Overview
Import extras and effects refers to specific categories. These categories are broken down by the following:
- 20 Point Rule
- Flesh and Skin: Gums and Tongue, Paw Peds, and Flesh.
- Keratin and Bone:Claws, spikes, horns, and teeth.
- Eyes:Includes types, Color rules, and heterochromia.
- Wings:Includes both Membraned and feathered wings.
- Breath Elements
- Special Zones: Such as the plates on a Ridgewalker, or fur on an Greater Emporer, etc.
- Effects:Line Coloration, Halos, and Shadows
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20 Point Rule
This rule allows you to apply a gradient inside a marking. Some markings may allow a more prominent point rule, this will be listed in their gene guide. However ALL markings are allowed the 20 point rule.
Can:
- Blend into the base on markings with an allowed gradient or blurred edge.
- Effect both Saturation and Value.
Cannot
- Blend into the base on markings without an allowed gradient or blurred edge.
- Cannot be a different color/hue.
Flesh and Skin
Gums and Tongue
All markings can create a mottle effect on the gums and tongue if they are covering only a portion of this feature. Colors should not gradient.
COLOR:
- Greyscale
- Creams, Yellows, and Browns
- Pinks and Reds
- Any color or shade of a color from the provided sliders below
- Any color found on the body from a marking.
- Any color from the main coat color colors (Bronze, etc)
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading.
- Is allowed subtle textures to create depth.
- Can have shading that looks like saliva.
EDITED WITH:
- Paint
- Item Kits
Paw Pads
All markings can create a mottle effect on the pawpads if they are covering only a portion of a paw pad.
COLOR:
- Greyscale
- Creams, Yellows, and Browns
- Pinks and Reds
- Any color or shade of a color from the provided sliders below
- Any color found on the body from a marking.
- Any color from the main coat color colors (Bronze, etc)
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading.
- Is allowed subtle textures to create depth.
EDITED WITH:
- Paint
- Item Kits
Flesh
All markings can create a mottle effect on tflesh if they are covering only a portion of this feature. Colors should not gradient.
Flesh also includes the coloration of scarring.
COLOR:
- Greyscale
- Creams, Yellows, and Browns
- Pinks and Reds
- Any color or shade of a color from the provided sliders below
- Any color found on the body from a marking.
- Any color from the main coat color colors (Bronze, etc)
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading.
- Is allowed subtle textures to create depth.
EDITED WITH:
- Paint
- Item Kits
Keratin and Bone
Claws
COLOR:
- Greyscale
- Creams, Yellows, and Browns
- Any color found on the body from a marking.
- Any color from the main coat color colors (Bronze, etc)
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading.
- Is allowed subtle textures to create depth.
- Can gradient between any two natural colours or any two colours found on the body.
- Cannot have more than two colors without a marking or nail polish.
- Different colors can be used on different claws if nail polish or a marking like Tobiano is present around them.
Metallic, Iridescent, Shimmer, etc markings can allow for a wider range of color gradients!
EDITED WITH:
- Nail Polish - Can only apply two colors.
- Item Kits
Spikes and Horns
COLOR:
- Greyscale
- Creams, Yellows, and Browns
- Any color found on the body from a marking.
- Any color from the main coat color colors (Bronze, etc)
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading.
- Is allowed subtle textures to create depth.
- Can gradient between any two natural colours or any two colours found on the body.
- Cannot have more than two shades of a color without a marking or nail polish on most horns. Horns that have more than two shades of gray fill on their base are allowed to have more shades dependant on the different shades of grey for their base (i.e. Crowned horn). Free markings are allowed to be applied to horns and spikes.
- Different colors can be used on different horns and spikes if nail polish or a marking like Tobiano is present around the horns or spikes.
Metallic, Iridescent, Shimmer, etc markings can allow for a wider range of color gradients!
EDITED WITH:
- Nail Polish - Can only apply two colors.
- Item Kits
Teeth
COLOR:
- Greyscale
- Creams and Yellows
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading.
- Is allowed subtle textures to create depth.
- Can gradient between any two natural colours or any two colours found on the body.
- Cannot have more than two colors without a marking or nail polish.
Metallic, Iridescent, Shimmer, etc markings can allow for a wider range of color gradients!
EDITED WITH:
- Nail Polish - Can only apply two colors.
- Item Kits
Eyes
Types of Eyes
Eye traits fall into two types: Pupil or Effect.
PUPIL
This refers to the pupil shape. You cannot combine pupil shapes together.
EFFECT
Effects are used on pupils. Some effects cannot be used with certain pupils.
Visit the Eye Traits page of the Database to see what pupils are shapes, and what are Effects, as well as what effects can be used with what pupiles.
Color Rules
Eyes are made up of three possible parts that differ on the eye trait or preferences: Sclera (Whites of the eyes), Iris, and Pupil.
COLOR:
- The Iris and Pupil can be any color.
- The Sclera can be any color except for dark greys and blacks. Only Eclipse, Omen, and Aether eyes can have dark blacks and greys for the sclera.
- A white pupil is considered blind unless you have pale or solar eyes.
- Pale should have slightly lighter or darker colors together.
- Some eye traits are allowed to have the pupil extend out of the eye, such as Arcane, Aether, and Nebula eyes.
Albino dragons must have pink/red, purple/lilac, or blue colors for their eyes. This should be a light pastel colors.
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- Eyes are allowed heavy shading and detail.
- Markings cannot appear on the eye.
EDITED WITH:
- Item Kits
- Touch up Kits
Heterochromia
You can show central, partial, or full herochromia in eyes without a marking present.
If tobiano, inkwell, or painted is present and covering a part or all of the eye, heterochromia must be present.
EDITED WITH:
- Item Kits
- Touch up Kit
Wings
Membranes
COLOR:
- Any color from the dragon's coat color sliders.
- Any color modifier on the genotype that matches the coat color.
- Any shade lighter or darker than the coat color.
- Effected by Duotone (two colors gradient together on the membrane).
- Effected by Tritone (three colors gradient together on the membrane).
TRANSLUCENCY/OPACITY
- Cannot go below 50% opacity unless Corruption is present.
- Is allowed to have variation in the wing membrane where some parts are more translucent than others.
EDITED WITH:
- Paint
- Item Kits
Special Notes:
- A wing type can be change using a large item kit in both Design Review and Updates. This allows you to change the wing from webbed, to feathered, or half feathered.
Feathers
COLOR:
- Should always match the base coat color.
SHADING AND TEXTURES:
- 20 Point rule applies.
- Can have very light shading but should not obscure markings or appear too much like agouti or iridescent.
TRANSLUCENCY/OPACITY
- Cannot be translucent unless Corruption is present.
- Is allowed to have variation in the feathers where some parts are more translucent than others if corruption is present.
EDITED WITH:
- Paint
- Item Kits
Special Notes:
- A wing type can be change using a large item kit in both Design Review and Updates. This allows you to change the wing from webbed, to feathered, or half feathered.
Some species do not require any items to remove wings. If they are not listed below, you will need items to remove wings. Wing and limb removal can be read in the Corruption guide.
- All Basileus species
Breath Elements
Breath art can be added on the import during approval, or after during updates. Only dragons with breath abilities can depict the breath art!
COLOR AND DEPICTION:
- Can be any combination of colors.
- Subtle glows are allowed so long as they do not obscure the import
- Shape and pattern of the breath can be any so long as it is not vulgar and does not cover the dragon excessivley.
- Breaths should not cover more than 50% of the mouth and as well should ceom from the mouth itself. Floating breath will look too much like elemental.
- Breaths can be depicted in any form. If you want an "icey" fire breath or a dripping breath this is fine. We do not judge breaths on their general depiction.
EDITED WITH:
- Touch up kit
Special Zones
Special zones refers to the special areas on a dragon's import that makes the species a little more unique. This can be the fur on a greater emperor, the throat sack on a Sapiere, or the plates on a ridgewalker's back.
COLOR:
- Any color, or shade of color found on the bdoy.
- any natural coat color (bronze, etc)
- Color Modifier Genes
SHADING AND TEXTURE:
- Light subtle shading is allowed on these zones, if it is too strong it will be rejected as it goes beyond a "nuanced" shading and may appear too much like metallic or other markings that produce heavier shading.
- any texture style is allowed to for a special zone so long as it does not start to mimic a marking too much. (with the exception of free markings)
EDITED WITH:
- Paint for fur/flesh
- Nail Polish for spikes, plates, scales, etc.
- Touch Up Kit if markings are present on these zones.
Special Notes:
- Sapiere throat pouches are allowed a subtle glow.
- Sapiere throat pouches are allowed to be any colors, and be made up of any number of colors.
Effects
COLORING LINES
COLOR:
- Lines are allowed to be colored based on what they sit over.
- Lines must be darker than what they sit on and be visible.
- Lines cannot be brighter than what they sit on.
OPACITY
- Lines must still be visible can be light enough that they show a softness.
EDITED WITH:
- Touch up Kit
HALOS
COLOR:
- Halos must be bright colors.
- Halos can be any color you want them to be, and can have layer effects that don't make them too dark (Glow, Add, etc.)
- Can layer above or under Shadows.
- Must sit behind the dragon and cannot be incredibly large. Should only be a few pixels in size.
OPACITY
- Can be as transparent as you wish.
EDITED WITH:
- Touch up Kit
SHADOWS
COLOR:
- Shadows must be dark colors.
- Shadows can be any color you want them to be, and can have layer effects that don't make them too bright (Color burn, multiple, etc.)
- Can layer above or under Halos.
- Must sit behind the dragon and cannot be incredibly large. Should only be a few pixels in size.
OPACITY
- Can be as transparent as you wish.
EDITED WITH:
- Touch up Kit
Import nuances
Import nuances are allowed on all imports no matter the genes visible. However, nuances should be subtle and match the color beneath them. They should not mimic other markings too much.
EDITED WITH:
- Touch up Kit