We've all got to start somewhere - and the stock category isn't any different.

A lot of us get into stock as a casual hobby... before it starts to take over your life and suddenly you consider selling your organs for that prettiful dress or kick-ass prop collection on ebay!

A lot of artists don't get to see the 'beginning' of a stock artists' gallery when they first start out, so here's a flashback on some kickass stockers we have in Stock Art today


PhotoStockMarket
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double-crow-stock
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And now for the woman who makes choosing only 5 images COMPLETELY impossible...
faestock
Back then:
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Now:
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Lisajen-stock
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Stock-by-Kai
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freakystuffstock
Back then:
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Now:
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And finally, she who needs no introduction...
lockstock
Back then:

Mature Content

Mature Content

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Lastly, some of these images are not 'the first of the lot' from these stockers' galleries. Beware of stock gallery culls, my friends. If you like something - save it. Most stockers tend to go through periods where they cull 'old' stock from their galleries to make way for new material.

And Remember:
The increase in quality you witness but may not realise when you watch a stocker is not only due to the time they spend trying to improve to make their stock more useable... its also thanks to the donations of the kind and generous artists on this site to help buy better equipment, backdrops, costumes and other such fancy stuff we wouldn't normally be able to buy.

So thank you to the artists for supporting the stockiliciously deviant stockers on this site and thank you to the stockers for doing what you do in such a joygasmic way.


Ellie