I hope you had a lovely weekend and welcome to all the new backers since the last update!
I'm here to update that some of the materials for this project have arrived!
New stuff!!
Paper choice:
For the June Wayward Letter there will be a few different types of paper involved for the different parts of the package.
The letter
The letter portion of this package will be printed on a parchment type paper that is designed to look and feel like parchment paper. It has a nice look and feel to it, where when held it could easily be seen as 'in universe' for the fantasy world the letter portion is coming from. I think it has a nice aesthetic and will look really nice when printed on with the letter and placed against the nice new green envelopes we have.
I mentioned in an earlier update this months theme is 'Nature' and this paper type makes sense coming from the in universe character who has written it and for what purpose. This is something I want to explore later with different letters as each will have different themes, coming from different origins. It will make sense to try out different paper types and play around with the format.
Glossy paper on left, parchment on right
The Adventure & Map
The adventure and map will be printed on the glossy photo paper. This paper is a touch heavier than normal paper and with the glossy finish it should look like the pages from an official TTRPG book or magazine. It will stand up better for the maps being used at the table and it feels a higher quality.
I didn't feel printing this part on the parchment paper was right as it will likely be the more 'designed' part of the package. What I mean is the adventures page and maps will be more colourful, so I wanted it to be printed on white paper that I still have colour control over, but not feel lacking in quality.
the Envelopes
The envelopes are a really nice quality. They feel and look great. I wanted to keep with the nature colour scheme and spent a fair bit of time sourcing the right colour and quality so that they make the right first impression.
New Printer
Pritner
I went with the Epson EcoTank 2860 for this first batch to see how I get on. I have spent a fair amount of time researching and for what I am looking to do this should do the trick. This was what was within the budget and if I were to get everything printed and delivered by a service it was already beginning to get around the same price. So I made the call to go with this printer, I'll do the work and in the long run it will hopefully be cost friendly.
I will be testing it out this week, so fingers crossed it works!
Other Parts
The letter will have other little bits like the lore piece and I am planning to make a seal that will hold it all together. I am also looking at different types of wax for the seal.
All in all, we are ahead of schedule and I am super confident we will have the June letters heading out as soon as the project completes this funding run!
Later this week
This week I am running practice prints with different fonts and colours to see how everything looks. I will be back with an update and will likely make updates to the project images with what Junes letter will look like (I will avoid spoilers).
I have the stickers for June but don't want to show them as they are spoilers for the letters subject. They look brilliant!
