Best Free Illustration Packs for Designers 2026

A great illustration library can save you hours of design time and make any project look more polished. But with dozens of libraries available — each with different styles, licenses and formats — it's hard to know where to start. We've tested them all and put together this ranked list of the best free illustration packs available in 2026.

Every library on this list is free for commercial use. We've noted where attribution is required.

1. SketchValley

Best for: Variety, multiple styles, no attribution
License: Free for commercial use, no attribution required
Formats: SVG, PNG

SketchValley offers one of the largest free illustration libraries available, with thousands of illustrations spanning flat, hand-drawn, 3D and minimal styles across dozens of industries and use cases. Every illustration is available in SVG and PNG format. No account needed, no attribution required.

What makes SketchValley stand out is the combination of breadth (healthcare, tech, education, finance and more), multiple art styles in a single place, and a suite of free tools for customising illustrations after download — including a Color Customizer, Animation tool, and SVG to PNG converter.

Browse SketchValley illustrations →

2. unDraw

Best for: SaaS, tech products, consistent flat style
License: Free for commercial use, no attribution required
Formats: SVG, PNG

Created by Katerina Limpitsouni, unDraw is one of the most well-known illustration libraries. Every illustration follows a consistent flat design style with a single customisable primary color — you choose the color on the website before downloading. The style is clean and professional, making it a popular choice for SaaS landing pages and marketing sites.

The library is regularly updated with new illustrations. The main limitation is the art style consistency — all illustrations look like they came from the same hand, which is a strength for consistency but limits variety.

3. Open Peeps

Best for: People illustrations, mix-and-match characters
License: Free for commercial use (CC0), no attribution required
Formats: SVG, Figma

Pablo Stanley's Open Peeps is a hand-drawn illustration library of people that you can mix and match. You pick body poses, clothing, accessories, hair and backgrounds from a modular system and combine them into a unique character. The style is warm and approachable — great for landing pages, onboarding flows and team pages.

Available as a Figma file and as individual SVG components.

4. Humaaans

Best for: Custom character illustrations, Figma and Sketch users
License: Free for commercial use (CC0)
Formats: SVG, Figma, Sketch

Humaaans by Pablo Stanley lets you mix-and-match human illustrations with a consistent graphic art style. You can customise skin tones, hair, clothing and poses using the Figma plugin or by rearranging the SVG layers. Great for diverse representation in product illustrations.

5. Storyset by Freepik

Best for: Animated illustrations, multiple styles
License: Free with attribution; paid plan removes attribution
Formats: SVG, PNG (animated versions also available)

Storyset offers thousands of illustrations across several different styles — flat, hand-drawn, outline, monochrome and more. Uniquely, many illustrations come with built-in CSS animations that you can toggle on and off. The free tier requires attribution; a paid plan removes the requirement.

6. DrawKit

Best for: High-quality hand-drawn style, multiple color palettes
License: Free core packs (no attribution); premium packs available
Formats: SVG, PNG, Sketch, Figma

DrawKit offers beautiful hand-drawn and flat illustration packs. The free packs are high quality and come in multiple color variations. A premium tier unlocks additional packs and licensing options for resale. A good choice if you want the hand-drawn aesthetic with more polish than Open Peeps.

7. Blush

Best for: Customisable character illustrations, Figma plugin
License: Free for personal use; commercial requires paid plan
Formats: SVG, PNG, Figma

Blush is a platform that hosts illustration packs from independent artists. You customise illustrations directly in the Blush web editor or Figma plugin. The variety of artist styles is impressive. Note that commercial use requires a paid subscription — check the license carefully for each pack.

8. Iconscout

Best for: Large volume, mixed formats (illustrations + icons + Lottie)
License: Mix — some free, most require subscription
Formats: SVG, PNG, Lottie JSON, AI

Iconscout has an enormous library that combines illustrations, icons and Lottie animations. Free assets are limited; most of the best content requires a paid subscription. Worth considering if your team needs illustrations, icons and animations from a single source.

How to choose the right illustration library

Tips for using free illustration packs effectively

• Stick to one style per project — mixing illustration styles from different libraries looks inconsistent. Pick one library per project.
• Customise colors to your brand — most free SVG illustrations use generic colors. Use a tool like the SketchValley Color Customizer to recolor to your brand palette.
• Optimize before using — SVG files often contain unnecessary metadata. Run them through the SVG Optimizer to reduce file size by 30–60%.
• Check the license for your specific use case — "free for commercial use" doesn't always mean you can resell the illustrations or use them in a template for resale.