Royalty Free Illustrations

by Vincenzo

 

Do you know what royalty free illustrations are? Simply put they are illustrations or images that can be used freely without having to pay a royalty to the author of that image. A royalty is a set amount you have to pay to used that image or illustration and that you have to pay every time you use it.

 

Using stock illustration, like stock photography, is a common way to help creative professionals visually communicate a concept. Their uses are very popular with designers, graphic artists , art directors, advertising agencies, and marketing professionals, in magazine advertisements, websites, and marketing brochures.

 

There is an abundance of stock illustrations available for purchase online through several stock art agencies, many of which sell both stock photography and stock illustration. Buying stock art is a convenient option for those looking for an image without having to sacrifice quality or time and while staying on budget.

 

Stock illustration falls into two main categories: royalty free and rights managed.

 

Royalty free illustrations

 

The decision to purchase royalty free or rights managed depends on the buyer’s requirements. For instance, royalty free image usage allows for an image to be used multiple times and for numerous projects for one flat fee.

 

This is because pricing of a royalty free illustration is determined by the size of the illustration and not its specific use. Illustration sizes vary from low resolution, which is suitable for web, to high or vector resolution, which is suitable for printed material. Royalty free illustration can be used with few usage restrictions and for many projects including annual reports, brochures, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, books, and web sites, etc.

 

Note that the maximum number of copies for printed materials is limited, for example 10,000 copies for royalty free illustrations. The images that users download as royalty free also may be used as "editorial use" to illustrate truthful articles or broadcasts appearing in magazines, newspapers or any other editorial context, in either printed or electronic media.

 

But users may not use the images in products in which these images are dominant feature if the product is to be subsequently sold or distributed. Examples include posters, postcards, greeting cards, mugs, T-shirts, canvas, hats, mouse pads , magnets, art prints, paintings, or calendars, and screensavers, web templates, software, web page builders or a gallery.

 

 

Rights managed illustrations

 

Rights managed illustration may be preferable for those who are opting for more exclusivity of image use. Unlike royalty free, pricing for a rights managed illustration is determined by the customer’s specific usage taking into account what media type (s) they will use it in, distribution, and whether they need the image for a certain period of time.

 

While many stock art agencies sell both photography and illustration, some sell solely illustration. some companies that sell only illustrations are:

 

Illustration Works,

Illustration Works sells both rights managed and royalty free illustrations

 

Laughing Stock,

Laughing Stock sells only rights managed illustrations

 

Stock Illustration Source,

Stock Illustration Source sells both rights managed and royalty free illustrations

 

ImageZoo

ImageZoo specializes solely in royalty free illustration

 

Ecliptic Stock Illustrations

specializes in royalty free illustrations

 

The two longest established companies are Illustration Works and Stock illustration Source. Illustration Works established the first searchable online internet site in 1996, ushering stock illustration into the digital market place just emerging for stock images.

 

 

 

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