Heya! I have been working with my Manu on that edited version of the first sample, which did take some editions of editing!
But here is the final golden eagle lion sample! I am still waiting on the rest of them, but I will be updating more frequently on discord!
Surveys and the preorder store are being worked on here and there in the time between the cons! This month has been crazy, and I definitely overbooked my cons 😅one of them I hadn't even known I was accepted to until a few weeks ago and it's happening soon, so that was a fun panic! This will not happen again lmao
As promised, on the 24 hours left mark those limited tiers are up to change your pledge level to! (They are only on pledge levels and not add ons due to not being able to limit add on quantities)
- yes you may use your design contest design for the custom if it didn't win! - yes you can send me any griffon based character design you want me to plushify in my style! - it must be a griffon design or character!
Please make sure to check your email as I will be getting opinions and approval from you during the entire design process of the plush!
Once you pledge to the tier, you may send me an email of your design and I will get to work on it once I am back from vending at Anthro Weekend Utah!
Sponsored designs will fund the minimum quantity order of 50 plushies! But if more orders for them are made then I will be manufacturing more so don't worry about it being a limited item! Same bullet points for the customs apply to this one too!
Some extra clarification about these tiers in case some had noticed: - the sponsorship tiers on this campaign are cheaper than the elemental wings campaign due to these griffons being much simpler designs! That is also why per unit these griffons are cheaper than the dragons even though they are both 24 inches long! - unfortunately the custom designs had to raise in price due to slight miscalculation on my manufacturers part for the designs NOT going into mass production, so the cheaper price on the elemental wings customs meant I had to pay out of pocket the difference! (Which is ok, I'm still learning!) - custom designs not for production are much more expensive than production units due to the cost to my manufacturer since they aren't offsetting the sample work price onto the production units! Samples tend to be a couple hundred as it is, but one of one designs are a few hundred more as an extra fee! (I hope I explained that correctly!)
There will be 3 slots per size (3 little, 3 regular) for each custom and sponsored slots!
Also, there are now 7 slots left for the guest artist designs! Some clarifications: - you will be receiving a sticker and keychain of your design for free - you do not need to submit a design if you do not want to! It's just a fun community participation thing if you felt like it! - your design will be available on the surveys for anyone to add to their orders! - your socials will be tagged on the images of them on the surveys as well as in the community update featuring all of them! - they will be the same price as the other keychains and stickers, ALL proceeds made from orders of these designs will go to funding the rest of the designs that did not reach funding in the base campaign!
I will feature everyone's design in a dedicated update post once all slots are taken!
Finally, our third place is HellHoney's Blue Jay Striped Hyena! (Apologies for getting the combo wrong in the poll option oops)
ALSO! It has been brought to my attention that I severely miss read the contest that I was emulating and missed the fact that rewards should be given to all winners and runners up! I apologize! I will detail what rewards everyone who participated will get!
- three winners will receive a free plush of their design as well as a keychain! - the top 12 runner ups will all receive a keychain of their design! (new art by me) - everyone who submitted a design for the contest will receive a pen drawing of their design!
Example of the keychain freebies: (of LightNavalGun’s design!)
For the guest artist slots, there are still 9 left! (Designs must be completed to reserve the spot :3) the spots will be open until surveys start being sent out!
Apologies as I am still learning and growing with all my ideas, and I will get better about stuff the more I learn!
Another thing, as suggested by NotSoSwift, the wings of the Barn Owl design by LightNavalGun were really cool, so I revised the other owls to match their wings! :D it actually made a lot more sense anyways, and I appreciate everyone's input and opinions! Thankfully I was able to catch my Manu before they started making those samples XD!!
More freebies update! There will be freebie sticker/keychains for EVERY backer for every 50 backers! (So once we reach 200 backers there will be 4 different new freebies!)
The contest has come to a conclusion, and the winners are in!
First place: LightNavalGun’s Barn Owl Golden Tiger! Second place: MadJamProduction’s Street Griff!
There is a tie for third place though… so there is going to be another tie breaker poll! It will be open for 2 days!
As a reminder, all designs including the contest winners will be available on the survey, production for the ones that aren’t funded will just be delayed while I get the funding for them from other places!
For the winners of this contest, there will be some edits I will need to make to keep them in style or simplify some parts for the plush making limitations! (Such as the barn owl one needing to be put into my base to keep the same shape as the rest of them! I love the art very much, the color and specific details will stay the same, but just be in a slightly different shape to match the others!)
Custom plushies and sponsored designs!
These tiers will open in (approximately) the last 24 hours, as there will be very limited spots! I will make an announcement once those launch! So just pay attention to updates if you are looking to get one!
Customs and sponsors CAN be design contest entries that did not make it to the final 3!
Sponsored tiers pay for the entire production of your custom design for everyone, while custom designs will be one-of-one and will not be available to all! Sponsored pledge members will get around 3-5 copies of their plush (just lmk how many you would want!)
Updated prices for customs will be as follows: $300 for littles $400 for standards Jumbos will not be offered for this campaign at this time, but may become available on my discord server in the future! (Which will be $500-$550 depending on design)
ALSO!
For anyone who wants to make some art of their contest applicant or any of the winners, I will be offering guest artist spots for keychains and stickers of your design! You will receive a free one of each if you submit a design! I will be limiting guest artists to 10, so it is first come first serve (so there isn’t too big of a flood of them for me to keep track of!) Please email me or dm me on discord with your design! Make sure it is a png and include any socials to credit you on!
Heya! Sorry for being away for longer than expected.. so instead of the second part to the poll, I have decided to change the method for the poll.
Due to a lot of people being dissatisfied with the method that was used for the first poll, I changed it to a google form where you can choose your top 3 favorites. The winning choices will be hidden until the end of the time period.
Please note, only current backers can vote in the poll, if you are not a backer or had to cancel your pledge, please do not vote!
The voting period will end on Sunday night!! I will be checking the winners sometime late on Sunday so if votes are made after that period I will not see them.
Also, due to funding going slowly and near-end cancellations happened we will probably not make it to the end of the funding goals. BUT! All designs will be up for preorder, including the contest winners! I plan to have all designs made for my con business, it will just change the delivery dates for certain orders that will include the designs that weren't quite funded in the main campaign! These preorders will also be opened on my website and Etsy, and once the fund threshold is hit in preorders, the design will be manufactured! So don't worry too much, all designs will be available to add or choose on your survey! I will make note of which designs will have a longer wait for them!
I am still waiting on the sample edit and the first editions of the rest of the samples, but I will keep everyone updated!!!
