Clip art

Clip art is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form. Since its inception, clip art has evolved to include a wide variety of content, file formats, illustration styles, and licensing restrictions.

Clip Art Media

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  Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart

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  A MacPaint illustration of Bill Atkinson, the software's creator

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  Boy and Turtle clip art, from Openclipart

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  Clip art of a coffee shared under CC-BY-3.0 license