AdorkaStock – Providing Pose References by Artists, for Artists

Since 2007, AdorkaStock (formerly SenshiStock) has been working as a pose reference model and photographer to bring the artistic community work-safe reference photos. Reference photos are an integral part of creating realistic works; artists for thousands of years have utilized in-person models and later photographs to help them understand anatomy, foreshortening, and proportion to give their artworks life.

While the idea of stock photos for artists is not new, AdorkaStock provides reference photos you would not find elsewhere: the AdorkaStock free pose gallery is dedicated to providing diverse images of people of all genders, all races, and most importantly, of all body types, making it easier than ever to create artwork exactly as desired. Better yet, because all of the AdorkaStock resources are safe-for-work, they can (and have!) be used in teaching environments for artistic exercises and practice.

This site is your hub for the latest AdorkaStock drawing reference poses. Use AdorkaStock Sketch web app every day for timed, rotating drawing practice! The AdorkaStock free pose gallery is now here! Pack purchases on Ko-fi give you premium, early access to stock images long before they are available in public galleries, but most of these images will eventually be available for free.

You can subscribe to AdorkaStock.com packs for a discount through Patreon! If you choose to purchase them in advance, you’ll have access to them months, and usually years, before the public and you’ll also help support the creation of more stock.

Free Stock Photos

New images are added frequently on site. Browse themes like: Pairs, Foreshortening & Perspective, Life in General, and many more!

All images are released under a Creative Commons license so you can use them for your personal and professional art!

  • Tango-ing with a staff

Popular Themed Packs

Digitigrade Unguligrade Legs Premium Pack preview image showing a model wearing digitigrade legs

Digitigrade Unguligrade Legs Premium Pack

Preview sheet that says "Character Reference Sheets" featuring a white woman standing in an aqua body suit.

Character Reference Sheets

Preview of the Chair Pack, pose references of a thin, white, female model in a grid suit sitting on a chair in various ways

Chair – Sitting Poses

Three images of a white tattooed man, some in heels, doing cutesy poses. Text over top reads "Babygirl pack."

Babygirl Pack

Two latino men looking at each other, one sitting on a bench and leaning down towards the other. Text over top reads "Tico & Seven."

Tico & Seven Pack – Gay Romantic Poses

Deprecated Pose Gallery

The old pose gallery contains thousands of free poses you can use for your art! Poses will be moved over onto this site, but in the meantime, you can access the pose gallery on DeviantArt now.

Become a Patron!

Your contributions help me make helpful references for artists just like you around the world! More patrons means more packs, more diverse models, more settings, and more of what you want to see. Becoming a patron is easy and comes with lots of perks.

Benefits include:

  • Anytime critiques
  • Direct pose requests
  • Unreleased stock goodies
  • 360° turn around video references
  • Instant access to 8+ years of Patreon archives
  • Discord access

And more!

Become a patron at patreon.com/adorkastock!

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