Can I get an edit?

Written by Limor, edited by ???

A few links to check out when making designs are:
Themed pet reference pages by Xavion
Comprehensive Guide to Themed Pets by Lavelle
Guide to Themed Pet Contests by Scathreoite

For this round of the Designer's Guide I teamed up with Torey!


We decided to tackle the rather unknown Loveland Frog! The Loveland Frog is a type of Cryptid and me and Torey both wanted a creepy (but fun!) theme for you all to enjoy! Below you will find both of our steps and creations on making this wonderfully creepy design (and how we each took different approaches!) Now Torey is a talented designer and I found them my browsing the themed threads, who knows maybe one of your designs will catch my eye and i'll invite you on the times as a guest!



Torey's Loveland Frog



Genes
I like to have a specific theme or scenario in mind when designing pets and choosing traits, and for this one I thought of an aged cryptid trying to survive in an urban, populated world, maybe living in a swamp off a highway. Since the topic was the Loveland Frogman, I started with(but didn't keep) green as the main body color. Next I see how much of the body the first and second genes cover, and toggle between gene and secondary body colors. I didn't like how green looked with the genes, so I switched green to more of an accent. I based my palette on the greens, oranges, and reds of aged copper to give off an old, faded, and forgotten vibe. Google images is really helpful here as it gives me an idea of what colors to use. I also Googled 'aged copper color palettes' as metal can be tricky to replicate with one color because it has texture and a shine. The end result has an interesting variety of copper values (and reminds me of a fire-bellied toad!).

Mutations
I pick mutation colors last since they go over genes, and I normally have one or two genes visible while messing with mutations. I like to think of them as a finishing touch, and they're normally another shade of a color I already used or something that complements the main color. If I had designed this as a Themed pet, I would've mixed and matched random traits to make sure most looked good together before submitting it. Since I only needed one design, I picked traits that matched my scenario.

Keep on trying!
I'd say that when designing, keep an open mind and be flexible. I've scrapped color palettes and themes that I felt stuck on or didn't look as good as I hoped; I coincidentally scrapped the first design I had for this prompt because I just wasn't happy with it. Even if it takes twice as long, it's so satisfying to make a design you're genuinely proud of. And thank you for letting me guest feature here!



Limor's Loveland Frog



Genes
For me, as you all may have noticed, I love the brighter colors. I'm a fan of those muted color pallets with some strong pops of color. For this design I wanted a brighter vibrant greenish yellow to pop! So what I usually work with is building up darker to lighter. The way the Electric Shock traits work it is a g3 but it doesn't cover much so it gets placed under the darker trait colors. For the color I used to pop I used an electric green-yellow to pop in the g2 petals area. The darkest color in the design is the g1, Red Panda covers a decent part of the Luffox so I wanted it to be the darkest body part of the color. That lighter green is used as a transition from the darker color to the neony pop!

Mutations
For mutations I wanted them to contrast against the body and genes, so I used some more mellowed out colors. None of these colors are too dark, and they aren't to light. I fell away from saturating these colors as I feel this adds a better blend and pleasant appeal to the design. I made the horns the brightest color of the mutation - though not to bright but bright enough to stand out from the body. The hearts I made pale white as glowy sort of traits and mutations always work better with white colors. The tail is just a random green color, that if brought in would work with the design - though many luffox tails don't show the m1 color.

Keep on trying!
It took me years to get a design on the themed list so remember keep trying! I've been designing since I first joined in 2016, so I have almost 4 years of designing (coming up July 5th!) under my belt. Remember as with any other skill practice, practice, practice! Keep in mind things like color theory as that will really help!

I enjoyed working with Torey and I hope you all found this fairytale fun design concepts entertained you!

Can you check this over for edits?


Games Made By: Limor, edited by ???


Note: All winners are put into a drawing to get a final winner!

So this time around no one submitted a finished slider so that prize is still up for grabs!

Picture Slide
https://www.proprofs.com/games/puzzle/sliding/may-sylestia/
Here is the finished image:

A picture slide is a sliding picture puzzle. To win the prize for this you must send a screenshot of the finished photo that includes your time and number of moves. Whoever has the shortest time and number of moves will win the prize:


Word Search

Here we have your average word search. To complete the word search, pop it into a drawing program like MS Paint or Fire Alpaca and once you're finished DM the messages to Limor. Don't share your answers! The prize is this pet:


In your free time if you ever want to play old Times' game they can be found here!

Was it Book or Anime taking this month off?

Im super sadly going to have to leave this because it's too hard to participate on mobile.

did you get ask sadie done?

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=86085&page=27#261 Author: Limor Time Posted: 6/28/2020 at 5:53 PM Can I get an edit? Written by Limor, edited by ??? A few links to check out when making designs are: Themed pet reference pages by Xavion Comprehensive Guide to Themed Pets by Lavelle Guide to Themed Pet Contests by Scathreoite For this round of the Designer's Guide I teamed up with Torey! We decided to tackle the rather unknown Loveland Frog! The Loveland Frog is a type of Cryptid and me and Torey both wanted a creepy (but fun!) theme for you all to enjoy! Below you will find both of our steps and creations on making this wonderfully creepy design (and how we each took different approaches!) Now Torey is a talented designer and I found them my browsing the themed threads, who knows maybe one of your designs will catch my eye and i'll invite you on the times as a guest! Torey's Loveland Frog Genes I like to have a specific theme or scenario in mind when designing pets and choosing traits, and for this one I thought of an aged cryptid trying to survive in an urban, populated world, maybe living in a swamp off a highway. Since the topic was the Loveland Frogman, I started with(but didn't keep) green as the main body color. Next I see how much of the body the first and second genes cover, and toggle between gene and secondary body colors. I didn't like how green looked with the genes, so I switched green to more of an accent. I based my palette on the greens, oranges, and reds of aged copper to give off an old, faded, and forgotten vibe. Google images is really helpful here as it gives me an idea of what colors to use. I also Googled 'aged copper color palettes' as metal can be tricky to replicate with one color because it has texture and a shine. The end result has an interesting variety of copper values (and reminds me of a fire-bellied toad!). Mutations I pick mutation colors last since they go over genes, and I normally have one or two genes visible while messing with mutations. I like to think of them as a finishing touch, and they're normally another shade of a color I already used or something that complements the main color. If I had designed this as a Themed pet, I would've mixed and matched random traits to make sure most looked good together before submitting it. Since I only needed one design, I picked traits that matched my scenario. Keep on trying! I'd say that when designing, keep an open mind and be flexible. I've scrapped color palettes and themes that I felt stuck on or didn't look as good as I hoped; I coincidentally scrapped the first design I had for this prompt because I just wasn't happy with it. Even if it takes twice as long, it's so satisfying to make a design you're genuinely proud of. And thank you for letting me guest feature here! Limor's Loveland Frog Genes For me, as you all may have noticed, I love the brighter colors. I'm a fan of those muted color pallets with some strong pops of color. For this design I wanted a brighter vibrant greenish yellow to pop! So what I usually work with is building up darker to lighter. The way the Electric Shock traits work it is a g3 but it doesn't cover much so it gets placed under the darker trait colors. For the color I used to pop I used an electric green-yellow to pop in the g2 petals area. The darkest color in the design is the g1, Red Panda covers a decent part of the Luffox so I wanted it to be the darkest body part of the color. That lighter green is used as a transition from the darker color to the neony pop! Mutations For mutations I wanted them to contrast against the body and genes, so I used some more mellowed out colors. None of these colors are too dark, and they aren't to light. I fell away from saturating these colors as I feel this adds a better blend and pleasant appeal to the design. I made the horns the brightest color of the mutation - though not to bright but bright enough to stand out from the body. The hearts I made pale white as glowy sort of traits and mutations always work better with white colors. The tail is just a random green color, that if brought in would work with the design - though many luffox tails don't show the m1 color. Keep on trying! It took me years to get a design on the themed list so remember keep trying! I've been designing since I first joined in 2016, so I have almost 4 years of designing (coming up July 5th!) under my belt. Remember as with any other skill practice, practice, practice! Keep in mind things like color theory as that will really help! I enjoyed working with Torey and I hope you all found this fairytale fun design concepts entertained you!

can you edit please?

Sad to see you go, it was great having you

Did you happen to get artists among us this time around?

How's this?