I just wanted to stop in with a few quick updates about the campaign.
All orders have now been locked and I will start charging shipping and add-ons in the coming days.
Pins are scheduled to arrive on the 15th this week! I'll share another update with photos once they come in as I am certain you are as eager to see them as I am.
As soon as they are here I plan to start sorting and shipping them in batches right away.
Important
Please make sure your correct address is in the pledge manager as I will lock them when I charge cards this week!
😢Other important news for those who purchased art books:😢
Sadly, my art computer died on Friday😭. It is currently at the computer doctor and I hope to hear the result of their diagnosis by tomorrow and are hopeful they can recover my files if not the machine 🤞🏼.
What this means for the art book: I can access all the finished illustrations because they were saved to the cloud on Photoshop, but unfortunately the WIP art is only saved on that computer. So if it's not able to get resurrected, that means I will need to create more art so I can add the step by step section I promised.
Also, my desktop has a tendency to corrupt my .psd files when I try to illustrate on it. (It's ancient) Which means I will have to buy a new computer and drawing tablet...which as you can imagine as a specialized equipment isn't cheap. (It will come to about $6k+ to completely replace my tools) Nor quickly acquired.
Unfortunately, this might delay the hardcover artbook by a few weeks or as much as a month or two as I try to find alternative ways to illustrate. But for transparency sake, I wanted you to know. (Softcovers are unaffected)
I promise that the art book will make it's way to you. And it will be the best it can be. But I can no longer promise a swift delivery. For this reason I won't charge shipping on those with the hardcover art book add-ons yet.
Which brings me to my solution and call for help.
I was already planning to run the derpy dragons campaign next month, and luckily all the art has already been sent to my manufacturer. But more than ever, I need that campaign to be big so I can replace my computer.
In fact my newest design couldn't be more appropriate in this case:
These derpy dragons really are my life mottos 😅. And I think that between the side quest one and "Living life in hard mode" it pretty much sums me up. But this side quest has become my main quest as I fight for my career as an artist the only way I can: by making more art.
So if you love derpy dragons, please consider supporting the next campaign. Not only will I have these designs as pins, but I am considering hoodies & t-shirts with them as well as art prints.
