I'm posting this thread to showcase the fantastic new colors I'm proposing in my Lioden Sliding Scale Thread: Check it out!!! Ruddy was beautifully created by Griff (#26694) but the rest of these examples were made by me, and although mine can't compare to Griff's, they're meant to illustrate the finer points of the Sliding Scale modification of my genetics model!

Without getting into the specifics of the Sliding Scale thread that inspired these, the basic concept of the color model is that the colors are arranged into NCL colors, Custom/Oasis colors, and Special/Raffle colors just as they are now, but there are two versions of each: a Solid version in which the color remains mostly the same throughout the body or the Countershaded version in which the topline is darker and lightens in a countershading pattern where the belly, throat, and the feet are lighter in shade. From there, each genotype (genetic formula) will produce three shades of each color, namely a dark, medium, and light shade. I'm calling this part of the model the "Sliding Scale"

Because there will be MANY of these to share, I'm starting to break them down into sections that correspond with the color groups they belong to in my Sliding Scale model. If you like what's listed here, come see MORE:

Black Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Dilute Black Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Dilute Orange Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Black Specials Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Orange Specials Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Golden Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Cream Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

Fawn Colors of my Sliding Scale Model

With that said, here's what we'd like to show you in greater detail than the lil' thumbnails on the original thread (Fulvous, Udara, and Sunshine are Xylax's not-yet-released base colors, and while he's given me permission to preview them here, this thread is only for discussion of the colors I'm proposing):

The Rust Sliding Scale:


* Ruddy : the dark shade of Rust:


* Rust: the medium shade of its range:


* Rufous: the light shade of its range:



The Mahogany Sliding Scale:



* Redwood: the dark shade of Mahogany inspired by the dark, red-colored wood. (I did this one, so it's not nearly as nice as one of Griff's)


* Cedar (Oasis/Custom Color): the light shade of Mahogany inspired by cedar's wood. (I did this one, so it's not nearly as nice as one of Griff's)



The Umber Sliding Scale:



* Henna: the dark shade of Umber inspired by the dark, red-brown natural dye.


* Umber: the medium shade of its range inspired by the natural pigment.


* Sienna: the light shade in its range inspired by the natural pigment.



The Udara Sliding Scale:


* Goldenrod: the light shade in its range.


The Sunshine Sliding Scale:


* Sunflower: the dark shade of its range.


* Sunglow: the light shade of its range.



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