Hi there just wondering would something like this be ok? It's not fully binding the jaw but I still wanted to double check!

Hello ! I am working on a peacock custom(s?) and i only have flats so far, but I needed to ask some questions to see if it would be fine to do or not.
Okay so it's a peacock themed custom that gives little claws, wings, and a tail marking and i'm sure this on it's own is probably fine as far as I can tell.

But if i made another custom with dark blue colored markings and layered it underneath to *almost* make it look completely like a bird, would that be allowed?
it could be usable on it's own too like how people have the piebald-ish markings in dark colors. but specifically combined in this way, it almost makes them look like a bird.

Reason I'm asking is because I saw optical art not allowed and didn't know if this type of illusion would count as that or if the op art rule only meant like heavy checker/mind mending geometry patterns. The parts of the wolf aren't amputated, but are just dark marking'd to make the bird custom standout from afar.
I also want to know if putting a beak on the bridge of a wolf's nose is allowed?
or if it's so weird that it'd count as body horror.


Layering all three together would do this! Basically turns a wolf into a peacock, altho the limbs are all still there, I need to know if this combination of customs layered together to make an illusion is against the rules or not. If it is against the rules, I wont make the markings or the beak and i'll just submit the first wing/claws/tailmarking as a griffin inspired custom instead if that's preferable.

Sorry that they're all flats, but before I did like gradients and coloring things I wanted to know if this was good to do or not. The whiter part of the wing will be like a barred pattern but not a complex one.
Thank you for your consideration, and I'm glad this thread exists so I can find out before I finish the arts and slap any of it into queue, it is much appreciated.

@CrescentMoon The item you showed would not count as a muzzle, thanks for double checking!

@SageHoney Hi there! As long as the markings do not contain repeating patterns or heavy textures, the blue markings you have shown will not fall under the triggering or overwhelming imagery rule.

Yes, you may place a beak on the bridge of the wolf's nose, as well as the actual mouth itself. Thank you for checking in with this thread.

Sorry to use the thread so quickly again would this be distinct enough to pass?

@CrescentMoon Yes, this would be distinct enough.

Okay, so I have come with some questions. I hope they're not too many or too complex, but I am a curious bean.

- The first is about "Artwork and Files" rule 1.3 (on the submissions page), where it states "the artwork may not cover more than 80% of the background". Is this just an old holdover? Because I remember seeing something about how background items are now allowed to cover 100% of the background, so I thought this may have gotten missed, or... something. I don't know.

- For Creatures: Humanoids, what exactly counts? Anything that too closely resembles a human? Would an anthro wolf, for example, count? Is it human-shaped, or just anything that looks too close to a human? (Distinctly human hands, face, skintone, any of those.) Also I can pull up examples of creatures to question more specifically if that would help.

- Would joke weapons that are modern/future in nature be okay? Like a water gun, or a scythe that looks futuristic/mechanized.

- For "Locations", would you submit all applicable ones, even if it doesn't cover that space on all poses? For example, I saw a bunny plush in the shop that had it by the feet on some wolves, but on the back of the others. Would this go under both "Feet" and "Back"? (And maybe someplace else as appropriate.)

- For symbols: Quotation marks and apostrophes are allowed and won't cause problems, right? I see them cause problems on FR sometimes. I think because some devices autocorrect it to "special left/right-facing quotes/apostrophes".

- Set Names: Would I be allowed to do something like "Shadows Follower" and "Shadows Leader"? They clearly go together, but aren't referenced as specifically a "set". I often do this in my file names for easy finding, and it would let people search a specific set. (But I understand if that's not okay, I just wanted to be sure.)

- Biblically accurate angels: I like to make eye and wing creatures, which I loosely refer to as biblically accurate angels due to the similarities. They're not intended to actually be angels or reference the Bible directly, but people would definitely see similarities and probably refer to them as such. As long as the item name and description don't call it that, would they be okay? (I can also provide examples of the creatures I make sometimes, if that would help in making a final call.) Relatedly, are names like "Angel Wings" okay? (Referencing specifically the word "angel".)

- A copyright related one: Let's say it's some sort of joke item/parody. Would this be allowed? For example, all the McDonald's things in animes/cartoons with a W instead of an M, or the guy who was able to make "Not McDonald's". Other examples could include stuff like "My Little Horsie", or "Nontendo", or things like that.

- Okay, and for the final bigger one right now: More copyright. If I create a completely unique creature and entirely own the IP, I can submit a CA with the creature, right? And then if I want to later, can I still use that same creature in, say, a video game I make later? (Or comic, or whatever.) As long as I don't use the exact art piece that I used for the Lorwolf CA. My understanding of the rules is that yes, this is fine, but I didn't ever see that get answered on this thread (despite a few people asking early on), and I wanted to be entirely clear.

Sorry about the big pile of questions, but I like to be completely sure before I dive into things, so I'd like to make sure I understand everything entirely.

Heya! just poppin in really quick to ask about a few collections of mine. would these kinds of backgrounds work? A note though, is that the "shadow" wolf is actually a copy of the lorwolf base itself but all black to add a kind of "old game blocky graphics" kind of shadow to match with the pixel theme. This does not change the base wolf in the slightest, would this be acceptable or would the shadow have to be removed?

here are a few of the possible designs as examples

Edit: I'm gonna assume its not and remove them anyway

Hi there, @Orgetzu You can ask as many or as few questions as you like here!

• Yes, background items may now cover 100% of the background. Thank you for the catch!
• Anthro and bipedal animals are allowed. A bipedal cat chef would be allowed, but a human-looking orc chef would not be. Features such as human noses, feet to replace anatomy would not be allowed. Please feel welcome to show examples, I'm happy to further discuss.
• Joke weapons/props that are modern would be determined case by case, such as a silly string laser gun would not be allowed, but a futuristic oversized hammer would be.
• For Locations, if it covers a part of one of the poses, you may add that location.
• Rule 1.16 states that submission titles and descriptions should have proper punctuation and grammar (title case, no all-caps or all lower case, no symbols). Quotation marks are not allowed. However, apostrophes have not been reported to affect player devices at the time of writing this message.
• As long as the item name is relevant to the item submitted, Shadows Follower and Shadows Leader should be acceptable.
• For religious-based or loosely inspired items, this would be case by case, which we're always happy to discuss here in this thread. Wings alone would not be disallowed, but if you were to have a CA with many eyes, rings and wings, then it may need a rework.
• Parody names of brand names would not be allowed.
• As long as you do not use the exact Lorwolf asset submitted, yes, you would be able to use your own designed creature in your own works.

@ScreethTheMoth Hi there, I'm unable to see the images provided. If you still would like your question answered, I'm happy to help. Please be aware that this thread may take 5 - 10 business days to receive a response.

I was thinking of doing a set of stylized leopard spots. I know there is a CA that already has spots but these are different. Would they be different enough to pass?

I wanna know if there'd be anything I'd need to change in terms of lineart before I work on it more

((The apparel is referenced off of Rody from Deadplate a game by Racheldrawsthis, I feel like the hair is a bit too simillar, and that the outfit may be too close to official artwork in Lorwolf, so I'd like to know how I could change it a little more))

A reference IMG of said character ((The best fullbody I can find from the original creator))

(EDIT) Adding onto this, would this be too on the nose for a referenced CA too? I'd like to know what I could change for this design- ((The referenced character is Zuke from NSR <no straight roads>))

https://imgur.com/a/XwjLi9U