Skins and Accents

[center][b]This thread is for contest discussion, comments, and questions. [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/skin/1973799/]The submissions thread for this contest is located here[/url]. Thank you![/b][/center] [br][br] ------ [br][br] [center][b][size=5]Coliseum Skin & Accent Contest 2016[/size][/b][/center] The theme of this contest is the coliseum and the monsters that live in each of its venues. This contest is for coliseum-exclusive items that will drop at a very rare rate: however, unlike holiday skin drops, these are long-term additions to the coliseum. [indent][b]Theme: [/b]Coliseum Venues [b]Deadline: [/b]December 15th, 23:59 server time [b]Format: [/b]350x350 png [b]Specify: [/b]Please specify the venue and/or monster [b]Rewards: [/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/images/layout/gem_pile.png[/img] [img]https://flightrising.com/images/cms/trinket/626.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. 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. Entries that are [b]not selected as a winner[/b] will still be eligible for being uploaded by the user as a custom skin or accent. You may enter up to [b]three[/b] entries. [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 [i]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 our apparel system.. 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 silouette 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 skin. To enter,[b] post a reply containing your entry[/b] in this thread, as well as specifying the venue and/or monster the skin is themed after. 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.) [br][br] ------ [br][br] [center][size=5][b]Deadline and Update Schedule:[/b][/size][/center] The deadline is December 15th. Winners will be decided at the end of the year and winners will be contacted privately (though we will still make an announcement that the judging has completed, as we want for non-winning entries to be freed up if the creators want to sell them to other players instead!) Unlike a holiday skin contest, the winning entries will not be added to the site all at once: We will trickle them in over a period of a couple of months, in addition to our normal updates. [br][br] ------ [br][br] [center][size=5][b]Existing Coliseum Skins:[/b][/size][/center] For reference, the following monsters have had skins or accents based on them. While it is possible to submit additional skins and accents for opponents that already have them, it is recommended to consider opponents that don't currently have any skins at all, as this will increase your chances of winning![br][br] [indent][LIST] [*]Abyss Striker [*]Amaranth Moth [*]Ancient Fungus [*]Baku [*]Bamboo Phytocat [*]Banded Owlcat (2) [*]Basilisk [*]Black Iron Creeper [*]Blackwing Croaker [*]Black Wolf [*]Blooming Strangler [*]Blue Dragon Snail [*]Bluefin Charger [*]Bluemoon Aviar [*]Bramble Guardian [*]Brown River Flight [*]Brush Dodo [*]Centaur Archer [*]Celestial Antelope [*]Chimera (2) [*]Citrine Cave Jewel [*]Clouddancer [*]Cloud Chaser [*]Clown Charger [*]Coarsefur Yeti [*]Cockatrice [*]Construction Mith [*]Corpse Cleaner [*]Crimson Emperor (2) [*]Crimson Reef Snail [*]Crowned Bone Priest [*]Cumulus Seal [*]Cursed Bat [*]Darktuffed Sparrowmouse [*]Deaths-Head Stag [*]Dodo [*]Double-Tailed Warcat [*]Dreameater (2) [*]Dryad [*]Dwarf Truffle [*]Embermouse [*]Emerald Cave Jewel [*]Emerald Webwing [*]Ethereal Trickster [*]Everglade Lasher (2) [*]Frost Delver [*]Fuiran [*]Fungalhoof Qiriq [*]Galewolf [*]Glowing Pocketmouse [*]Golden Porpoise [*]Granite Thresher [*]Greatshell [*]Greater Sandstrike [*]Hainu [*]Heartred Croaker [*]Hooded Dodo [*]Hydra Scorpion [*]Janus Trap [*]Kelp Tender [*]Leafy Moth [*]Longneck Magi [*]Longneck Skirmisher [*]Luna Mith [*]Maren Warrior [*]Maren Waveskinger [*]Mistwatch Shellion [*]Nightsky Fuiran [*]Nochnyr [*]Octoflyer [*]Painted Centaur [*]Peacock Scorpion (2) [*]Permafrost Impaler [*]Poisonous Toridae [*]Poultrygeist [*]Psywurm [*]Radioactive Slime [*]Rainbow Sprite [*]Rambra [*]Raptorik Warrior [*]Red-Breasted Hainu [*]Redwing Owlcat [*]Renegade Aviar [*]Ruby Webwing [*]Runic Bat (2) [*]Sakura Owl [*]Salve Kamaitachi [*]Scarlet Flycatcher [*]Scythe Kamaitachi [*]Shadow Serpent [*]Shalebuck [*]Shale Thresher (2) [*]Shattered Serpent [*]Silver Springbok [*]Smoke Gyre [*]Snow Streak [*]Spellbound Golem (2) [*]Steam Gyre [*]Steelhound (2) [*]Stonewatch Harpy (2) [*]Strangler [*]Sunset Lasher [*]Sunspot Clouddancer [*]Swift Volt [*]Tengu [*]Trick of the LIght (2) [*]Umberhorn Qiriq [*]Umbra Wolf [*]Venerable Shalebuck [*]Warcat Protector [*]Wintermane Spearman [*]Woodland Turkey [*]Wildwood Owl [*]Zeeba [/LIST] [/indent] [center]We look forward to seeing what you create![/center]

As a heads up, the rules on this contest are a bit different from our holiday contests. We allow up to 3 entries, and the deadline is much more generous.

In terms of selecting monsters to create for, we have several venues that do not have any skins or accents at all. These include Ghostlight Ruins, Crystal Pools, and Rainsong Jungle.

It is fine to submit entries for opponents that already have drops, but also nice to submit for things that don't have any at all! Pick the creatures or venues that call to you!