I've been thinking about this for a little while and i want sure whethet or not it would be a good idea to suggest it until I realized that there were a lot of problems/complaints in the community on bases, markings, and eyes.. Mostly bases!

A lot of people are displeased with staff created bases, not saying they're all bad, I'm just basing this on what ice seen and heard. I don't name and specifics but it's there.
There's also the problem of staff not implementing bases that have over 500+ supports, or that won a poll. Eggnog is an example, it was supposedly supposed to be implemented years ago and yet has not been.

I have thought up an idea that could help fix this so staff has help, a fresh pair(or multiple pairs) of eyes, and fresh hands.

Have a team of players help with implementing bases, eyes, and markings into the game.

There are many amazing non-staff artists on lioden who make beautiful bases/eyes,and have enough knowledge to make mockups of marking recolor that could pretty easily be added!
To eliminate favoritism and possible arguments that could make this a problem-
Team members would have to get permission from staff when they have a base(specifically user created) that they would like to implement. To decide, they could either vote among themselves or they could hold a poll and take turns on who gets to pick the poll choices for the base/marking/eyes. If it is a public poll, they could add the options while staff makes the poll itself.

To eliminate the possibility of having someone inexperienced or unable to actually copy a suggestion onto multiple poses from getting such a position-

Have a test/application that requires the user who wishes to join the team to provide proof that they can make multiple poses(mutated, female, etc) with the same base, eye color,and marking(recolor or not). Ask questions like, "what is a blending mode?" "How do you clip a layer onto another?" "Do you have experience?" And so on.

Please keep in mind that this applies strictly to base/manebase, eye color, and marking creation/recolor! This does not apply to the implementation of mutations, new poses, or anything of the like.

Staff would still have their own bases, yes, but this would give user suggested bases a chance to shine and be implemented, let the community help in making lioden more enjoyable.

I believe this would assist in relieving stress from the current base maker(s) so they can focus on other game elements more without having to worry as much about making lions pretty, as well as appeasing the 'public' of LD.

If you don't support, have any ideas on how this can be improved, and/or have anything to add, feel free to post or message me!