Welcome to the thirty-third edition of the still awesomely named Stock and Awe a series of newsletters as suggested by you!

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An interview with...~Second-2-Last

1:_{First off - what inspired you to start a stock account?}
A friend of mine did/does some really awesome manipulating, and when I first learned of this thing called photo manipulation, I thought it was pretty friggin’ sweet. I always checked out the links to the bits and pieces of peoples pictures, and thought that that was amazing. I guess I just wanted to see what people could do with my pictures

2:_{How did you choose your username?}
I’ve never considered myself good at a lot of the things I do, be it art, rodeo, other sports… Folding laundry XD You name it, I probably can’t do it that well. I don’t believe my stock will ever become a big hit, but that won’t stop me; I’ll just try harder. I’ve been told that there’s always somebody that has it worse than you and whatnot, so that’s how I got the name. Second to last was already taken, so I just substituted “to” for “2”.

3:_{What is it about the stock community that keeps you active?}
All of the amazing artists here. Seriously, many of you guys could make some major bucks out there, whether it be manips, drawings, etc. I love seeing what ideas people can come up with. Crazy, I tell ya.

4:_{How would you like your stock to be used more?}
I wouldn’t mind seeing some traditional works on some of my stuff, since I think I have some pretty nice poses hidden away in my gallery. Other than that, I love the whole fantasy/mystery themes.

5:_{Do you have any tips for people starting a stock account?}
Don’t feel bad if your first few stocks don’t get used or anything – I’ve just recently started to see some things made with my stock, and believe me, it’s a very proud feeling you get when that time finally rolls around. And I hope that nobody out there in the stocking world does this, but I’m sure somebody does; Do. Not. Steal. It’s not yours, and you won’t get that same great feeling when somebody uses that stolen image, versus something you actually took yourself.

6:_{Why chose to stock at DA and not morguefile/sxc/photlia/etc...}
I don’t think those places are very well known yet… The only other stock site I’ve heard of is sxc, and I don’t like the way they’re set up. I’ve been a member of Deviant for quite some time(another account), and I’ve come to love the atmosphere here. It’s like one big, ginormous family here, save for a few flamers out there.

7:_{How far would you go to take a stock picture?}
Just about anything to get some decent pictures! Sadly, when it comes to my stock subjects, they only like to be frisky when it’s really cold outside, so… Yeah. I should probably invest in a coat of some sort. HOWEVER! My dad and I plan to ride from Kansas to Montana entirely on horseback next summer, and believe me, I will be taking pictures like crazy at that time!

8:_{Are there any things that you wish people would stop doing with your stock?}
I don’t think I’ve been a stocker long enough to have any problems with people yet. I DO like it when people that favourite my stuff also leave a comment, but oh well.

9:_{Show me three of your favourite stock uses!}
Oh, gee, I love all of them, though! D:



Just look at all of that detail! The mane, tail, the markings; everything! I can hardly even believe that that’s my stock.



Downright gorgeous! Everything in this piece fits well together, and I can’t fathom how long it took to do that mane and tail.



put so much work into the main horse of the picture, and it’s very unique. It interests me; I’ve really never seen anything else like it.

10:_{Is there anyone at dA whose stock you particularly admire, or have any other stock artists influenced your own work?}
~Colourize-Stock and ~GloomWriter have always held my attention. Both have such a variety of horses in their galleries, and I admire how they always seem to capture their shots at the most paramount moment. Their stock is gorgeous.

11:_{You're a rather new stock artist - how are you finding it?}
It’s quite fun, actually. I love logging on and finding that somebody’s used a picture of mine. The only thing I have a problem with so far is people using my stock and not telling me, although it’s pretty easy to find some of it within dA.

12:_{Are all the lovely horses in your account yours?}
Indeed they are All except Alba. He’s not mine(I wish). We’re currently searching for a new horse for my dad, since he hasn’t had a horse of his own for several years(his last one sadly passed on).

13:_{Have you ever wanted to tie a horn to a horse and pretend it was a unicorn?}
Oh yes, many times. And I believe I’ve tried before. >: D One time for a St. Patrick’s Day parade, I put one of those tall hats on Kat, along with some over-sized shades. It was comical, to say the least!


Thank you ~Second-2-Last !