Constantly Connected.
In these technological times, at least in the cities and metro areas, there is a sense of having to be constantly in touch, to be in reach, to able to instantly make contact. So, this is all about being on your cell phone, your smart phone, your laptop, desktop, smart tv, gaming with your buds online, blogging, facebooking, DA'ing.

Each week on Saturday, there will be a new challenge to the stock artists and a folder created for the theme of that challenge. This will go on for 8 - 10 weeks. Instructions for each challenge will be in the folder for that week. And as always, our core requirements and stock guidelines must be followed. Each folder will have two sub folders, one will be for any nude submissions. We think we may have the permissions sorted out so try to put them into the proper folder please and do note us if there are any problems submitting.

We have decided as a way to encourage more submissions and involvement to make each challenge last for the entire circus, so you can continue to submit for any of the challenges as you have inspiration, opportunity and possibly the right props We know how hard it can be to do a specific theme.

Guidelines for submissions.

They must meet all DA stock and resource rules. If they are not in the stock and resource category, then you may not submit them.

Costuming if any, should be tight fitting, and minimal. Dancers tights, plain swimsuits, underwear, tight shorts, armless tee shirts, or nude are quite acceptable. If you are wearing anything, please choose colors that do not obscure the line of the body. These are after all poses, not stock in the usual sense. Nothing brightly colored or with a strong pattern, no black or very dark colors.

Hair, if long enough to obscure the face, ears, shoulders, should be up or pulled back, such as into a pony tail. Even then try to not have the hair obscuring the details of the body. If you are showing your back in the pose and have your hair in a pony tail for instance, then the hair should be over the far shoulder so as to not obscure the back. The artist should be able to see your form, body line, pose and details in good clarity.

Nudes should be natural to the pose, please do not try to use our group for sexual themes, we will just reject them and probably remove you from our group. Natural nudity that fits the situation is fine. Naturally all nudes should be marked mature.

Action poses are naturally going to be more difficult than a static pose in most cases, so good lighting is essential. Overly dark or dramatic lighting is great for light studies, but not here. The body and line should be clearly and easily visible. Props are wonderful, but do try to not have the prop obscuring the pose too much.

I've updated the layout on the group and added alot of new info. The gallery has folders for everyone's content, so please submit your art accordingly. It makes less work for all of us. Also, you can follow MELOReal of Twitter now, as you may have noticed from the side app.