I thought you meant I was mean.
No, I mean the first three. A render is 'cut out' picture of something, to define it simply. You cannot use the Stargate on its own for whatever you want. Firstly, it is incomplete and cut off, and secondly the sky and grass are in the picture. Therefore it becomes not a standalone render (as the last three) but a 3D model picture, therefore putting it in the category of a stock.
Incorrect, these are a different kind of render. He took the 3D model of the image, defined a light source and camera angle, and then rendered it as an image file.
A stock image is an unedited piece of imagery that you then manipulate to create something else. So it could be used as a stock, but as it is now, it's a rendered version of his 3D model. Make sense?
This post has been edited by mtbanger: 15 October 2009 - 10:11 AM