Duels Discussion

Originally posted by Thorinn
I love stock images over renders.

tottaly. I often layer over a completely random render on another render

I LOVE STOCKS!!!

does anyone know where to get good stocks?

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i already know deviant art, so...

Check the resources thread in the Sig Forum, there's a list of good stock sites in there.

I use sxc.hu the most, myself.

Originally posted by LifeInSepia
does anyone know where to get good stocks?

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i already know deviant art, so...

Originally posted by Lana
I use sxc.hu the most, myself.

cool. sxc is great 😄

Originally posted by Skeets
Download a stock pack at any GFX site.Try Gamerenders.com

Yup same here.

99% of what people on gfx sites label as stock images are not, in fact, stock.

yea..

Originally posted by Lana
99% of what people on gfx sites label as stock images are not, in fact, stock.

im loving the GoW sig skeets. Great effect! I made a stock sig, and im putting up in my thread now. I sit OK if i post it here? Or is that spam?

That would be SPAM.

Originally posted by Lana
I think most people are afraid to work with stock and actual images as opposed to renders, because most people will take a look at a stock image and think "what can I do but slap some text on?" But there's a hell of a lot you can do with stock, and in some ways it can be more flexible than just a render.

But being primarily a photomanipulator, I work with stocks almost exclusively and am thus definitely biased towards them. Give me a couple stock photos and some textures and I can make a completely original piece of art.

I often even render my own stocks, keeping the whole image in a series of layers (likes hose 3D bokes where you look back through layers of paper). Its a great way to achieve some new depth.

Stocks are great. So many people use these rehashed and dry techniques on renders (myself included). Stocks force you to be more creative.

Originally posted by LifeInSepia
does anyone know where to get good stocks?

EDIT

i already know deviant art, so...

They're not condoms.

Originally posted by Barker
You can't just go out and use any old DA picture. 😐

They're not condoms.

reusable condoms!

any1 wanna duel

Originally posted by Barker
You can't just go out and use any old DA picture. 😐

They're not condoms.

😂

This is a good point, though. Most DA stocks are not allowed to be used off of DA.

Thats why there are many good stock image sites!!!

http://andrewkendall.com/ Heres a good stock site with tons of band photos.

If anyone has any more good sites pm me. 😄

Originally posted by Alliance
Thats why there are many good stock image sites!!!

Yep 😊 sxc.hu is my favorite. Morguefile and Imageafter are good, too.

I mostly use DA stock for finding models for my photomanips. Really can't beat that place for that purpose, unless you're willing to pay.

Originally posted by Gannon
http://andrewkendall.com/ Heres a good stock site with tons of band photos.

If anyone has any more good sites pm me. 😄

Those aren't stock, those are copyrighted photographs.

Something is not stock unless it is specifically labelled as such.

Originally posted by Lana
Yep 😊 sxc.hu is my favorite. Morguefile and Imageafter are good, too.

I mostly use DA stock for finding models for my photomanips. Really can't beat that place for that purpose, unless you're willing to pay.

Those aren't stock, those are copyrighted photographs.

Something is not stock unless it is specifically labelled as such.

and also is there any stock sites that dont require registering and all that crap?

Originally posted by Gannon
Oh. So would it be considered illigal to make a sig from them?

and also is there any stock sites that dont require registering and all that crap?

You'd need to get permission to use those images.

Imageafter and Morguefile don't require you to register; you have to register for SXC but it's free to sign up. Frankly it's worth doing so, SXC is probably the largest free stock site around.