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About byCarel.com

Access free graphics Start browsing over 50,000 free web graphics.

This site has been serving free graphics since 1996. The site and graphics have always been available for free with very limited restrictions on usage. All images and graphics content are the original works of Carel Lyn Miske "Ashzryl" and are licensed to site users for royalty free use, modification, and distribution.

Donations and advertising revenue make it possible to keep the site in operation and to fund the creation of new content. Thank you to all the visitors for the support that has made this site possible and kept it running for nearly 15 years!

It's time for some big changes on this site and this redesign is the first sign of what is to come. A new application will soon be added to the site to enable palette editing of images and the creating of web site templates and animations.

New graphics, photographic images, and tutorials are among the many site features that will be added once the new interface is up and running.

The current version of the site will stay around for those visitors who prefer to browse the over 50,000 graphics via a minimalistic JavaScript interface. But no new graphics will be added to what will serve as a usable archive of the site.

History

This site began in 1996 with a simple design and a few dozen textures. In 1998, the Essentials Collection was added to provide a large selection of graphics using the 216 color internet safe palette. The growing site was redesigned to use PHP and JavaScript to create dynamically generated pages and user folders. In September of 2001, the American Graphics Collection was added to the site. Currently the site has over 50,000 free graphics. Since then the site has continued to provide end-users with quick access to low-bandwidth images.

License and Use of Graphics

The graphics at byCarel.com will always remain free for modification, use, and redistribution by individuals, commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. No link backs or acknowlegements are required for use.

Graphics must be downloaded and hosted on your own server or system. Collection may not be mirrored or redistributed in whole or in part if over 2,500 graphics are included from the byCarel.com archives. No other restrictions apply.

Thank you for making this site possible!