Using your stock images...

[Ash]

How do you use them? I use them when I need to fill space mainly. I won't use them because I have to, as I feel they give too much of a 'trendwhore' effect. However, if say for example I was going for a grunge look on a piece of work, then I'd definetely blend some rotten wood stock images together.

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[VanillaOrchids]

Depends on what I'm making. But if it's something other than a photomanipulation type of image, then I might use a stock image to add texture. Or I might cut out part of a stock, like a butterfly or a flower, etc. to use as a render in an image.