Rules - updated

Journal Entry: Sun Oct 31, 2010, 12:03 AM

Rules

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Credit and Contact
Conditions apply for commercial use
Do not redistribute my stock

My stocks are only free to use if you are using it for private practice. if you are using them for any paid commissions, book covers, merchandise, any form commercial work you will need to pay a royalty fee.

Credit me clearly if you have used any of my stock. Please include a link to my DeviantArt profile faestock
FAQ #81: How can I create links to other deviants, deviations, or websites?

Contact me when you have used my stock, providing me with a link to the artwork. (it is best to leave a comment on my profile)

You may post artworks containing my stock on other portfolio websites, providing there is a credit link to my DeviantArt profile near the image.
you may post on social media sites, please add a stock model credit to #faestock

Absolutely no redistribution of my stock in any form is allowed (this includes tubing, pre-cut files, png files and pre-made backgrounds and reposting any high-res stock images.)
NO CUT OUTS.
The only place where my stock is provided is in this account faestock

COMMERCIAL USE
Contact me by email jessicatruscott@live.com for commercial enquiries.

If the book/merchandise is available for free, printed on demand or 99 copies are being made, then you can use my stock for free to practise your art.

If the book/merchandise is being sold in any quantity (including e-books), or more than 100 copies are being made then i ask for a once of royalty fee, Using pay pal.
You can send payment to my paypal account: i_luv_orlando_4_eva@hotmail.com

RATES

(equivalent to Australian Dollars)

E-Book Only $20

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Printed Books and Merchandise (i.e Book covers, Album covers, calendars, clothing, jewellery, card decks)

Exclusive contract only. Includes rights to E-books and promotional materiel.
1-99 copies - $50
100 - 200 copies - $75
200 - 500 copies - $150
500 - 1000 copies - $200
1,000 - 2,000 copies - $300
2,000 - 5,000 copies - $500
5,000 - 10,000 copies - $1,000
10,000 - 20,000 copies - $2,000
20,000 - 40,000 copies - $4,000
40,000 - 80,000 copies- $6,000
80,000 - 120,000 copies - $8,000

Please answer as many of these questions as you can regarding commercial projects to speed up the process:
_{Who is the author/maker?
Who is the publisher/manufacturer(s)?
Where will it be published/sold?
How much will your item cost?
How many copies will be made?
Can i receive a copy?}

Have fun!
I am not a monster

If you would like any of these point clarified let me know

FAQ #217: What are "Stock and Resources" and can I use them in my submissions?
FAQ #157: Can I use things created by other people in my submissions?

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Rules - updated by faestock

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Lady-Yona Featured By Owner Sep 13, 2018 New Deviant

Hello! I don't have any questions, I just wanted to say that I think you're being totally fair and that's awesome!

I'm sure you get comments ciritcising your terms of using your photos, but you are more than entitled to, it's your hard work and time put in those!

I love your photos, keep it up!

faestock Featured By Owner 5 days ago Professional Photographer

Thank you so much! that is very kind of you to say.

Harbinger5581 Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

do you offer an option where like if someone paid an amount then you could get a copy of all your pics?
not just the ones on dA but also the stuff on stock websites?
or maybe you send them a flash drive with the pics on it?

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 16, 2018 Professional Photographer

it would be pretty pricey, but sure if you want to explore that option lets talk.

Harbinger5581 Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

how much would that cost?

also, could someone purchase them in sets? like here's the Daenerys pics for x amount, here's the angel pics for x amount, etc?

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 20, 2018 Professional Photographer

I have about 30,000 images, and minimum i would sell them for is $20Aus per image.

so for all of my images you would be looking at $600,000.

most individual shoots on deviantart have on average 30 images in them, so it would be $600, sets on micro stocksites have on average 100 images in them so it would be $2000.

Harbinger5581 Featured By Owner Aug 21, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

damn, I wish I had that kind of money

well thanks for letting me know.

(you do some awesome work BTW)

mostly-blue Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

if i use your stock for cheap commissions (30-100$) what are the fees?

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2018 Professional Photographer

what are you making in your commissions?

mostly-blue Featured By Owner Aug 24, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

uhh sorry to bother but i think my message got lost and didnt get a reply....

mostly-blue Featured By Owner Aug 16, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

just drawing original characters, nothing out of the ordinary, i promise....and i dont plan on using your stock directly/fully...i just need some eyes/clothing/lips/etc for reference or sampling here and there.

actually you likely wont be able to tell I even used your stock if I show you the final result since i try to rely on stock only if i cant seem to paint something how i want to. so i end up only "needing" just like a nose or a skirt out of a whole stock image.

+i put a lot of post-work into my paintings if i ever use stock parts , so you probably wont be able to tell your stock was even used

and yeah my commissions are cheap for now since im a noob student. but i can make small donations if needed, it seems only fair...

FrankQuax Featured By Owner Aug 14, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Hi, thanks for using your stock photo. I am using it to make a composition from several picture`s.

Diannetucker Featured By Owner Aug 14, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Faestock,

I purchased Golden-Goddess-Exclusive-Stock-Pack-1-749569388 and I am using 1 of your pictures from this pack, to create poster for commercial use, 50 prints. Does the purchase of this pack include the commercial use and if not, I would like to pay to be able to use this picture in the poster.

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 14, 2018 Professional Photographer

hi, Thank you for purchasing!
The exclusive packs do not include commercial rights, only access to the images.
For a poster i would charge the same as an e-book, which is $20aus.
You could send me the equivalent in DA points or to my PayPal account i_luv_orlando_4_eva@hotmail.com

Diannetucker Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Please bare with me, very new to this :0) I just did DA points, please let me know if I did it correctly, so I will know how to do it for my next purchase with you.

I think I got the dollar value correct.

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2018 Professional Photographer

Hi, That's perfect. thank you!

Diannetucker Featured By Owner Sep 9, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Fae,

I need to purchase ERA12, ERA19 and Lady of Light 16, so I can create posters for commercial sale, please let me know how much to pay and how. Also I had purchased Golden Goddess Exclusive Stock Pack 1 and paid for the ability to use one of your pictures for posters, commercial use. My question is do I get a certificate or anything showing that you have granted me permission to do this?

Thank you so much
Dianne Tucker

faestock Featured By Owner 5 days ago Professional Photographer

Hi Dianne, I have replied your email

LiHy Featured By Owner Jul 10, 2018 Professional

Greetings! I'm just wondering, if I were to use some of your stock as reference photos for my paintings, drawings, sketches, etc., and if I wanted to upload those pieces of art to DeviantArt but did NOT sell prints or any digital content, would I need to pay you a royalty fee under that circumstance? I'm not sure if it would fall under the "private practice" category, since it's not technically "private" anymore once it's uploaded online and available for the world to see. My intent is to use your stock as a reference for some illustrations/paintings, and I would not make any commercial use, nor would I offer for sale in any way any art I create based on your stock. I'm just hoping for some clarification. Thank you so much!

faestock Featured By Owner Jul 10, 2018 Professional Photographer

as long as you are not making any money from using my images you do not need to pay me any money.

hope that helps.

LiHy Featured By Owner Jul 10, 2018 Professional

That's totally fair. And thank you so much for responding so quickly! I appreciate your time.

BlindSharigan Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2018

Hey faestock,

Will it be okay if I use an edited picture of yours for an non-profit website that is for educational purposes?
As a student I am helping a teacher to make a website for "maatschappijleer" (Kinda like social studies)
It is a studie broken up in for main view points which will all be represented by an head in profile with double exposure
effects worked in the image. Again, its all non-profit and it is not officially a website of the school. (It can be used
by all who speak/read dutch)

Thanks in advanced ^^

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 8, 2018 Professional Photographer

Hi, as long as you abide by my rules that is fine.

Hunviper Featured By Owner Jul 3, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Hi faestock! If i want to post my works with your stocks for facebook,youtube and others public site, where have i must send the link?

faestock Featured By Owner Aug 8, 2018 Professional Photographer

sure can, please send link to my profile.

Hunviper Featured By Owner Aug 13, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Dear Faestock

www.facebook.com/Kalmarworks , www.youtube.com/channel/UCz_oP…

Here have my facebook site link and my youtube link.
Thanks your permission.

Have a nice day!

scottymtg Featured By Owner May 20, 2018

Hi, thanks for your stock photo. I am only using as practice with a tutorial

SkyFalls33 Featured By Owner Apr 5, 2018 Hobbyist Digital Artist

hello,
you have amazing pictures and you're just gorgeous !!
May I use your pictures as pose reference for my art ? I'm trying to sell digital art as in custom orders or pre-made of art pieces that are only sold once (now that I think I reached a decent level Sweating a little...

) so I was wondering if it's possible to use your pictures as pose reference and if there are any fees I'm supposed to pay ? and if so how much ?

SYoshiko Featured By Owner Mar 28, 2018 Professional Digital Artist

what about use as reference for one off non commercial (not for public but for private) single commissions - digital artist/painter -

MLHadassah Featured By Owner Mar 23, 2018 Hobbyist Writer

Commenting to show that I've read these terms

artbybrea Featured By Owner Mar 18, 2018 Hobbyist General Artist

Hello! Idk if you've answered this already, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask anyway; Is it alright to use your photos for fan fiction covers?

LJones92 Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2018

Hi my name is lacey jones and i'm trying to make a cover for my book. There are a couple of them I would like to use.

Tsabo6 Featured By Owner Feb 15, 2018 Professional Digital Artist

HI, great works!
What is your statement when it is used only as a reference for a pose in commercial work?

faestock Featured By Owner Mar 11, 2018 Professional Photographer

same rules as above

christine59stevenson Featured By Owner Edited Feb 2, 2018

Hi Jess i have been trying to get in touch with you regarding commercial fees i have created a few pieces using your models and just want to do the right thing by you and all your hard work so i need to know how much i would need to pay you if i sold them

Cheers Christine

LualaDy Featured By Owner Jan 11, 2018 Professional Traditional Artist

hello!
what about traditional art and the selling of an original piece?

faestock Featured By Owner Jan 12, 2018 Professional Photographer

if your selling it as a once off piece and not more than $1000, than it is fine to use for free. if it is the wise please message me privately for more details.

LualaDy Featured By Owner Jan 12, 2018 Professional Traditional Artist

alright, thank you for the info!
I can assure you that for now, my drawings rarely go past 50€ ^^

ShadowWings-Forever Featured By Owner Jan 4, 2018 Student General Artist

Hello! Quick question!
If I use your stock in a commission for virtual currency that cannot be made into a real currency, do I need to pay you any royalty fee?
Thank you!

faestock Featured By Owner Mar 12, 2018 Professional Photographer

what are you making?

ShadowWings-Forever Featured By Owner Mar 13, 2018 Student General Artist

In an image kind of like this, may be more detailed though, like more of a portrait, etc.
Basically turning non human characters into humanoids. I was thinking about offering commissions for the ingame currency (can't be transferred into real money) for people who might be interested in this kind of artwork. This piece is of one of my personal characters.
Thank you for getting back to me!

ShadowWings-Forever Featured By Owner Feb 20, 2018 Student General Artist

Still curious about this

Lovespoon Featured By Owner Jan 1, 2018 Professional Writer

I like your work, but I think you should research what good stock photos are selling for these days.
Just google want "free stock photos" and stock companies that give free stock and where you have to purchase stock license will come up.

lovespoon

DimrillDale-236344 Featured By Owner Dec 7, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Hi! I absolutely love your stock and was wondering if I could use some of your stock (this piece) in a photo manip for horseeden.com It's a SIM game, and I'd use it for my own picture, not to sell.

ElenaDudina Featured By Owner Dec 3, 2017

Hello Jessica,

How are you ? I hope it's ok !
I bother you to ask for permission to use as Book Covers two of my works using your stocks.

I eMailed you 3 months ago with not answer so I come here.

and

Here you have how she sells them www.amazon.com/Lena-Mae-Hill/e…

As you can see, almost all of his books are free Kindle, $ 0.99, $ 2.99$.
I guess, it does not sell more than 100 books of each.

Jessica, I would have to pay you something ?

I hope not because I earn little with them and I even had to make a discount to encourage it.

Thanks in advance !

Kind regards !!!

AsukaYagami Featured By Owner Nov 23, 2017 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Quick question, and maybe you have answered on the rules but I still have doubts about. If I'm doing a book cover for a novel, printed on demand but elegible for a contest... Have I to pay royalty fee or is still free? As you said that for books on demand is free, but I'm still curious about

faestock Featured By Owner Nov 23, 2017 Professional Photographer

if you or whoever you make the cover for is in any way making money from using my image than yes you need to pay me a royalty fee.

Ilwit Featured By Owner Nov 17, 2017 Hobbyist General Artist

Hi, can I use your horse stock to do a lineart for my own (and maybe for a friend) to do a howrse coat?
PS. Sorry for my bad english

Gatleonhart Featured By Owner Nov 14, 2017

Hello! I have used one of your images for an album cover. The band has stated the album will only be available for streaming and also some prints that are given away at shows. This is slated to release in February 2018. What is your policy for something like this? Thank you for your time.

LorienInksong Featured By Owner Nov 7, 2017 Professional General Artist

This is an odd question but are the rules the same if an artist used your image as a pose reference? (Some stock accounts differ on that subject.) I just want to be sure if I do reference a pose from one of your stock photos that I'm sure of what your rules are so I can follow them.

Thanks for making such great stock!