where are the free website graphics?
Does anyone know where poor writers get free website graphics for their erotic romance websites? I know beggars can't be choosy, but I would like graphics that inspire romance (on the lusty side), rather than clip art.

Go through Deviant Art and contact the artists you like. Some might be willing to let you use their work with a link back. It's what James (Buchanan) did.

thanks, mychael

Welcome, and good luck! There are some amazing artists on Deviant Art. :)

I'll have to get up my nerve and see if anyone would be willing to "loan" me the use of a gryphon, or a red-haired warrior of some sort.

Y!Gallery is another good place to go. (The Y stands for yaoi--all the pictures there are of men.) If you're looking for something more neutral, Morguefile.com is a HUGE archive of mostly-free photography, some of it of professional quality.

Flickr.com has a lot of photography that is under a Creative Commons license, meaning that, if you follow the terms of the license, you can use it without asking permission. For public domain historical art, try Wikimedia Commons; you can browse by category or do a search on a keyword. For m/m art, check the Homoerotic Art Museum. Note that not all of the art at the latter site is public domain. In the U.S., reproductions of two-dimensional public domain art can't be copyrighted, so if you find a reproduction online of a pre-1923 painting, chances are good that it can be used. Do note, though, that the copyright on artwork begins from the moment that it's first published, so if the work is created pre-1923 but is first published post-1923, it's still in copyright.

Bigstockphoto.com has a vast archive of stock photos on all kinds of subjects which you can buy a licence for, for a surprisingly small fee. It ain't completely free but when I got a pic for my previous website it only cost about $1!!

Thank you for the feedback
Thank you all for the feed back. I apologize for not responding sooner, but I was off line because I didn't want to infect anyone else's computer (I tried to download a free business e-card, and got hit by malware. It took us about four days to figure out how to get that thing out of our computer. Not only does it try to take over your computer, but it breaks down your firewall. Thankfully, we have another firewall, but it still pisses me off. I know this isn't the rant site, but man, the things I wouldn't like to do to the a******s who put out malware. First, I'd start with the nuts...

And remove them VERY VERY VERY slowly. :twisted: I know what you mean, though. Been there. *growls*

Cool. Thanks for the links, James. :D

Thanks, James. I couldn't resist taking a peek at your website. All I've got to say is I'M GONNA BE IN THAT CHAT AUDIENCE ON JULY 17th when you and Mychael Black chat on Coffee Time Romance! :mrgreen:

Thanks. I'll see you there then. :D

WWOEC might offer you some stuff as well, they are like Deviant Art... just a but more erotic... hence the name Wacky World of Erotic Cartoons. http://www.wwoec.com/ Just a suggestion....