Silver Case with Castle Engraving

Castle Engraved on Metal

 A Fantasy Castle surrounded with feathery scrolling.
This is a metal case with a Castle or maybe a ancient Cathedral engraving or etching.
The image is downloadable from Smithsonian's Online Collection.
Smithsonian provides nice photos that can be enlarged and used to
make other images from parts of the original images.

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

Below is an example of a closer look at the back side of the case top.
It would be nice across the top of a page.
(also released as CC0 / Public Domain)

 

 

Girl in Blue

Girl in Blue

 

 Here is an image for your themes of
Blue, Children, Girls, Yesteryear, or
Just to use in Ephemera or when you need to add some color to a project.

This will go well with the Boy in a Blue Sailor's Outfit
Boy in a Blue Sailor's Outfit

which is also from the Barnes Foundation.

 

 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/

 

 

 

 

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