Thank you so much for everyone's patience!! I have finally got the surveys sent out and the pre-order store opened. If you were not able to back during the campaign, you can pick up any goodies you like there~!
If you run into any trouble with your survey, please feel free to reach out via email and I will get back to you ASAP within the next few business days. Since I sent the survey out over the weekend, I will be checking my email tonight and tomorrow if any questions come in too.
I apologize that the international shipping is a bit high. I've tried different options to calculate the rates, but regardless if I put in a polymailer or a box, the price isn't changing.
The surveys will be open for about two weeks, and after that time I will try to finalize the counts and get the order started.
Things should be pretty quiet until then.
With all that said, I hope everyone enjoys their weekend! (I'll try to have a lil doodle or something for the next update!)
My apologies for the delay, it was a very busy week with all of the holidays and some other deadlines I had to finish, but I am steadily getting everything in order for the surveys. I'm also planning to open the pre-order store, so if there's anything you wanted to add on or you were not able to back during the funding period, you will have a chance there as well. Thanks everyone for your patience as I'm figuring out this stuff!
In the meantime, I have a poll regarding how frequently to update, and I'd appreciate if folks took the time to give it a look!
I will be trying to have the smoke test sent out tomorrow, which is basically sending out a few of the surveys just to make sure everything is working okay before they are sent out to everyone!
I have finalized the sticker sheets that I'll have available! I really wanted to add more, but I decided that this was a good amount and I really needed to keep moving forward. As a reminder, the stickers themselves will be clear vinyl, so the backgrounds and colored borders will not be present on the final stickers. There will be a transparent border around them.
And lastly, there is one last revision on Sea salt Lynx. I've decided to make their saddle sandy after a really nice suggestion for some sand to be present, so thank you! ! I love how it looks, and I hope everyone else enjoy it too!
And that's all for this one, thanks for your time!
Hello all!! As we're in the last 24 hours, I just wanted to give a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me and my project so far.
As we move forward into the next phase of the campaign, I would like to ask for everyone's patience and grace as I learn the ropes for this element of backerkit's services and work on getting the pins absolutely perfect for everyone. I will be pushing back the time to send the surveys out to late Feb / early March. I want to make sure to do everything carefully and correctly. It may push back the rest of the timeline, but I will make a revised timeline once I have a better idea of how things are moving along.
I have a few clarifications on what will be available after the campaign~
I'm still planning on making additional sticker sheets with the new kitties and colorways, and those will be ready before the surveys are sent out.
I will be making all of the cub mini pins I shared in the last update! \^^/
If there are other questions or concerns, please feel free to ask in the comments or send me an email!
And now, lets meet our Lynxes!
Since starry and water themes tied, I ended up going with an ocean theme for water, and a kinda 'starry' wintery theme. As a set I like kind of Mountain and Ocean vibes too... they're kind of the same thing really, one is just above water and the other is below it. Fun!!
If you are someone who enjoys them, little bios for the new lynxes~!
Blizzard Lynx is a lively cat the comes and goes in the blink of an eye. Their presence can be as strong as a howling wind, or as gentle as fluffy snowflakes drifting lazily to the ground. Despite their duality, they encourage all to do their best to weather their storms, so that they may take in the way that the snow glitters in the sunlight after they pass.
Sea Salt lynx is a very easy going cat. They are very emotional, but rather than fighting to control their emotions, they flow with them. They are not bothered by the tides of their feelings, their highs or their lows. They know that they are all cycles. What comes up must come down. What is down can only rise. Water that is moving is always a good thing, because there is always life in moving waters.
As the title says, in this update we have the sketch of the Lynx, the wips for the stretch goals on their bases, and the mini cubs in all of their main and variant colors. I also have a couple of intended edits on Frostlight tiger and Blazing lion's lineart. It's not the wildest stuff but, I thought others might enjoy the process as I'm working on things.
At the bottom of the images with the main kitty variants, you'll see the lynx sketch! Yay! I started with the starry one, the water/ocean theme just needs a little longer to bake, so hang on if you're really looking forward to that one. There will be one last stretch goal to unlock them, though of what I'm still deciding.
Speaking of deciding things, I've opted to do both the black and purple neon panther variants, as the vote was so close, and I really loved how everyone chimed in about which ones they liked more. It also works in everyone's favor that black panthers ((leopards)) are my favorite.. The black one will be called Retro Panther and the purple one Neon. Happy birthday panther twins!
I've also got the Mini Cub pins colored!! They are so darling. I wish they were candy so I could eat them. They are available as add-ons to backers!
I'm juggling a lot at the moment, so I was not able to get to my shout outs last week, so I think I will pair it with the next update as I'm a little short on time at the moment.
*ah!! Quick edit!!!* I forgot to mention that I had a couple folks ask about pay over time, so I have turned that on. I believe you have to have a pledge over a certain amount in order for it to work. I hope it helps!!
Thanks for reading, enjoy the wips! I kind of feel like I need to make a white or light colored design... my bias for black and bold colors is showing haha
Secret thoughts to those who read this far... sadly... there will be no lynx mini cub at this time.. they are too unique and special.. Excited to keep going. Later gators for real this time!!!!
Hi all!! Gonna try to keep this one brief! I am still floored and so grateful for the support!! We've surpassed 8k in pledges which is absolutely astounding!! Thank you thank you THANK YOUUU!!💖
Before I share the stretch kitty color wips, I have a couple of polls for feedback!
Voting for the next kitty can be found at these two links! Polls end tomorrow 1/28 at noon PST!
Attached to the bottom of this update, there is a poll on which color Neon Panther people prefer!
With that said, here are wips of the stretch goal colorways!!
Frostlight tiger is a variation of the mini-pin, with a cool and wintery theme. I wanted it to embody the stillness of winter, and how naturally like seasons, we too must have periods where we rest and recharge. Did you know some fruiting trees only bloom when they have sufficiently chilled during the winter? They may look frosty, but Frostlight tiger is a warm and gentle cat, that enjoys moments of calm by themselves or with those they cherish.
Blazing Lion has a fiery theme! I wanted the design to contrast with Brilliant Lion. Brilliant is warm and sunny, where as Blazing is more raw fire power. Blazing Lion is probably the most powerful and wise kitty of the set. In darkness and light, they can provide warmth to others, but they should never be taken for granted or treated unkindly. A gentle warmth can become a fierce burn if one does not respect the power of fire!!
Neon Panther has a nostalgic and almost retro theme. Both Confetti and Neon Panther invite a spirit of playfulness and fun. Hilariously, Neon Panther isn't really that 'deep'. I really just enjoy the colors and shapes, and I often miss when as a society things were more colorful and fun, for the fun of it. I suppose that is the meaning of Neon Panther. No one needs a reason to love what they love, but if you ever needed someone to give you the courage to like something simply because you like it, Neon Panther will happily encourage you to do so.
Wrote a lot for someone keeping it brief.. but I hope it was an enjoyable read!
In the next update, poll results and I'd like to feature some other projects in this years pintopia that need a little push or I just really like them!!
