Skins and Accents

[center][b]This thread is for questions, commentary, and discussion on the contest and its entries. If you would like to submit an entry, please post to the [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/skin/1940076]Flameforger's Festival Contest Submissions[/url]. Thank you![/b][/center] [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dropbox/fire_contest2.png[/img][/center] The fourth annual [b]Flameforger's Festival[/b] will begin [b]August 21, 2016[/b] and we're running a [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=skins]skin & accent design contest in celebration! The contest is for fire-themed skins & accents[/url] that will drop in the coliseum and stock in the treasure marketplace only during this holiday week (after which they will be retired.) [indent] [b]Deadline: [/b] Thursday August 18, 2016 23:59 server time [b]Format: [/b]350x350 png (png24) [b]Prizes: [/b]Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the skin, and will receive a copy of their winning skin, 1,500 gems, a forum vista and a 5-skin multi-copy-pack so they can craft more beautiful custom skin creations.[/indent] [center][img]https://flightrising.com/dropbox/gem_pile.png[/img] [item=Skin Blueprint (5)][/center] [br][br] ------ [br][br] [center][size=5][b]Theme: The Fire Flight[/b][/size][/center] Below is some great information to help you get started on your submission: [center][size=4][b]Flight Information[/b][/size][/center] The Fire Dragons of the Ashfall Waste are metalworkers. They prefer to be as passionate and intense as the flames they coax. Of all the dragons, Fire Dragons are the most tempermental, and their red-hot fury knows no peer. Rare metal ore, weapons, statues, and tolls are their favored treasure. [center][size=4][b]Region Information[/b][/size][/center] The tumultuous, heated lands of the Flamecaller are the heartbeat of the world. It is said that whenever the land is pained, searing canyons and geysers emerge from the bedrock, and it is the Fire dragonflight that exploits this unrest, shaping and manufacturing the terrain however they see fit. They are hardened and relentless in their industry, filling the skies with an acrid haze of smokes and steams. [center][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/fire_0.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/fire_1.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/fire_2.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/fire_3.png[/img][/center] [center][b][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/wiki/world-map/region/11]Click here to visit The Ashfall Waste on the World Map.[/url][/b][/center] [center][size=4][b]Reigning Deity[/b][/size][/center] The reigning deity of the Fire Flight is the [b]Flamecaller[/b], depicted below: [center][img]http://flightrising.com/images/gods/2.png[/img][/center] [br][br] ------- [br][br] [center][size=5][b]Restrictions:[/b][/size][/center] Entries must be your own creation (Submit your own art. No copyrighted characters). The use of texture is discouraged. Please do not watermark your contest submissions. Entries must be unique and may not be reprints or edits of custom skin items. Winning entries will become an official flight rising skin or accent, and may not be reused or reuploaded as a custom skin at a later date. (this includes edits) Entries that are not selected will still be eligible for being uploaded by the user as a custom skin or accent. [br][br] ------ [br][br] [center][size=5][b]Skin & Accent Rules & Reminders:[/b][/size][/center] A reminder to read the [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=skins]skin & accent creation rules[/url]. All entries must abide by these. [b]The exception and addition to the existing rules is that we are are requiring all [i]holiday contest accents[/i] cover a minimum of 5% of the dragon, and a maximum of 50%[/b] (this is a change from the custom accent rules, which state an accent may be 1%-30% - this rule still holds true for all non-contest accents.) Accents are recommended to be markings rather than apparel, which is provided through the festive favors shop. Here some additional reminders for skin rules: [LIST] [*]Skins must maintain an intact shadow and line art layer that are darker than the colors they sit on top of. [LIST][*]Do not erase into either of these layers. [*]Do not make them so light that they do not appear distinctly darker than the colors that they rest on top of.[/LIST] [*]Remember that skins and accents may not cover up line art or extend beyond the silhouette of the dragon. [*]All submissions must be 350x350 png24 with transparency. Large previews are fine, but we need the correctly sized image for judging. [/LIST] [br][br] ------ [br][br] [center][size=5][b]How to Enter:[/b][/size][/center] Stop on by [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=skins]our custom skins page and download a PSD[/url]. Use these templates (and helpful tutorials) to assist you in creating your homage to the Fire Flight. To enter,[b] post a reply containing your entry[/b] in this thread. You [b]may enter up to 2 times[/b]. Please edit your original post and house your entries within the same reply to keep things tidy. Please [b]no post reservations[/b] (posting a claim slot without an entry. Reserve posts without an entry inside will be deleted.) [center]We look forward to seeing what you create![/center] [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dropbox/fire_contest.png[/img][/center]