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PE Interview: Stocker, Lusete!:iconLusete: =lusete Lu is the lady behind the camera, the model in front of, and the mother of 2 beautiful daughters whom she has roped into modelling for her stock.  We are assured there was no bribery involved, but we still aren't convinced! :P  As a continuation of our Project Educate Stock & Resources week we sent her our short list of questions to answer.
What were your first artistic influences, and did they have a hand in the development of your resources?
I joined DeviantArt many years ago and was immediately taken by the photomanipulations. So many amazing works. I started doing some myself and I realised how hard was to find a specific pose or even good objects etc. This is when I took the decision to take my own stock photography. I studied photography at university so grabbing a camera and starting to shoot was not hard, although I was seriously rusty and needed to polish my capturing skills. Thankfully I have 2 daughters that are more than happy to model
PE S&R Sourcing Your ResourcesSourcing Your Resources
You may think that the creation and sharing of stock and resources is a no brainer.  Clearly however its not, and there are a growing number of deviants who for some reason or another seem to not be able to grasp the basic principles.
As the last article we will be launching for Stock & Resources Project Educate week, we are going to attempt to lay it out for you in clear and easy to understand terms.
What YOU own
The gallery details for stock and resources read:
Gallery Info: Resources & Stock Images
Resources submitted by deviants for others to use in their own works and/or learn from.
Gallery Info: Stock Images
Stock Photography which the provider has granted a licence for incorporation into other Deviant artists work.
By submitting work into the stock and resources galleries, be they a photograph of your cat, a pack of brushes you have created, a texture you have developed, or a tutorial you've spent weeks resea
PE S&R Gallery Guides - MiscatsMiscats
Miscats are as bad for your stock as missing keywords.  They cause problems in the categories you are wrongly submitting to, make our galleries look disorganised and messy, and ultimately inhibit the exposure of your hard work to other artists.
Miscats are one of the most frequently complained about issues on DA.
Common Miscats
There are several varieties we see regularly that include
:bulletred: Placing 3 quarter/cropped or portrait model stock into the full body category.
:bulletred: Placing Interior shots into the Exterior category.
:bulletred: Placing 3D renders and premade stock into the stock photography interior/exterior categories rather than into their own equivalents.
:bulletred: Placing 3D renders into 3D models - which should be reserved for the physical model files, not renders of the model.
:bulletred: Placing landscapes or scenery shots into the Places category which should be reserved for images that show man made objects.
PE Interview: Stocker, TudorxRose!:iconTudorxRose: *LadyxBoleyn Is the online home of Beccy - though normally you are more likely to find her traipsing across the UK landscape with her camera in hand! As a continuation of our Project Educate Stock & Resources week we sent her our short list of questions to answer.
What were your first artistic influences, and did they have a hand in the development of your resources?
It's hard for me to think of my very first artistic influences. I have always carried my camera everywhere and it just seemed natural for me to share my photographs with Deviant Art members. The first stock providers I remember when joining DA were Elandria and previous stock provider, CausticStock, the former being virtually a celebrity on DA and is widely known for her outstanding resources. At the same time I enjoyed CausticStock's stock photographs of historical sites across the UK, and this inspired me to get out and see these places. Providing resources was a hobby that just grew and grew!
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PE Interview: Artist, paintedonmysoul!:iconpaintedonmysoul: ~PaintedOnMySoul Is the fantastical art realm of Kat along with her stock gallery ~Peace-of-Art she is well equipped to answer some questions for us during our Stock & Resources Project Educate Week.
You've been a stock provider on deviantART for quite a while now, what first got you interested in providing stock to the community?
When I first came to dA I was amazed at the contributions the stock providers made to the community. I felt selfish just taking without giving something back myself. I found I enjoyed stock as much if not more than I enjoyed doing full manipulations. I love detail, sometimes to a fault, and might spend a day or two on just one item.

There are a lot of artists who use your resources, when you are taking images, or organising new stock to submit, do you look for any elements in particular like angles or lighting when choosing what would be the most useful, and does this reflect equally to when
PE S&R Contest Icarus Updates"On Delicate Wings"

Mourning for Icarus by H.J. Draper 1898
The Theme- ART:
We want you to recreate the story of Icarus, be that modern, or ancient using stock and resources available on DeviantART.
The Theme - STOCK:
We want you to recreate the story of Icarus, in stock form!  Is your Icarus male or female?  Are your wings made from feathers and wax or something more magical?
The Story: Icarus
Son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus had been imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of his own invention, the Labyrinth. But the great craftsman's genius would not suffer captivity. He made two pairs of wings by adhering feathers to a wooden frame with wax. Giving one pair to his son, he cautioned him that flying too near the sun would cause the wax to melt. But Icarus became ecstatic with the ability to fly and forgot hi
This... to That #5WELCOME TO ISSUE 5
:bulletred: Welcome to the fifth edition of This... To That, showcasing stock, and the artwork produced with it :)
:bulletorange: Many thanks for all the stock providers and artists featured here!
:bulletyellow: If you would like to suggest artwork and stock to be featured in the next edition, please send me a NOTE with links and THIS TO THAT SUGGESTION in the subject line!


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PE Article: Tips and Advice 'Crediting Resources'One issue that we need to stress on deviantART is to credit your resources you use in your artwork. Crediting is a problem because a lot of people aren't doing the above.Most Stock Artists have individually tailored rules to suit their own personal level.
You must abide by these rules!
Often they include that they want full credit to be given to their use of stock. This is really simple!
All you need to do is..
Include a link/thumb of the stock used. People want to see what the stock has become!
If you don't know how to get the [link] or :thumbxxxxxx: It's simple.
Just copy and paste the URL of the Resource you used and the [link] will appear! For the thumb code, each deviation has one which is listed at the bottom right of the deviation itself or by pressing the small arrow upper right hand corner which gives you some options to share said deviation or to get the thumb code.
next..
Give the Stock Ar
Winners of the Icarus Contest!Without any further delay! (Sorry about that! :love: ) Here are the winners of our Project Educate Stock & Resources Icarus Contest!!!!
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STOCK WINNER

By *GraphicPAStock
STOCK RUNNER UP

By =kirilee
STOCK SPECIAL MENTION

By =lusete
ART WINNER

By *ReyeD33
ART RUNNER UP

By =TrollGirl
ART SPECIAL MENTION

By *Anne-Wipf**
Massive congratulations to all our winners, and many many thanks to everyone who submitted work to the contest!! Prises will be winging their way to the winners ASAP!
Winners will receive:
x1 - 12 months DA subscription
x1 - 6 months DA Subscription donated by #Realm-of-Fantasy & #
PE Interview: Stocker, Kirilee!:iconKirilee: =kirilee  Is where you will find none other than Australia based Kirilee herself, in numerous disguises (Quite possibly holding something sharp and pointy!)!! We jumped a few time zones and got her to answer our questions for the Stock & Resources Project Educate Week.
What were your first artistic influences, and did they have a hand in the development of your resources?
To be honest, unlike most stock providers I am not coming from a visual art background. In fact, I'm not very good at drawing compared to others at all. However, I come from a performing background - theatre mainly, but a bit of dance too. For me, being a character is so freeing - though I go through dry spells when I'm not on stage. My friend told me one day about stock when complaining I hadn't played a character in a while and invited me to come and play with her for a day. Since then I have been hooked. I love sewing, putting together costumes and characters... it is just like performing
Project Educate feat. Negative SpaceProject Educate feat. Negative Space
This feature of Typography showcases works that play with negative spac. This recurring theme in both Art and Design, challenges our mind in sometimes such a subtle manner that it is simply amazing. Using negative space for words while keeping the text readable is a trick that shows us how our minds are capable of so much more.











Thank you for reading! :heart: :peace:
PE - S&R Artist Interview CasseopeiaArt:iconcassiopeiaart: *CassiopeiaArt and *CAStock Is where you will find UK based, Swedish fantasy artist Cathrine cooking up her delightful and stunning artworks and inspirational stock resources.  We caught up with her as part of our Project Educate Stock and Resources week to find out just what stock means to her as an artist and stock provider!
You've been a photomanipulator on DeviantART for some time now, what or who first influenced you in the art world, and how has that impacted your own work?
I've always had a keen interest in art and painting since very young, and I've always had a love for fantasy and fairytale themed images when I was painting and drawing, but my love for photo manipulation and digital art in general happened about 6 years ago when I came across a Photoshop magazine by coincidence. When I saw the amazing photographs were used to create such fantastic artworks I knew that it was exactly what I wanted to learn to do. Ever since then I worked hard o
PE Interview: Stocker, Salsolastock!:iconSalsolaStock: *SalsolaStock the home of ~blndhrse and ~weelittlesoul captures with wonderment and delight their travels in stock photography format.  We caught up with them and handed over our list of questions for Project Educate week.
What were your first artistic influences, and did they have a hand in the development of your resources?
We both had been involved with traditional art, drawing and painting, from a very young age. We developed an interest in photography in 2006 and discovered DeviantART shortly thereafter. Our art exposure influenced the composition and subject matter of our photography. Seeing how the photos were actually used by artists here at DA has further informed the technical aspects of how we shoot stock images such as angles, focus and lighting.

Whats one of the most rewarding aspects for you as a resource provider?
Interacting with the users of our stock and having what has been made shared with us is THE
PE Interview: Artist, PhatPuppyArt!:iconPhatPuppyArt: =Phatpuppyart is one of several online locations you can find Claudia and her artwork, much of which graces the covers of some of the best up and coming, and well known authors books.  As a continuation of our Project Educate Stock & Resources week we caught up with her and asked her some questions.
You've been a stock provider on deviantART for a while now, what first got you interested in providing stock to the community?
I thought it would be fun to give people something a little extra to play with while you learn. Most of my stuff is non-commercial - BUT people can use to practice their editing skills - which is something I used to do a lot of when I first started -- always scouring for good stock to try.. :)

When you are creating your backgrounds does the final result come purely from on the spot editing and changes as you are working on it or do you start out with an idea/theme that you aim towards?
It can be eithe
Stock and Resources DD Roundup for February 2013:iconelandria:
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Project Educate: Stock & Resources, Final Word

Journal Entry: Sun Mar 25, 2012, 12:39 PM


Thank You.



Thanks for being part of an amazing week everyone! We appreciate all the support and love we’ve received from our articles.

Our mission was to ‘re-educate’ on some issues and to serve a reminder to folks about guidelines that need to be followed! Hopefully you guys now have a clearer understanding of the issues mentioned.

Let’s hope so anyway!

We also hope you enjoyed our interviews with some amazing artists and stockers! we had fun doing those!

We wrote a few special articles because Project Educate allows us to get even closer with you guys and reach a  wider audience. The Potential Article was to show you guys what’s so great about stock! and to help open your mind and raise awareness of what stock is really about and why stock is essential to so many artists. We also highlighted other essential topics like, atmosphere and lighting, adequately crediting your resources, keywords, categories, and miscats.

We really hoped we’ve helped to do this. The more people that have a better understanding of stock and resources and how they work, the better!

Below is a list of the activities for the whole week that took place. If you couldn’t be online this week or missed the event please check them out!

Remember you can approach us about any queries or questions you have! We are very open people! also...keep sending us Daily Deviation suggestions! :eager:

Thanks for such a successful week,we had a lot of fun!

:peace:

Dan & Lanny.

`Dan-Heffer & ^Elandria



Here's what took place in our PE week!

INTRODUCTION - [link]
CONTEST - [link]
CHAT NIGHT - [link]

ARTICLES
The Potential of Stock - [link]
Stock Tips - Crediting - [link]
Keywords and your Stock - [link]
Stock Tips - Atmosphere - [link]
Gallery Guides - Model Stock - [link]
Resources DD Criteria - [link]
This ...To That #3 - [link]
Stock Tips - Renders - [link]
Sourcing Your Resources - [link]

STOCK PROVIDER INTERVIEWS
^PirateLotus-Stock - [link]
=HelenaRothStock - [link]
*SalsolaStock - [link]
*AustriaAngloAlliance - [link]
=kirilee - [link]
~night-fate-stock - [link]
=lusete - [link]

ARTIST INTERVIEWS
`conzpiracy - [link]
~PaintedOnMySoul - [link]
`J-u-d-a-s - [link]
=Phatpuppyart - [link]
:devCasseopeiaArt: - [link]
=NiAnluain - [link]

That's a wrap folks!



we love you.



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Project Educate Stock & Res 19 - 25th March

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Journal Resources
Moon by StormPenguin
Ruins by TudorxRose
Eagle by Momotte2stocks
Night Sky by DeviousRose
Sky by FourEyeStock
Fractal by Jayaprime

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~LucieG-Stock Apr 2, 2012  Professional General Artist
Thanks all of you for your hard work! Everything was awesome! :clap:
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`Dan-Heffer May 5, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
so glad!
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Mood: Love =WDWParksGal-Stock Mar 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
:iconbwavoplz: Great week!
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=mimose-stock Mar 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
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you did both a great job this week :love:
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`Dan-Heffer Mar 29, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
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~annoyinglizardvoice Mar 25, 2012
Thanks for doing this project.
I've seen some cool pics I might have otherwise missed because of it.
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`Dan-Heffer Mar 29, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
awesome!
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