I think you need the credits all together, and I thought the spotlight next to the tc is perfect. However, when you win, the trophy will take up more room vertically. I would expand the tc space so it would still look good for that. See this for info for the rules. You do not have to have a minion, though I always do and think they add something. But that is a matter of opinion of course. :)

As far as the pet image, yes it is necessary. You have to have some form of it. Per :"You don't have to show the official pet art (although we do enjoy that!) - you just have to show some form of quad or anthro art - basically, anything that's allowed in the Custom Pet Overlay rules is what we're looking for on your pet profiles. It can be background art, it can be hidden in a hover or a dropdown, you can even put the pet art at the bottom of your text box/beneath the story. We just want to see it somewhere on the page!"

I'll have to test the profile with one of my winners. I thiiiink it should fit if I keep the image hidden, but good note. I like including minions usually, but wanted fewer things to keep track of haha!

Okay, thank you for letting me know! I'll quickly add a hover for it. Really appreciate you looking at things. :)

Welcome! Good luck with Spotlight. :)

Hello! I believe I have finished these two pets if anyone could please take a look? Thank you!

I think the stories you've written for both of those pets are adorable! My one suggestion would be to maybe try some different colors with Valley Girl's profile, maybe ones that are warmer in tone to match the pet art or autumn colors? I also loved the burnt marshmallows scattered in Honeysuckle's treasure chest!

- I was going to say I really like the contrasting colours on Valley Girl ^^; they're both really cute!!!

Hey guys. I was hoping for some feedback on my pet Yarhzeit. In particular, I am worried that the profile and everything might be too simple to be considered for a spotlight. That, and I wonder if perhaps there's too much yellow background. I also question how well the minion matches -- I wanted some sort of dragon, and the description of a Keen fits, but the color is kinda meh. This is my first time doing anything serious with a pet, and she means a lot to me, so I'm quite nervous.

I'm so sorry for your loss. And that was so terrible during covid without the family being able to come and grieve together. OMG how awful. I'm facing the passing of my mother soon right now. And my father will be gone not long after.

Back to your profile. I think you might find a different background. Pixabay is a great source and is free to use. Maybe something like these? Flowers: X X X Or the sky showing Heaven? X X If you want to use any of these, please let me know and I will tell you the artists for the credit. :)

A field of some of your mother's favorite flowers? I don't know the Jewish beliefs, but maybe something beautiful regarding them? IDK. I just think it needs something to connect to her.

You also will need to add yourself to the credits for the story, and for the background if you get one.

my utmost sympathies for your situation. Losing a loved one is never easy.

hmm. My mother loved daisies, as I recall. She also liked carnations, but I think a field of daisies might be better. I'm not sure where I would find a good picture of daisies that is large enough and open source, but I'll do some digging. I initially chose yellow because it's her fave color but I think you're right, flowers would be beautiful.

Myself in the credits, derp. Thank you for pointing that out, I totally overlooked that.

Thank you. <3 I put this link but you might not have seen it. Pixabay is free to use and has a lot to look thru. Post again when you have something. :)

Thank you so much for your help. i found pixabay, actually, and another site, wallpapers.com, where I found the one I decided to use. I think I credited it right -- it said free for the license, and didn't have a photographer listed.

Welcome. Oh, I love the daisies. That is a very nice background. I see she has been nominated so you are all set.

^.^ yes! I had someone from the subeta discord help me fix the line of code I needed help with, and I got a bit of feedback there as well. I'm so happy to have finally put the finishing touches on her. I've been putting it off for a while, debating with myself and so on. It feels good to have a completed pet.

Always nice to finish! Welcome for the help. This thread is great for that. And thanks for the gift. :)

I finished

Frances is amazing. I love her story. I'm a little puzzled why just "female" is bolded in the line "female nightmare hikei". That looks a tiny bit odd. And you made a minor grammatical error: "it's three tails snapping against its hide" should be **its. But other than that it's a gorgeous profile!

For Mamba, the colors are very high contrast, which makes for a bright and bold statement. I like the story, too -- and the moral therein. It's very important to be prepared for a pet and to do your research before getting one!

EDIT: I can't seem to nominate Mamba for the spotlight! I tried turning off my adblock, and still no joy. =/ I wonder if it's just me or if there's something wrong with the link?

Hi! Frances is really interesting. The story and art are creepy. I think the simple white bg is effective, but I am torn as I personally like some sort of imagery and color. :) I did find a couple of typos: 'Legs trembling, she threw off her thin silk sheets, swinging them over over bed. Her cotton white dress swayed just over her ankles as she, shakily, stood.' S/B: 'Legs trembling, she threw off her thin silk sheets, swinging them over her bed. Her cotton white dress swayed just over her ankles as she shakily stood.'

Mamba is cool. I saw only one typo: 'purchased and adopted the beloved species from stores, breeders, and shelters; as well as, through unethical means.' S/B 'purchased and adopted the beloved species from stores, breeders, and shelters; as well as through unethical means.' I tried to nominate but was unable to. Is the nominate turned on?

Thank you both so much for the proofreading (TIL "as well as" is not an adverb)! :) I figured out why the spotlight link wasn't working–I had an empty text box floating over it. 🤦 It should work now.

Thinking about it, I do think bolding the gender is an odd thing to bold out of that entire section, haha. Thanks for the feedback, I got rid of that since it's not important enough to bold.

Thank you! I thought about adding some smoke to the art, but I really like how ties in with the story too.

I've nominated Frances. Good luck!

Aww, thank you. Wishing you the best with Yahrzeit as well.