Welcome to the newest stock provider interview in my "20 Questions" series. These interviews with deviantART's stock artists are meant to help you get better acquainted with the people behind the stock used in your artwork. The series is also meant to hopefully inspire other stock artists in their own work.

This week's interview is with =resurgere and one of the curators, `wroth.



=resurgere has been at deviantART since July of 2003. To this group of talented artists, excellence and style are the standards. (This not only shows by how they provide stock images, but this desire to achieve higher quality motivated `wroth to come up with a new layout for this interview, which is why it looks different than my past editions in the "20-Qs" series. Thanks, wroth!)

This art group isn't a stock 'club' in the traditional dA stock club fashion. Rather than just having separate stock accounts of their own, these (mostly non-stocker) teammates provide stock at one, collective dA account.

The result of this kind of commitment to professional quality and organization is a gallery full of some of the most unique and artistic stock photos and textures on the Internet... And that amazing stock gallery is right here at deviantART in =resurgere!

Member and curator of =resurgere, `wroth, generously agreed to take the time for an in-depth discussion about why =resurgere is one of dA's most successful stock producers, what makes quality so important in stock art, and whether the concept of the individual stock provider may eventually become outdated and replaced with other stock art groups like this one.

Special thanks to the entire =resurgere team for allowing everyone this special glimpse into your stock world. Again, please note that the following questions were answered by `wroth:

^#1. In =resurgere's FAQ, it states that the Latin word "resurgere" means "to rise again." How does this relate to your stock collection?

=resurgere: Well I don't know Latin myself, so hopefully I was not mislead by the interwebs' definition [smiles]. "Resurgere: re [re-] + surgere [to rise]". 'Resurgere' is an old relative of the word 'resource', which brought it to my attention; it had a stylish & mature sound imo, and a meaning that intrigued me so I went with it.

I take a sort of romantic view of the meaning of the word in the stock context. Resurrection, giving life to what is dead, in this way I see the art made from stock like the Phoenix born from the ashes. In art the stock takes on a new life and energy, a higher form. Which maybe over-dramatic thinking, but I'm a conceptual artist so you can't blame me.

^#2. When I did the research for this interview, I Googled "resurgere". (Btw, dA's =resurgere comes up first in Google's search, in case the reader is curious.) I found this off-site web page, which promotes your group, tossed in with a number of =resurgere references on deviantART. Not only that, but dA's stock gallery directors and even dA itself seem to support =resurgere. How did this stock group of only a few members get so successful?

=resurgere: It did not happen overnight, we have been working hard producing stock at DeviantArt for years to earn this recognition. The key to success has been the members of course, Resurgere would literally be nothing without us producers. Let me give the roster, if you don't mind,

^zeruch, *Raventhird, *swelements, `tragicmistress, %fangedfem, *Tommy-Noker, `temoc, ~pdtnc-stock, ^nighty, `insaneone, `dholms, `wroth.

The last four are curators at the team, the rest are in order with the newest members first. I have real the pleasure of working with extremely talented artists, some of the best at DeviantArt imo. I assure you, that is not bull@#$*, I mean it when I say it. For one example when Zeruch joined the team I was thrilled, even though the poor guy is so busy he has only submitted one [outstanding] stock package so far. This is an artist who I've watched for years and who's work is so good I don't even feel worthy or knowledgeable enough to comment on, and he is willing to join the team and work with us... It amazes me to think about the people we have, and that they are all not only talented but generous enough to give their work and time away, and how lucky I am to be a part of the team.

You can see a majority of our members have elevated D.A. status of one form or another, we even have a few deserving winners of the Deviousness Award on the team. I think that abundance of illustriousness is just an indication that the team is filled by people that care about playing a positive role at DeviantArt and about helping other artists. Of course that description applies to those members that don't yet have status recognition from DeviantArt, no question, everyone knows it does not take a ` in front of your name to produce wonderful art or stock [For example just look at the kick*#@ work of *swelements, or *Tommy-Noker, or old timers like ~pdtnc-stock]. Each member makes stock that no one else could produce, and we come together to share it freely with the rest of the artists out there — so I say us working together is what makes Resurgere great. I feel that even if we where not popular, had no status, and got no support we would still be great, because of the teamwork on display.

^#3. When and why was =resurgere turned into a group account?

=resurgere: In the start of '04 I think we changed to a team, the account had already been running smoothing since July '03 but it was clear there was a better way to run the place.

At the time the account was established I was going by a different handle and my art was mostly digital composites ["manips"], I bought a little digi-camera so that I could take stock for my own uses. Right away launched Resurgere to share what images I was taking, literally some of my first photos where put on the account. It's important for readers to appreciate that Resurgere came from absolutely humble beginnings, it was built one stock item and one watcher at a time, and it's not like I was a photographic expert, which goes to show every stock account out there has the potential to grow in the same way.

Once I saw that the stock I produced could have a positive impact, I started working towards better distribution strategies to ensure it would have optimum reach. The packaging, the strong branding, a professional manner, and other approaches that are now hallmarks of our group. Including most importantly a cooperative structure, moving away from the single producer model which is most common at DeviantArt. `dholms was interested in joining forces, which is probably the best thing that ever happened to the account. So we got a few other people on board like `insaneone and ~pdtnc-stock, got the snowball rolling, and the rest is history.

^#4. What are the advantages of having a stock group, as opposed to offering stock images as an individual?

=resurgere: It's probably impossible to over-sate how helpful a group structure can be. I think no matter how well you could do alone, you can do better as a team. Essentially it's a far more efficient method of reaching people and growing, and the time you spend in a team has a much greater impact then if you spent it on your own account. There are too many benefits to mention, but there are two very important areas;

The most fundamental advantage is that teaming up concentrates the produced stock into one account. Meaning the account has more activity and more variety then any one artist could do on their own. And so watchers can track one account instead of a dozen or more and still see the same kind of activity, this concentrates watchers and means that each item is viewed by more people. Our average view per deviation is about five or six thousand these days and many packages have tens of thousands of views, in theory the more people that see the stock the more people will use it, and thus the more good each stock will do. So each producer's work goes to help more people because the team generates more views per deviation then is typically the case in a one person account. This idea, increased impact by combined effort, making each item do more good, is the real reason to be in a team in terms of performance. And the more people that use the stock the more link back to you, to one account instead of a dozen remember, so the popularity snowballs.

Next benefit is the distribution of labor. For example if you are busy in real life and need to slack off stock production for a few months the account will still be active because your teammates are still active. Consistent activity maintains growth and keeps watchers watching which leads again to more views and more helpful impact for the stock, and also it gives team members all the freedom they need [Resurgere has no stock quotas and makes no demands on team members, they just offer what they can when they have time]. Also the work of running the account can be the responsibility of a small percentage of the team making the rest of the team have to do far less work than they would if they ran their own personal stock accounts. This ease even helps persuade some artists to get involved in stock production who would not otherwise, because they do not have time to run an account alone.

^#5. Your group's journal entries often refer to =resurgere as a "group." But you never state that it's a "club." What makes =resurgere different than most stock clubs at dA?

=resurgere: Lots of things set us apart, it would almost be easier to list what does not. As far as using that term though, semantics and my preference are the main reason. "Club" sounds a little too casual to my ears and more about socializing, but Resurgere is more about working so we often say 'group'. Which has a more determined sound, and in addition to the general definition has definitions along military and art lines which are relevant to Resurgere.

Also most clubs seem to have an open door policy on membership while all Resurgere members are individually vetted, so calling it a group hints at that difference.

^#6. Your group has relatively few members on the team, and =resurgere's journal even declares that most people that apply for your team aren't accepted. What kinds of stock would make good candidates for those that may be seeking membership?

=resurgere: Our standard for admittance has always been the work of current members, that is to say the work from current members sets the bar. It's not easy to clear nor should it be, but it's not impossible either.

What kind of stock are we looking for, well that is hard to answer because the main kind of new members I want are those that don't currently produce any stock at all. Bringing artists from other parts of DeviantArt into the stock section is one of the most helpful things we can do. New blood is a great force for development, it makes stock better and in turn that makes the rest of the art at DeviantArt better. We will still take skilled stockers of course, but prefer non-stockers. Not that we expect these members to put their fine art up as stock, just use their skill to produce new stock. So it is more a matter of what kind of art skills make for good candidates. I can point out some demonstrations of the kind of skills we would be impressed to see in a candidate,


~suo-me's photographs have a sublime touch and display that rare ability to give life and insight to models through portraiture. Understanding your medium is also important in stock, and such portraiture skills are priceless in any application.


~ubu is unquestionably blessed with an eye for texture and form. This kind of gift could effortlessly be applied to make complex stock textures that greatly enrich user's art.


*laflaneuse's work is an example of bringing a lot of personal style to your images. In stock too it's important to bravely show your style and make images strong in personality, this skill makes stock that is original.


~bubble-gum-heart has professional photo skills and understands how to intelligently apply those skills to make expressive artwork. Professionalism and expressiveness is missing from much of the stock you see today, so 'the section needs more of these skills.


*visioluxus has amazing skill in many different areas resulting in breathtaking artwork. When elite artists this talented share even a little of their creativity through the resource section of DeviantArt it can be a huge help to less experience artists. It's rare to see participation from people at this level, and that is something Resurgere would like to help change by making it easy for them to get involved.

If you look at the stock from our current members you can see examples of these skills too, in varying degrees each to their own nature. We wait for artists to come to us asking to join, unless we are on a recruitment drive, and it's pretty rare that anyone even asks. We are generally looking for artists with their own strong style, or that work in a genre which is underrepresented on the team, so as to add to the diversity of Resurgere's submissions. As far as genre, at this time we are looking for model photographers because we don't have many on the team, also interesting new texture producers and classical stock producers.

^#7. Your journal states that =resurgere will eventually take contributions from non-members. This is exciting news for most of us. When do you predict this will happen?

=resurgere: Two things need to happen before we can take guest contributions. First we want to get some legal advice on how to write a contribution agreement and an updated Resurgere Stock License so that Resurgere and contributers are both protected and feel safe [any copyright law lawyers out there interested in donating some time?]. Secondly we have to feel that our staff has time to deal with the extra workload without hampering our main work, which will probably meaning getting another co-curator. We will wait till we can do this right, otherwise it will be mayhem.

When the policy is in place though it will be a great boost for Resurgere and for all the stock artists that participate. It will greatly expand the types and amount of stock that Resurgere will be submitting, and in return we can promote the guest artists to Resurgere fans. We are thinking a one package limit per-guest, meaning a guest would have one chance to show his or her best work to our ten-thousand plus devwatchers, a pressure which should keep standards high. Also I expect a lot of artists who do not currently make stock and are not interested in running a stock account will be willing to donate selected works into a guest package, new sources of stock which would be a major boost indeed to the whole stock section.

I'm pretty sure not everyone who wants to be a guest will get approved, but the bar will be lower then it is for membership, so hopefully many people in the stock community can participate. Hopefully bringing Resurgere closer to the community and using our influence to help promote their good work, [currently it's hard to know how to help evenhandedly so we don't really get involved or affiliated].

^#8. How do your curators make decisions for the group in regard to policy and other group matters?

=resurgere: It's pretty casual, we are rarely even all get in the same place at once. Instant message, chat, note, whatever. I consider `dholms and `insaneone close friends [despite all their faults ], ^nighty I don't know as well [and I'm in too much awe of her to strike up a conversation with most of the time] but I have huge respect for her and think of her as a friend too. So it's business is conducted pretty much the same way you would hang out with your friends. It's rare now that we deal with topics large enough to need us all to vote on, other than team expansion. Whoever is around and not busy throw ideas around and try to agree on the smartest way to go about whatever the issue is. They always seem ready to support pretty much anything I want and I'm ready to support pretty much anything they want, so the biggest problem we have is finding the time to put into the stock account.

^#9. These curators work on long term stragety and public relations for =resurgere. What kind of work do the they do in regard to PR and strategy?

=resurgere: For PR it's mostly answering the relentless flood of notes & comments we get and helping stock users with their issues, and reviewing hundreds and hundreds of deviations to see how people are using the the stock and to make sure there are no Terms of Use violations. We don't really have time to be proactive in the forms and news etc to promote ourselves — but stock users and the art they make are the best promotional force you can ever get, if you take care of them they will take care of you, and so thanks to word of mouth we are always being discovered by new people.

Strategy covers a lot of topics, from team expansion matters to upkeep. How is the branding performing & does it need to be updated, do the Terms of Use need to be changed in-light of recent usage, should we start a contest or update the journal, what kind of new members do we need, is it ethical to sell prints in a stock account like Resurgere and should we, how can we approach recommending other stock producers in a fair manner — There is an endless list of big and small issues that need addressing by one or more of the curators, things that will impact the future of the account and so are strategic. Just keeping your hand on the rudder and plotting a course, takes a lot of time but we would not be as successful without long term planing.

^#10. What sort of benefits does dA offer that made you decide to offer stock elements at this site?

=resurgere: Well first off, the audience is here, artists, which are the kind of stock consumers we are trying to reach. So it makes sense to be an indigenous force on DeviantArt, producing stock where the audience is and where potential new team members can be found. The idea of going someplace else has almost never come up; this is clearly the place to be.

DeviantArt is storing gigabytes of our stock, and who knows how obscenely large the amount of burnt up bandwidth is? The site and it's servers are well maintained, the place is policed enough that if we have a problem with a stock usage we can have DeviantArt resolve it, networking features like comments and notes are provided. Think of how extremely hard it would be to run Resurgere without the devwatch feature, for example. And all of this is free, which in turn lets Resurgere stock be free, that would be impossible if we had to work without DeviantArt's support.

Also stock producers are respected by users here in a way which they are not at some other sites. And the stock community is vibrant, if eclectic, but who would want it any other way? I think my only complaint about stocking at DeviantArt is the downright pathetic structure of the Resource categories. But, that is very slowly improving now that 'the section finally has gallery directors, ^radioPooh and company, for example the new Stock>Model configuration. So DeviantArt is a great place to produce stock now, and I'm optimistic it will be even better in the future when the rest of the sections are reformed.

^#11. To the best of your knowledge, which stock deviations in =resurgere's collection are used the most?

=resurgere: We often have big episodic lines of stock, so it's hard to point to any one specific deviation. I think without question the textures of `dholms are used the most though, he covers a great range of styles and it's all the best of it's kind, in most cases one of a kind. To mention just two series,


That was our first DD and it came at a time when there where almost no stock DDs ever so it really carried some weight, that package is still used constantly. And the whole AE series is extremely popular, getting better all the time too.


Haunted Textures is pretty much as good as paper textures get, widely used and the new versions with the Calligraphy style are pushing in interesting new directions. Holms never seems to rest he is always coming up with crazy new ideas.

Besides `dholms's work another type of popular series are those which are applicable to grunge and dark art [Noker Decay, Fanged, Metal, Bone, Heart, etc]. Most used is our very hardcore work like,


The Slaughter series goes to extremes the likes of which I at least have not seen anywhere else at DeviantArt. Resurgere produces a lot of beautiful images, flower and kitten packages and such, but because of work like Slaughter we are simultaneously one of the most hardcore producers out there — and there are many artists who love us for that. For some crazy reason [laughs]. With sixteen packages there is a huge amount of photos in the series, so you see it used all over.


This series is for the most part simple and so it is used extensively, though in packages like 3 and 4 I try to be artist. Simplicity and ease of use are an important keys to seeing stock widely used like Blood Soaked is, a good tip if that is the goal of the stock you produce.

Next most used is all the little creative packages we have that cover specific needs, too many to mention, and hard to sum up in one deviation. So moving on to the biggest block after the creative singles would be our scenery stock [River, Sky Scape, etc], and our biggest series of that type Nature,


You see stock from this series used in new art every single day at DeviantArt, this is one of my favorite packages from Nature and happens to be another one of our DDs. To get image 6239 in that package I went out hiking to a half frozen river before dawn hit the valley, at -19°C (Interviewer's note: I think that's about -2°F) the cold broke my tripod and almost my camera, but to see steam rising off ice water and to get that light it is all worth it. Just part of being an artist, and part of putting effort into your stock too.

^#12. In your opinion, what is it about these images makes them so useful?

=resurgere: I've never* seen work like `dholms's in the art section of DeviantArt, [*outside of his gallery of course], and I sure as hell have never seen anything like it given away as stock. So in that case, it's so special, everyone is compelled to use it. It's a lesson to every stock artist that if you are creative with your stock, people will notice and support you.

As for the Blood and Slaughter, it serves well in dark art usage which as we all know is a very popular style at DeviantArt. So it is popular because it feeds a strong appetite, because it is pretty high quality work, and because it's useable by artists of many different skill levels.

Nature series also feeds a strong appetite, many artists of all types need stages and we offer a lot of it in terms of volume and also many many different types of scenery. So here again quality is important, as is the diversity and scale of the series. Also the fact that we bring interesting places like hazardously cold river valleys to the comfort of your computer is a big factor. [grins]

^#13. Your journal also states that =resurgere doesn't add many users' images to your Favorites. What are some examples of how artists have used =resurgere's stock in their artwork that have impressed your curators to add them to the group's Favorites?

=resurgere: I'm extremely picky in what I +fav at my personal account and that extends to Resurgere, just because I don't fav something does not mean I don't like it or have a ton of respect for it [My personal account's journal shoutboard is full of examples of work I love but did not fav]. For some reason my co-curatos never seem to +fav anything at all, I guess they do not want to risk +faving something I might not like? [winks] Or it could be that I'm doing the majority of the review work. So this adds up to us very rarely +faving anything at all, I don't know the ratio but I would not be surprised if it was nearly one in a thousand.

When I do +fav something at Resurgere it's not really about technical excellence or anything rational that I can put my finger on, it's about an impression I get from the work, a sort of expressive and rich atmosphere or a ghost of that that I see. When I find our stock helped contribute to that richness is when I'll +fav, work like,

^#14. What are some important tips for a beginning stock photographer to know about providing stock at deviantART?

=resurgere: I think to produce stock successfully over the long term you need to have a strong sense of mission. There should be some reason, some philosophy or drive, some unquestionable justification for the work you do. If that is a sense of artist fraternity or general generosity or whatever it ends up being, it has to be personal, it has to be why you produce stock. If you have this personal mission it is what will keep you active, keep you generous, and [as in my case] will get you through answering countless questions from strangers who should have seen the answer in the FAQ and get you through uploading gigabytes of stock at 4kbs... If you don't have a mission I believe over time you will burnout and quit, so it's a curial matter.

Once you know why you stock, then quality is the next important matter. No one can dictate absolute judgments on quality, and I'm not trying to, but I think quality is something the stock community as a whole needs to place a greater deal of emphasis on. In stock I define 'quality' as how useful the stock is, which depends greatly on your target audience, but it is mostly accounted for by three factors; the image quality of the stock, the inventiveness of the stock, and the amount of style that your images have... You should understand that, how the quality of your stock compares to other stock producers is an irrelevant issue. What is relevant is that you pay attention to quality and do the best you can. Always give the highest quality work you can produce, keep quality and the end user in mind when your making the stock, be discriminating and selective in what you submit, pay attention to stock users and learn how you can make better stock for them, put as much effort as you can into your work and take pride in it. You do these things and you will win fans, and respect, and you will be making the stock community better.

So to summarize my advice I guess I could say; be yourself & be outstanding.

Also, package all of your stock, that helps a lot. [laughs][You will give up many gallery views and favs if you package, but trust me in the long run it is well worth that cost. When you have 200 deviations instead of 3500 you'll thank me. If you don't want to do packages only, then at least offer single images AND packages]

^#15. Your stock Collection Index calls a challenge for anyone that has the time to "go look at every package's cover and sum up the total amount of images within the packages..." What sort of reward, if any, would you offer to such an individual that does the job?

=resurgere: Well you will only win a shout out in our journal and respect from me and probably from anyone else that hears about your super human achievement. [laughs] And what's a better reward than earning respect and getting the chance to lend a helping hand? That's what stocking is all about.

At the moment we have around two-hundred-twenty packages, that means thousands of images. But because we did not keep track when we uploaded them I don't know for sure, and we would like to know. It's a matter of getting a count off the covers in the gallery and scrapbook, and manually checking the few packages that don't quote how many images are inside. But I don't have time to do it atm, it will be interesting to see who has what it takes to spend a few unenviable hours in the shoes of a Resurgere curator on maintenance duty?

^#16. =resurgere takes sugestions. What would you, `wroth, suggest for the group's stock collection?

=resurgere: I'd tell Resurgere it's high time they get their act together and take on the Model Stock section in a serious way, I'd tell them that they need to bring the kind of quality and creativity the team displays in the other sections to the model section. Currently there are only one or two series at Resurgere that are model related, this needs to change in the future if Resurgere wants to represent the entire stock community.

^#17. What upcoming plans can we expect to see for =resurgere in the near future?

=resurgere: I think we covered a lot of our schemes already. I would really like to add to our team, get new talented artists, as always. Getting these new artists from the non-stock parts of DeviantArt would be a real treat if posable. Especially looking to get some new members producing model stock, which is our only real weak spot at the moment and has the most room for growth. And I'd like to get us more active, more pkgs a month from a wider range of members.

The guest package policy is going to be a major change when it comes, don't know if it will be in the near or far future but when it hits it will hit hard.

There is serious talk of producing tutorials and essays, the team sharing it's knowledge would have a huge impact as you can imagine. I want to have absolutely professional book quality production values, naturally, so I'm holding this back while we explore template options and workflow and such. You might see spearhead offensives into the tutorial section relatively soon, if they prove popular a full-scale invasion will likely follow.

^#18. Given how your group has always been so committed to innovation in your approach to providing stock, I'm curious as to how your tutorials will be different from other stock tutorials that we've already seen before. And I don't think I've ever seen any stock essays at dA. How will =resurgere's tutorials and essays stand up to your high standards of quality without simply writing what's been written elsewhere for dA's stock community?

=resurgere: We are still considering what the exact scope of the tutorials will be, so I can only tell you what I'd like to see and what I optimistically think is possable. I don't think all of the tutorials will be about stock, no doubt some will be, but the team has considerable art skills in many different areas so I think our tutorials mostly will address the wider subject of art. Traditional art, digital art, photography, you name it there are people represent'n for it on the team and generally at an advanced level.

Tutorials are a good way to explain specific techniques [ie, Raventhird explaining how to get sweet insect photos like he does], or explaining general information by chronicling the development of an art piece step by step [ie, DHolms showing how to make haunted textures]. While 'essays' will cover topics like art history, maybe interviews, art theory [ie, on composition, or color relationships, or more complex issues like the relevance of process] and the industry [ie, digital art's position in the art gallery world], and primarily to explain methodologies which straight tutorials could not cover. For example methods in digital composite, [what is commonly called 'hoto manipulation', I will have to write an essay on why this term should not be used], of getting continuity in lighting, or of reconciling blur, or maintaining perspective, etc. [And if I may say so, complex issues like these go largely unnoticed by most artists, which has a massive detrimental effect on the quality of their artwork.] These methods help overcome problems by offering understanding of the issues as well as the techniques to deal with the problems. I see essays that provide real education as something that will help set us apart, also I expect our work to often cover advanced issues.

I think presentation and production values, including the way the tutorials are actually written, will also set us apart. There may already be other tutorials out there on some subjects, such as Contrast Masking a photo, but I bet a version from Resurgere will be as good or better then any of them. We have already shown that our involvement in Texture and Stock sections can positively impact thousands of art pieces, so it's time we get involved in other sections of Resources like Tutorials. I'm out to change the world, as it where, I don't just want to help give artists better stock to use I want to help them use it better too.

^#19. What advice can you offer to anyone that would like to start an art group at deviantART?

=resurgere: Well if you are starting a new team I think it's important that you remember Resurgere started with zero watchers just like every new account, you have the same potential! So believe in yourself, get good teammates to back you up, put your best into the project, take care of your fans. With a little luck you'll do very well just like we did.

In terms of stock distribution groups, like Resurgere, I think it's an idea whose time has come. I feel strongly that the whole method of distributing your stock through a personal purpose founded 'stock account' is an antiquated concept, because it's no longer the most efficient idea out there. Imo it would be better if you have your art account, and submit your stock to various appropriate teams. The only problem is these teams don't exist in great enough numbers yet. Resurgere was a chance hit on a strong formula, and now the concept is proven beyond a doubt; You can do more as a team then you could do alone. I really hope to see people come together with friends and other artists into distribution teams. Eventually teams of all varieties of theme and quality, with their own personalities and types of members, enough to cover all types of stock at DeviantArt [Besides gd cellphone and cam-whore "stock"! ], maybe replacing the personal stock account all together. The consolidation of stock into teams is a radical idea perhaps, but I see it as the best way to a strong future. So it's a revolution I hope comes one day. It will take people starting teams, and I encourage them to do this because I know the new born groups of today will be the huge Resurgeres of tomorrow.

^#20. When you decided to do this interview, what else did you want people to know about =resurgere?

=resurgere: I read the other interviews you did and I was impressed with how you conducted them, so thought this article would be an opportunity worth taking up. And, I should say thank you having me and giving Resurgere such a good platform to speak from, and for doing all these other interesting interviews you do . I had two main reasons for taking part. Firstly was give a little advice based on what I've learned stocking over the years and so hopefully help some other stock producers. I don't have all the answers, but if giving my two-cents helps anyone at all then it was better than staying quiet.

Secondly, Resurgere does not get out and about very often, don't post news, run contests, can't be found in DeviantArt chat, very rare to see Resurgere in the forums or even see us comment anywhere. We don't have time for all that, we have our own accounts and lives and our hands are full. So Resurgere is kind of a silent juggernaut, we just do our work and let it speak for us. Because of this silence, I guess, it is sadly common to see Resurgere ignored by some in the stock community [Blatant examples are readily available in some other Resource News articles.]. I personally think Resurgere is under-appreciated in proportion to what we do, just because we don't make vocal outreach a priority. In some ways this is understandable [Because our silence makes it easy for people to form misconceptions about us and our motives. And also, if we are not vocally supporting you it's unlikely you will want to vocally support us unless you feel our work alone merits your support.], but it's still unfortunate mainly because it does not seem like we are inspiring other producers. We've won a lot of respect from stock users, but I feel we get much less respect from other stock producers, and this is something that I'd like to see changed because we all would benefit from a closer relationship between the stock community and one of it's major members.

So hopefully some of the things I talked about in the interview will make it clear to other people in the community that just because Resurgere does not chat with them or have time to comment on their stock does not mean that we don't hope for & work for their success just as much as our own or that we don't care about the community. We do care deeply, all our effort proves that, and in our way are working to make a stronger community in stock, and ultimately at DeviantArt [like you hopefully are also] and the wider art world, our way just happens to be quiet. [smiles]

Thank you for all your efforts and for the time you took to answer my questions.

=resurgere: Thanks again for interviewing me.


_{Previous Interviews:
20 Questions with LDD-Stock (May 17, 2007)
20 Questions with Markopolio-Stock (May 14, 2007)
20 Questions with Gracies-Stock (May 7, 2007)
20 Questions with AlinePotter-stock (May 3, 2007)}