Hi all! I apologize for the radio silence over the past two weeks. Unfortunately I worked myself too hard and got so burnt out and stressed that I got physically sick, and haven't had the spoons to write out an update. I am just one person so unfortunately things come to a standstill when I get sick, but I am working hard to rest so I can get back to work!! I am still dealing with this but finally felt okay enough to drop an update!
First of all, both Melon and Kelly have been unlocked!! I am SO SO grateful and happy that we were able to unlock all the goals!!! THANK YOU so so much for your support! I will get started on their samples ASAP!! :D Here's the full artwork for the both of them:
turnaround artwork for melon the spd opossom!
turnaround for kelly the schizospec axolotl!
I also wanted to share a few sample updates! Most of the plushies are still in progress, but Ash, Tristan, Cy, and Luca are mostly done!! Here are some pics for them! I apologize that they're not all neat and cropped and in a collage but right now I don't have the spoons to edit them, I hope you understand!
front view of ash!!
top view of ash!
front view of tristan!
side view of tristan!!
front view of Cy! He is the wrong color still, but everything else looks great!
side view of cy! once again the wrong color but otherwise awesome!
front view of luca!
back view of luca!
For these four I am pretty sure we are nearly finished with their samples! The only changes that need to be made are the color for Cy (should be more of a teal) and Luca's L and R are on the wrong paws for the front. Other than those two details I am super happy with how these guys turned out!!
Now for some guys who need a little more work: Em, Sandy, and Jazz -
To start, Em is somehow all the wrong colors. I think they used the colors for Ash instead of the ones I suggested for Em? So we will need to fix this. Also, the gray line only goes down part of the face, instead of around the whole body. so that will need to be adjusted as well. I am assuming this plushie will be one of the ones that will take the longest to get right unfortunately.
sample picture of Em! ... they are... not supposed to be yellow??
Sandy is very close! But the color placement on her back spots keeps getting messed up and I'm still not confident about her ears. The face and paw embroidery look awesome tho!!
work in progess Sandy front view! I may change the ears but I am not sure.
work in progress sandy back view!
Jazz looks AWESOME from the side and the bottom!! But. I'm not sure what happened to xer face haha. So we will need to adjust that as well!!
Jazz side view!
Jazz bottom view!
Jazz front view... how are the eyes so crooked lol
Due to the number of conflicting suggestions I've been getting I'm currently not asking for feedback as I have a clear idea of the direction I want to take with these plushies.
Other things to note are that the campaign is ending soon!! Please be sure to adjust your pledges as needed before the end of the campaign!
I also wanted to mention the human-size hoodies - the samples are taking much longer than I anticipated, so it is likely that they will only be available as add-ons through the backer survey since it will take another two weeks or so before they are finished. If I receive updates I will let you know!
Thank you so so so so much for your support!! I'm so glad that we've made it this far and super grateful for your patience while I deal with sickness and burnout. I will update with sample pictures again once we have preliminary samples for Melon and Kelly! Please note it will be at least two weeks before we see them as my manufacturer will be on vacation May 1st through the 5th.
