As promised, the new arrivals had their photoshoot today!

I'm so pleased with these new samples overall. After working with them for so long, my manufacturer knows exactly what I want and often nails these designs in the first or second attempt. Just look at these incredible critters!
 

I'll be updating the preorder store with these pictures shortly. 

Gutsy will be receiving an embroidered belly badge, and Pumpkin Patch will receive his bat wings as well as a  modified belly badge for better contrast.

These alterations should be complete after the Chinese new year (so mid-to-late february if I had to guess), and we should get our first look at Luna and Grimshroud shortly after that!

I was very purposeful in my decision to not lock orders until after the prototypes were 100% complete. This is a huge campaign with thousands of eyes on each update, making it impossible to please everyone while also staying true to my creative vision throughout the development of each plush.

Designs will occasionally change during the prototyping processing. That's just how I work, and the nature of a project that is growing and developing in real time. I try to keep dramatic changes to a minimum and believe I have done a fairly good job of that, but I realize even smaller changes can be incredibly divisive and disappointing for many. 

That's why you are absolutely welcome to select a different plush or request a refund when these changes happen. I honor every request and have instructed the BackerKit team to do the same when they're contacted by snughoul backers. 

All of this to say while I want to continue soliciting community feedback, it is admittedly a little intimidating when almost any change I make is met with varying levels of upset and vitriol. 

I invite you to share your feedback, to express your feelings even when they're negative, but I do also ask that you remember good and bad (in terms of art) is subjective, and I'm just one person with a deep emotional investment in this project too. Thank you! 💖