Hi, I'm Nao! I am a hispanic character designer and illustrator who has worked for studios like Dreamworks TV, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, and much more! Right now, I am working in the indie game industry as a producer.
When not working, one of my biggest passions are drawing happy animals in order to help spread positivity through the world. While dogs are my favorite thing to draw, my heart is always with drawing wolves, since they are a big part of my childhood muse.
I have been making plush projects for many years and I try my best to push unique shapes for for each new design. After much trial and error, I am so excited to share with you all my latest plush series!
Wolf Pup was created several years ago, when I was drawing a little pup who was meeting various family members. I wanted practice on drawing different shapes and had a lot of fun while doing so! Since then, I continued to draw her and her family but felt I wanted to find another way to show the warm and comfort of these characters, so I felt cuddly plush toys was the perfect answer.
Wolf Pup loves to make new friends and share her special interest of flowers to them all! Despite being a wolf, she is gentle to all critters and enjoys hearing stories from different critters in the forest.
When designing this plush, I wanted to capture the warmth of Wolf Pup. I felt that a soft, gentle expression would help capture her charm, while the floppy body and simple limbs would bring a nostalgic feeling from a childhood plush. The ears are posable which allows you to customize the "expression" of them, which includes making them look floppy!
To ensure that this plush lasts for many years to come, every stitch is double-stitched for enhanced durability and cuddling.
The first 48 hours are super important to the success of new campaigns, especially brand new ideas! In order to help this project fund, we included some awesome incentives to reward backers who pledge early!
We are working together with some notable wolf artists to bring you some limited edition enamel pins! These enamel pins are only available through this campaign!
How can I select the enamel pin I want?
When the campaign ends, you will receive a survey that will ask you the exact enamel pin(s) you want! It can either be pins designed by Nao Romero and/ or our awesome guests below!
While the main star of the show are the plush toys, we have many tier options to suit everyone! From pins to stickers, we hope that we can offer a variety of options for all fans and collectors.
How can I select the enamel pin I want?
When the campaign ends, you will receive a survey that will ask you the exact enamel pin(s) you want! You can select from a pin designed by Nao Romero (me!) or from our lovely guests!
How can I select the plush I I want?
When the campaign ends, you will receive a survey that will ask you the exact plush toy(s) you want! Keep in mind that you can only select from plush toys that are unlocked, so be sure to check the stretch goal status! :)
We are very grateful that our very good friend, Sunny of LittleSofts, agreed to cross collaborate with us! They are the creators of the insanely successful Snug-Alongs plush toys and are currently running a campaign for Series 2! If you back both of our campaigns, you will receive a FREE enamel pin from the both of us!
Since shipping is constantly fluctuating, we decided to collect shipping AFTER this campaign ends. This way, we can ensure that shipping costs are calculating correctly! Below are an ESTIMATE on what to expect to pay for shipping. Please note that this estimates may change but we will do our best to match them!
Overseas backers are responsible for any import taxes, VAT taxes, and any related costs that are given by your country upon pick up of your package.
Below is the estimated timeline for Wolf Pup & Friends! We added some buffer in order to help account for any delays but in the event more delays do happen, we will be sure to keep you all updated!
NOTE! Rewards may ship sooner or later than the timeline above.
Launching an entirely new plush line is always scary so any support means more than you can ever know! Even if you cannot pledge, sharing and talking about the campaign helps us reach our eyes and potentially, new friends.
A big thank you to Kay Fedawa and HOWLOUT for making guest pins and LittleSofts for collabing with us during PinTopia! You can find their socials below!
This campaign's video was put together by the amazing Bryn Pestill ! I am so thankful for their help in bringing everything through life! Check out their socials here! https://bsky.app/profile/yourcatoverlord.bsky.social
💖 WELCOME TO PINTOPIA — a celebration of creativity and collaboration from a diverse group of over 175 creators collectively launching their pin and/or plushie project on BackerKit from January 23rd - February 13.
Be on the lookout for projects that have paired up to be Cross-Collab partners — this means that if you back BOTH projects in the pair (for a physical reward), you will get a limited FREE pin from EACH creator. The more pairs you support, the more FREE pins you earn ✨
And for all you pin-collectors out there, we want to reward your achievements with a limited Gold Pintopia 2025 pin once you support 10+ projects (this reward will be surveyed and shipped by the BackerKit team).
⚔️ 2 FREE Cross Collaborative Freebies for every cross-collab pair you back (one from each creator) 🏆 1 FREE Exclusive Gold Pintopia 2025 Pin if you back 10 participating projects or more
⭐️ PRO TIP: Get the MOST freebies by backing 5 Cross-Collab Pairs!
*See individual project pages for freebie unlock requirements **To unlock the Trophy Pin, you must support each project for a physical item
