I've already seen a bunch of surveys come in from fellow pintopia creators, but as mentioned before, mine will come a little bit later. Both because I need some time to set up all the products and the survey, and because I'd still like to update the art of several of the designs beforehand. Speaking of...
Some art updates
Here are a few updated sketches! The art is not final on any of these, but you get the idea. I really appreciate the trust put in me by any backers who pledged to get the unfinished designs, and I'll put as much care into them as the hyena portraits!
Maned wolf, with their halfway elegant and halfway awkward faces.
The line art for the tayra has been cleaned up.
The African wild dog and Ethiopian wolf are a bit further along.
I'm still toying around with the seal sketch.
Failed payments & shipping
23 of you still have payments that didn't come through, most likely due to your bank blocking unusual transactions. Please double check if that's you if you're not certain and have it cleared up with your bank! Once the surveys are out there will be another opportunity to pay the full amount, plus any additional items you decide to buy. For those of you who also backed Challenge Coin Critters, there will be the option to have your shipments from both campaigns combined into one. You should already have seen the options if you filled out the CCC survey, which already got sent out earlier this week. The shipping will be charged later, closer to when things actually ship. Right now it's still very difficult for us to make weight estimates, and things are fluctuating a lot right now in general. We'll get you the best possible rate when it's time to ship your package. Orders that ONLY contain stickers and prints will most likely be shipped fairly soon.
Pre-order store
I will also be working on a pre-order store. This is a separate shop where anyone who did not pledge or missed the campaign can still-pre order any of the unlocked pins, or even help unlock some more. The shop will only be open temporarily, and these orders would get shipped alongside those from the campaign. If you already pledged, there is no need for you to use this store and pay double shipping, since all of its items will be available through the survey!
Unlockable pins and stickers
I will also be adding a roster of unlockable items; ones that people have asked for and/or ones would match the current pins. These did not get unlocked during the campaign, but if enough people purchase one, it'll get made anyway! In case it doesn't reach the needed amount of pre-orders (25 in most cases below), the money will be refunded. The designs for these will stay very rough until it's clear there's enough interest, since I'll have to plan in the time to draw them. Here's the full list. Let me know if you're rooting for any of them!
Hare portrait pin + sticker
Hare full body pin + sticker
Pronghorn portrait pin + sticker
Pronghorn full body pin + sticker
Corn snake portrait pin + sticker
Corn snake full body pin + sticker
Clouded leopard portrait pin + sticker
Clouded leopard full body pin + sticker
African wild dog full body pin + sticker
Ethiopian wolf full body pin + sticker
African golden wolf full body pin + sticker
Black-backed jackal full body pin + sticker
Kinkajou full body pin + sticker
Tayra full body pin + sticker
Indri full body pin + sticker
Aye-aye full body pin + sticker
Golden bamboo lemur full body pin + sticker
White-fronted lemurs full body pin variant + sticker
African canids pin set gold edition variants
Stickers & samples
And last, I got my first few sticker designs in. I want the hyenas to serve as an example of what all the portrait stickers will look like, but sadly they did not come out as I intended, so they're being remade. I should be recieving sample photos of the embroidered patches very soon as well. I do already have the glow in the dark green hyena stickers! They came out great and glow super bright.