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+# 2D Contributor Submission Checklist
+
+Use this checklist before submitting 2D art to NETFISHING.
+
+## Required deliverables
+
+Unless the issue says otherwise, include:
+
+- Editable source file
+- Exported PNG or SVG
+- Native dimensions
+- Palette or color list
+- In-context Godot screenshot
+- Notes about transparency
+- Notes about tiling
+- Notes about animation
+- Recommended import settings
+- Related issue number
+
+## General checklist
+
+- [ ] Work is original and human-made
+- [ ] No generative AI was used
+- [ ] Asset follows the issue requirements
+- [ ] Correct repository path is used
+- [ ] Editable source is included
+- [ ] Exported asset is included
+- [ ] Filename uses lowercase and underscores
+- [ ] Canvas dimensions are documented
+- [ ] Palette is documented
+- [ ] Background transparency is correct
+- [ ] No stray pixels remain
+- [ ] No reference art appears in the export
+- [ ] No external files are missing
+- [ ] No copyrighted material is included
+- [ ] Asset reads at actual in-game size
+- [ ] Asset has been tested in Godot
+- [ ] Compatibility renderer has been tested
+- [ ] Screenshot from the intended context is included
+- [ ] Related issue is referenced
+
+## Pixel-art checklist
+
+- [ ] Pixel clusters are intentional
+- [ ] No accidental smoothing is present
+- [ ] No fractional resize artifacts are present
+- [ ] Nearest-neighbor preview has been checked
+- [ ] Diagonals and curves are clean
+- [ ] Random single-pixel noise has been removed
+- [ ] Outline treatment is consistent
+- [ ] Small highlights remain readable
+
+## Icon checklist
+
+- [ ] Icon has a clear silhouette
+- [ ] Icon is recognizable without text
+- [ ] Visual padding matches related icons
+- [ ] Quantity-overlay area remains readable
+- [ ] Icon works on cream and tan backgrounds
+- [ ] Icon works with selection and hover states
+- [ ] Important detail does not disappear at hotbar size
+
+## Fish and creature checklist
+
+- [ ] Species silhouette is recognizable
+- [ ] Major fins, tail, shell, claws, or markings are clear
+- [ ] Anatomy has been referenced and simplified
+- [ ] Art does not include baked-in UI text
+- [ ] Thumbnail remains readable
+- [ ] Large preview is included where requested
+- [ ] Transparency edges are clean
+- [ ] Orientation matches related assets
+
+## UI checklist
+
+- [ ] Panel corners and borders are consistent
+- [ ] Nine-patch margins are documented
+- [ ] Stretching has been tested
+- [ ] Button states are included where requested
+- [ ] UI text is not baked into reusable panels
+- [ ] Minimum and expanded sizes have been tested
+- [ ] Keyboard focus remains visible
+- [ ] Color is not the only state indicator
+
+## Environment-texture checklist
+
+- [ ] Texture tiles cleanly where required
+- [ ] Four-by-four tiled preview is included
+- [ ] No obvious seam is visible
+- [ ] Repetition is not distracting
+- [ ] Recommended UV scale is documented
+- [ ] Texture has been tested on representative 3D geometry
+- [ ] Mipmap behavior has been tested
+- [ ] Camera-motion shimmer has been checked
+- [ ] Pattern supports rather than hides the geometry
+
+## Animation checklist
+
+- [ ] Frame count is documented
+- [ ] Frame dimensions are documented
+- [ ] Frame order is documented
+- [ ] Frame timing is documented
+- [ ] Loop behavior is documented
+- [ ] Sprite sheet or frame files are complete
+- [ ] Editable animation source is included
+
+## Pull request description
+
+The pull request should explain:
+
+- What was created
+- Which issue it addresses
+- Source-file location
+- Export-file location
+- Intended use
+- Native dimensions
+- Palette
+- Transparency
+- Tiling
+- Animation
+- Recommended Godot import settings
+- Any known limitations
+
+## Example submission notes
+
+    Asset:
+    Bluegill journal art
+
+    Source:
+    art/source/fish/bluegill.aseprite
+
+    Export:
+    art/exported/fish/bluegill_journal.png
+
+    Dimensions:
+    256 × 192 pixels
+
+    Palette:
+    11 colors
+
+    Transparency:
+    Yes
+
+    Tiling:
+    No
+
+    Animation:
+    None
+
+    Import:
+    Filtering off
+    Mipmaps off
+    Repeat disabled
+
+    Issue:
+    #123
+
+## Ask before submitting when unclear
+
+Ask:
+
+- Is this intended as an icon or illustration?
+- What is the exact source size?
+- Will this asset be scaled?
+- Does it need a transparent background?
+- Does it need to tile?
+- Which UI backgrounds will it use?
+- Is a full outline expected?
+- Are variants required?
+- Does it need animation?
+- Should the source palette be shared?
+- What Godot node or material will display it?
+
+A small question early is better than a large rework later.
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