Skins and Accents

[center][b]This thread is for finished contest submissions only. If you would like to share your works in progress, discuss the contest, or have any questions, please post to the [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/skin/3481996]Thundercrack Carnivale Contest Discussion Thread[/url]. Thank you![/b][/center] [center][img]http://flightrising.com/dropbox/lightning_contest2.png[/img][/center] The fourteenth annual [b]Thundercrack Carnivale[/b] will begin Monday [b]July 27, 2026[/b] and we're running a [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?p=skins]skin & accent design contest in celebration! The contest is for lightning-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] Wednesday July 22, 2026 23:59 server time [b]Format:[/b] 350x350 png (png24) [b]Prizes:[/b] Winners will be credited in the tool-tip of the skin. Winners will also receive 2000 gems, a forum vista, a copy of their winning submission 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 Lightning 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 lightning dragons of the Shifting Expanse are engineers. They prefer to be quick and intuitive, to better harness the power of the tempest under which they make their home. Of all the dragons, lightning dragons are the most ambitious, changing the world to adapt to them rather than adapting to the world. Copper wire, tools, and reactors are their favored treasures. [center][size=4][b]Region Information[/b][/size][/center] The dry, rolling dunes of the Shifting Expanse are defense enough for the wicked, industrious dragons that call the desert their home. Under the employ of the Stormcatcher, the inhabitants of this land carve their roosts deep into the earth and on the hollowed insides of the towering mesas and buttes that line the coast. Miles of wrapped cables criss-cross valleys and canyons, linking harnessed electricity to unseen machines. [center][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/lightning_0.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/lightning_1.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/lightning_2.png[/img][img]http://www1.flightrising.com/static/map/icons/lightning_3.png[/img][/center] [center][b][url=http://www1.flightrising.com/wiki/world-map/region/5]Click here to visit The Shifting Expanse on the World Map.[/url][/b][/center] [center][size=4][b]Reigning Deity[/b][/size][/center] The reigning deity of the Lightning Flight is the [b]Stormcatcher[/b], depicted below: [center][img]http://flightrising.com/images/gods/7.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 re-uploaded 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 Light 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] [br][br] ------ [br][br] [i]Please include:[/i] [LIST] [*]Skin's Name [*]Breed/pose [*]Your entry at the 350x350px display size [*]One example of your entry on a scryd dragon at 350x350px (if it is not a full coverage design) [/LIST] [b]EXAMPLE CONTEST ENTRY:[/b] [indent][b]Shadow v Light[/b] Imperial M [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/media/Imperial-M-sample-skin.png[/img] [b]BlueSwag[/b] Undertide F [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/media/Undertide-F-sample-skin2.png[/img] [i]For Judging[/i] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/media/Undertide-Scryd-dragon2.png[/img] [i]On Scry[/i] [b]Inspiration Strikes[/b] Aether H [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/media/Aether-H-sample-skin.png[/img] [i]For Judging[/i] [img]https://www1.flightrising.com/static/cms/media/Aether-H-scryd2.png[/img] [i]On Scry[/i][/indent]