Outline of Rabbit and Horse to use in Making Stencils

 
Rabbit Silhouette Cookie Cutter

  

 
Horse Silhouette Cookie Cutter

Cookie Cutters make great sources for Silhouettes and Outlines to use in making stencils.
Rather than trying to draw around edges you can place them on a scanner or copy machine.
Leave the cover up and place a white cloth draped over them and the scanning area.
(*Remember, look away from light or anywhere your peripheral vision can see the light while it scans*)
When they are scanned there will be some shadows but you should still get a good outline.
Place images under plastic stencil material and trace your pattern for cutting out stencil.

Source: Barnes Foundation
©: Listed as Public Domain / CC Mark 1.0 license
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Boy in a Blue Sailor's Outfit

 Boy in Blue Sailor's Outfit
 
This is an Oil Painting made by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Nice image to use when you need to add a little color to your project.
Or, include it in projects with themes of Blue, Water, Children, and "By The Shore" themes.
This would be nice printed on card stock for ephemera.

Source: Barnes Foundation
©: Listed as Public Domain / CC Mark 1.0 license
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

This image compliments
Girl In Blue

 

Silhouette of Landscape with Family

 

Silhouette of Landscape with Family Cabin

This papercut  silhouette has so many details.
With an relatively short time investment;
you could easily create about 20 different stencils.
You could use the same silhouette in sections without making any changes.
Or, make individual stencils of the trees, animals, and family.

Stencils made from this image would be great to use for making gelli prints.

Source: Barnes Foundation
©: Listed as Public Domain / CC Mark 1.0 license
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
Information on CC1.0 can be found here

 
Below are some closer looks at the details in the scenery.
(also released as Public Domain / CC1.0)

Deer on the Mountain

Horse and Dog Following a Deer
Looks like the doggie got distracted by a squirrel ;)

Family Crossing a Bridge

Hot Air Balloons on Fabric

Hot Air Balloon Printed on Fabric

Old Fabric print of Two Hot Air Balloons.
This print has Two different Hot Air Balloons.
Each Balloon carries two people and is surrounded by a round frame, Birds,
Butterflies, and other critters like that.

 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

These can be seen better closer up.
Below are some of the same items by themselves.
(also Public Domain / CC0)

Illustration of a Worm Gear Front and Profile

 

Drawing of a Gear

 

 This illustration of a worm gear shows a front and profile image.
Drawings like this work well in themes that may not immediately come to mind.
Some theme ideas are all types of Transportation and Vehicles,
Machines of all kinds, even Robots.

Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Below is the same image cleaned up a little and cropped
(also Public Domain / CC0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head of a Rooster

Head of a Rooster

Drawing showing the head of a Rooster in profile.
Good for project themes of Farms, Barns, and Country Life

 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

 River with a boat going to a city in the sky

A girl in a boat is traveling a river toward a city in the sky.
An angel stands at the shore the boat is leaving from.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Below are some closer views of the painting. (also with CC0 license)

Boat on the River

City in the Sky

Two Pheasant Birds Next to the Water

 

Pheasants Near the Water

Watercolor painting of Two pheasants.
One stands near plants with fruit on them while another is drinking water nearby.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with Open Access under the
Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Fairies and Swans on the Lake

 

Fairies and Swans Around a Lake

This wonderful bit of fantasy art shows swans swimming on a lake with fairies all around.
In the lower right corner appears to be a seated fairy queen watching a show on the water.
On the water there are three fairies in what look like boats made of shells with thin fabric sails.
Three more fairies can be seen above the crest of a moonlit wave.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with Open Access
under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Horses and Dogs Before the Hunt

Before the Hunt - a Wide View

 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

 Below is the image cut down to a single frame.
(also CC0 / Public Domain)

 The red coats of this scene add some movement for the eyes.
The dark wine shade of the ground gives some balance and keeps the viewers eyes moving without jumping around the scene.
This would make a great coloring page if it were simplified a little by removing the background
horse in the middle and the two half visible dogs in the center (and maybe the building?).

 

Mom Cat watching Kittens Play with Ball of Yarn

 

Cat watching her Kittens Play

Moma Cat looks a little startled! Maybe it's because one of the kitties is playing with the curtain!

This could be made into interesting ephemera by printing it out on card stock and cutting around the outline of the kitties.
You wouldn't need to cut the whole shape of the cats out; just cut enough to get the
shape of the heads and ears of mom and the kitten on the right.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Dogs, or a Dog and a Wolf?

Dogs 

The original artist listed this drawing as a dog and a wolf.
Wolf or dog; either way, it is still a good drawing with easy lines.
The animals and the tree should be easy to use in any project you wish to add them to.
With a little work this illustration would make a good simple coloring page that
still has enough stuff in it to be interesting.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Two Angels in Sky with Trumpets

Angels Above a Crowd of People
Drawing show a crowd of people with angels above them.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Below I have separated the Angels so they can be used by themselves.
Angels with Pipe-like horns as musical instruments.
(also as Public Domain / CC0 / Open Access)

Drawing of an Angel Fish

 

Drawing of an Angel Fish

This drawing is really a gray-wash with watercolors. It has the look of vintage playing cards.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license
 

Four Horses Pulling a Horse-drawn Carriage

Four Horses and a Horse-Drawn Carriage

 This drawing features four horses leading an open carriage.

Here is a Horse with a full blanket being ridden by a man with an English saddle.

They are available for download from The Art Institute of Chicago.

I have included the link (to both photos) above.

Both drawings will do nicely in a junk journal or other project with a Horse theme.

 Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Bright Pennsylvania Dutch Bird

 

Bright Bird Drawing

Need a little bright color?
This little birdy is ready to pose for your next project.
 
Source: Barnes Foundation
©: Listed as Public Domain / CC Mark 1.0 license
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Graphic Design of Coverlet with Flowers and Salt Shaker Houses

 

 

Graphic Design of Flowers on a coverlet 

 

Graphic Design patterns of flowers fill the center of this coverlet.

 The edges show Salt Shaker houses and picket fences along with more flowers. 

The Corner shows a ship and it's anchor.

 

 Source: The Art Institute of Chicago
©: Listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Golden Key with a Crown

 

Fancy Golden Key

A Fabulous Golden Key topped with a crown and tied with tassels.
Details show a Lion (with his own little crown) a castle tower and a "fleur de lis".

 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Below is a closer look at the wonderful little details made into this key!
(also released as Public Domain / CC0)

Lighthouse, Fire Island, New York

 

Lighthouse Landscape on Fire Island New York 

Oil Painting of Fire Island Lighthouse.
This would make a great Postcard for Ephemera.
Print it on light blue paper for pages in your next Junk Journal

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Bronze Lion Coin

 Coin with Lion Heraldry

This Bronze Coin shows a Lion in what is called the "Rampant" pose in Heraldry terms.
Rampant refers to the position of the Lions legs, paws, and the position of the body.

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Deer

Tapestry with Deer and Flowers

This tapestry includes a deer, a lion, and lots of flower images that can be removed and
used for ephemera to decorate journals or other crafted items.

Included items: Deer, Lion, Flowers, Butterfly, Snail, and a Caterpillar, all on a brown background.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Lighthouse Along the Baltic Sea

 

1834 Drawing of a Lighthouse along the Baltic Sea

This Lighthouse image still looks good at smaller image sizes so it will do well as smaller Ephemera.

Source:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license
 

Lighthouse in Storm at Cape Poge

Cape Poge Lighthouse in a Storm

Painting of Lighthouse and rescue boats in a Storm.
Light is breaking through the clouds above the Lighthouse;
giving assurance of divine intervention even when the lighthouse
wasn't enough to prevent the ship from crashing on the rocks.

This would make a great Ephemera piece or Playing Card sized item because
details of the painting can still be seen when the image is smaller.

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Queen with a Soldier surrounded by animals

 

 Queen with A Soldier, A Lion, and A Camel

 

 Print as a page in journals or separate objects to decorate pages and ephemera.

Objects included here are Queen, Soldier, Birds, Flowers, Castle, Lions, Deer, Butterfly, and a Camel

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Page of Nine Lighthouse Images

Page of Lighthouse Images

This is a wonderful page of nine Lighthouse images.
Use page as it is or cut out images individually.

Source: Wellcome Collection (Yes; They spell it like that)
©: listed as under Public Domain w/ CC mark 1.0
CC Mark 1.0 info can be found here

Champhered Frame with Putti

 

Champhered Frame with Putti

 

Putti at frame top hold a ribbon inscribed with

"Dum Spiro Spero" = "While I breathe, I hope"

Remove the Putti and other parts for use in Ephemera.

Use the full image with age spots for a feeling of something older.

Remove age spots and place lines inside frame for writing areas in a journal.

 

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Cheetah

 

 

Cheetah

This Cheetah photograph has a mostly plain background. 

It should be relatively easy to separate the big cat from her background. 

Cut a shaped outline around cheetah for Ephemera or use in other collage type derivatives.

 

Photo Credit: Ronda Gregorio
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Fantasy Water Fountain with Seahorses

 

 Fantasy Water Fountain with Seahorses 

A Fantasy Water Fountain with Seahorses is surrounded by
Waterfalls flowing through intricately detailed curves and frames

 

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license
 

Big Cats of Ringling and Barnum

 

Big Cats of Ringling and Barnum

Poster features 20 Lions, two Panthers, eight Cheetahs, and seven Tigers in a Circus type setting.

In the center is Terrell Jacobs, one of the world's greatest Big Cats trainers.

Terrell Jacobs was know as "The Lion King".
In 1939 Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey's
"Greatest Show on Earth" included Terrell Jacobs in a cage with 52 Big Cats.
There were a mix of Lions, Tigers, and Leopards all in the arena at the same time.
In many of his shows; Terrell's star performer was a lioness named "Sheba"

 

This illustration can be used with themes such as:

Adventure, Animal Cookies, Big Cats, Boys Interests, Circus

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Drawing of a Horse at Rest

 

 A Resting Horse

 

 A black chalk drawing of a Horse laying down
A great piece for use in Western and Horse Themes

Horses also tend to go well with themes that are of interest to Girls
Print on light brown or tan paper for easy blending of image

Source: National Gallery of Art
Sited as Public Domain, with
Open Access under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license

Sea-lion

 
Sealion, Sea Lion, Sea-lion

With a simplified background like this; it should be easy to remove the Sealion from the background to use in your projects.

 You will have a nice little Sea Lion to use with themes like the Circus and Zoo or even Beach Landscapes. 

Tired of the same old lighthouse images?
Try putting a sea-lion on a coastal landscape with a lighthouse in the distance or background.

- Or -
This little girl sea-lion could be siting on a beach under an umbrella checking out the sandcastle beside her!

Image Credit:
Mehgan Murphy

Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Tall Narrow Image of a Lion, an Eagle and Armor

Tall Narrow Image of a Lion, an Eagle and Armor

 
This is a great image for Tall Narrow spots.
A Framed picture of an Eagle and Lion with ancient Armor.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

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Graphic Edge Pattern with Roses, Shield & Lion

Edge Pattern, Shield, Lion

This Edge Pattern would make a nice Envelope flap for Junk Journals.

 

Mirror or flip half of the pattern in your image editing software to
make a complete Envelope flap or even a whole Frame.

 

Individual parts you can separate to use are -
Shield, Lion, Leafy Frame around the shield, and the Pink graphic sections.

 

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license

Queen sitting by a Man standing beside a Horse

 

 

Queen sitting by a Man standing beside a Horse

 

Frame parts of this will make nice Borders, Corners, and page Dividers.

Use the seated Queen, Horse, and Men as pieces in derived art or individually to decorate journal pages.

 

Includes: Frame, Musical Instrument, Queen, Men, Horse

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Source: Smithsonian Online Collection
©: listed as Public Domain with CC0 license