
http://www.mediabuilder.com
Flash Vortex buttons and banners
http://www.flashvortex.com/
SITES FOR ONLINE IMAGE-EDITING
These sites allow you to
upload images and perform basic editing functions. Very nice
when you don't have access to image-editing software. Perhaps
the most useful function is making transparencies in your GIF
images.
20 Great Online Image Editors
http://mashable.com/2008/11/13/online-image-editors-2/
This blog entry describes twenty different sites where you can edit your images.
Gifworks
http://www.gifworks.com
This one allows you to edit GIF images
only. You can even edit Animated GIFs!
Myimager
http://www.myimager.com
This one allows you to work with both
JPEG or GIF images (you can convert between these formats).