DESIGN GUIDE & MARKINGS

Rules

• Bioluminescent can use any color!
• It is comprised of a hard-edged lower layer, with a blurred, brighter layer above.
• Use blend modes like Addition or Screen for the top layer to achieve a glowing appearance.

Non-Dominant

• It may freely include a slight lighter to darker gradient, without shifting hue.
• Comprised of matching simple shapes, not larger than the largest wing pad.
• Simple shapes includes:
• Natural geometric shapes
• Stars with round edges
• Spots - these can be arranged to make a flower effect
• Etc., without being overly complex or perfectly even.

Dominant

• Can make one hard-edged marking glow or create its own marking with simple shapes, allowing some mix-and-match (e.g., dots and dashes for a constellation effect).
• Gains the ability to gradient between two similar colors (e.g., orange to red, but not orange to green).

Bicolor Interaction

• When Bicolor is applied to Bioluminescent, it can add a second color to non-dominant, or a third to dominant, ignoring the similar hue rule!

Effects on Free Areas and Traits

• Horns or claws cannot completely glow, but may have glowing spots and be saturated.
• Eyes and mouth can glow, but must be submitted as an alternate file in the description rather than on the main import.