Thank you all so much for bringing "Myths of the Underworld" to life over the past few weeks! I’m so grateful for all your support and excitement in these new dark mythology designs I've created!! 🖤 Whether you pledged on the first day or in the final hour of the campaign, you helped shape the direction of this cool new RPG-style campaign, and I couldn’t have done it without you!! 🥰🙏🏼
Let's dive into all the updates~
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🐍 New Pin Reveal: Jörmungandr's Ouroboros! 🌎
I meant to reveal some rough sketches of the Community Poll Winners Jörmungandr and Deathmare pin designs the day the campaign ended, but after my first few drawings that day, I just wasn’t happy with the majority of what I had sketched on my iPad. I got frustrated and decided to sleep on it. I spent all day yesterday mostly concentrating on the Jörmungandr pin design because I was starting to nail down a design I actually liked.
✏️ Here's some of my better sketch concepts out of the bunch before I got to my final design layout~ Looking back now, i actually really like this 1st sketch as a chibi mini pin or something, future pin to unlock in the Survey Add-on Shop? ;D
Maybe this 1st chibi mini pin can show off the Asian side of the world? 🌏🇯🇵
📣 Finally, here is the Jörmungandr World Serpent Pin in 2 color variants!! 🐍🌎🎉
Light green screenprint
Teal screenprint
I really wanted both the ouroboros tail biting concept and the globe shown in the same design. So after coming up with some more sketches, I came up with this design I was super happy with and finalized the lineart to get a final pin quote! The last thing I'm working on is adding some ribbed horizontal underbelly scales, so I'll show that edit in a future update! :)
I'm still talking with my pin manufacturer locking down the pin specs, but here's what I'm thinking:
2" hard enamel
Gunmetal finish
Screen-printed details for the scales and globe details
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If you want more info on the Norse Mythology behind Jörmungandr, here's a quick recap of his story below! 🐍<3
Jörmungandr's Backstory:
In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr, also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent. He is a monstrous sea serpent, son of Loki and brother to Fenrir the Wolf. A prophecy claimed that he would bring about the end for the gods during Ragnarök, so Odin cast the young serpent into the ocean surrounding Midgard (the world of humans).
In the Ocean, Jörmungandr grew to such an enormous size that he could encircle the entire Earth and grasp his own tail in his mouth symbolizing the ouroboros: a symbol of rebirth, eternity, and the universe's interconnectedness of all things.
He is destined to remain in the ocean until Ragnarök: a series of catastrophic events, including a great battle, that leads to the destruction of the world and the death of many gods. It is during Ragnarök that Jörmungandr will emerge to battle Thor, ultimately leading to both of their deaths.
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With these 2 color variants, I need your help deciding in the new Community Poll!! 🗳️
Should we go with a classic green snake, or should we go with a special light teal color inspired by the game God of War: Ragnarök? Or maybe we should just unlock both?? lol You decide!!
Vote in the new Community Poll and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, too!! I personally haven't played God of War, but I am really loving this teal color variant, so I'd love to hear what you think~ 😊
(Am I also the only one who wants a rainbow metal variant?? lol)
*Scale lineart needs to be adjusted for the rainbow metal variant, but I'm loving this idea!! <3
All 4 possible variants I came up with below!~ Please vote for the ones you would consider adding on so I can get a better idea of what color variants people want created for their collections ^_^
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🐎🖤 Deathmare concept sketch coming soon:
When it comes to drawing speed, I'm not the quickest artist because I erase and sketch on top of so many layers until I basically sculpt the final look I'm envisioning. So I'm going to work on the Deathmare pin design over the weekend so I can create something I really love/want to show off to you all! Keep an eye out on the next update for that~
Also just incase I haven't mentioned it yet, you'll be able to choose the Jörmungandr and Deathmare pin designs in your survey! If you need to add more pins onto to your pledge, no worries! Both designs will be available in the Backerkit Survey Add-on Shop at a discounted cost~
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🗓️ What Happens Next?
BackerKit is now processing all pledges which usually takes about 2 weeks. During this time:
If your payment didn’t go through, BackerKit will send you a reminder email. Please update your info ASAP if needed so you don’t miss out on your pins!
I'll be working behind the scenes on your surveys! You’ll be able to confirm your pledge, add extras, and even help unlock a final few designs/variants from the Community Poll! Please fill it out ASAP so I can get final counts in for my manufacturer :)
While I'm finishing the Deathmare pin design over the weekend, I'll also start sketching some extra pin design ideas from the Community Poll votes
When the Backer Surveys are released after 2 weeks or so, I'll also open the "Pre-order Store" for those who missed out on the campaign!
If you're waiting on pins from my last campaign, those will be mailed out in-between the tasks above! It shouldn't take me long, losing my phone last week set my schedule back a little. But this will be easy to knock out in just a few short days. Keep an eye on your emails ^_^
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I’ll keep you updated as we journey deeper into the Underworld Realm we've created together here through Pin Quest! 🙏🏼
Thank you again for your love and support, it means the absolute world to me seeing this beautiful little community come together!! See you all soon in the next update~
Apologies for the delay in updates, I meant to post this a lot sooner, but life had other plans last week. This update is a bit long, so stick around to see all the new items I have available in the last stretch of Pin Quest! 😊🙏🏼
First, a quick recap what happened last week: I went on a kayaking trip for a friend’s birthday and I basically flipped my kayak, myself, and all my belongings into the river. I ended up losing my phone, driver's license, credit cards, basically everything I need to be a functioning member of society lol 🫠😆… To top it off, I came home with an ear infection after I was stuck in the undertow for a second (yay! lol)
This was pretty much me in the river last week lol 😆
One of my first thoughts after noticing my phone and wallet were probably lost at the bottom of the river, "How am I going to log into Backerkit and Instagram to post updates?? Ughhh... 😫" lol So while I was recovering and getting everything replaced after work, I used the rest of my downtime to update the campaign page details and finish the artwork for the Fenrir variants and the "Eyes of the Beasts" mini pin set! Take a look!! 🧿
🧿 Eyes of the Beast (4pc Mini pin set):
Sizing: 1"-1.5" mini pins. Gunmetal finish, hard enamel with screen print details.
This 4-piece mini pin set includes:
Goat Eye
Serpent Eye
Raven Eye
Dragon Eye
Great news! 🎉 You will be able to choose this mini pin set in your surveys! If you backed during Early Bird hours, there will be an extra $5 added in the survey for choosing this set as one of your pins (Mini pin set =$20. Early bird pin =$15, add an extra $5 to equal $20)
➡️ Regular tiers, you'll be able to add this pin set in your survey for an extra $4 ($16 Regular tier pin + $4 = $20 mini pin set).
🛍️ You can also easily add this onto your pledge by visiting the Add-on Shop! ‼️
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🐺 Fenrir's Shackles variants:
*Work in Progress* I'm still finalizing the fur shading details on Fenrir's legs/cleaning up the fur lines in general. I wanted the fur strokes to be similar to my Fox pin "Eternal Rest," I think they look great next to each other! :)
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🧜🏼♀️ Original Siren full body pin design:
I had also planned this Siren pin design from the beginning of this campaign, I just haven't had the chance to release her yet because of last week! This was my original concept for my current Siren pin, but I changed her design to be just 2" to match the rest of my Femme pins.
I'm making this pin into 2 variants, each with a numbered LE number (Limited Edition #1-100) printed on the back of each pin. These will be my first LE pins and I'm so hyped for this pin drop. She'll be as tall as my Harpy pin is wide at 3".
~Gunmetal + Blue dyed metal variants~
Sirens were companions/handmaidens to the Underworld Queen Persephone
This XL 3" Harpy pin is HUGE! The Siren will be as tall as the Harpy is wide <3
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🗳️ Community Poll!
Now that I’m finally caught back up and online, I’d love your help deciding what comes next in the community poll! I’ve put together a poll with the last potential stretch goal designs, and your votes will help determine the final unlocks of the campaign! I will choose the #1 most voted choice as the next unlocked pin, if there's a close 2nd I'll probably unlock that one as well! :)
Here's what we have to vote on!
Deathmare 🐎🦇 A skeletal black nightmare horse wreathed in fire. Smoke and flames spill from its eye sockets as it bucks mid-air, hooves burning a trail between realms.
Jörmungandr’s Ouroboros 🐉 The Norse world serpent encircles itself, its ouroboros form hissing with ancient Norse power. Brother to Fenrir the wolf and son to the trickster God Loki.
Empusa 💔 A shape-shifting seductress of Hecate’s coven, the Empusa lures wanderers with her beauty before revealing her monstrous form. Known for her flaming hair, bronze leg, and craving for blood, she is a symbol of illusion, temptation, and terror walking in moonlight.
Cerberus color variants 🐕🌈 This option was requested by one of our backers! 💖 I honestly love the idea of Cerberus color variants like the Fenrir variants
Chibi Cerberus 👼🏻🐕 Another suggestion by one of our backers! 🥰
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With all these new additions to the pin designs/add-on shop, there's a new achievement we can unlock! 👇🏼
🔒 If we can reach 10k funding, every backer will get the full body Siren as a sticker! 🗝
To reach this last achievement, I've added lots of new items to the Add-on Shop! 👇🏼
An "Add (1) Extra Underworld Pin" for the Community poll vote winning designs!
5x8 Sticker Sheet that includes 25 mini stickers!
"Eyes of the Beasts" mini pin set
New Fenrir color variants
Limited Edition + numbered Siren 3" XL pins
3" vinyl stickers of all the beasts you've encountered on this RPG Pin Quest!
✨ New Add-ons:
Add (1) extra pin in the Add-on Shop for the Community poll vote!
5x8 Sticker Sheet with 25 mini stickers!
4 piece mini pin set! Filler pins will be around 1"-1.5"
3 Fenrir Pin variants
2 LE Siren Variants
Limited Edition numbered backstamp
Underworld UV/Waterproof 3" vinyl stickers- $5 each
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I'm so excited to see what pin design you all choose together as a community!! I will be working on some sketches for the Poll options, so keep an eye out on your emails for the next updates! :)
Thank you so much for your patience and continued support!! 🙏🏼 I'll see you all in the next update~
Thank you for voting in the poll!! When the surveys come around in 1-2 weeks, I'll see if I can further unlock some of these other ideas like the Cerberus color variants and possible Empusa if there are enough orders for them~
➡️ I'll be releasing some sketches later today of the Deathmare and Jörmungandr, so keep an eye on your email! 😊🎉
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Here's a quick recap of all the new pin color variants and stickers released for the end of the campaign :)
These new items can easily be added to your pledge by visiting the add-on shop~ If you're a regular tier backer, you can up your pledge to a higher pin tier. Early Birds, you can add an extra pin via the add-on shop at the same Early Bird pricing 💖
‼️ If any Early Bird Backer needs me to manually up their pledge to a higher Early Bird tier, please comment in this update and I'll adjust your pledge ^_^
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Don't forget, if we reach 10k in funding I'll be giving away these full body Siren sticker to every backer! We are soooo close to reaching this last stretch goal!! 🖤🗝
So feel free to browse the add-on shop before the campaign ends tonight at 7pm EST!
I had a few people ask for a full collector's set as I'm sketching out the Deathmare and Jörmungandr pin designs. I thought I would reveal this before I show my sketches tonight incase anyone wants to upgrade before the campaign ends in less than an hour!
This full set will be priced at $120! (This makes each mini pin $5 each, and all large/XL Siren pins only $8~)
Here's what you get in the FULL Collector's Set!
-8 Regular Pins -2 XL Limited Edition Sirens -4 Eye Mini Pins -BONUS: 2 New Community Vote Pins: Deathmare + Jörmungandr -Free Gunmetal key -Free Early Bird Holo Vinyl Sticker
This is perfect for any Early Bird or Regular Tier backer that wants to upgrade to collect them all! 💯 This also includes the free Early Bird Sticker, so no worries about losing your freebie sticker Early Birds!!
(‼️ Remember, the only way to get the Gold Key Pin is to support this campaign and 2 other Pin Quest campaigns! Gold key is not included in this set since it is the Pin Quest free collab pin)
Also, we are so close to unlocking the final achievement: the free Siren holo sticker for all backers!
With this achievement only $750 away, please check out the Add-on Shop before the campaign ends!!
If 6 backers switched to this Full Set Tier, the Siren sticker would be unlocked for everyone! Here's a recap of all the new items released!
Eye Mini pins!
Siren LE Pins
3 Fenrir Variants
5x8 Sticker Sheet
3" vinyl stickers
Full 17 pin collector's set
Feel free to share the campaign to your friends and family in the last hour!!
Don't forget we can also go into an extended time called the "Backer Train" where the campaign will remain open as long as people keep backing before the timer ends!
We did it!! We had an incredible first Launch day yesterday and unlocked all 4 pins in just a few hours!! You are all amazing, thank you so much for the amazing support 🖤 Here's what it felt like reaching the last Baphomet goal yesterday with ease:
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I've been working on some color variants since we've hit all our goals! Check out the Baphomet variants I have planned, there's also a 3pc variant collector's set available in the add-on shop for a better discount :)
(3 variant pins for $27 = $9 each!)
Rainbow metal + white
Red Chrome metal + black
Rainbow metal + black
These are just quick mockups, rainbow metal colors will vary. These will be 2" big boys with cutouts between the inverted pentagram shapes~
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For Fenrir, I was thinking of making a white variant and 2-tone gray variant, what do you think? Comment below if you wanna see any more variant colors :)
Black
Potential Gray variant?
White
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This update is a bit late, but don't forget: Early Bird tier pricing/rewards end in less than 8 hours today: June 12th at 10am EST! Upgrade to the highest 4-pin tier to receive the limited edition black key variant pin!
Keep an eye out for the next update where we will vote as a community on the next pin designs you wanna see created! Thanks again everyone for your incredible support so far!! <3
🖤Jess~
P.S. Feel free to share the campaign link below to your friends and family, it would mean a lot for my small business! 🙏🏼
