Commercial Use Clipart - What the License Actually Means

'Commercial use' is stamped on everything, but it rarely means the same thing twice. If you sell crafts, planners or print-on-demand products, you need to know exactly what you are allowed to do. Here is the plain-English version.

The three things a license controls

• Whether you can use the art in something you sell (vs personal use only).
• Whether you can resell the art itself, unchanged, as a competing product.
• Whether you must credit the creator.

The line that trips people up

Almost every clipart license lets you sell finished products - a mug with the design, a printed planner page, a t-shirt. Almost none let you resell the raw files as-is. That is the difference between a product and piracy.

What to check before you buy

• Is there a written license file in the download?
• Does it cover digital and physical products?
• Is there a credit requirement, and does it fit your workflow?

See a plain-language license

Here is a free pack that ships with its license written out in plain text - read it as an example:

-> Free commercial-use sticker pack (license included)

Full library with the same license: https://revanzart.gumroad.com/l/cute-sticker-mega-bundle

Browse every theme and guide in one place: the full cute sticker library.

Start free: free cute sticker sampler (transparent PNG, commercial-use, no email). Want everything at once? the mega bundle.

Browse every theme and guide in one place: the full cute sticker library.

Free guides & kits for digital product sellers: RevanzArt guides.

Start free: free cute sticker sampler (transparent PNG, commercial-use, no email). Want everything at once? the mega bundle.