FREE and LEGAL Children's Illustrations & Text - Artist Resource for Print on Demand or Publishing

[@M.J.Conway]

Yes, if you're going to use "The Wizard of Oz," remember that the lady Dorothy meets is not Glinda, although she appears toward the end of the book, and the shoes Dorothy ends up wearing are Silver, not Ruby. Also, L. Frank Baum wrote 13 books to "Wizard" and built an incredible world to draw inspiration from. Seriously, look this dude up. He was incredibly prolific and had a heck of an imagination, and literally everything he wrote is public domain.

[@annapowell3123]

Thank you!!!

[@torpoint100]

Brilliant thank you

[@annapowell3123]

Don't pull the dog by the ear!!😂😂🤣 well I'm not kidding when I say that since I started this, I haven't yet been this excited! LOVE THIS STUFF!! THANK YOU BUNCHES!!!😅❤❤❤❤❤ I can now move forward with school related projects!

[@spudspuddy]

as of aug 2022 bambi and winnie the pooh are now in the public domain, in case you want to do any of them

[@brekkered]

Thank you so much! Your channel is a literal gold mine. So glad to have found it!

[@craftystax]

I appreciate the feedback, thank you for taking the time!

[@Karen.c.h]

I love the LOC. I actually wasn’t aware there were free cloning tools you could use to clean up an image

[@julie5786]

Another awesome video, thank you for sharing. Btw, I loved how upset you got about the dogs' ears being pulled, that was so sweet. :)

[@craftystax]

Thank you so much for the feedback, much appreciated Julie! - Zen

[@surinfarmwest6645]

I get to watch these in the evening, they are so interesting from a historical point I seem to forget what time it is .... never mind. Thank you for sharing, I shall be having a read.

[@ChaoticMom88]

AWESOME! Heck, I’ve been searching for out-of-copyright books for YEARS, scanning them in myself. This will save me so much time! Wow! I mean, I’ll still probably keep looking for books and scan them in when I have the downtime, of course, too. ;)

[@craftystax]

There are so many great books! I love scanning in too, I am glad I am not the only scanner person!! That is awesome!

[@innalabutova]

Priceless information!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@roseberr1es]

I was looking for free illustrations, this is extremely useful, thank you so much! 🦋 And I really like your unique and funny presentation ✨

[@lynnebizlyne436]

Wow! Amazing find. Thank you so much for the content you share. It is invaluable ❤❤

[@kimberlysiddons]

I just stumbled across your channel-new subbie! This is a very informative video and I am so happy to have found it. I hand make journals for baby showers, wedding showers, etc. and these books will be magnificent for my book decor! Since I don’t sell the journals, it’s just as well. I appreciate your clear and easy to follow video. I’m going to look at some others.

[@craftystax]

Amazing! Welcome aboard!

[@kalanuarte683]

Your videos and tips are really helpful and enlightening. Thank you for making these. Greatly appreciated.

[@craftystax]

Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it! - Zen & Stax

[@oldproji]

I have used images from the LOC use and reuse sets and have modified them to suit my need. It's a shame to let these beautiful images gather dust in some dark and dingy dungeon of the LOC when they can be reused and published again for new generations to enjoy. I'm all for it.

[@shanti5718]

That is such good information! I didn't know this, so I love the depth of your explanation 👍🏽 Glad I found your channel, looks great! 🍀

[@torpoint100]

only just found this thank you its a wealth of insperation Barrie

[@albieberk5768]

I absolutely love your video and the information you provided.

[@craftystax]

I appreciate the feedback, thank you!!

[@robertmcmahon823]

Brilliant thanks for the info I had never ever thought of …

[@zaferarslan256]

Great chanel,I love it.I will start to follow you,thanks

[@FanVidder72]

Thanks for this. LOC is a huge rabbit hole of a resource.

[@colemyst]

Thank you this is really a great source.

[@anitamitchell6434]

This gave me a bunch of ideas! Thank you!

[@sandy-sagerabbitvintage2681]

Awesome information, I actually have that Wizard of Oz book and was wondering if I can use any of the illustrations. Thanks, can't wait till 1/1/22.

[@runetsmith1208]

Hi, Thank you for your informational video. would I be able to take these illustrations and make coloring pages to sell?

[@hansbonnevier5022]

Thanks again Stax! Nice examples. Greetings!

[@mariaetheridge8343]

WOW! WOW! WOW! Thank you!

[@TheDmf1979]

Thanks for this ☺️

[@AdrielKnowling]

Wonderful! - thank you so much

[@gnothiseauton8684]

Fantastic- thank you AGAIN Xx

[@quirkychris2933]

Love this! Can you link which of your videos best describes how to digitally enhance and clean up old images? I’m struggling to find exactly how to do that. Thanks so much for everything you do on both your channels. 🥰

[@craftystax]

Thank you! Here is a video I did on cleaning up old posters. I am using Photoshop but the ideas/techniques are the same for any graphic design software. I hope that helps!

[@quirkychris2933]

@@craftystax thank you! Is there a link I missed?

[@craftystax]

I am sorry! My clipboard failed me - here is the link! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hprchIaVa6pjers

[@dianebonneau2350]

Amazing and so encouraging ❄️❄️

[@megiab]

soo do the illustrations come into public domain based on the author's death or the illustrator's death?

[@konstantinosserres3598]

Great research! Thnx!

[@joanpringle-canning2834]

Great information, something I never knew were to locate and will be doing some searching for my watercolour paintings. Many thanks

[@craftystax]

Joan, thanks for your kind words! - Stax

[@irisheyes3639]

Thank you for sharing these resources. On this one, I found no download button, and wonder if you will share how to download one of these books?

[@55Ramius]

In case nobody told you yet, when you find an image you want, right-click it and "save as is" : )

[@hka1625]

wow, amazing as usual

[@craftystax]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@joehanfreakz7270]

have you ever sell this type of image on the pod site?? a good video btw

[@craftystax]

Yes I've done some (not a ton) on print on demand sites "as is" but I've sold a lot of custom signs and pillowcases, pajamas, welcome signs, and children's stuff. Tin Man and Scarecrow are super popular!

[@junkjournalsvideos1649]

These are beautiful images but their dpi are all 72. I can't use them. Or am I just dense?

[@taniayager3361]

I've never used any public domain pics before. Just wondering how you download eg wizard of OZ? I don't see any download buttons anywhere or is that hidden somewhere?

[@craftystax]

Hey there - yes just right click and "Save As" - it depends on the browser but like Mozilla or Google Chrome it's just right click - hope that helps!

[@GlobetrotterGranny]

How do you download the books?

[@craftystax]

You can right-click the picture and save each page as an individual image.

[@JohannesJunkJournalLife]

How about selling digitals?

[@craftystax]

Yes these are public domain (so there are no copyright restrictions, you can use them however you wish)-and I personally think that making high-resolution PNG and/or SVG files from these illustrations is an awesome idea.

[@equiliser]

how you find this stuff is beyond me...your search history must be strange.

[@craftystax]

🤣 That is very true! Zen finds all these amazing things! Meanwhile, I am looking up “shark week” - Stax

[@BBPLLC1]

But even so, the person who used the drawing will become the owner of the design inside the platform he uses. It will notify anyone else who has used it.

[@mariaetheridge8343]

Interesting!

[@MitosNãoKagghamNaSuaCabeça]

Could you copy it 100% and in a kdp format?

[@craftystax]

Hey there - you could copy it but Amazon KDP probably would not accept it (because the book is already available as a public domain book). I would recommend changing it in some meaningful way to make it unique and then you would have a better chance of getting it published.

[@hka1625]

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