Free Backgrounds for Websites

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You can find free backgrounds for websites by visiting web pages that store royalty free images on their server. Most often, you just need to credit the original creator of the background or, if you are using a photograph, credit the photographer. Some websites let you download backgrounds with no strings attached as long as you don’t sell the picture or make money from the picture. Whether you use 100% royalty free pictures or pictures from another site, it’s always a good idea to credit the source so there’s no copyright issues if any questions arise.

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Online Galleries
  • At Entheos, you can find high quality images that you can use as a free background for websites. They have about 40 images you can download to your computer. Some images are themed like for sports or a holiday, so if you are looking for a vibrant background then check out the above site.
  • For a large selection of different patterns you can use as backgrounds, visit [http:www.templateyes.com Template Yes]. There are over 130 images for you to choose from. While they don’t sport pictures, you can find some nice gradients or art-like backgrounds; something there should fit your needs.
  • Another large gallery is located at Website Designs. Again, this collection mainly contains patterns, but these images are all digitally created. You can find nice space images as well as funky designs that are basic as well as intricate. Since the images are digital they are easily scalable and can be tiled so they run as one image.

Web pages that offer free backgrounds for websites usually will have thumbnails of the picture and increase it to a full browser when you click on it. This is to ensure that what you see is what you get. Then, all you have to do is Right-Click the mouse and select "Save Background As."

Your Own Photographs

You can use your own photographs for backgrounds. Since you own the copyright, you just need to make sure that you post the appropriate copyright information. The only other thing you need to do is format the photo so that it appears normal in a browser window. You may need to downscale or upscale the image so that it’s not pixilated or blurry. A poorly used photograph can distract the reader from other information presented on the screen, so use one carefully.

Themes

Some people consider their social networking profile a website. MySpace is one of the most popular social networking sites and there are thousands of backgrounds, or layouts, that you can add in order to give your profile some flair. The following generators let you select colors, themes and text and creates code for you to add the theme to your MySpace profile. The backgrounds typically revolve around a theme, like movies or people or music, but you have an large number to choose from.

Copyrights

You should not use images that are copyrighted. Using copyrighted images as your background will cause you unneeded headache. Take care when looking for free backgrounds for websites because some sites will offer royalty free backgrounds, but you first need to either pay for the image initially, or you'll have to pay a monthly or yearly membership fee to use the images on the site.

If you absolutely must have that copyrighted image, then all it may take is a quick phone call or email to the original creator. Get permission; the worse that can happen is they say no and you have to start looking again.

Free Backgrounds for Websites

You can find free backgrounds all over the Internet, so don’t worry if you fear you won’t be able to find one. It may only take a simple Google search.

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