Anon who brought up the site art vs usermade distinction here.
I ultimately am neutral on keeping the shlines rule. I am an accent artist, but I've never had too much issue with it. I find enjoyment in figuring out ways to have fun with the shadow colors, but I also tend to make my skins morph to the dragon and don't draw over them with complete disregard for the form underneath. Not that the latter is a bad thing! Some of the most creative skins I've seen fall under that category. But I do understand why artists who do the latter are more frustrated than I am.
I've had skins rejected for shlines before but all of them got through after a single round of tweaks. I've emulated bounce lights and reflections by making some parts of the shadows darker or a different hue than others. Staff doesn't care if the shadows are rainbow hued or vary somewhat in darkness in the same area. As long as they stay visible on first glance at the 350x350 png.
This is just a long winded way of saying I do personally enjoy working with the limitations that shlines give us, and I appreciate being able to tell site art from usermade art apart. But I also wouldn't mind it if the rules got overhauled. I just personally haven't that many frustrating experiences with the way things currently are.
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Re: Skin & Accent Rules
(Anonymous) 2025-02-02 09:49 am (UTC)(link)I ultimately am neutral on keeping the shlines rule. I am an accent artist, but I've never had too much issue with it. I find enjoyment in figuring out ways to have fun with the shadow colors, but I also tend to make my skins morph to the dragon and don't draw over them with complete disregard for the form underneath. Not that the latter is a bad thing! Some of the most creative skins I've seen fall under that category. But I do understand why artists who do the latter are more frustrated than I am.
I've had skins rejected for shlines before but all of them got through after a single round of tweaks. I've emulated bounce lights and reflections by making some parts of the shadows darker or a different hue than others. Staff doesn't care if the shadows are rainbow hued or vary somewhat in darkness in the same area. As long as they stay visible on first glance at the 350x350 png.
This is just a long winded way of saying I do personally enjoy working with the limitations that shlines give us, and I appreciate being able to tell site art from usermade art apart. But I also wouldn't mind it if the rules got overhauled. I just personally haven't that many frustrating experiences with the way things currently are.