Project Update: Surveys Sent and Preorder Reminder
Project Update: Thank you Backers! And Preorder Store Now Open
Backers can read the backers only section below for information on surveys and more.
The preorder store on Backerkit is now open if you missed the campaign. The preorder store will close in about three weeks on May 11.
- Goetia
- Kami-Scribbles
- KetrinaDrawsALot
- Ophanimgold
- Raph
- royarach
- Toldentops
- VileWorm
- Wyrmzier
- Yoshiko
Project Update: The Final Countdown
We have the Spiderverse pins left to fund. If these aren't funded by the end, they will be available to unlock in the survey/preorder store based on order quantity.
In advance of the campaign's end, make sure you have an accessible email associated with your Backerkit account. This is the email the Backerkit survey will be sent to, and you may miss out on the survey if you can’t access this email.
Please remember that shipping will be charged after the campaign as part of the survey. Here are the shipping rates. Again, please be aware that you will need to pay these on top of your pledge amount.
- United States $5
- Mexico $17
- Canada $17
- Australia $21
- UK $20
- All other countries $21
And if you haven't had a chance already, make sure to check out these other Pintopia campaigns!
Project Update: End of Week Three
And our next funding goal is the Eldritch Saints recolors at $16K. Remember, if these are funded during the campaign, backers can pledge for them at the discounted price of $15 instead of the preorder price of $16-18. If we don't reach this goal, these designs will be available to unlock in the survey/preorder store based on order quantity per design.
And finally in campaign news, I finished the artwork for the freebie postcard! I tried something new and made it in a lineless style. For this piece I was inspired by the Chicxulub Asteroid, which caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event - aka. extinction of the dinosaurs.
Next week is the final week of the campaign, ending on Thursday, April 18. Backerkit will be sending out an automated reminder (if you've pledged to other Pintopia campaigns, be prepared for those), and I'll follow up with one last recap as well.
Looking Ahead
I thought I'd share a little bit of my crowdfunding plans. If you haven't heard already, my next campaign after Angelology IV will be Pride Angels, you can read about it on its pre-launch page. I'd like to launch it during June, which is Pride Month, but that might overlap with Angelology IV so I'll see how things go!
After that I'm not too sure what, if any, pin campaign I'll run next. I have two ideas but I'm trying to decide if it's better to self-fund a small amount of pins, open preorders or a pin club, or run crowdfunding campaigns instead. Since you all have backed this campaign I'm going to assume you like crowdfunding, but you can give your input in the comments. Or vote in the poll I published!
Anyway, my two ideas are:
- Themed Monster Enamel Pins - monsters themed after different aesthetics such as Victorian Gothic, Rococo, Medieval, etc. If you saw my Cowboy and Film Noir Monsters pins, this campaign would be in the same vein as those, and those pins would be made available in new colors.
- Blood and Holy Water - vampire and angel themed pins. I feel like there's shared imagery between vampires and angels and it would be neat to make pins for that. I'll be working on these during this year's Angeltober. (What is Angeltober you might be asking? It is my annual October art challenge themed after angels. You can find the previous prompts here: 2021, 2022, 2023)
Which idea sounds more appealing? Do you prefer crowdfunding or another method of funding pins? Let me know in the comments or this poll if you'd like :))
Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!
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I had a question regarding the "just the sticker" tier. I see it says it gives you access to add-ons. Will this also apply to the post campaign add-ons? Trying to get my pledges as low as possible so I don't have a massive charge all at once ^^
Project Update: End of Week Two
Just a reminder that the survey/preorder pins are now available as stretch goals, and will be only $15 if pledged for during the campaign. If these aren't funded during the campaign, they will be available to fund in the survey/preorder store, so don't worry if we don't meet this goal. Our next goal is to fund the Baldur's Gate 3 pins at $15K.
I also wanted to spotlight a few other Pintopia campaigns. First up is of course Eldritch Entomology, if you pledge to both my campaign and this campaign you'll get a pair of exclusive freebie pins!
Next is Insular Cortex, I'm a big fan of the "Treat Me Delicately" pin.
And third we have Mimics Among Us, if you are a fan of many-eyed things like me, you'll enjoy this campaign!
Below are a few more campaigns I would recommend if you missed them.
That's all for this update, I'll talk to you again in a week.
Project Update: New Pin Stretch Goals!
- During the campaign you may pledge for these pins at the standard cost of $15 per pin.
- After the campaign, the prices of some of these pins may be higher as survey addons or in the preorder store: about $16 to $18.
- To lock in the discounted price for these pins, you must be a campaign backer and pledge to the campaign. But if you miss the campaign you can still get the pins in the preorder store.
- If any of these stretch goals are not funded during the campaign, the designs will be made available after the campaign in the survey/preorder store based on order quantity goals per design.
- To keep costs down, we will use a different manufacturer for the BG3 Lae'zel and Astarion pins, so they may be mixed grade. But the best of the batch will go to backers. For my grading policy, please read my FAQ/About Page.
- For details on each pin such as size and materials, please check the graphics on the campaign page.
Our second goal at $16K is to fund three recolors of Eldritch Saints pins.
Our third goal at $17K is to fund three recolors of Angelology III pins.
Our final goal at $18K is to fund two designs of Spiderverse characters.
Just to reiterate: if any of these stretch goals are not funded during the campaign, the designs will be made available after the campaign in the survey/preorder store, and will be unlocked based on order quantity per design.
I decided it would be too confusing to have differently priced addons for all these pins during the campaign, so I went with just the standard $15 to get them so long as you pledge during the campaign. I hope that makes sense, but as always you can ask questions in the comments.
Project Update: End of Week One
It’s the end of week one and I’m so happy to share that the twelve pins have been funded. A big thank you to all of you who have shared and supported the campaign!
The next pins to unlock are the Dandelion Angel, Starry Squid and Tattoo Seraph.
We have nineteen days until the campaign ends. You can help unlock the next goal by sharing the campaign or the designs you love the most. I think we're well on our way to funding our final goal.
After that, I was wondering if you all would want the Survey Preorder Pins as funding goals? They would be priced differently than the campaign pins so would be made available as addons if we reach their funding goals. I was worried this might confuse people, but if you all are game for it we can try adding them. If any don't get funded we will make them available for preorder depending on order quantity in the post-campaign preorder store/survey.
Let me know what you think in the comments or the poll I just published! As a reminder, here are the Survey Preorder Pins.
I'll be back with another update at the end of Week Two. Have a great rest of your weekend!