Sta.sh
Contest: 1820's-1960's Vintage Feeling 
Art Using My Stock 
Stock Rules and Guidelines 
aintings_by_Edvard_Munch and see how he painted things.
We know how hard it can be to do a specific theme. Do please try to put them in the correct folders t
Yes, I am doing much better today. Disabling comments has been a relief. I don't like limiting freedom of speech, but this works well for my full-body packs which seem to garner more unwanted attention that my headshots.
Back to business, I wanted to talk about my plan for Expired Stock.
I have extremely high standards, and like many artists, I become embarassed by, and eventually can't stand my old work. So I get rid of it. I know that many people like my old stuff, and I don't want to suddenly cut them off in the middle of a project, so my plan is to simply phase out old work I don't like. There isn't an exact timeline for this, but it should be enough that you notice where it has gone if you still need it.
First, it gets moved to the Old Stock folder at the bottom of my gallery. It will stay here for a while as I decide if I want to replace it or just get rid of it.
Second, it gets moved to Scraps. You can still download my packs in scraps, I just don't have to look at them anymore.
Thirdly, it will be put into Storage permanently. I don't need to delete them altogether, but they will no longer be accessible.
Rules regarding expired stock:
1) This is why I ask you to link my profile and not the deviation itself. I move stuff. I delete stuff. That would lead to a dead link.
2) If you have saved expired stock, you are welcome to use it for your own personal projects. Same content and commercial use rules.
Yes, you can post art made with expired art on DA / the internet, but just credit my profile, and I dunno, probably add a note like "this stock is no longer available" because you may get a bunch of people asking. (Just a suggestion)
3) Do not share or upload my expired stock. I don't like it anymore. I want to get rid of it. It does NOT become creative commons / public domain. I am simply not offering it anymore.
As you can see, I've already started this process with some of my oldest packs. If you need them, save them now. They are currently in scraps and will be stored in a few weeks.
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I'm looking forward for more photos!
I'll just toss my 2 cents here. I almost always start figural work by deciding on a pose and working it as far as I can from imagination. But more often than not, I need to grab some reference in order to work out one thing or another -- a foreshortened arm, a hand gesture, etc. Finding the right stock can be a laborious task, and interrupts the work flow, so my favorite stock artists are the ones who post tons of poses. From my point of view, redundancy and subtle nuance between and among the selection is fantastic, because it allows me to find just the right pose that I need.
In short, I'm bummed out that you've winnowed down your selection!
They are great for when I sit there with my tablet trying to get the way this or that should be and can't for the love of all that's holy figure it out!