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First of all! I finished the new wolf pin I think. I wanted to get y’all’s feedback on it still though! Especially if you are unhappy or happy with it!
I will also be making a set of smaller 1.5” pins for some of the other animals that didn’t win the poll, like the stoat and skunk, I’ll make an update when that set is done and available to back!
Since the wolf is winning so by a large margin, I went ahead and drafted a concept sketch for the wolf pin! I’m hoping to go with a sort of wispy spirit-like wolf aesthetic.
Would yall rather the wolf be ‘normal’ with a wispier background or have the wolf be wispy and spirit like?
I’m thinking of Lilly of the valley for the flowers for it
If you have any suggestions or ideas for it please let me know!!
Happy Wednesday! I'm so glad you are here on this quest through the haunted cemetery 🪦 of Pinners Hollow. Each day we travel between crypts and mausoleums to discover and meet new dragons. And so far you have come across 8 of them!
Yup, you unlocked another derpy dragon!
The results for your first encounter is in. And boy, you guys dove right into the darkest part of the haunted cemetery and revealed the king of the haunt himself, the Grim Reaper Derpy Dragon!
Did you guys step into a trap? 🤔 Not that I'm complaining. I quite like this little guy. There's something endearing about him.☠️💀
I love watching the polls to see what you guys vote on. And I love reading your suggestions and comments.
In fact, this morning I received an email from a backer with a list of excellent suggestions for bookish haunted dragons! And I thought I would share it with you here: (that way I can find it later)
Dying to read my TBR Stack
Forbidden Books for Haunted Book Wyrms
They would not let me into Book Heaven
Burned Libraries Are My Speciality
I Love Dead Forgotten Libraries
I can already imagine several of these as Derpies.
Did you know that my first Derpy Dragon campaign was inspired by a Gilded Dragons backer who emailed me and suggested that they could see my art with the quote "In a world of unicorns, be a dragon?"
One quote led to another and my Muse jumped on the procrastination inspiration train. Now there are 11 Derpies (and a successful side quest) with my favourite quotes thanks to that email.
Don't be shy if you have ideas, share them with me! You never know what will happen!
In fact, I would love to know what your favourite Halloween monster is. (For research inspiration, of course)
Do you decorate for the season? We do, and my favourite decorations are dragon skeletons and well any skeletons tbh💀🐉😂. (Big surprise there...one day I would love a 12ft skeleton).
Anyway, I can't wait to see which Haunted Dragon you encounter in today's poll adventure through the Haunted Cemetery 🐉🪦.
I am so excited to announce all 5 Kanto Starters and 3 Johto Starters have been unlocked and Hoenn is quickly coming up too! To celebrate I will be releasing more Sticker book designs, and more sticky note designs! I don't want to make this to long but I absolutely want to thank everyone. I am also considering other add-ons such as shirts, tote bags and more!
So I know a few people really wanted shirts or jackets with these designs, and sourcing shirts/jackets has proven to be a really difficult task at a reasonable price range (and not an awful quality…)
However! One of my friends recommended patches instead so people can put them on whatever (hats, jackets, pants, etc)
I’m not quite sure the pricing on them yet, but if I were to introduce patches, what sizes would y’all want?
Which of the houses would you most like to live in?
I personally have two answers: 1. As a living human, I'd want to live in the townhouse. Quiet but walkable neighborhoods are my jam! 2. As a ghost, I'd pick the Victorian. Seems like it would be a fun house to haunt!
So uhhhh I thought I'd have a lot more time to get the final drawings for additional stretch goal options done 🫣 and thus haven't completed them yet. I've been exceptionally busy prepping for Retro Game Con in Syracuse this weekend - rest assured, however, that come Monday I will work on getting a poll together with the new pin design options!
Truthfully I didn't even think I'd reach full funding - so a million thank yous again! I have added both Red Giant and Gamma Ray as add-ons, in anticipation of reaching that funding goal.
Even though I don't have the actual drawings for you yet - the next 3 options will be Asteroid Shower, Solar Flare and Black Hole; not in that particular order (that will be decided by you all!). In order to reach each new goal, funding will have to hit $2550, $3000 and $3450 respectively, to give you a look at what our next monetary goals will be.
Final reminder that early bird tiers will become unavailable to new backers once 10 AM EST rolls around, so if you want the best price on pins, now is the time to back! Returning backers are eligible for their reward throughout the entire campaign!
This will likely be my last update until the 14th or 15th, unless some major changes happen!
Thank you all again for your support! It means the world 🫶
