Stock photos and resources for artists ✨ Reposts may be NSFW Shop my art resources: https://ko-fi.com/sambeawesome/shop Main @sambeawesome.bsky.social 💖 #artresources #stockphotos #artref #artshop
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Just a little over a week until pricing increases on the $2.50 patreon tier. Anyone who is currently on that tier can continue to enjoy it at $2.50, but new signups will pay $3/mo instead. Switch today and lock in your pricing! www.patreon.com/adorkastock
Thank you SO MUCH to the person who left a 5⭐ review on #VGen for my art exercises ebook! 🥺🙏 Reviews can be hugely helpful for boosting sales for creators AND for potential buyers. ✨ vgen.co/sambeawesome... Word of mouth, reviews, testimonials, etc. = 🥰 #VGenShop #artshop #shop #artresources
Oh, I'll definitely do what I can :D
Thank you SO MUCH to the person who left a 5⭐ review on #VGen for my art exercises ebook! 🥺🙏 Reviews can be hugely helpful for boosting sales for creators AND for potential buyers. ✨ vgen.co/sambeawesome... Word of mouth, reviews, testimonials, etc. = 🥰 #VGenShop #artshop #shop #artresources
Lol that is true, I will try to make it work 😂
I have the impromptu opportunity for a costumed witch-esque stock photo shoot (of myself lol). I have a prop skull, but unfortunately no hat, so other than that, any pose ideas or anything y'all want? 🤔
While I'm not as active on these platforms compared to Bluesky, you can also follow me on: Mastodon: mastodon.art/@sambeawesome Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/sambeawesome And it's free to follow me on Ko-Fi and VGen: Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/sambeawesome VGen: vgen.co/sambeawesome/
BIG thank you to the generous tipper on my Body Kun stock pack <3 This pack is free, but tips are always appreciated :) ✨ ko-fi.com/s/ddf3d7f6ab #stockphotos #artref #artresources #kofishop #shop
BIG thank you to the generous tipper on my Body Kun stock pack <3 This pack is free, but tips are always appreciated :) ✨ ko-fi.com/s/ddf3d7f6ab #stockphotos #artref #artresources #kofishop #shop
Same. I cross-post (when I remember lol) to Tumblr, but it's not my favorite platform, but I don't get any traction anyway. I definitely miss old Twitter, Bluesky has been a good replacement. But omg migrating again? And so soon?? 🙃
Every time you repost or quote repost and indie creator's project, you can imagine yourself as a hand in this gif
Hello :) All my models are clothed, like regular outfits, not leotards. 👚 ko-fi.com/sambeawesome...
It's HERE! New stock pack--Shower Chair! 210 photos with a few different poses at various angles. Great for practicing perspective or for nailing some dynamic angles for your comic! 🚿 ko-fi.com/s/d48e1210fa Let me see your disabled characters! <3 #stockphotos #artref #artresources #disabled #shop
I am ready for the spoopy season. 💀💛 ✨ ko-fi.com/s/d445ced481 #artreference #stockphotos #gothic #artref #artresources
This one of baby Nyx was popular back on Deviantart in the photomanip heyday lol (I'm so old) #Pose #PoseRef
Cheers to the shopper who picked up both of these ebooks from my #VGenShop! I hope it helps with your artistic journey :) ✨ vgen.co/sambeawesome... You can get bundled deals on my various resources only through my VGen shop! #artshop #artresources #reference #vgen #shop
Cheers to the shopper who picked up both of these ebooks from my #VGenShop! I hope it helps with your artistic journey :) ✨ vgen.co/sambeawesome... You can get bundled deals on my various resources only through my VGen shop! #artshop #artresources #reference #vgen #shop
I am ready for the spoopy season. 💀💛 ✨ ko-fi.com/s/d445ced481 #artreference #stockphotos #gothic #artref #artresources
artists... use those 3d assets.... look up references....trace pictures of your own hands... it's not cheating, it's self care, so love yourself :)
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I have some of these tutorials and they are SO GOOD.
I don't just make stock photos, I also make art tutorials, like this grouping of tutorials and demonstrations with advice tailored towards digital artists! Get inspired and have fun with your art ❤️ ✨ ko-fi.com/s/29fbc1e971 #arttutorial #tutorial #shop #kofishop #artresources #arthelp #howtodraw
For any webcomic artists trying to nail that scene that takes place in a car, boy do I have the reference photos for you ;) Outside, inside, high angle, back angle, driver, passenger--let me take the wheel ;) 🚗 ko-fi.com/s/fe3444b135 #stockphotos #kofishop #shop #artresources #artreference
Brush up on your fundamentals with these stock photo packs! Perfect for general studies, or incorporating into larger pieces ;) ✋ ko-fi.com/s/f3e5e4435d 💀 ko-fi.com/s/a7255a67d5 🍾 ko-fi.com/s/35a0a09cdb 🟫 ko-fi.com/s/26d840b6de #stockphotos #artref #artresources #shop #kofi #kofishop
Holy crap! There's an ACTUAL NUMBER for PayPal in this! PayPal is NOTORIOUS for never giving out numbers!!! This is pure gold!
Photo of the Day: a horned puffin in breeding colors All photos on the repository are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).
I currently have two main places where you can find all my stock photos, art tutorials, and resources: Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... VGen: vgen.co/sambeawesome... You can purchase from either place to support me and my work! It's also free to follow + get updates when new products go live :D
I'm ready for some cooler weather so I can get all cuddled up in nice warm blankets. ❤️ ko-fi.com/s/91513cd301 #artreference #artref #drawingref #stockphotos #artresources
What could be creeping just around the corner? 👀 #stockphoto #artref #drawingreference #drawingref #referencephoto #reference
Why go outside for plein air when you can just do it inside? *taps forehead* Find these & more in my free sample stock pack! Great for a nice variety of all the stock photos I've taken so far :) ko-fi.com/s/adb1bc7ab8 #drawingreference #stockreference #kofishop #artists #artreference #stockphotos
A desert watercolor painting from 2019. I was playing around with brushes. I'm still fond of it. :) #art #watercolor #painting #sketchbook
Reference was my own photo when my partner and I were first moving to California. Snapped some shots during our drive. This was in Texas. :) ✨ More from this shoot: ko-fi.com/s/9a0c18bcce I share more stock photos and resources on my stock bsky account @sambestock.bsky.social
Baby Nyx back when I had a shitty beginner DSLR and the corner of our little apartment bathroom for lighting (which frankly got great light) and some Regular Ass makeup and more time than I knew what to do with lol #Pose #PoseRef
Love the perspective on this! 👌
From my latest reference set. ✨
Cheers to the first buyer who also left a little tip! 🥺❤️ Thanks to all the reposts too! <3 I really appreciate the support!
Aw, but it still looks good though! <3
And yes, I will be doing a wheelchair shoot! I want to try to get a lot of pictures for that one, so it may be a while. 😅
PS No comments about my body please, good or bad, I don't want to hear it. 🙏 I'm being really vulnerable here. 🙈 Also sorry for the few times I forgot to take off my glasses lol.
It's HERE! New stock pack--Shower Chair! 210 photos with a few different poses at various angles. Great for practicing perspective or for nailing some dynamic angles for your comic! 🚿 ko-fi.com/s/d48e1210fa Let me see your disabled characters! <3 #stockphotos #artref #artresources #disabled #shop
Reviewing some lesson footage when I was helping a club mate out and always love to find some fun dynamic real fencing postures for the #artists of bluesky
Oh, hey. Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy". Let that sink in. Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
I know almost no one who could meet the standards set above. It feels like a deliberate attempt to hurt us. So again, please, contact your local reps about this, contact new sources, and send in complaints to paypros! stop-paypros.neocities.org#contactinfo yellat.money
okay so the cool thing about my anniversary pack is that all the poses have PNGs It means that you can take any of the 100 poses (jumping, kneeling, lying, sit chair, sit floor, sit stool, and standing) then MIX AND MATCH and arrange! ko-fi.com/s/307a9079e6 It's free btw 🥰
I simply cannot stress it enough. You cannot sit this out. They are coming for EVERYTHING. No media, no creators are safe under these policies. They want us poor, they want us criminalized, they want us disenfranchised. Call paypros. Call your reps. Do SOMETHING.
Visa and Mastercard reportedly coming for FAIRIES and CAT EARS Get on the phone and ask them wtf is up because this even made me double take bsky.app/profile/dark...
$150/$500 funded!! Thanks so much everyone. Normally I sleep in my car on photo trips to cut costs, but I’ve been having a chronic health flare for a couple months and I just can’t camp rough right now - donations towards this mean I photograph birbs /and/ sleep in a real bed.
Happy #Sketchtember! What are your plans for this month? Grab some references and get some ideas flowing for this September art challenge! ✍️ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... #artreference #artresource #artref #stockphotos #kofi #shop
New poses!✏️ Standing/low angle/perspective/forshortening
I know budgets are tight for everyone right now, that's why I offer my stock photos & resources for free (such as these!) or cheap to make them as accessible as possible! ✨ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... I want everyone to feel able to create & have fun with art ❤️ #shop #artresources #artshop #artref
Thanks for everyone's patience on my next stock pack! I hope to have it out some time this week. 😊
Some people are new to following me, so just as a heads up: If you don't put what you want in your initial DM to me, I will ignore or block you. Please tell me up-front why you're reaching out, it's not rude, it's helpful.
You are so welcome! I'm glad I can help :D Happy arting!
I know budgets are tight for everyone right now, that's why I offer my stock photos & resources for free (such as these!) or cheap to make them as accessible as possible! ✨ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... I want everyone to feel able to create & have fun with art ❤️ #shop #artresources #artshop #artref
There are stock providers who do 3D models or their own artworks for poses. I think they can still be helpful for inspiration. If you think you'd enjoy making them, give it a try and see how it goes ^^
Times are tough for everyone right now, but there are loads of free ways to support creatives and small businesses, here's just a few ideas to start: bsky.app/profile/samb...
I had held on to a bouquet my mom bought me as a birthday gift (years ago). Took pictures when I just got it, and also after it had begun to dry and wilt. I thought it'd be neat for gothic or dark styled artworks. :) 🌹 ko-fi.com/s/56c970bf9e #stockphotos #artresources #photography #reference
I'm officially putting out a call for volunteers with professional/academic expertise to help ID wildlife photos. My preference is to work directly with individuals rather than crowdsource IDs via iNat, for a number of reasons. If this is you re: any specific species or taxa, please reach out!
"Can I sell commissions/prints of my art where I used your stock?" YES. Any human made work using my references can be monetized. Credit is optional but appreciated. (As is tagging so I can see + boost your work!) Any AI made work owes me $1000 per pixel stolen.
Yoooo go drop some reviews on your favorite creators! Etsy, Ebay, Goodreads, VGen, the creator's website. Reviews and testimonials go SO FAR in helping small creators and businesses! Go go go!
Aiming to do the shower chair shoot today! 👀 AND wheelchair is supposed to be delivered today. 😱 What kind of poses are you looking for?? Let me know!! ⤵️
I was in Chinatown in LA years back when my mom and I walked down a completely empty walkway and we saw this chair. It was so ominously by itself, I HAD to take a photo. 😰 ko-fi.com/s/bc1f8715c6 #Pleinairpril #artresources #stockphotos #artref #reference #photography
Who is up for a glass study? 🍾 (Those highlights/reflections 🤩) ✨ ko-fi.com/s/35a0a09cdb #stockphotos #artresources #kofi #shop #artshop
Who's cooking in the kitchen? 🤔🍳 🍴 ko-fi.com/s/21e03c3ef0 #stockphotos #artresources #artref #drawingref #reference
I don't just make stock photos, I also have a library of art tutorials and demonstrations in a wide variety of mediums covering a range of subjects! ✨Find them all, including a freebie sample pack, here: https://buff.ly/3Ztq5N2 #artresources #artref #arttutorials #shop
Don't forget... My Ko-fi shop is chock full of helpful resource packs, card decks, and books... Some of them are even free! 🌟 You can give one-off standalone tips there as well! #KofiSharetember
Lots of free assets and brushes for artists and sellers ⤵️
Oh no! But hopefully it'll be helpful later, yeah <3
All right, I heard y'all! I'll make plans for a shower chair shoot. I'll see when I can squeeze it in, since I've been having more flare-ups than usual lately, which has left me pretty fatigued. But hopefully soon :) Also I did the adult thing & bought a wheelchair. Will do a shoot with that too 😊❤️
While you wait for new stock packs, feel free to check out my latest! (It's free!) bsky.app/profile/samb... Thanks for all your patience and support <3
While you wait for new stock packs, feel free to check out my latest! (It's free!) bsky.app/profile/samb... Thanks for all your patience and support <3
All right, I heard y'all! I'll make plans for a shower chair shoot. I'll see when I can squeeze it in, since I've been having more flare-ups than usual lately, which has left me pretty fatigued. But hopefully soon :) Also I did the adult thing & bought a wheelchair. Will do a shoot with that too 😊❤️
Ayyyy! Awesome job! That's +1 hand skill gained ;D
I did my best 5-minute hand T-T
Quick, drop everything and draw a hand! ✍️ #stockphotos #artresources #artref
Lots of new followers recently, hello! Thanks for the support <3 Now just 192 followers left to go for this giveaway :o
Lots of new followers recently, hello! Thanks for the support <3 Now just 192 followers left to go for this giveaway :o
Hello everyone! It's been a grueling couple of months but I'm slowly recovering. (if you want to know what happened, I wrote about it on our website: www.metacosmchronicles.com/2025/07/26/s...) I'm still not doing *great* but I'm going to try to ease back into posting. #Pose #PoseRef
NEW STOCK PACK IS LIVE! And...it's FREE! Hand references of a newborn, a three & ten year old, and 60 year olds! Observe how the anatomy and skin change with time as you master drawing hands! 🖐️ ✨ ko-fi.com/s/999a93feb3 #stockphotos #kofi #artresources #artref #free #shop
This is scary as hell, but for news coverage? This is a GIFT. "You can be banned for *buying* Game of Thrones." Send emails to journalists and news sites and communities you're a part of and talk about the dangers here. People are going to care about this a lot more when it's not just creators.
I likely won't need a walker for me personally, though maybe one day I'll have a model who uses one, but in the meantime I know @adorkastock.com does have a pack available that also already includes a wheelchair :) ko-fi.com/s/4cef669da4
You are so welcome, I gotchu <3
I will note that I already have a shower chair. Would there be any interest for stock photos of me using it? (clothed lmao)
I'm looking into getting a wheelchair as a mobility aid for my disability, and other than like, all the thoughts that come with that, my next thought was: stock photos. 👀
Happy #Sketchtember! What are your plans for this month? Grab some references and get some ideas flowing for this September art challenge! ✍️ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... #artreference #artresource #artref #stockphotos #kofi #shop
If you want to see more of a certain type of reference or resource, it makes a massive difference to not just ask for it, but to also support the people already creating those things! Comments, shares, shout-outs, testimonials, financial support, etc. We for sure exist, so help us make more :D <3
Other stock providers apart from myself who have models wearing clothes: @howardlyonart.bsky.social @trueref.bsky.social @jookpubstock.bsky.social @fugitiverabbit.com @nyxnaiastock.bsky.social @nullentitystock.bsky.social A BIG help in seeing more clothed stock is by SUPPORTING STOCK PROVIDERS <3
Hello :) All my models are clothed, like regular outfits, not leotards. 👚 ko-fi.com/sambeawesome...
It's the WEEKEND! 🥳 Who's up for some art studies?? Fill those sketchbook pages with some awesome art! ✨ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... #stockphotos #artresources #artreference #shop #kofi #artshop #art #stock #ref
Don't think you're going down without a fight. 🔫 ko-fi.com/s/1f35852c8e #kofishop #drawingreference #artreference #stockphotos #drawingref #stockphotos #hands #shop #photography
Ah man, I super empathize with that! <3 For me it's like, I gotta remind myself that I'm my worst critic and that what's more realistic is to view it as if my friend was doing that stuff I'm doing. Like imo you're doing amazing work and get easy 5 stars from me ^^
Ooh what a neat idea! Reviews, testimonials, and word of mouth are HUGE for indie and small businesses. It's free and only takes a minute. If any stock provider has helped you with your projects, consider giving us a boost!
Waiting for your shift to end so the weekend can start. 🐢 ko-fi.com/s/56c970bf9e #stockphotos #photography #animals #turtle #artresources #artref
OCs still waiting for their drama? Lovers, rivals, besties — we’ve got the poses 👀 Together in Motion: 4500+ couple references for every kind of interaction: gum.co/u/3npchlm1 And SUMMERTIMESALES is still active… just saying 🤭
Anyone want to do some perspective practice? Definitely a photo I love 🥰 🏙️ ko-fi.com/s/56c970bf9e #stockphotos #photography #artresources #artref
All right, y'all, you know what time it is. It's...PERSPECTIVE TIME. 🏛️ ko-fi.com/s/bc1f8715c6 #Pleinairpril #artresources #stockphotos #artref #reference #photography
I'm getting a few new followers, so I thought I'd say hi! My name is Sam & I'm a stock, resource, & tutorial provider for artists! I've taken thousands of photos & compiled loads of helpful assets & info to help artists grow & create 🥰 ✨ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome... #shop #artresources #stockphotos
For those who need to hear it: Dreamhost allows for hosting of NSFW content. Their TOS states: "As long as the content is legal within the United States of America, you can host adult content." Obviously, the "as long as the content is legal" is a big thing, but it might be as good as you can get.
Mmk, I'll do a giveaway for ANY stock pack of mine once I hit 2000 followers, and I'm 334 away! 👀 Want to support a real human stock & resource provider for artists? Share this post + give me a follow! Get goodies for your work and level up your art! 💪✨ ko-fi.com/sambeawesome...
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