I enjoyed painting the water in this painting: Morning Lighthouse. It seems to be gently rippling in the morning light. I also like the cozy look of the lighthouse keepers house paired with the lighthouse. The wind-blown sky adds breezy action to this coastal paintings printable.
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Today's free image is a vintage bunch of leaves and flowers from The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Alter the colors to suit your needs. Change the background to white or remove. Enlarge, reduce. It's yours to use as you please. The dimensions are 760 x 672 px, JPEG file.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AucUJVHYQ3s5jE694lcxdeFWtj-h
Then click the download link at the top of the OneDrive page.
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The bonus image is a pretty, engraved-look, yellow flower with green leaves drawing from The Graphics Fairy. Would look wonderful enlarged and framed or in a card design. The dimensions are 1950 x 1808 px, JPEG file.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AucUJVHYQ3s5jE-To6Z3OTCLxo7Y
Then click the download link at the top of the OneDrive page.
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HAPPY CREATING!
I suggest that you edit the images or add them to your own designs to make them unique to your brand. This is important especially if you are using them in products that you are selling.
After all, free images may be currently used, as is, by any number of sellers. Editing them or adding them to your own designs will help prevent your potential customers from confusing you with another seller.
You want your customers to return to your shop because what you have is unique. Don't lose them to another shop because they mistakenly thought they were buying from you because the products have duplicate designs.
I share images from the Web and from my own studio. While I cannot guarantee that my internet-obtained, free images are copyright free, I only share images that are labeled on the internet in one or more of these forms:
Image Sources:
The Graphics Fairy
The New York Public Library Digital Collections
To enter in to the arts as a future the first thing you must do is teach yourself the discipline of dedication. You must focus on your writing and any art that goes with it no matter what form you wish to call it. You must understand that creation is only the first step. The business of the arts, in order to make an income is as demanding as the art itself.
You can not set schedules, I'll work from ? time to ? time. Nor can you work entirely on inspiration. You must always understand your story at least in the department of the imagination.
To be an artist/writer you will discover it is a lonely life. You can't play with your friends like you would with any other job.
Personally, I work 18 hours a day, not consecutively but several at a sitting, coming up for air, food, coffee and visits and adventures with my partner. She is and artist as well and we do make some sort of effort to go off together to refuel our relationship.
Outside friends have to wait until we are between projects and not burdened down with the business of artistship.
So, if you can't dedicate 80% of your life to the disciplines of art...go find a job that allows you more free time.
Finally, while you are starting out you need money, which means you need a job to make money to pay the bills. Make it a no-brainer job with as few hours involved as possible....just enough to survive. If you work hard, someday it is possible to make a living...and independent publishing is the best. I suggest you find someone who will promote your work for a small percentage. Promotion is a time glutton.
Barrie Island Graphic Storyteller
Donald is a self-employed mystery and sci-fi writer who lives in Ontario.
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