Marking Guide
This guide covers general information on how markings work, including a review of marking genetics, section breakdowns for each species (applicable for markings which follow section rules), and an explanation + references for how directional markings work on flier-class species.
General
Shape
Markings should always appear naturalistic and never look like tattoos or existing objects/shapes! (Ie: logos, star shapes, ect) All markings (including dimorphic markings) should always look natural.
Remember that markings must always be clearly visible on your dinosaur unless they are being hidden by another marking! If they are too subtle in color/near invisible, you may be asked to modify them before they can be approved.
Applying Bald Ranges to Feathered Dinosaurs
All of our marking ranges on the site (except for a few cases) are made for the bald import lines, but you can apply them to the feathered imports as well! When considering ranges for feathered imports, just extend the ranges from the bald imports outwards to where they would meet the feathered lines to see where the range limit would be.
Markings should always appear naturalistic and never look like tattoos or existing objects/shapes! (Ie: logos, star shapes, ect) All markings (including dimorphic markings) should always look natural.
Remember that markings must always be clearly visible on your dinosaur unless they are being hidden by another marking! If they are too subtle in color/near invisible, you may be asked to modify them before they can be approved.
Applying Bald Ranges to Feathered Dinosaurs
All of our marking ranges on the site (except for a few cases) are made for the bald import lines, but you can apply them to the feathered imports as well! When considering ranges for feathered imports, just extend the ranges from the bald imports outwards to where they would meet the feathered lines to see where the range limit would be.
Genetics
Markings can be either heterozygous or homozygous. You can see which version of a marking your dinosaur has by checking its genotype.
Heterozygous markings will always be displayed in the Xx form (or occasionally X for some markings). Homozygous markings will always be displayed in the XXXX form (or occasionally XX for some markings).
Homozygous markings have double the chance of passing to offspring compared to the heterozygous version. Homozygous markings also often allow for differences in gene expression (see individual marking pages to see what you can with the hom. version of each marking).
Heterozygous markings will always be displayed in the Xx form (or occasionally X for some markings). Homozygous markings will always be displayed in the XXXX form (or occasionally XX for some markings).
Homozygous markings have double the chance of passing to offspring compared to the heterozygous version. Homozygous markings also often allow for differences in gene expression (see individual marking pages to see what you can with the hom. version of each marking).
Section Guides
See the individual page for each marking to see which ones follow section rules.
Flier Markings
Markings on flier species act differently than on terrestrial species due to the way marking ranges interact with the wings. Some markings have 'directional' rules that specify a certain flow pattern that they must follow, usually restricting these markings to only horizontal or vertical orientations. Examples of such markings with these rules include Striped, Ripple, Tapir, and Smog.
These rules still apply to these markings (and the rest with directional rules) when they are being added to a flier! When these markings flow from the body of a flier onto the wings, they should curve to follow the flow of the wing, not continue in the same direction as on the body down the entire length of the wing.
The leading edge of the wing (where the hand is) is treated as the dorsal side and the trailing edge of the wing is treated as the underside (in comparison to a normal dinosaur). This means that vertical markings should run from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and horizontal markings should run between them lengthwise.
This may sound a little confusing, so we've included some examples to demonstrate!
These rules still apply to these markings (and the rest with directional rules) when they are being added to a flier! When these markings flow from the body of a flier onto the wings, they should curve to follow the flow of the wing, not continue in the same direction as on the body down the entire length of the wing.
The leading edge of the wing (where the hand is) is treated as the dorsal side and the trailing edge of the wing is treated as the underside (in comparison to a normal dinosaur). This means that vertical markings should run from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and horizontal markings should run between them lengthwise.
This may sound a little confusing, so we've included some examples to demonstrate!
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