All that needs to be done for a custom skin is for someone handy with paint.net or gimp or a similar program to open up the .dds and redo the image along with the _n.dds file. There are plenty of tutorial out there to teach you how if you don't know and are interested, but honestly a little experimenting will go a long way in teaching you what you need to know. Once that's done simply place the modified dds in your override folder, place the placeable, take a screenshot, then place a screenshot in the forums following the skin you were working on. Place the modified dds and _n.dds file in the dropbox in an appropriately named folder inside the artwork directory, and i'll add it to the server's placeable.2da after i get the files.
Thanks,
Mammon