Hey all,
WOW, what a final day! Backerkit campaigns don't usually jump this much in the last 48 hours (at least not upwards) so this was a very nice surprise! Thank you!!
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Lachlan Pierce
24 days ago
Art Updates + Last 36 Hours!
+Hey all,
We're just before the 36 hours left mark of Cyberpunk Animals!
Just wanted to give an overview of all the unlocked designs at this point. The story section of the...
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Lachlan Pierce
about 1 month ago
Pintopia 2026: Cyberpunk Animals!
Hello everyone, and Happy New Year!
I am here to introduce my newest pin set which is a part of Pintopia - Cyberpunk Animals!
It's a little different from what I usually d...
WOW, what a final day! Backerkit campaigns don't usually jump this much in the last 48 hours (at least not upwards) so this was a very nice surprise! Thank you!!
Some last minute housekeeping:
We passed 10k overnight which means at the time of this update Survival, Cityscape Banner, and Technology of a Bygone Era have all been unlocked. However...
The final funding number is likely to fluctuate. If we dip $200 below any goal, that goal will be unfunded. (Sorry, I need to make sure I can afford the pins!)
Watcher, a vulture pin set t unlock at 11k, is still on the table!
Any goal that gets unfunded or isn't reached will be made available as a stretch goal in the survey. This means these items will only be available as add ons, so obviously getting it funded before campaign close is the most ideal!
I am including one (1) pin banner in the all in pin tier as a thank you for your patience and last minute hustle! You will get prompted in the survey to choose which banner you want.
As for the remaining designs! The migraines came back unfortunately so I couldn't finish them, but you all said you would rather have sketches than nothing, so! Get ready for some shaky hand sketches!
SURVIVAL - Premium Pin A snow leopard on a cyber moon! Why a moon? Not sure, but I was watching Treasure Planet recently so maybe I was inspired subconsciously? But as for snow leopards, they have had a tough history of survival as they once were in critical danger of going extinct. They are currently labeled as "vulnerable" but still have a long ways to go before they are considered not threatened.
CITYSCAPE PIN BANNER The idea was that pins could be placed on the windows as a way to cleanly display your pin haul! It takes me much longer to render and finish illustrations than it does to finish pins, but I will post the finished product in the survey update. Banners will still be available as add ons in the survey so don't feel pressured to add it on just yet if you want to wait to see the final render.
TECHNOLOGY OF A BYGONE ERA - Mini Pin I asked if you had any guesses on what this "technology" could be - did someone somehow guess a furby? It is from a bygone era! The furby thing is a little joke from the Pintober community. But in case jokes aren't your thing, I did prepare something else for the 10k threshold.
HACKED - Regular Pin I kept hush until I was sure nothing was compromised, but I was actually hacked during this pin campaign. I was worried about the extent of the breach, so I decided to not log into any site with sensitive information (so BackerKit among other things) for a bit until I had more information. Luckilly, everything is okay! But it was a very terrifying week trying to figure out if anything got compromised. So naturally I made a pin to commemorate the event because I have no chill!
That's all the housekeeping! I probably won't update again until after close to spare everyone's poor bloated email inboxes. I'll get these designs finalized over the weekend. Here's hoping the final 9 hours are kind!
I know Pintopia has gotten a bit... overwhelming, especially since more and more projects are added every year. As funds are no doubt tight and there are so so many projects to choose from, I really really appreciate you all for being here and supporting these pins. I would definitely love to do more in the future! It was such a fun set!
Between the hacking and migraines and pintopia bloat, I know I wasn't as active as I normally would like to be during the campaign, but I appreciate the patience and kind words from you all! For my returning backers, it's a pleasure as always to see you and it made me smile seeing your names pop up again! For the new folks, welcome! And I hope to see you again!
We're just before the 36 hours left mark of Cyberpunk Animals!
Just wanted to give an overview of all the unlocked designs at this point. The story section of the campaign has also been updated with the design info. This update was supposed to come out days ago but I have been plagued with migraines from the strange weather we've been getting.
Runner - Shiba Inu. Always full of energy, always ready for a mission.
Error - Opossum. Time for a reboot!
Glitch - Cat. HISSSSSSSSSS does not compute DOES NOT COMPUTE
Virus - Raven. The circle of life keeps turning and it keeps ever watching.
Equalizer - Orca. Balancing the economy one yacht at a time.
Cat Mask
Kitsune Mask
Leopard Mask
Horse Mask
Shiba Inu Mask
Wolf Mask
Anxiety - Wolf. Everything is a threat - even myself.
Exo - Horned Lizard. A little help goes a long way.
Scavenger - Raccoon. He founds it, he keeps it!
Sentry - Deer. The protector of the city and the forest.
Surveillance - Forest. They're always watching.
The masks are all mini pins - $10 each. Surveillance, Virus, and Sentry are premium pins - $30 each. The rest are regular pins - $20 each.
I have plans for some more stretch goals: - Survival (Snow Leopard, premium pin) at 9k - City Scape Pin Banner at 9.5k - Technology of a Bygone Era at 10k (I'm not revealing what this is until it's unlocked - feel free to guess!) - Watcher (Vulture, regular pin) at 11k
I'll be honest - we have been hovering around $8500 for weeks now, and we lost a lot of money today at the 48 hour mark. I'm not complaining - it's great that so many pins have gotten funded - but I'm not expecting to get any further than this point. Actually I'm more concerned that Surveillance will be unfunded more than anything. But I love to be proven wrong - never say never!
If more pins do get funded, I'll post art of them as soon as I catch the funding goal being reached. If funding happens at the twilight hour, everything will be accessible in the survey and you will be able to add on pin designs that way.
I know people have been asking about certain designs, and I'm sorry if the final designs are not what you were hoping for. I've been planning these pins for a very long time and some of them - especially Surveillance - would've been super hard to explain or even show as a wip. I hope you like the designs, and sorry if they don't meet your expectations.
I have an incentive if we surpass 300 backers for this project - everyone will get a free commemorative mini pin with their physical order!
I'm hoping to be back tomorrow with more unlocked pin designs!
Time to go back to bed - I'm still in pretty bad shape from the migraines! Anyone else at the whims of weather like me? xD
See you all very soon, and thank you for being here :) Cheers, - Lachlan
i keep refreshing your page hoping to see it updated with the new pin designs. im waiting to see what they are, and if i like them i may pledge to buy even more pins. im loving this set.
I am here to introduce my newest pin set which is a part of Pintopia - Cyberpunk Animals!
It's a little different from what I usually do, but there are still animals for sure! I wanted to share the follow link, incentives, and some of the designs you'll expect to see!
Campaign Incentives Expect a few goodies for meeting certain criteria!
Backers who followed this project prior to launch will get a free sticker! (Sticker designs will be based off of the pins that get unlocked during the campaign)
Returning Backers will get a paw logo dyed metal pin!
Early Bird Backers who back in the first 48 hours will get a logo embroidered jet tag!
Reaching 300 backers will unlock a freebie pin that will be included in all physical rewards!
Backers who back my project and my cross-collaboration partner's project will get a snow leopard skull embroidered jet tag!
Banners are a brand new function for Pintopia this year! They're like the smaller pin collections you sometimes see on BackerKit, but within the larger Pintopia umbrella! Backers who back my project as well as 2+ others in my banner will get a special dyed metal enamel pin!
This time I am collaborating with my dear friend Vipi.Ink! We've been wanting to collaborate for a long while and finally have the chance to do so! Please support their campaign as well!
Pintopia is trying out banners - smaller collections of pin campaigns - for the first time this year and I have the honour of running one! I am the admin and member of Animal Akademia which features animal science and sci fi campaigns! We, as well as every other banner, are offering pin freebies for folks who back 3 or more campaigns within the banner! To see all of the Animal Akademia campaigns, please click on the image below!
Finally, here's a look at some of the first few pins that could be unlocked for Cyberpunk Animals!
"Runner" - Unlocked upon funding at $1000
"Error" - Unlocked at $1500
"Glitch" - Unlocked at $2000
"Virus" - Unlocked at $3000
Want to see more? Follow and back the campaign to see what's next when we go live on Thursday Jan 22nd at 10 AM PST!
