wow... i like the apparel and the familiar but... those skins are just. bad. the artwork itself isnt bad, and its not like they dont fit plague necessarily -- i guess the m imp, f pearlcatcher and m skydancer ones are okay, but... they feel bland in general. im glad those people won, but i know there were things better-suited for it.
however, as im sure all of you are aware, this festivals submission guidelines went up in flames. people mightve put stuff on the thread that went against those rules, but it wouldve never been picked. we are no longer allowed to depict (red) blood, or the suffering of dragons. this is not limited to this festival, but in general. only 'zombie' dragons are allowed to have wounds, and the blood must be black or purple or anything but red. no live dragons are allowed to appear like theyre 'suffering.' so, many skins wouldnt be chosen strictly because of that. and if youre an accent maker, make sure you dont include much blood or suffering in your skins from here on out -- you may very well be turned down. someone had a skin that had a small trickle of blood from a tiny wound somewhere, and they were told they had to change the color of said blood or remove it.
so yeah. guess at least i dont have to spend all my money on skins this time lol