Fairy Clip Art and Graphics

Fairies, elves, wood sprites and wee folk are hard to find in the forest, but you can easily spot fairy clip art and faery graphics with the links and info in this free clipart lens.

Fairies are a favorite subject for artists - their artwork may inspire you to create your own magical graphics!

You can find find many beautiful fairy graphics in printed books and on CD-ROM. Many antique books contain vintage illustrations you can copy, scan or cut out. You might find beautiful graphics in vintage children's fairytale books. Old magazines contain engravings and lithographs of mythical creatures that are now in the public domain and available in vintage clip art collections.

Ethereal and enchanting, faery artwork has captured the imagination of people around the world, appearing on everything from stationery to tattoos.

Although not many can see them, here is how some describe or define these tiny beings.

Fairy - n., pl. -ies. A tiny imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers.

Fairy - ... a mythical being of folklore and romance. Fairies are often depicted as diminutive winged humans with magical powers.

The tooth fairy exchanges presents, usually coins, for teeth left out or under one's pillow at night.

Visit a Guide to Irish Fairies to learn about the wee folk of the Emerald Isle.

Public Domain Art by Edward Reginald Frampton (1872-1923) (Damons et Merveilles (E.Brasey)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

More than 72 fairy patterns for all mediums are featured, including dragonfly, sugar plum, and woodland fairies. The physical features of fairies and fairy backgrounds are examined in depth, including instructions for face and body painting that apply to all fairy re-creations.

Butterflies are to fairies as ponies are to children.

No wings ... tiny and friendly wee folk graphics

View the Live Leprechaun web cam to perhaps catch sight of a real leprechaun in Tipperary!

Tumbling Christmas Elves - Hasslefree Clip Art

Elf with Long List - Hasslefree Clip Art

Gnarled Gnome with Walking Stick

Add a touch of magic to art and craft projects with this whimsical assortment of woodland sprites. Choose from beguiling illustrations of elves engaged in a tug of war, fairy beauties napping amid lush blossoms, and other elfin creatures at play. Charming images for any project calling for a dash of whimsy. Colorized these drawings or develop digital stamps and PhotoShop brushes.

So ugly, they're cute? Graphics of gruesome fantasy characters

Ogre with an apple

Green Ogre

Brown ogre with forked stick

Fairy designs in this CD-ROM art collection can be printed, coloured, adapted or used as inspiration for originating your own designs. They can be enlarged or reduced for a particular project, and will stand up well to reproduction at any scale. High-resolution images in Tiff format, suitable for use with Macintosh or Windows PC.

Microsoft offers many different fairy graphics in various illustration styles from graphic renditions like this to painting styles, black and white fairy clip art and cute cartoon style graphics of fairies, elves and other fantasy creatures.

Peruse the recommendation resources in this lens, and if you find a graphic, border, photo or other creative element you want to use for your own crafts or design purposes, be sure to check the copyright-owner's terms of use to insure you don't violate copyright laws.

Sometimes all you need to do is ask for permission.

It's your responsibility to know whether you can reuse a piece of art or written material you didn't create, and if so, the terms of how you're allowed to use it.

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