I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and everyone who doesn't had a wonderful day anyway! (I'm a little late to say this, but... fhfhf)
CONTEST WINNERS
I finally got around to getting all the contest winners their rewards! There were a few who didn't show up in my pledge manager, so I reached out those-- but everyone else should be good to go! Thank you so much for the patience, and for participating in the fun!
I cannot wait to host more contests in the future! It was so fun to see everyone's creativity!
GERTIE GUMBALL
Gertie Gumball
We are onto prototype number 2! I think she looks like a giraffe now, for sure! I'm amazed at how quickly and efficiently our designer works. She is a genius!
There are a few minor things to change. We are still working on the hooves. The embroidery for the toes could line up better, but I worry about it during mass production. I asked if we could just use sewing thread instead. This is what the other critters like Bella and Batty have! We're also working on the overall shape of the hooves. I'm aiming for something like this:
Hoof example
It sounds like the designer thinks it is feasible. She was going to sew up a little hoof-- just the hoof-- so I can see if it looks good or not. We'll probably see that Monday or Tuesday!
The embroidery around the nostrils were brown, too. They should be pink. That was my fault, though. Our internet was out and I hadn't noticed this when they showed me the embroidery before sewing her up. I felt really bad.
But they're going to fix it! :3
It's really just small things at this point. Gertie is definitely almost done, so rejoice Gertie fans! (I think they're starting London next! He isn't much different from Catsie or Bella, so I think they'll finish him up super quick. I'm so excited to see him)
MADAME MACARON
Madame Macaron
I've made some updates to Madame's reference. They didn't believe the embroidery on the wings would be feasible, so I removed it. I think it will be ok! She is going to be adorable regardless.
I also managed to make her face look a little more similar to her original art. Hopefully they can capture her face in 3D form! I'm interested to see how the mouth peanut is going to look haha.
Questions asked:
Q: Will she have bottom wings (4 in total)? A: No, she will only have the two for simplicity-sake.
Q: Will her wings be printed? A: No! They will be 3 different colors stitched together (hopefully)!
Q: Will she have paw pads? A: No. I feel like it clutters her design and looks strange. I think it is best if she is like Nessie and has no paw pads~!
COLORING PAGES
Coloring pages!
I was only technically supposed to do one coloring page to send out, but I ended up doing more! I couldn't help myself. I'd love to make even more and be able to put together aw hole book at some point, but for now this is what I got!
I am working on sending them out to backers (I have hit a roadblock for the $3 tier but I am working it out!), but they're also available on my Kofi!
