DD Feature, A Word About Pre-Cuts, and Skype

Hiya Darlings,

So here is the promised feature of our group members who have received a DD so far this year! I’d like to say congratulations to everyone! For those who haven’t received one yet, don’t give up hope! Everyone submits some fantastic stock and I absolutely love seeing the daily submissions.  I’d also like to take a moment and welcome all of our new members!

Before we get to the feature I want to take a moment and talk about Pre-Cut Stocks. Like any stock, they should adhere to our group and rules. This means:

They must  be your own work, or have written permission from the photographer to create them from.

You absolutely, under no circumstances, ever take photos from GOOGLE IMAGE or other online retail, blogs, photography, or other websites to create pre-cut stock.  The same includes stock websites like sxc.hu. This also applies to ALL pre-made backgrounds or Photoshop/GIMP brushes! I do check tineye.com on questionable stock resources on a daily basis, FYI.

If you have unknowingly done this, now is the time to remove those stocks with no questions asked.  I adore you all, but if it becomes a consistent problem the pre-cuts will be removed from the group gallery and you will be ejected from the group. I don’t want to do it. I hate being the big bad meanie, but I will if I have to. This group will adhere to   guidelines and standards regarding stock. Just because an object isn’t a celebrity doesn’t mean the image isn’t copyrighted!  If you are new to the stock world, please refer to our “Learning Resources for Stock Artists” folder found here:  the-stock-directory.deviantart…


PE S and 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            Project Educate Stock and Resources DD CriteriaStock & Resources Daily Deviations.  What We look for, and what you should look for as well!
Its a regular question, and something that the other Community Volunteers get asked about as well. So during Project Educate Stock & Resources week I'm going to try and lay out some of the reasons behind our choices.
Stock & Resources Daily Deviations, and how they are judged by the Community.
Dan has already touched on this touchy subject in his "Potential" Article here - The Potential of Stock
There is something fundamentally different about stock & resources DD's compared to all the other DD's from all the other galleries.
Stock & Resources are NOT finished artworks to be viewed as an end product.
We can't stress this enough!!! 
 The Stock Artist/Provider/Creator has not submitted this work becasue they think its absolutely perfect and they want to show it off, they subm

FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?

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

FAQ #217: What are "Stock and Resources" and can I use them in my submissions?

FAQ #257: What sort of permission do I need to use someone else's work?

FAQ #193: How do I prove that I had permission to use someone's work?



Now that I have cracked the proverbial pre-cut whip, let’s get on to happier things like the feature!!
  The Group Member’s Daily Deviation Feature


        

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(If I've left anyone out who's received one since January 1st, 2012, please link it in the comments below and forgive me! I'll add it as soon as you link it!)

  Also check out the Daily Deviations Awarded by:

    elandria.deviantart.com/favour…

     dan-heffer.deviantart.com/favo…

(I have the worst time with typing out Dan’s ID. lol My maiden name is Heffner so I keep wanting to add an N in there )


Now, about Skype:  How in the world does that work? I just joined it, but I don’t have a microphone or webcam yet. lol


That’s about it for now! I hope you enjoyed the feature!

Love,

- Cheryl