Hey guys! A couple of backers brought something to my attention with my previous update, notably that the pins are soft enamel with epoxy, not hard enamel as stated in the Pintopia campaign. I want to apologize and let backers know that this was completely unintentional.

I had originally written hard enamel while I was prototyping my campaign page as I had a more cartoony, simpler-styled dinosaur idea in mind, but then after re-working my designs I realized that due to the complexity they would be best as soft enamel like the rest of my large pins from my previous campaigns. I had pulled an all-nighter the night before Pintopia launched to get graphics done, which I guess ended up meaning I glossed over the actual pin info thinking that was already done. I'm genuinely embarrassed about this mistake and upset as I pride myself for accuracy.

For those who may not know: soft enamel and hard enamel are two different techniques for making enamel pins. With one, the enamel is, well, soft, and does not come all the way to the "top" of the pin, resulting in a beveled look. To make soft enamel pins smooth like hard enamel, epoxy is used as a finish, resulting in a smooth glass-like surface. Hard enamel, on the other hand, is filled all the way to the top from the start, then sanded and buffed down to a smooth finish.

These two techniques can look very different, but they can also look very similar when epoxy is applied. For instance, my Chimera pins are soft enamel with epoxy, but have epoxy evenly applied to create a smooth surface, which is how screen-print is applied as you would normally apply print to hard enamel.

All of that to say, if you don't know the difference between soft and hard enamel, please don't worry—the pins will be exactly the same quality, they will not functionally be any different. I always make sure no matter which method I use that my pins are nothing but the best. 

That said, I know that some people still prefer hard enamel on principle, and I would not want to force anyone to accept something they're not happy with. If you are unhappy with how the pins look please send me a message and I will do what I can to help you! This was my mistake, and I'm always happy to make things right if you, the backer, are not satisfied in any way.

Thank you for your understanding and I'll update again as soon as I can!

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