DawnScribe — Sell an Avatar Cosmetic

How it works

Cosmetics must be your original artwork — no AI-generated images, traced work, or assets you don't own rights to.
Items are applied to the DawnScribe avatar system. Use a transparent PNG for best results.
No adult or offensive content. Visible to all ages.
You earn 80% of every sale. DawnScribe keeps 20%.
Items go live after review (typically 3–5 days).

Option 1 — Color-layer stack System colors it

Upload 4 PNG files at 512×512 px, all with transparent backgrounds, all pixel-perfectly aligned to each other. DawnScribe stacks them at runtime and can shift the color layer to any hue — so every reader gets a randomized color on unlock.

If your item has multiple colorable zones (e.g. a shirt with a logo), you can submit a separate 4-layer stack for each zone — they'll be composited together on the avatar.

Color

Flat base colors — this is the layer the system will tint

Line Art

Outlines and hard edges

Shading

Dark shadows, painted in greyscale

Lighting

Bright highlights, painted in greyscale

Tip: Paint your color layer in a neutral mid-tone (a standard red, blue, green, teal, or purple works well). The system shifts the hue, not just brightness — so very dark, very light, or desaturated base colors won't tint correctly. See below for the full list.

These colors cannot be tinted by the system — if you want any of them, paint them by hand and include them as Option 2 variants instead:

White / near-whiteNo hue present — tinting has no effect

Black / near-blackAbsorbs all color — shift is invisible

True grey / silverNo saturation — hue-shift does nothing

Very dark shades(deep navy, dark brown, etc.) — shift applies but is barely visible

Very light pastelsShift produces washed-out, muddy results

Neons / extreme saturationShift can produce garish or clashing output

Option 2 — Variant set You pick the colors

Upload a minimum of 6 fully finished PNG files at 512×512 px — each a complete, hand-painted version of the item in a different color or style. You decide exactly which options are available. Readers receive one at random on unlock, and can spend Embers to retry for another variant.

The more variants you include, the more replayable your item becomes. Six is the minimum; popular items regularly hit 10–15. More variants = more engagement = more Ember retries.

Use this format when your item has complex gradients, patterns, or textures that wouldn't survive a hue-shift — or when you want total control over every colorway.

This is also required for any colors the system can't tint (white, black, grey, pastels, neons — see list above).

Option 3 — Mixed Both combined

You can combine both approaches on the same item. Use the 4-layer stack for the colors the system can shift automatically, and add hand-painted variant files for any specific colors (like white, black, or a neon) that need to be done by hand. All options feed into the same randomization pool — readers won't know or care which method produced each color.

Example: A jacket with 8 system-tinted colors + 2 hand-painted variants (white and black) = 10 total options in the unlock pool.

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