Graphics make a web page very interesting and pleasing to the eye. However, graphics that are too big or having too many of them on one page can really slow down the loading of your page. Choose them wisely and with a purpose to keep the page clean and effective. Always obey copyright laws when using non-original art work or photos.

The most common forms of graphics are either image files saved in .jpg (joint photo expert group - most photos) or .gif (regular or transparent) formats. Animated graphics are usually saved as animated .gifs unless they are video clips.

The most common use of graphics on web pages include backgrounds, clip art, animations, bars and bullets. You can find graphics of any color and for almost any purpose on web sites designed just for this purpose. But don't forget, you can scan pictures in yourself or make them using software such as Paint Shop Pro, Photo Shop, Print Shop, and many web page editors. Save your graphics in .jpg or .gif formats when you make them. Have a good time and use your creativity.

Links to great graphics...
AAA Banners AAA Buttons AAA Clipart Absolutely Free Clipart All Free Clipart Animation Factory  Awesome ClipArt for Educators Barry's Free Clipart Bill Bear's Storybook Clipart Bravenet.com - Web tools for Webmasters Clipart Connection The Clipart Directory - Over 100 links to collections of clipart, buttons and backgrounds. Critter Corner Flamingtext.com -create cool, custom images for FREE Free ClipArt Junction Free Clipart Graphics and Design Sites Holiday Graphics IconBAZAAR - Very good site with images put into specific categories. Also has a handy HTML color reference. Icon Mania - graphics for kids that adults will like also! MediaBuilder.com - Image Libraries with animations Neon City - Neon signs Patrioticon.com - Graphics/Backgrounds/Music Phyllis' Backgrounds and Alphabets Toonland1 Web Stuff (clipart) Barry's Clip Art Server The Clipart.com - an awesome list of sites to find great web graphics The Clip Art Universe - Well designed site with high graphics. Very good layout. Dinosaur Illustrations - with links to more! Fractal Images by Noel Giffin with a link to Fractint, fractal generating software that can be downloaded free GIF Wizard - an online utlility that will help you reduce the file size of your GIF files so that they will load faster and take up less space on your homepage directory. PaintShop Pro - a great graphics tool for Web page construction. Realm Graphics - A very large selection of bullets, backgrounds, icons and lines. Yahoo's list of Computer Graphics links	Animated gifs are effective ways of getting attention on your page as long as there aren't too many things going at once. Animated gifs are not too difficult to make if you have ever made a "flip book". Animated graphics work very similarly. Many still pictures are put on top of each other in conjunction with a timer and saved as one file. You can download the Gif Animator Construction Set at Rose's site (below) and programs such as Microsoft's Gif Animator (included in their software Front Page) allow you to make these animations...beware, you must have something to make your still drawings in in addition to these tools.
	Animated Gifs - an alphabetical list Animation Factory - over 10,000 free graphics Image-O-Rama - This is an extensive collection of animated gifs, buttons, and other free clip art options collected from all over the Internet. Kids' Cool Animation Kitty Roach's Animation Page Original animated gifs - free downloadable animations for your webpage. Schoolzone Animated Gifs Gifanimations.com