When planning a new piece of art you....
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Let the stock dictate how its going to look
Plan it all first then look for stock
Only use stock as an emergency source of refs
Don't use any stock at all
Find and ref stock then finish the piece without extra stock use
Use stock heavily for that photorealistic look
Some of the above
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I tend to use stock mainly as inspiration and reference. It might be a pose, the way the hair falls on a model, or even something as simple as the overall balance or composition. I don't like being overly influenced by other artists' finished works, so I find browsing stock to be a great way of getting the creativity flowing.