First, we've received the Art of Grandmaster dummy book from the manufacturer. The "dummy" stage of a project is a version with all of the paper, assembly, and details, aside from actual printed content. It lets us make sure that the paper, format, and weight are all correct. Then, when we send the interior contents, there won't be any surprises.
After much consultation with the manufacturer, as well as reading your comments about wishing that we had offered posters of the new art, we've made some upgrades and improvements to the art book! The art book is now larger, a whopping 9x12 inches. It will contain eight color pages (single-sided) and eight B&W coloring book pages (also single-sided). The color pages are on heavy-duty matt art stock and the B&W pages are a thick woodfree stock that's perfect for coloring. Every page is now perforated, so it can easily be removed and framed. The gold-foil cover will also be suitable for framing.
We will be printing 4500 copies of the art book and 4500 copies of Grandmaster Deluxe. This is the only manufacturing run we have planned for these books, so once they're gone, they're gone. We've made a 50% deposit with the manufacturer, who is currently purchasing materials for the run.
SURVEYS
Unfortunately, surveys still aren't quite ready. Normally we calculate and charge shipping later in the process, but we're working on simplifying our shipping tables and procedures so that we can do everything at once.
In the surveys we will collect the names for the Grandmaster credits, for everyone who qualified for the Loremaster credit in the book. That will be the final piece of content that lets us send the interior files to the manufacturer.
NEW ART
We have more original Valdemar art to share with you!
By Jabari Weathers in gouache paint, this piece depicts Vixen, Vanyel, Matya, and of course the world's most adorable spiderlings.
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