Free images of the moment:
(click the thumbnail to view and download full sized image)

Free Vintage Tintype #1

Free Vintage Lady Photo

Free 1812 Fashion Photo

Free Vintage Child Photo

Free French Botanical Illustration

Free Alice In Wonderland

Free Lovely Little Bugs

Free Aged Paper with Numerical Chart

Free Frida Kahlo Photo

Free Butterfly Collection

Free Altered Art Stuff!

Free Altered Art Templates | Free Photos & Imagery
Free Altered Art Collage Sheets | Free Photoshop Textures
Free Background Images

Free Art Templates

Here are a few arty templates to download and use as you'd like. The envelope was emailed to us by Maria (thank you!).

Artist Trading Card Envelope
PSD | PDF

Altar Template One
PSD | PDF

Altar Template Two :: View example here
PSD | PDF

Mermaid Doll Template
PDF

Free Art Bits: Free Photos and Imagery

Here is a small selection of various images you can download and print to use in/on your altered book, assemblage, artist trading card, altar, art journal, or any altered art project. New images will be added often so check back frequently. Feel free to send us photos of your work for possible inclusion on our site. Please note: some browsers will auto-shrink an image to fit within the browser -- make sure you download at full size for best quality.

Click on the image number to view and download full-sized version:

Free Botanical Images: One | Two | Three | Four | Five
Free Chinese Art and Textures: One | Two | Three | Four | Five
Free Day of the Dead Image: Catrina Sculpture
Free Marie Antoinette Images: One | Two | Three | Four | Five
Free Medical and Anatomy Related Images: One | Two | Three | Four
Free Paper Items: One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six
Free Patterns & Textures: One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six
Free Sheet Music Images: One | Two
Free Vintage Children Photos: One | Two | Three | Four | Five
Free Vintage Lady Photos: One | Two | Three | Four | Five   | Six
Free Vintage Maps: One | Two | Three | Four | Five

Free (Retired) Digital Altered Art Collage Sheets

These are for personal use in altered art and mixed media projects. Do no resell or distribute. Feel free to send photos of your work for potential inclusion in the gallery. Click on the image
to view and download full-sized version.

Free Photoshop Textures or Small Backgrounds
(Just crop off the bottom edge, which was created so people stop linking to images on my server.)

Free Background Texture Images

Click thumbnail to view/download. Print for use in your personal altered art projects as you please. Not for resale or use in art for sale.

PLEASE DO NOT USE ALTERED BITS BACKGROUNDS ON YOUR WEBSITE OR REFERENCE IMAGES FROM MY SERVER IN YOUR CODE. THAT IS JUST RUDE.

Light hues grungy background pattern with flowers:

Waves and pattern background (cute with mermaid template above):

Grungy old paper background with flower border and tape:

Floral paper background with vintage pages and stickers/labels: