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SUGGESTION BIN

- "statue" poses with symmetry and classical items (scales, wreath, sword)
- climbing up a ladder
- poses with arrows and a quiver
- dramatic lighting with facial expressions
- Throwing poses (pokeball)
- Photos with one strong light source for 3D
- Sleeping photos with pillows and blankets
- leaning against a wall, various poses
- Guns / holding a gun
- Let's draw falling from the front
- left-handed archery
- sitting / kneeling poses
- twin light sources
- slouched over a desk
- kneeling / crouching
- perspective from below, running, kicking, leaning casually
- unarmed combat
- crossbow
- superhero fainted
- being carried
- Swinging on a swing (with a flat seat, not a round seat)
- Floating poses, but with a sword / staff / shield like an guardian or archangel.
- boxing
- casual poses, walking, eating, talking, passing
- Presenting something ala Vanna in Wheel of Fortune (low, medium and high)
- hands, feet, gun poses
- Emotions from different angles
- sports poses like volleyball
- Tilting top to bottom but with full body
- head angle shots with dynamic lighting
- Headshots from the front and side with the camera stationary but the head leaning forward and back
- ninja poses, sneaking around
- scythe stock, but action or dynamic
- Simple poses with crutches or a wheelchair
- worm's eye view of Let's Draw Sleeping
- light angles but with two light sources
- coloured light sources
- head turnaround but with glasses
- stock with casual clothes
- this pose [link]
- hairstyle stock
- ancient warrior kneeling rotated
- legs and feet sitting vs standing and crossed ankles
- full-body upward perspective turn-around
- chair poses, couch armchair, wooden chair, bar stool
- crouching from an upward perspective like a gargoyle statue
- different character postures (chest puffed for haughty, slouched over for sad)

Your photos are blurry / grainy / have poor lighting

Oh, yes, I know. Trust me, I know. I want to thank you for being willing to give me advice, but if a photo has a lot of comments, the particular situation may have been addressed before. Especially since in my loft, I can't exactly change my natural lighting situation. I will seek out advice and dialogue with better photographers on certain photos, but I prefer to do it as a unified discussion rather than me answering the same things over and over. I really like the critique system and use it often. Trust me, I am listening and learning. :)

You're shooting the bow / holding the sword, etc. wrong.

Here is where all I can say is, "Artistic license. Take what you can get from it."
Rest assured, I do know the basics for of holding a bow and swinging a sword. However, that often does not show up in my photography simply due to me trying to do many complex things at once. I am my own photographer and all of my shots are taken on a self-timer. This means that to get the lovely leap-shot series, I have a ten-second window to position my body in an action shot, in focus, with the right lighting and doing something worth drawing that doesn't cut my head out of the frame or cover up my face. that is... really hard. So you do see mistakes here and there. Sometimes I haven't fully drawn back. Sometimes my elbow is too high. This is an action shot and in fluid action, there's going to be some issues. I'm working those out but to produce the stock I am, there will be form mistakes.

What's with the grid?
The grid on my floor was done for you, the artist. Each square is 1x1 feet (give or take the width of masking tape) to give a sense of perspective and where the camera is. I hope it helps when placing a character in a scene. Next time you use my stock, try tracing the grid as well as my body, but extend the grid into the horizon. Perspective become a lot easier.

Also, the grid helps to show how lens distortion works. Notice how the lines are not 100% straight? That's the curvature of my camera lens you're seeing.

Stats?
I'm about 5'8-5'9 and 120 lbs.
My bust is 32"
Waist is 24"
Hip is 37"
I am a B-cup. That means I have a SMALL bust. I know lots of people like to give their characters ample bossom, (Or giant, man-eating chest-melons) but I am SMALL and quite happy with it. :P

How do you stay in shape? Do you dance?
I try to keep fit by swimming, primarily. Other hobbies are rock-climbing, snowboarding and of course archery and fencing. Though the otehr ones I mention besides swimming I do so rarely they can hardly be considered regular exercise. I'm not even very good at them.

No, I don't dance. I'd like to take some classes one day. I'd also like to learn how to ride a horse. (with plenty of pictures!)

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- You do not need to ask permission to use my stock unless you feel it might break my rules. If you're doing something that involves commercial use or questionable content, just discuss it with me first.

- Please credit me if you use one of my images. This means putting a link back to this profile somewhere near the finished piece. This also includes referenced drawings, not just photomanipulations.

Please either put a text link to my main profile or use :iconkxhara: (:icon kxhara: with the space removed) Do not link to the stock piece you used, as I do delete old work I no longer like, and that leads to a dead link.

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- My stock may not be used commercially unless written permission is received. This includes turning creations into prints.

- My stock may not be redistributed, sold, or edited and redistributed or edited and sold. (In other words, you are not allowed to offer or sell my stock as your stock, edited or not. You are welcome to use it for creations)

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For pixel artists: This means you may use my stock to create dolls, with credit, but not doll bases.

- I would appreciate it if my stock wasn't used for any hateful, pornographic, violent or obscene creation. Of course, this is very difficult to even define, much less enforce, so I just ask you to use your judgement when using my stock.

In the end, I reserve the right to ask anyone to remove any artwork using my stock that I feel breaks these terms of use.

- My stock is intended for art reference and use in photo manipulations. It is not free pornography. I am NOT a fetish model. If you want a fetish model, go here: :iconophelia-overdose: she has some lovely photos. Also, I will NEVER do nude photos. Ever. Don't ask.

- DO NOT add my stock to "hot girl" folders or fetish folders. Feet, vore, inflation, etc. NO. You can have your fetish and kink but keep me out of it. This goes for favourites or art. I'm really strict about my no-porn rule.

- PLEASE DON'T make comments about my body. Even comments you think are compliments. I don't need to hear that I have a "nice ass". Keep it about the art.

- Questions and comments about anatomy and poses are fine. "Why is your shoulder bent?" or "are you locking your elbow when you hold it?" are perfectly acceptable comments.

- Not all images on this account are stock images, so if you cannot download it, it's not stock.

Suggestions for stock use

- I am open to suggestions for stock photos, but they may or may not be fulfilled.

- Feel free to add me or my stock to your group if it fits appropriately. I would love to join.
Old Stock Condensing

No, I'm not deleting it, I know there would be people who would protest. I did delete some of the stock I felt was not worth saving, the rest is good poses, but bad photography.
All I'm doing is condensing the single images into packs for better organization. This will happen over a little while. Sorry if it feels repetitive / spammy. :/

Gear Upgrade Donation Pool

If you read my last journal below, you can see that I can't fit my full body in the frame with my current lens. It's perfect for portraits, but not full-body shots. I'm currently saving up for a wide-angle lens so that I can do more full-body shots on my DSLR camera, and a remote shutter release so that I don't have to run back and forth as much and can hold a pose when doing turn-arounds.

To pay for new stuff, I am open for donations.

This is not a real paypal button because I don't know how to put one on. This is a fake button I made with my paypal email. :P
But it's pink, and that's what matters, right?


Solar Eclipse

I... was working today. And it was raining. I'm sad that I missed it.

How I focus my shots

I was sent a note about this, but I figured I may as well post it for those who are interested. Stream of conciousness typing ahoy:



I use a dummy to focus on in a roughly estimated position. This can be really anything, in this case, a spare tripod, and a creepy unfinished wolf mask. The tripod replicated my height: I sit on the stool, and set the tripod to be abotu shoulder height. The mask represents my face. It doesn't have to be a mask, it could be a doll, an apple, anything that the camera can "grab" as you said. If you just hit auto on the blank wall, it won't be able to focus.

Once it's autofocused onto the dummy, I just swtch it into manual focus and don't mess with it. And then I try to keep within the range of focus. This is helped with markers you can practice with. I line my stool up with my grid, but it doesn't have to be so complex. A simple piece of tape on the floor, or even a visible dent or something works. You can also use markers on the other side of the camera to always know where to look. (look at the red dot on the wall!)

This is where memory is important, and getting to know your depth of field and where you're in focus and in light, and where you're not, and then keeping yourself there. Portaits don't need much of either, but action shots needs lots of both (room to move, a wide angle shot, and still be in focus)



If you've ever wondered "Who would say such a thing to you?"



This guy would.

"to be better reference can you make bigger breast and go to the gym after finishing actor school?"

This is the kind of rude comment I am talking about when I go on one of my rants. The kind that makes me want to punch people through my screen. I don't know if the people who post them are trolls or are genuine about their percieved ownership of my body. Congratulations, you ruin it for everyone.

I don't get a lot of these comments. They are probably less than 1% compared to the overwhelming and outstanding positive support of the DA community. But they still feel like a slap to the face when I see them in my inbox. I've already blocked this person, and I don't intend to have any more interaction with them, ever. But in case you were ever wondering why I put those sections in my rules about rude comments about my body, this is why*.

*I mean, it's kinda redundant, because the type of person who makes those comments is the type of person who doesn't read rules, but I need to feel slightly not-helpless, here. Yeah, this is the internet. I'm dealing with it. It's not a huge deal, and I'm not crying my eyes out, but I figured I would share what goes on.


Costume

Majority says I should make a Sabriel the Abhorsen cosplay. Sounds good to me.
I'm getting a few repeated questions, and I hope to answer them here to keep my sanity. I'll try to keep it short and sweet.

Let's Draw Lighting Angles

1) YES, I HAVE A MOSQUITO BITE. I KNOW. iksjfbailfbalibflakfbas!!!!!!
50,000,000 people, yes. XD XP zomg I feel like i need a little counter to count how many people have pointed this out.

2) As to doing light from overhead, right now I'm using a short floodlight for that, and I don't have any way to raise it above eye-level. I have my table and chairs, but nothing that could put it up high to replicate overhead light. I will try to figure something out, but right now that's not a possibility.

General Shots

1) My body and face aren't going to be exactly the same in each shot because I need to stand up and walk back over to my camera to reset the timer each time. I take all of my photos solo, so there are limitations to this.

2) Yes, I am both the model and photographer. All of my pictures are timed self-portraits.

Which leads me into...

3) DEVIANTART.

I LOVE YOU, BUT...

I.

AM.

SINGLE.

I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.

I DON'T HAVE A GUY FRIEND I CAN ACCESS TO TAKE MALE PHOTOS OF OR TO TAKE SHOTS OF ME.

I'm not whining about my love-life, I'm actually quite happy being single. But... Jeesh. It's not an available option right now. I shoot solo. It's just me. That means no male stock.

4) And the next problem which I'm actually more embarassed about.

I love my DSLR camera, and I am so grateful for all the help people have provided so that i could purchase it. But I feel like I screwed up. I didn't know enough about lenses when I bought it off of the prof (In his defense, he was very generous and through in the lens, a copy of lightroom and some extension tubes for the same price) at my school.

My current lens is a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II (Really basic) and here is why you don't have any full-body shots of me, yet



This is me standing at the very back of my room, with the camera at the very front, against the window I use for light.
There is NO room for me to move around or to do any sort of action pose. The depth of field is too shallow at this distance, and yes. My head is cut off. (I could move the camera up from my feet a bit, but then you lose my feet, etc.

This is the problem. This is why I haven't done much full-body work yet.
The lens is fine for portraits and close-ups, but it's not working for full-body stuff.

So it's either a cropped shot with proper lighting, or my grainy old point-and-shoot camera.
That, or I need a wider angle lens, which I certainly can't afford right now (and would need to do some serious research into)

P.S.
As to cosplay, my ideas so far are
Usagi princess costume
Utena
ABA from Guilty Gear
Sabriel from the Abhorsen books
Touko from Pokemon B/W (If I have no time or money ^^)
Those aren't the only ones, just ideas of mine

I will update this journal with future questions if you have them, so ask now!

Custom

I have exclusive stock packs available, but donations are always graciously accepted.

Would you like me to make a skincare video journal showing how I remove makeup and cleanse my face? 

68%
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16%
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16%
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~justlikealike 3 hours ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
You have really great stock photos! You always shoot the really diffucult poses. I haven't used one, but I'm sure they're going to be very helpful :)
And besides; you have a really beautiful face, I'd loved to see some close-ups, they would be very interesting to draw!

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~barrabox 4 hours ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks for your pictures
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~erdo-dp 4 hours ago  New member Professional Digital Artist
thanks
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Mood: Joy *JarteStarr 7 hours ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I have a question/request? I was wondering if, you have time, or your interested(which I doubt but its not bad to try, right?!) if you could do action poses? I know you do the sword and arrow poses, but like kicking/punching or like super hero poses? (ironman, spiderman, etc) That would be amazing, Thanks!

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:iconkxhara:
I actually get a lot of requests for that, and it is on my to-do list, but I need to fundraise for a new lens for my camera. With my current one, I cannot fit my full body in the frame, so I just stick to portraits and anatomy shots for now. :)

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*JarteStarr 7 hours ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I bet many people would also enjoy it since Avengers just came out and a new Spiderman is coming out too!

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Your reference pics are amazing. Thank you so much for doing these :)
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*Damasath 12 hours ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
wow nice poses!! with arrows, i searched some like this!
can i use your refs??

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Yes, just read my rules, and if you have any questions, you can ask ^^

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*Damasath 12 hours ago  Hobbyist Digital Artist
oh thank you ^.^

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