Guest Author - Adele Sweeney

If you have never associated the words 'digital supplies' with 'clip art', thinking that digital supplies are something 'different'...then think again and open yourself up to a vast world of glorious digital downloads...

You remember the old days when we could put pictures in our documents...and we used to think it really made them! And then people started to see the same clip art being used over and over, and if your presentation or document featured one of these standard pictures that came with Microsoft Office then it was just a little bit 'too' tacky...

So along came websites with yearly memberships and CD collections with thousands of clip art pictures - more than you could ever possibly need but the point of these cheap and cheerful mega clip art libraries was to give you as much as possible for as little money as possible - therefore, they were mostly very simple line art drawings, symbols, cartoons etc which still screamed 'this is clip art' and not to be used on anything that hoped to look like a quality project.

So has clip art been left for school kids to make their homework pretty...?

Nope!

As with everything, clip art has evolved...

Clip Art - The New Generation!

It's hard to think of 'digital' art as 'clip art' because of the connotations we still have of those simple line drawings...

But these days, clip art has grown up - big time! You can now instantly download some stunningly beautiful graphics that you can use to unleash your creative talents, or just as a nice finishing touch to embellish your projects. Many times you can also purchase a commercial license from the site or individual designer, so that you can use these designs in your commercial or small business projects. These may cost a little more than your cheap and cheerful collections, but they are worth it when you see the quality - professional artists and designers work hard to produce these wonderful graphics.

Digital supplies are excellent value for money, but even if you are on a strict budget you can go a long way with the freebies which designers and digital sites let you download to try out. It seems there are so many freebies out there why does anyone need to buy anything...but you will find collecting digital clip art supplies rather addictive! The 'ooh' factor means you will inevitably collect more than you can ever use, but just having that stash of quality digital clip art on your computer is a satisfying feeling!