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TOPIC | Trickmurk Cirus 2025 Discussion
[center][b]This thread is to discuss the contest, post works in progress, ask questions, or provide feedback to other artists. If you would like to submit an entry, please post to the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/skin/3394002]Trickmurk Circus Submission Thread[/url].Thank you![/b][/center] [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dropbox/shadow_contest.png[/img][/center] The eleventh annual [b]Trickmurk Circus[/b] will begin [b]Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 06:00[/b] and we're running a [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=skins]skin & accent design contest in celebration! The contest is for shadow-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]Tuesday, February 18, 2025 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, 2,000 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 Shadow 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 Shadow Dragons of the Tangled Wood are tricksters. They prefer to be capricious and fickle, like the flickering shadows they manipulate. Of all the dragons, Shadow Dragons are the most enthralled by games, and delight most in winning, even if it means underhandedly. Game boards, tokens, and pieces are their favored treasure. [center][size=4][b]Region Information[/b][/size][/center] A cursed, murky wood of rail-thin evergreens, enveloped by an impenetrable mist. Within the thickness of this twilight, the Shadowbinder and her ilk sneak unseen, skittering and laughing at one another through gnarled brambles, and among glowing shrooms and tree roots. The earth here is literally sunken, as if half of the Sunbeam Ruins fell away into darkness willingly. [center][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/shadow_0.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/shadow_1.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/shadow_2.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/shadow_3.png[/img][/center] [center][b][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/wiki/world-map/region/7]Click here to visit The Tangled Wood on the World Map.[/url][/b][/center] [center][size=4][b]Reigning Deity[/b][/size][/center] The reigning deity of the Shadow Flight is the [b]Shadowbinder[/b], depicted below: [center][img]http://flightrising.com/images/gods/5.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. Skins or accents that win may be edited to ensure that lines and shadows are still visible, per skin rules. [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][b]our custom skins page and download a PSD[/b][/url]. Use these templates (and helpful tutorials) to assist you in creating your homage to the Earth Flight. To enter,[b] post a reply containing your entry[/b] in this thread. You [b]may enter up to 3 times[/b] Two entries may be dragon skins, while a third may be a hatchling skin. 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.) This year's cycle will have up to [b]18 dragon skin winners[/b] and up to [b]2 hatchling skin winners[/b]. [center]We look forward to seeing what you create![/center] [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dropbox/shadow_contest2.png[/img][/center]
This thread is to discuss the contest, post works in progress, ask questions, or provide feedback to other artists. If you would like to submit an entry, please post to the Trickmurk Circus Submission Thread.Thank you!


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The eleventh annual Trickmurk Circus will begin Sunday, February 23, 2025 @ 06:00 and we're running a skin & accent design contest in celebration! The contest is for shadow-themed skins & accents that will drop in the coliseum and stock in the treasure marketplace only during this holiday week (after which they will be retired.)


Deadline: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 23:59 server time
Format: 350x350 png (png24)
Prizes: Winners will be credited in the tooltip of the skin, and will receive a copy of their winning skin, 2,000 gems, a forum vista and a 5-skin multi-copy-pack so they can craft more beautiful custom skin creations.

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Theme: The Shadow Flight

Below is some great information to help you get started on your submission:

Flight Information

The Shadow Dragons of the Tangled Wood are tricksters. They prefer to be capricious and fickle, like the flickering shadows they manipulate. Of all the dragons, Shadow Dragons are the most enthralled by games, and delight most in winning, even if it means underhandedly. Game boards, tokens, and pieces are their favored treasure.

Region Information

A cursed, murky wood of rail-thin evergreens, enveloped by an impenetrable mist. Within the thickness of this twilight, the Shadowbinder and her ilk sneak unseen, skittering and laughing at one another through gnarled brambles, and among glowing shrooms and tree roots. The earth here is literally sunken, as if half of the Sunbeam Ruins fell away into darkness willingly.

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Reigning Deity

The reigning deity of the Shadow Flight is the Shadowbinder, depicted below:

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Restrictions:

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. Skins or accents that win may be edited to ensure that lines and shadows are still visible, per skin rules.







Skin & Accent Rules & Reminders:

A reminder to read the skin & accent creation rules. All entries must abide by these. The exception and addition to the existing rules is that we are are requiring all holiday contest accents cover a minimum of 5% of the dragon, and a maximum of 50% (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:
  • Skins must maintain an intact shadow and line art layer that are darker than the colors they sit on top of.
    • 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.
  • 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.







How to Enter:

Stop on by our custom skins page and download a PSD. Use these templates (and helpful tutorials) to assist you in creating your homage to the Earth Flight. To enter, post a reply containing your entry in this thread. You may enter up to 3 times Two entries may be dragon skins, while a third may be a hatchling skin. Please edit your original post and house your entries within the same reply to keep things tidy. Please no post reservations (posting a claim slot without an entry. Reserve posts without an entry inside will be deleted.)

This year's cycle will have up to 18 dragon skin winners and up to 2 hatchling skin winners.
We look forward to seeing what you create!


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@undel hello! I think the discussion thread is mistakenly linked as the submission thread on the announcements post.

thank you guys for all of your work!
@undel hello! I think the discussion thread is mistakenly linked as the submission thread on the announcements post.

thank you guys for all of your work!
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Also both this one (worded as if it were the submission thread) and the real submission thread say that the skin entered should be in homage to the Earth flight, not Shadow.
Also both this one (worded as if it were the submission thread) and the real submission thread say that the skin entered should be in homage to the Earth flight, not Shadow.
I’ve waited a whole year for this

I hope I did everything right with my entries. I don’t see any mistakes on my device but I’ll try to correct them if anyone notices any.
I’ve waited a whole year for this

I hope I did everything right with my entries. I don’t see any mistakes on my device but I’ll try to correct them if anyone notices any.
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@Talonmaster I LOVE shroomgrove glow the vibes are *chefs kiss*

@DeathSpecter your trickster entry is so creative I didn’t know i needed a cheshire cat baby until now!

@MythicalViper the LITTLE MOTHS!!! OMG!!
@Talonmaster I LOVE shroomgrove glow the vibes are *chefs kiss*

@DeathSpecter your trickster entry is so creative I didn’t know i needed a cheshire cat baby until now!

@MythicalViper the LITTLE MOTHS!!! OMG!!
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Hi there, call me Duck! Check out my skins and bird art :)

LOOKING FOR: Tarnish/Moss/[greenish tert] dragons
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So many amazing entries already! Shadow really benefits from having strong themeing unrelated to the element, and a default colour palette with more than one colour. Also, Naleli never misses!
So many amazing entries already! Shadow really benefits from having strong themeing unrelated to the element, and a default colour palette with more than one colour. Also, Naleli never misses!
lalalalalalalalala blablablab a bouncing corgi-like bird perched atop a robot-like radio with blue and green music notes. lala
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lalalalaPost-blizzard chill time!
Would love to see more preview on dragons, there are some really amazing entries but no on-dragon-preview so it's hard to really get a good idea of what they'd look like <3
Would love to see more preview on dragons, there are some really amazing entries but no on-dragon-preview so it's hard to really get a good idea of what they'd look like <3
The Elder Souls Oldies Rescuex x x x x x x x
They/Them
Just a sleepy little tiefling
- Wishlist
- Toyhouse for Sale
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Tiefling Treasures: A Dungeons and Dragons Themed Hatchery
@Naleli I neeeeed like twelve of these! Lanterns, butterflies, purple, spirals all my favorite things!

@Druvidian @Killerwatt Dang, if those get picked I'm gonna have to shell out some gems for permababy scrolls because they're GORGEOUS!

@ARandomPerson Very much digging this! It's so crisp and clean and twisty. Would love to see it on a dragon proper.
@Naleli I neeeeed like twelve of these! Lanterns, butterflies, purple, spirals all my favorite things!

@Druvidian @Killerwatt Dang, if those get picked I'm gonna have to shell out some gems for permababy scrolls because they're GORGEOUS!

@ARandomPerson Very much digging this! It's so crisp and clean and twisty. Would love to see it on a dragon proper.
(Please don't ping me in the Suggestions Forum).
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I expect 12 balatro references either in skins or in comments
I expect 12 balatro references either in skins or in comments
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@Glacecakes ;)
@Glacecakes ;)