Stamp Search directly accesses
one of the best clipart libaries
in the world, at the same time
it allows you to select item
numbers allocated to each unique
image. These item numbers are
the key to how you to tell a
stamp manufacturer which image
you would like made into a rubber
stamp.
Clipart Selection
You will have over 6 million
images to select from, of these;
over 3 million are suitable
for stamp making.
It is very easy to filter out
unsuitable clipart before searching
the database.
As an example, searching for
Teddy Bears with no filtering
would return a staggering 1139
teddy bear images, if you made
a search such as the example
on the right by checking the
colour filter off would reduce
your selection to 182 black
and white Teddy Bear images.
Selection Guidelines
If you don't wish to bother
with the technical side of image
selection just enter your image
keyword, check off colour and
select Illustrations
or Clipart
as the media. Make sure that
JPG and EPS are checked as these
are the most common formats.
This selection will return the
most relevent images suitable
for stamp making. Remember,
you don't need to subscribe
to have stamps made from the
images.
Image Item Numbers
Once you have selected an image
that you would like made into
a rubber stamp you need to collect
information copying and pasting
into the form provided on the
right.
The image item number is located
at the bottom left of each image,
swipe this item # then copy
and paste into one of 3 stamp
size options. It's as simple
as that! You can order up to
12 individual stamps on each
order.
Here is further information for
those who want to know more about
file formats.
Clipart is available in two
different formats, Vector images
(lines) or Bitmap images (pixels).
A simplified example would be
to imagine drawing a cartoon
figure, this would be a Vector
image, a photograph in the newspaper
is a Bitmap image.
The most common electronic
Vector formats available are
.eps and .wmf, whereas .jpeg
an .gif are the Bitmap equivalent.
Both image formats can produce
excellent stamps; however Vector
images (.eps and .wmf) allow
you to easily manipulate line
thickness in the event the lines
are too thin.
If you find that the search
is producing too many black
and white photographs and you
are after a simple black and
white image make sure only .eps
and .wmf are checked.
You also have a further filter
called media, here the most
suitable filters are ILLUSTRATIONS
and CLIPART.
Illustrations are bitmap images
(.jpg and .gif) and most make
excellent stamps being careful
to check line thicknesses of
the image first, for example,
if you where looking for a Victorian
era stamp image you would select
Illustrations as these are all
hand drawn images that have
been scanned to become available
in electronic format.
The Clipart selection is available
in both bitmap and vector formats,
here it is best to select the
.eps and .wmf filters so if
line thickness is an issue these
can be manipulated before production
of the stamp.
It's time to give it a try...
just remember, you don't subscribe
to Clipart.com. The Stamp Manufacturers
linked to Stamp Search are subscribers
to Cliprt.com and will download
your image selection while processing
your order.
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