Where the hell....

[Davidskiwan]

Do you guys find all your images for reference? =/ I've been searching for an hour now for a good ref for doing a study (portrait preferably), all i find are hideous lighted photographs with more light sources than pixels.... :( only place i know of is http://characterdesigns.com/ but im bored of doing studies from there >_<

a little point in the right direction would be awesome D:

[Jason Rainville]

sxc.hu for stock photos
deviantart also has a lot of decent photography.

[JAG.]

yeah its kinda everywhere man.. theres many sites i could send you but im at work and cant do so right now. i will this evening though.. - JAG

[Davidskiwan]

Cheers for the link mate ^^ I've signed up.

I guess i need to look more carefully in future... just annoying to have to rummage through piles of crap stock >_<

[Farvus]

Maybe try this. - http://www.3d.sk/?id=10&search_query=&gender=&age=&body=Face&body_type=&race=&special=&poses=&emotions=&clothes=&animals=&videos=&premade=&thumbnail=lg&sf=p&mi=1&mv=1&bs=1&bp=1

For me those thumbnails are enough. Only major volumes are visible which helps a lot in seing head as a whole.

[Meli Hitchcock]

When I get home tonight, I'll post a link to various DA stock photographers I've got bookmarked. There are quite a few people who take great photos. :) The only thing is, most of them have rules about artists outside of DA using their stuff. But it varies from photographer to photographer.

[Meli Hitchcock]

Ok, as promised here's the list of links:

http://cobweb-stock.deviantart.com/
http://lindowyn-stock.deviantart.com/
http://lunanyxlivingstock.deviantart.com/
http://lucias-stock.deviantart.com/
http://wookiestock.deviantart.com/
http://jademacalla.deviantart.com/
http://ailinstock.deviantart.com/
http://lockstock.deviantart.com/
http://froweminahildstock.deviantart.com/
http://attemptestock.deviantart.com/
http://longstock.deviantart.com/
http://dheks.deviantart.com/
http://dmitry-stock.deviantart.com/
http://zeldyn-stock.deviantart.com/
http://it-hammar-stock.deviantart.com/
http://morf-stock.deviantart.com/
http://ahrum-stock.deviantart.com/
http://elandria.deviantart.com/
http://atistatplay.deviantart.com/
http://onnagata-stock.deviantart.com/
http://justmeina.deviantart.com/
http://slylock-stock.deviantart.com/
http://quazzz-stock.deviantart.com/
http://falln-stock.deviantart.com/
http://kittyd-stock.deviantart.com/
http://della-stock.deviantart.com/
http://actionstock.deviantart.com/

Some of these have nudes that are set on a Mature Filter. If you aren't a member of DA, I'm afraid you won't be able to see them. :< Dunno if you can download it though if it's available to download.

Happy hunting! :D

[Davidskiwan]

Cheers mate! Just what I was looking for ^^ Thanks for all the help guys