TERMS OF USE for Stock and Resource Artwork

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BY DOWNLOADING AND USING MY STOCK/RESOURCE YOU ARE AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE. 
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE WILL RESULT IN ME ASKING YOU TO REMOVE MY STOCK/RESOURCE FROM YOUR WORK.



>__UNRESTRICTED STOCK__<




UNRESTRICTED STOCK IS SINALIZED
THIS STOCK IS UNRESTRICTED BUT IS STILL SUBJECT TO FULL COPYRIGHT LAW


YOU MAY NOT:       Redistribute this stock image "as is",
                              Create "Premades" or "precuts" from this stock,
                              Claim it as your own,
                              Share it on social media sites "as is"



YOU MAY:              Use this stock freely for personal or commercial work.

YOU MAY:             Repost your derivative artwork to your own websites/personal blogs/FB/art forums/galleries etc

YOU MAY:             Create - Photomanipulations, digital paintings, mixed media works etc  Please make significant alterations to my original stock so it is clear your work is a derivative.

YOU MAY:             Create Traditional and digital artwork using my stock as references!  All traditional and digital artists are welcome to use my stock for pose/costume/fabric references etc in your artwork.

YOU MAY:             Use my stock in your school/college/university work, portfolios is OK as long as you abide by the terms above!
Please make sure you also follow the requirements your tutors/teachers lay out for crediting etc in academic work.

YOU MAY:             Submit prints of your work using my stock for sale through the DeviantART Prints Service or other online print sites. 

I HEREBY GRANT ALL DEVIANT ARTISTS PERMISSION TO USE MY STOCK IN ANY AND
ALL DEVIANTART PRINTS WITHOUT RESTRICTION. 
(This Condition applies only to UNRESTRICTED STOCK,
NOT to restricted and non-stock)

YOU CAN:             Credit and notify me.  Whilst this is not a requirement on my unrestricted stock, it is still appreciated as I love to see what people do with my work!  Don't forget that DA requires you to credit all stock and resources you use in your work!



>__RESTRICTED STOCK__<



THIS STOCK IS RESTRICTED AND IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

YOU ARE REQUIRED:     To credit me in the details of your deviation.
                                    :iconDigiArt-Claro: (This is a requirement of DA as well)
                                    FAQ #81: How can I create links to other deviants, deviations, or websites?

YOU ARE REQUIRED:     To notify me with a link to your work by commenting on the original stock, or by note.
                                    Your work should be posted to DeviantART first and foremost!

YOU MAY:                    Repost your derivative artwork to your own websites/personal blogs/FB/art forums/galleries etc is fine as long as you have submitted to DeviantART first and notified/credited me (see terms above).

YOU MAY:                     Create - Photomanipulations, digital paintings, mixed media works etc  Please make significant alterations to my original stock so it is clear your work is a derivative.

YOU MAY:                     Create Traditional and digital artwork using my stock as references!  All traditional and digital artists are welcome to use my stock for pose/costume/fabric references etc in your artwork.
                                     You are required to credit and notify me as per the terms above in all cases.

YOU MAY:                      Use my stock in your school/college/university work, portfolios is OK as long as you abide by the terms above! Please make sure you also follow the requirements your tutors/teachers lay out for crediting etc in academic work.

YOU MAY:                     Use my stock for contests and challenges run by individuals or groups here on DA.(as long it obides by the rules above).

YOU MAY NOT:             Use this stock in commercial work, I will not in any case whatsoever allow these stock and resource images that i have provided to be used in any commercial means. UNDERSTAND THIS: NO USE OF THESE STOCKS for COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ARE ALLOWED!

YOU MAY NOT:             Redistribute this stock image "as is",
                                    Create "Premade Stock","Precut Stock" "Premade book covers" from this stock,
                                    Claim it as your own,
                                    Share it on social media sites "as is"


YOU MAY NOT:            Use my stock for the following types of work:
                                   TUBING, LAYOUTS, WEB BANNERS, GLITTER TAGS, SIGNATURE TAGS, "DEVIANTART SECRETS",
                                   WALLPAPERS BEING SHARED ON EXTERNAL SITES EG DESKTOP NEXUS OR WALLPAPERS.COM,
                                   CREATION OF RP AVATARS/CHARACTER PROFILES/HORSE RPG WEBSITE LAYOUTS,
                                   RACIST/POLITICAL/DEROGATORY/FETISH/NUDE WORK
                                   COPY, PUBLISH, OR REDISTRIBUTE "AS IS"

YOU MAY NOT:           Submit my work with minor edits to the photography gallery as "touch ups" or "post edit work".  Minor changes such as hue/saturation, post edits,  HDR/B&W dodging/burning/blending/touch ups with my stock is not permitted.

YOU MAY NOT:           Allow work containing my model or location photography to be shared on external wallpaper sites such as Wallpapers.com or desktopnexus.com

YOU MAY NOT:           Use my stock in any artwork that contains illegal/copyright infringing images taken from Google (or other search engine) or celebrity photography.  
Please refer to DA's FAQ for more information or the news article --> Stock Policy Claarification
FAQ #217: What are "Stock and Resources" and can I use them in my submissions?

YOU MAY NOT:          Use my stock in any corporate contests run by DeviantART or separately by outside companies/magazines where the winning work will be used commercially.

DEVIANTART STOCK RELATED FAQ


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

NOTE: Expect TERMS OF USE to be updated and changed as i upload more resource and stock artwork. Thank you!


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