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Today’s post is a great collection of twenty sites for free vector graphic downloads. I’m always looking for new vector sites, so if you know of anymore let me know when you leave a comment and I will add it to the list.

What’s A Vector?
Vector images are made up of many individual, scalable objects. Because they’re scalable, vector-based images are resolution independent. You can increase and decrease the size of vector images to any degree and your lines will remain crisp and sharp, both on screen and in print. Fonts are a type of vector object.

Another advantage of vector images is that they’re not restricted to a rectangular shape like bitmaps. Vector objects can be placed over other objects, and the object below will show through.

Vector images have many advantages, but the primary disadvantage is that they’re unsuitable for producing photo-realistic imagery. Vector images are usually made up of solid areas of colour or gradients, but they cannot depict the continuous subtle tones of a photograph. That’s why most of the vector images you see tend to have a cartoon-like appearance. Even so, vector graphics are continually becoming more advanced, and we can do a lot more with vector drawings now than we could a decade ago. Today’s vector tools allow you to apply bitmapped textures to objects giving them a photo-realistic appearance, and you can now create soft blends, transparency, and shading that once was difficult to achieve in vector drawing programs.

Free Vectors

Vecteezy

123 FreeVectors

Vector 4 Free

Vector Portal

VectorVaco

Qvectors

Vector Junky

Keep Designing

DragonArtz Designs

Dezignus

Vector Art

Web Design Blog

CreateSk8

Blog Spoon Graphics

Vector Lady

All Silhouettes

Vector Eps

Vector Art Network

VectorTuts

Vector Stock

Vectorilla

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I'm the owner of Jo's Web, a professionally qualified graphic designer who has been involved in the industry for over 20 years. I have worked as an art editor for London publishing houses, B.B.C , Haymarket and now run Spiral Pixel Design.

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