I am a graphic designer so when I need graphics to use in my videos, I will just design them myself.
However, I get that not everyone has that same ability to create their own graphics for their videos.
Does that mean that you shouldn’t use graphics in your videos altogether? No, no, no.
The beauty of the internet means that you have a world of resources available. That doesn’t mean that you are free to use whatever you find on the internet in your video – that’s stealing!
I have put together a small list of places where you can download graphics. I’ve listed some that are free and others that charge you a purchase price.
FREE Graphics Resources for Your Videos
1. Pixabay
Pixabay is a place where you can find photos, illustrations, vectors, videos, and music.
If I were looking for something to use in videos, I would search for something in the vectors section of the website.
I haven’t explored all categories on the website but the ones that I did look at were free for commercial use (very important, especially if you are or plan on monetizing your channel) and you’re not required to give credit or attribution to the source.
2. Rawpixel
Rawpixel has resources that are listed as free, premium or public domain. You do need to join the website in order to download their resources and you are limited to downloading only 10 free images per day. Free resources can be used for personal or commercial use.
You can find some neat graphics on this website but they are harder to find. Basically you have to know what you’re looking for. After you enter the search term you can narrow results down to showing free graphics only and even limit the search result to a certain file type.
3. FriendlyStock
https://friendlystock.com/free-clipart/
FriendlyStock seems to have a lot of vector graphics available on their website. They have a section of free clip art that is available for personal or commercial use and no attribution is required. You don’t need to open an account in order to download their clip art graphics.
The only thing that I don’t care for about this website is that you can’t do a search within their free clip art section. Basically, you just have to keep browsing through each of the pages until you find something you like. When I did I search from the main page, the search results only showed clip art that you have to pay for.
4. Canva
Although Canva isn’t a marketplace for clipart like the previous options, they do have a good range of graphics to choose from in their library. Yes, you do get more options if you’re a paid Canva Pro user but there is still plenty to choose from if you’re on a free Canva account.
What I like about Canva is that you could probably use it to create all of the graphics that you need for your video. They have animated graphics as well as still graphics. They have essential social media logos and shapes you can use for buttons. They even have templates you can use if you still need some help coming up with ideas.
PAID Graphics Resources for Your Videos
5. Creative Market
Creative Market is a graphic designer’s paradise when it comes to searching for templates, graphics and fonts. Their website is separated into categories: graphics, fonts, templates, add-ons, photos, and 3d.
When I’m searching for graphics on this website, I tend to enter the search terms I’m looking for and then use their filters to narrow down search results.
To purchase graphics from Creative Market, you can either pay with a credit card or purchase credits with your credit card or Paypal and use those towards purchasing files. According to their website, each credit is worth $1 USD.
6. Etsy
Normally, I wouldn’t think to go to Etsy to search for digital assets for YouTube videos but there’s actually a lot of listings for video related items.
The good thing about Etsy is that some sellers upload listings that they can customize for you. For example, you may find a listing for a subscribe button with your channel name and the seller can customize it with your information before sending you the movie file.
Other listings include ready to use graphics like transparent png files or already animated graphics for a general subscribe button.
