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We've launched #StockProject! Welcome!

Journal Entry: Wed Oct 13, 2010, 2:04 AM

Welcome to #StockProject, deviantART's official group focused on community dialogue about commercial stock offerings! This group is your home to discuss how we should design an on-site integrated stock offering, to view educational resources about making, selling, and licensing stock, and to access hundreds of free stock assets.   Our goal is to provide deviants a place to talk about stock (both creating stock for others and incorporating stock assets into new pieces of art) with fellow enthusiasts and to benefit from the passionate stock community already active on deviantART. We are starting the process by providing access to millions of images through the deviantART Stock Project with Fotolia. It aims to give deviants the ability to find and use stock under simple licenses at fair prices.

Fotolia, a leading microstock provider worldwide, is the perfect partner for this project as they're a company that is truly committed to using community involvement to change the traditional business of microstock offerings. Fotolia provides important expertise in making stock work as a commercial undertaking.

We're excited to be embarking on this new adventure and want to hear your feedback during the journey!

Key points to keep in mind as you browse the group:

No gallery submissions will be accepted -- yet. For the time being, this group serves as a discussion and information headquarters. However, feel free to check out our gallery to access and download free stock assets.

We welcome all deviants to join as Members or Watchers! Doing so will ensure that you receive timely and important updates regarding the deviantART Stock Project as it develops.

  There are a few ways you can get involved:

1.  We want your input!  Let us know what you think about the deviantART Stock Project by commenting on this blog!

2.  What exactly is microstock?  Want to learn more?  Join our Educational Corner to expand your mind!

3.  Check out our stock gallery where you can download hundreds of stock images completely free, courtesy of Fotolia.

4.  Millions of gorgeous stock images are available just a few clicks away at stockproject.fotolia.com.

What are you waiting for?  Now's your chance to get involved!

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Fotolia 4: Stockpocalypse Challenge

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 4:59 PM by $Moonbeam13

The winning entry will be published as a full page advertisement for Fotolia in
HOW Magazine with credit to the artist.
Read Official Rules

Something's happened. Whether it was a catastrophic earthquake, a nasty alien invasion, or an accidental push of the Big Red Button, the world, as we know it, has come to an end. But what happens in the aftermath? Fotolia's #StockProject and deviantART want to see your vision of life after some type of catastrophic, world-changing event.

Using one of the three stock images from Fotolia, show us your visions of new beginnings at the end of times.

Download Assets
Download the asset pack and choose one of the three provided stock images below as the base and inspiration for your entry.

Choose one of three iconic stock photos to alter to show life in the aftermath of an apocalyptic event.

Please be as creative as you like while maintaining the position of the core components in these iconic photos to maximize the before and after comparison.

Read Official Rules

To enter submit your artwork to the

Fotolia 4: Stockpocalypse Challenge gallery.

Submit Work
Browse Work

Winning entry as a full page advertisement for Fotolia
in HOW Magazine with credit
to artist.**

$1,000 USD

$100 USD of credits at
stockproject.fotolia.com

Winner's choice of either the
Wacom Intuos5 touch Large Pen
Tablet or The New iPad (16GB black)

6,000 deviantART Points

dA Pro Digital Artist Backpack

DeviantART hoodie of winner's choice*

1-Year Premium Membership
to deviantART

Advertising layout subject to change, but artist's credit will be

included in the ultimate ad design.

$750 USD

$50 USD of credits at
stockproject.fotolia.com

Wacom Bamboo Create Pen & Tablet

2,000 deviantART Points

dA Pro Digital Artist Backpack

DeviantART T-Shirt of winner's choice*

6-Month Premium Membership
to deviantART

$500 USD

$50 USD of credits at
stockproject.fotolia.com

Wacom Bamboo Create Pen & Tablet

2,000 deviantART Points

dA Pro Digital Artist Backpack

DeviantART T-Shirt of winner's choice*

6-Month Premium Membership
to deviantART

$25 USD of credits at stockproject.fotolia.com

800 deviantART Points

DeviantART T-Shirt of winner's choice*

3-month Premium Membership to deviantART

*Depending on availability.

Entry must be received by 11:59:59 PM (PT-Los Angeles, CA, USA) on

October 5, 2012 and must be submitted to the Contest gallery on

www.deviantart.com

Entrants must be members of deviantART and at least 13 years old to
participate. Residents of any country eligible. Membership to deviantART is free;

Entrants must use one of the three stock photographs provided in the
asset pack "click here";

Entry must maintain the position of these core components as applicable in the
three photographs - the handshake, the family and the house;

Entry should maximize a before and after comparison of the Work against the
original photograph;

Entry must be in the form of a JPG or PNG in the aspect ratio of the chosen
photograph with minimum resolution of 300 dpi;

Entries can originate in any medium. Online entries only, hard copies
not accepted;

Entry may include any additional original material made by Entrant;

Entry may not contain stock images obtained from other members of
deviantART or other companies, however, licensed fonts, stock brushes and
textures are acceptable;

You may use elements from stock photographs found at
stockproject.deviantart.com;

You must provide in the description section when you upload your entry a list of
the stockproject.deviantart.com images you used in the Work, if any;

You may submit more than one entry but only one entry per entrant may
be chosen as a Finalist.

Read Official Rules

The 25 finalists will be chosen by full-time deviantART

staff. The grand prize winner will be selected by the

world-wide Chairman of Fotolia, Inc, Oleg Tscheltzoff.

All entries will be judged on the following criteria with

whatever weight the judges determine:

Creative Use of Assets Provided

Successful Interpretation of the Theme

Overall Impact

Technical Skill

Effectiveness in a Before and After Display

Read Official Rules

Download Assets
Submit Work
Browse Work

Read more about HOW Magazine! Sign up and enjoy
free stock images from Fotolia at #StockProject!

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Introducing the deviantART Collection on Fotolia

Journal Entry: Tue Jan 17, 2012, 2:26 PM

Today, we are announcing the launch of the deviantART Collection on Fotolia, a selection of over 3,000 images from artists on deviantART. It is a grand experiment bringing together the excellence of work on deviantART with an opportunity for artists to gain worldwide commercial exposure for their work.

What is the deviantART Collection?

A while back, we announced our partnership with Fotolia.com through the #StockProject group, where you can find hundreds of free stock images. We teamed up with Fotolia once again to create the deviantART Collection.

A team of professional photo editors started filtering through images on deviantART looking for excellent photographs that would work on commercial websites, like Fotolia, that sell images for designers and art directors to use in magazines, advertisements and product packaging. The team then offered artists on deviantART an opportunity to place their work, non-exclusively, into the deviantART Collection.

Right now, the deviantART Collection launched with over 3,000 images by fine art photographers in over 50 countries. These numbers will grow if the commercial response is as awesome as we expect it to be. The big twist here is to offer high artistic and conceptual value within the context of stock photography users. We are all tremendously impressed with the results.

The artist royalty rates are the best offered by Fotolia and will be paid and monitored through deviantART. The participating artists are free to sell on their own or join other stock services, but the deviantART Collection as a group is exclusive to Fotolia.

Check out the deviantART Collection here!

What can I find in the deviantART Collection?

Here's just a sample of some of the amazing work being made available to designers and art directors around the world:

What does this mean for the stock community on deviantART?

There will be no changes for the stockers now on deviantART. You can browse for stock and resources on deviantART here, but remember to check with the deviant for their terms for using their stock.

Be sure to watch or become a member of #StockProject for all the latest updates and to check out the great free stock resources there.

A round of applause!

This project has taken nearly a full year to pull together and we sincerely congratulate everyone involved for their hard work! Most importantly, thank you to our participating deviants -- we're truly excited to have you as a part of this venture and we appreciate your contributions in helping to make it a success.

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News! Seven Deadly Sins Contest!

Journal Entry: Thu Dec 8, 2011, 2:51 PM

We're happy to announce a brand new contest! In the Seven Deadly Sins contest, we're challenging you to pick your favorite deadly sin to either promote or fight against in an advertisement format. You may decide that more people should be filled with wrath. Maybe you want to fight against the temptations of gluttony. It's completely up to you! This is your chance to either save or tempt the city of San Francisco, where the winning entry will be featured on a billboard!

Not only will the winner's work be posted on a billboard, but the winner and a guest will be flown to San Francisco to see their work in person! We'll also choose six finalists who will receive a plethora of deviantART goodies, $700 USD, and $25 USD of credits at stockproject.fotolia.com.

You must use three (3) stock images from this group. We've provided a template, which you can find at the contest announcement, in order to format your entry for use as a billboard. We've also curated a special sinful-stuff gallery to make the process easier, which you can find here, You can use any stock from #StockProject but cannot use any other stock from anyone else or from any company. Licensed brushes and fonts are OK. Be sure that all stock images used are listed as a resource in the description of your entry. And be sure to read the Official Rules for the full details.

This contest is open to the entire site, including international audiences who are 13 years of age or older. To read all the rules and enter your submission, check out the contest announcement!

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Plans Gone Wrong Contest Winners!

Journal Entry: Mon Sep 12, 2011, 2:01 PM

We asked you to bring on the pandemonium with your entries to the Plans Gone Wrong Contest. You were given images of pandas, lights, and pies, and challenged to use at least one from each category to depict a plan going horribly awry.

We received so many incredible entries, but we had to narrow them down to the top 25. Check out the Semi-Finalists!

These choices have now been sent to Oleg Tscheltzoff, the world-wide Chairman of Fotolia, Inc. Our top three winners can be found at this news article.

Congratulations to everyone who participated and be on the lookout for new contests and events through #StockProject. We're constantly updating our galleries with more stock images, so be sure to keep watching the group for updates!

Visit the dA Stock Project w/ Fotolia

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