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Journal Entry: Thu Mar 28, 2013, 5:31 PM
Just to let everyone know, STOCK GROUPS I am founder of or admin (except for #Stock-For-Premades and groups with stock folders ~ see below :below:), do not have limits on submissions per day. These include, but may not be exclusive to,

#Fantasy-Stock-Group :iconfantasy-stock-group:
#Joint-Stock :iconjoint-stock:
#WingIt-Stock :iconwingit-stock:
#Clear-Cut :iconclear-cut:


:above: The above groups allow members to submit stock by other providers. No one has to be a member to submit, so send links in a note and the stock will be invited in. There is no need to submit to faves as the stock will be gladly accepted into the gallery. Make sure ALL submissions follow dA's TOS and © policies!! NO screenshots/caps or Google Images!! Premades MUST have the credit of the other stock providers in the artist description as per dA requirements!!


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:bulletblue: The Stock Folders at #Holidays have submission limits of four-per-day as per group rules. You do not need to a member to submit. Just send a note with the links and the stock will be invited into #Holidays
:bulletblue: #Stock-For-Premades has a limit of submissions of five-per-day. Stock providers must be members to submit at #Stock-For-Premades
:bulletblue: The stock folder at #Mindspan has a limit of ten-per-week. Membership is automatic, as well as submissions. Members may submit the stock of other stock providers.



:spotlight-left: IMPORTANT STOCK PROVIDER INFORMATION!! :spotlight-right:

Your Personal Stock TermsThe Language You Use Is Very Important
deviantART has a large and devoted stock resource community and we really do appreciate their presence and their generosity with the community.
I do have something very important I'd like to mention for everyone who offers some sort of stock resource so hopefully those who read my journal will help to disseminate the information and spread it around to those who might not otherwise read it.
The concern that I have is Terms of Use.
Officially deviantART maintains only one "automatic" restriction and that is "No Commercial Use" and that particular restriction can easily be overridden by the actual stock provider.
As far as official policy is concerned each stock resource provider is free to attach any Terms of Use, restrictions or requirements that they see fit and I and my staff will do the best we can to help you enforce your rules when you need the assistance.
We only ask a few things from you in return.
Your terms or restrictions should b
Problems with Stock ResourcesLock, Stock, and Barrel
It unfortunately appears that it is once again time to talk about proper stock resources again. I'll be addressing this in this week's CEA Update but I wanted to discuss it a bit informally here first.
I have a hope that some day the issue of stock resources will get straightened out because it really is not as complicated or as confusing as many people are currently forcing it to be, but I guess the nature of the internet pushes people to simply pull the old smash and grab.
I'm going to run down a brief listing of the various problems and pit falls currently affecting the issue of stock resources in general.
The Old Switcheroo
Now we all know there are a good number of legitimate, legal stock resource sites out there with some being free and some being pay sites. A good chunk of you all can name them off the top of your head so I won't bother to list them myself.
Now regardless of which one we might be taking about, they all share pretty much a common ru
New Size Requirements and UpdatesStock Gallery
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Updates!
Size Requirement Changes
As you may have noticed, the minimum size requirements for stock have recently changed!  ^Elandria and I are very excited about this.  
Have a look: http://help.deviantart.com/809/
"Size must be a MINIMUM of 1000x1000pixels (excluding vintage portraits that are relatively small and of low quality)"
So what does this mean for me as a stock provider? First of all, you do NOT need to change your previously-submitted stocks.  They are still allowed to stay up.
This also means that you can expect to see higher qu
Resources Gallery Makeover (additions)So all those sub cats...
Its no secret that the stock and resources gallery is HUGE.  On a scale thats intimidating, complicated and a bit like a bottomless pit of sub, sub, sub, sub, sub cats.
Last year we were very lucky to have a bit of a makeover job in Resources/Fonts and Resources/Stock, however, we are looking with "new deviant's eyes" (Yes, we kidnapped new deviants and stole their eyeballs) to look at our gallery long and hard.  HARD.
You can read more about whats going on with this huge project here - http://fav.me/d5xccty
What we'd love to get from you guys
Feedback and suggestions! 
Do you know of sub cats that are completely obsolete that we could tidy up and get rid of?
Are there dark alleyways hidden in the maze of resources sub cats that need a light shining on them?
Can some categories be merged, or renamed to make them more logical/useful to todays deviant community?
Shortly w
People to Watch!Stock Gallery
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People and Groups I've Added to my devWatch Lately
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:iconSafe-Stock-Resources: #Safe-Stock-Resources
A group dedicated to collecting legitimate stock and resources so you can be 100% sure that the stock you are using is legal:


:iconraindroppe: ~raindroppe
A stocker I just found!  Check out those gorgeous landscapes:


:iconZsuccubus-Stock: :devZsuccubus-St
About sxc.hu stockGreetings!
A few of you have been really worried lately about using stock from sxc.hu here because of the change in their ownership. Basically, you were concerned that their license says that you cannot redistribute their stock in whole or in part, by itself or combined with other elements, without the written approval of the original photographer.
As we all know by now, creating a photomanipulation is considered "making a derivative image." And we know we can't make premade backgrounds without permission from the photographers, as doing so is redistributing their work.
I advised a couple of you to check with the Help Desk and sxc.hu to find out the whole truth before making rash decisions about your group that could potentially make everyone panic.
Using my own personal account, I wrote to sxc.hu to find out what the story was. Here's what I said:
I was just wondering whether creating phot
So You Wanna be a Stocker?Welcome to the first "So You Wanna be a Stocker?" article!
  I asked some of the biggest names in stock some typical questions that new stockers might have, in hopes that their answers will help stockers new and old learn a bit!  I asked them different questions with some overlap in hopes of getting differing
opinions.
Our interviewees today are `faestock, *Tasastock, and *SenshiStock.
1. Is an expensive camera necessary?
*Tasastock says, "No, but they are damned fun to play with! You can get a decent camera for a decent price nowadays that will shoot good quality images in the right conditions. Obviously they're not good for low-light or anything capturing movement, but if you handle them right you can make do with an ordinary camera, I've known plenty of people to do so."
*SenshiStock says, "I don't know much about cameras, but the best photographs you can take are always going to be the ones that
Copyright What is Copyright?
"Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights. Copyright is a form of intellectual property like the patent, the trademark, and the trade secret."
"Copyright may apply to a wide range of creative, intellectual, or artistic forms, or "works". Specifics vary by jurisdiction, but these can include poems, theses, plays, otherliterary works, movies, dances, musical compositions, audio recordings, paintings, drawings,sculptures, photographs, software, radia and television broadcasts, and industrial designs."

"Copyright does not cover ideas and information themselves, only the for
Of Copyright + Premades

Disclaimer: I'm no lawyer, I do not work for deviantArt, I'm merely someone who has been doing photomanips for quite a while and has taken the time to read quite a few articles on the topic. The views expressed hereunder are mine alone. They do not reflect any "official dA opinion" nor are they to be taken as "legal advice". Furthermore, you may live in a country that hasn't signed any of the treaties that govern international copyright law, so you'd have to check with your country's national laws.
I strongly urge you to not only read the journal, but also the comments underneath it as there are a lot more examples of what you can and can't do as well as more links to information being shared by your fellow deviants!
What is Copyright?
I'll paraphrase/quote the wikipedia article on the topic for this:
"Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclus


FAQ #809: What are deviantART's stock image guidelines?

FAQ #2: Where can I find the official deviantART Copyright Policy?
FAQ #8: What are violations of the deviantART copyright policy?
FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?
FAQ #257: What sort of permission do I need to use someone else's work?
FAQ #304: Do you remove copies and trace-over art?
FAQ #306: Does "Crediting" let me use whatever I want?
FAQ #578: What does deviantART consider to be a proper desktop screenshot?


My own stock is unrestricted:
:iconwdwparksgal-stock::iconthestockwarehouse::iconwdwparksgal:
Crappy CSS by me ~ banner and background available on PhotoBucket (WDWParksGal there, too)




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:damphyr: To be a member of #WingIt-Stock a deviant must be a stock provider of winged resources.

:pointr: Please follow dA's guidelines for creating stock:
FAQ #809: What are deviantART's stock image guidelines?

No limits on submissions. Work must be your own. No screenshots! All submissions must follow dA's rules and terms of service.

All winged resources are welcome. Birds, planes, Poser fairies, brushes, fractals that look like wings, etc. as long as they are winged resources. Members may submit the resources of other deviants. Submit those stocks the same way and an invitation will be sent to the stock provider to have the stock put in the gallery. Please submit to the correct gallery :aww:

:damphyr: Art: Uses of Our Wings

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:iconmmelusine:
!MMelusine Feb 15, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
many thanks for request :heart:
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:iconposerfan-stock:
Mood: Joy *poserfan-stock Feb 15, 2013  Professional
Our pleasure! :D
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:iconmmelusine:
!MMelusine Feb 16, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
:iconhearthugplz:
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:iconconnysworld:
many many thanks for all request :heart:
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:iconconnysworld:
:wave: many thanks for the request my Photo :heart:
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:iconwdwparksgal-stock:
Mood: Love =WDWParksGal-Stock Nov 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
:nod::iconwelcomeplz:
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:icontigers-stock:
Hi there. A couple of pheonix wing stock pieces you may want to include in your group :)

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[link]
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:iconwdwparksgal-stock:
Mood: Neutral =WDWParksGal-Stock Jun 11, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
The wings have been invited into #WingIt-Stock
Thank you!
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:icongeosammy:
~Geosammy Feb 25, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Wing Brushes... [link]
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Mood: Neutral =WDWParksGal-Stock Feb 27, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you for the link! I invited it into #WingIt-Stock :aww:
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Mood: Humor ~Geosammy Feb 28, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Your welcome, that was my plan. :mwahaha:
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:iconwdwparksgal-stock:
Mood: Love =WDWParksGal-Stock Mar 2, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
:giggle: Send the group links any time you have wing stock!!! :heart:
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:iconsophie-y:
thank you allow me to join:butterfly:
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Mood: Love *Altairas Sep 5, 2011  Student Digital Artist
Thank you for adding my avatar! <3
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~Bloody-Emily Aug 5, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
thanks for the feature.....i really appreciate the exposure!! =)

Emily
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Mood: Sadness ~pandacub143 Jul 11, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
oh dear, I just realized you had a request for me recently (on the winged heart tut) and it expired! Sorry about that!
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:iconfantasystock:
I reissued this invitation. Please check your message center.
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:iconlevanatempest:
I used the Angel wings here[link] And was hoping i could submit it to the contest.

Thanks:D
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:iconfantasystock:
:) I left a message for you here to let you know how to use the entry folder. Please let em know if this still gives you any trouble.
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:iconvw1956stock:
*vw1956stock Jun 10, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank You very much! :)
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:icondazzleeyes:
Haiiii thanks a bunch for adding my wing decor to this page! XD omg im gonna join hehe xx
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:iconshadoweddancer:
=Shadoweddancer Mar 24, 2010   Digital Artist
Thanks for the invitation. I'm so happy you like my stock wings. :dance:
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