Greetings, Descendants.
Here are the participation instructions and important info for the 2025 SKIN CONTEST, which begins on Monday, May 12 (PDT).
For full details on judging criteria, rewards, and more, please refer to the contest page. [Go to the 2025 SKIN CONTEST page]
■ Schedule
- Submission Period: May 12 (Mon), 2025 – May 26 (Mon), 2025, 00:00 (PDT)
- Final Voting: June 18 (Wed), 2025, 00:00 – June 25 (Wed), 2025, 00:00 (PDT)
- Winners Revealed: TFD FEST 2025
■ Categories
- Main Contest: MEN’S SKIN, WOMEN’S SKIN, UNISEX SKIN
- Bonus Contest: FELLOW SKIN
■ How to Participate
- Sign in on the official website → Go to the SKIN CONTEST page → Click SUBMIT ENTRY → Select your category and upload the required materials to complete your entry
※ You must use the provided template for each category. For more details, please refer to the design guidelines below.
■ Descendant Skin Design Guidelines
📂 Required Submissions
1) Final submission according to the guidelines
• The final submission should be attached as an image in the “Entry Description” section.
• The attached image should only include the created design without any additional comments.
• All sides of the guide (Front, Back, Left, and Right) must be designed. If any sides are missing, the submission will be excluded from evaluation.
• Please choose either a black or white background for the guide.
• If you are submitting a unisex skin design, please initially submit it in the gender version of your choice (either male or female).
However, if your entry is selected as a finalist, you will be required to submit the original design files (PSD) for both male and female versions.
• Please follow the file format requirements for the final submission. Entries that do not comply may be disqualified from judging.
• The required working size provided in the template is 4800x2592px.
Please create your design in this size. However, for website submission, we recommend uploading an image extracted at 1280x800px resolution.
(This is the recommended size for optimized display on the voting page.)
• Finalists must submit the original file (PSD) in 4800x2592px. Please make sure to keep the original file for further submission and review.
Detailed instructions for additional finalist submissions will be announced on the event page when the final voting begins.
2) Entry Title 3) Entry Description (Production Comments) • Please insert the image file of your final submission and provide a description of the concept and creative intent behind your design. • You may enter up to 5,000 characters including spaces. Please note that special characters may not display correctly. 4) Early/Mid/Late sketch images to verify the production process (for internal review) • To verify the design process, please submit a ZIP file containing at least three sketch images (showing the early, middle, and final stages of production). • If verifiable files are missing, the submission may be excluded from review, and if verification is deemed insufficient, additional documentation may be requested • Failure to respond to requests for additional documentation to verify the production process within the given timeframe may result in exclusion from review.
📂 Notes • The required working size provided in the template is 4800x2592px. Please also make sure to keep the original 4800x2592px file (PSD) for future review and production purposes. • Multiple submissions across different categories (including the Fellow Contest) are allowed, but each participant can only advance to the finals with one submission. • Modifications after final submission are not possible. Individual inquiries about modifications after final submission will not be answered. • Submissions will be disqualified from evaluation if the final submission image file is not included in the Entry Description section. • Any submissions beyond the required materials will not be included in the evaluation. • If any of the required submissions are missing, the submission may be excluded from consideration. • For submissions that advance to the finals, the "original" files (PSD) of your work must be submitted to verify the entire production process. If you do not agree to this, you will be excluded from the final selection. • For the protection of personal information, please ensure that submissions do not contain unnecessary personal information. If submissions containing unnecessary personal information are identified, they will be immediately destroyed and may be excluded from evaluation. • If the template’s avatars are arbitrarily deleted or moved, the submission will be excluded from consideration. Please create according to the guidelines. • The grand prize winning design may be expressed differently from the submitted design during actual in-game implementation due to technical limitations or optimization reasons. • Individual inquiries regarding the judging process and results will not be answered. 📂 Non-implementable Content • For The First Descendant’s unisex skins, please note that designs where the head and body skins are connected are not allowed. • Designs that change character joint positions cannot be implemented. Please consider this during creation. |
■ Fellow Skin Design Guidelines
📂 Required Submissions
1) Final submission according to the guidelines
• Please choose and submit either the "Hagios Sheepdog" or "Vespers Hunting Dog" guide.
• The final submission should be attached as an image in the “Entry Description” section.
• The attached image should only include the created design without any additional comments.
• All sides of the guide (Front, Back, Left, and Right) must be designed. If any sides are missing, the submission will be excluded from evaluation.
• Please choose either a black or white background for the guide.
• Please follow the file format requirements for the final submission. Entries that do not comply may be disqualified from judging.
• The required working size provided in the template is 4800x2592px.
Please create your design in this size. However, for website submission, we recommend uploading an image extracted at 1280x800px resolution.
(This is the recommended size for optimized display on the voting page.)
• Finalists must submit the original file (PSD) in 4800x2592px. Please make sure to keep the original file for further submission and review.
Detailed instructions for additional finalist submissions will be announced on the event page when the final voting begins.
2) Entry Title 3) Entry Description (Production Comments) • Please insert the image file of your final submission and provide a description of the concept and creative intent behind your design. • You may enter up to 5,000 characters including spaces. Please note that special characters may not display correctly. 4) Early/Mid/Late sketch images to verify the production process (for internal review) • To verify the design process, please submit a ZIP file containing at least three sketch images (showing the early, middle, and final stages of production). • If verifiable files are missing, the submission may be excluded from review, and if verification is deemed insufficient, additional documentation may be requested • Failure to respond to requests for additional documentation to verify the production process within the given timeframe may result in exclusion from review.
📂 Notes • The required working size provided in the template is 4800x2592px. Please also make sure to keep the original 4800x2592px file (PSD) for future review and production purposes. • Multiple submissions across different categories (including the Fellow Contest) are allowed, but each participant can only advance to the finals with one submission. • Modifications after final submission are not possible. Individual inquiries about modifications after final submission will not be answered. • Submissions will be disqualified from evaluation if the final submission image file is not included in the Entry Description section. • Any submissions beyond the required materials will not be included in the evaluation. • If any of the required submissions are missing, the submission may be excluded from consideration. • For submissions that advance to the finals, the "original" files (PSD) of your work must be submitted to verify the entire production process. If you do not agree to this, you will be excluded from the final selection. • For the protection of personal information, please ensure that submissions do not contain unnecessary personal information. If submissions containing unnecessary personal information are identified, they will be immediately destroyed and may be excluded from evaluation. • If the template’s avatars are arbitrarily deleted or moved, the submission will be excluded from consideration. Please create according to the guidelines. • The grand prize winning design may be expressed differently from the submitted design during actual in-game implementation due to technical limitations or optimization reasons. • Individual inquiries regarding the judging process and results will not be answered. 📂 Non-implementable Content • For The First Descendant’s Fellow skins, please note that designs where the head and body skins are connected are not allowed. • Designs that change Fellow joint positions cannot be implemented. Please consider this during creation. |
■ Skin Contest Important Info
• This contest is only open to accounts that have The First Descendant gameplay records.
• Submitted works must be original creations by the participant.
• Entries that use AI technology, including generative AI, in part or in whole of the creation process will be disqualified.
ㄴ If AI usage is suspected, you may be asked to submit proof of the creation process, and refusal or non-submission will result in disqualification.
• Entries that plagiarize or closely imitate others' images, photos, logos, content elements, etc. will be disqualified.
• Entries containing content that may cause social controversy such as sexual content, violence, discrimination, or political elements will be disqualified.
• Commercialized content, winners from other competitions, or retouched existing skins cannot be submitted.
• If fraudulent activities such as multiple account submissions, use of automation tools, or manipulation of votes are identified, all submissions will be disqualified.
📂 Work Submission Guidelines
• Only one design can be uploaded per post.
• Up to one submission per category may be submitted (maximum 4 entries total).
• However, even if entries are submitted for all categories, only one work per person will be selected for the finals.
• For each category entered, the official production guide and template must be used. Please download the official template and refer to the production guide.
• Submissions may be disqualified if they do not use the official template or arbitrarily modify the character's body type.
• When submitting an entry, files must be submitted that demonstrate the creation process along with the required submission items, and must include at least one of the following items.
📌 Required Submission Items📌
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Thank you.