This AO3 skin was inspired by antique books featuring elegant gold foil stamping.
Truth be told, I am not entirely satisfied with the day mode. It might not be as comfortable for extended reading as some of my past designs. However, I am absolutely in love with this purple and background color combination—it evokes the feeling of writing and sketching with purple ink on old parchment. The purple foiled motifs also carry a slightly mottled texture, as if gently faded by the passage of time. Perhaps I will update the palette if I discover a better match one day?
I actually began with the night mode and tested several color schemes. I attempted a red, gold, and black palette, but it was a miss. During the process, the contrast felt far too glaring, and the black background was suffocatingly heavy. This purple and gold, on the other hand, reminds me of the beautiful gowns of noble girls in classical oil paintings. I am truly delighted with how it finally came together.
⚙️ Quick Installation Guide
The installation process is almost identical to the famous "🌹 𝕸𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝕭𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖒 🌹" skin, but with just one extra step: the base file.
You will need to create 4 skins in total. First, create the base, the Day skin (Violet Parchment with light mode checked), and the Night skin (Gilded Velvet with dark mode checked). Finally, when creating your Master Auto-Switch Skin, add them as Parent Skins in this exact order:
Faded Gilt - base
Faded Gilt - Violet Parchment
Faded Gilt - Gilded Velvet
📌 A Quick Note
Just a quick heads-up: Since this skin is highly optimized for mobile devices, the position of some decorative assets might shift slightly if you use it on a desktop or a larger screen. Please don't mind it too much! The layout and immersive reading experience are absolutely at their most perfect on a mobile phone. 📱✨
📢 Disclaimer
Non-Commercial: This skin was created purely for fun and personal interest. It is shared for free and is not intended for any commercial activity or profit.
Language: Please note that English is not my native language. There might be some grammatical errors or awkward phrasing. No offense is intended—if any wording feels inappropriate, it is purely unintentional.
Assets: All visual materials and decorative assets used in this skin were sourced from the internet. All credits go to the original creators.
Content: The works shown in the screenshots are for demonstration purposes only. They are not my own writing; I have only used them to showcase the visual effects of the skin.
Contribute to lovewithless/Faded-Gilt development by creating an account on GitHub.
[A digital drawing of Hannahxxrose and TinaKitten’s DSMP characters. The drawing has a solid light purple background, and Hannah and Tina are sitting side by side. Hannah is a white woman with long brown hair, wearing an unbuttoned pink button-up, a red shirt, dark jeans, and white socks. She has elf ears, a vine of red roses wrapped around her arm and over her head, and small, ripped stumps of white fairy wings. Tina is a Korean woman with long light brown hair, wearing a oversized white shirt, jean shorts, and pink socks. She has pink cat ears and a wagging cat tail. Tina is facing forward, looking down at a pink DS that she has propped on her knees, and Hannah is looking over Tina’s shoulder and pointing at the screen. Tina is smiling excitedly. Hannah is talking to Tina, indicated by a speech bubble with squiggly lines in it. There are two white exclamation points next to Tina’s head.]
i rly need to lock in and be scholarly tonight... im either gonna finish my report (HOPING.) orr.r..... finish the first chapter of my illiray fanfic (more likely)
i have this unrealistic fantasy in my head where if you calmly and logically explain something to someone perfectly they will understand your position and gain knowledge from the exchange. unfortunately in the real world this does not happen often
yousharknotpass
snowghoul
titsay
baratheonpilled
jbbartram-illu
