Hello, Adventurers! Our time on this campaign has rushed by and we're already near the end! Con Adventurers 2 ends *tomorrow* in less than 30 hours. Thank you so much for your support of this project so far! I so appreciate each and every one of you for your love and support for my art and our shared love of conventions. Let's take a look at a few more updates:
All core campaign pins have been unlocked!
We are a little shy of the goal I'd been aiming to reach for all six core pins (plus the mini pins), but we're *so close* to reaching it and I don't want to cause any undue worry over the next few hours to see if their favorite will be unlocked. So, we did some re-evaluating on my end and I'm going ahead and unlocking the last two! All six core pins, plus the mini pins, are unlocked!
All the pins!
What does this mean for some of the new designs I was asking for input on through the surveys? The preference had been for a "COMPETE" pin that I haven't sketched yet, but I don't want to over-pivot on a design that doesn't exist at this time. So, my current plan is to wrap up three new designs: CREATE, COMPETE, and a third charity-focused one (maybe DONATE or CARE) that will be available to unlock during the survey process but would likely not be part of the main campaign.
If we do some jumping in funding over the next few hours and reach at least $3500 I may be able to pre-unlock one (I'd run a quick survey to confirm which, based on final designs), but don't want to bank on it right now, especially without even sketches of most of the designs.
So, stay tuned! I'll try to provide another update as quickly as possible.
Reveal: Badge Ribbon Sticker Sheet (Now Available as an Add-On)
Badge ribbons - little ribbons with fun sayings on them that can be attached to your convention badge - are a fun tradition at some conventions and one that I, personally, adore! The badge ribbon sticker sheet includes ten stickers that look like badge ribbons, roughly 1" x 2" each, all in colors that match this pin series. The sticker sheet will be given automatically to returning backers but is now also available as an add-on for $5!
I want to call out the details on the "adhesive cover" part of each sticker (on a regular badge ribbon, this would be the waxy paper protecting the adhesive until you're ready to attach it to your badge) in particular, which are also on theme for this series. Sometimes it's the tiny details that bring me the most joy 😊 I hope you love these, as well!
Remember to check out Piles of Plush!
My collab partner this Pintopia is Robot Dragon Studios with her Frankencorgi project! If you haven't visited her campaign yet, please do! Backing both of our projects gets you a free pin from each of us, plus her corgi plushies are SO ADORABLE :D
Hello, Adventurers! We are solidly in that middle part of the campaign and I have a few things to share!
RELAX is unlocked!
Relax is pin #4 to unlock, which means we are nearly through unlocking all six core pins in this series! Those remaining two are VERY within reach over the next 12 days.
VOTE: More stretch goal pins?
With only two more pins to unlock in our core set, I've been looking ahead at designs for two more gaming-related pins following the gaming poll that we ran earlier in January.
CREATE would be dedicated to painting minis and a nod to the tactile nature of tabletop gaming.
ACHIEVE would nod to earning achievements in video games (yes, I am absolutely one of those people that doesn't feel like I've completed a game unless I've reached 100% 😅).
I'm also considering switching Achieve to COMPETE and focusing on gaming competition instead but I don't have a sketch of that one.
Below are some early sketches of two of these options (and I know my sketches are particularly sketchy 😅). I tend to use sketches more to problem solve a layout than anything else. But hopefully this gives a sense of what I'm currently thinking about.
Please vote in the poll and let me know if these are capturing some of your favorite con activities or if there's other parts of gaming you'd really like to see!
In Progress: Badge Ribbon Sticker Sheets
I'm currently wrapping up the badge ribbon sticker designs for the returning backer sticker sheet - which will also be available as an add-on, too - and I'm loving how it's coming along! Sharing a little detail below that I'm particularly enamored with at the moment. Each of the stickers will be just shy of 2" long. More to come on these soon!
The "sticky" parts of the badge ribbons read "I <3 conventions" and "Enjoy the Adventure"
Remember to check out Piles of Plush!
My collab partner this Pintopia is Robot Dragon Studios with her Frankencorgi project! If you haven't visited her campaign yet, please do! Backing both of our projects gets you a free pin from each of us, plus her corgi plushies are SO ADORABLE :D
Hi, Adventurers! Thank you so much for your continued support! We are chugging right along unlocking pins, and I'm pleased to share that PLAY is now unlocked! We're well on our way to unlocked SNACK, followed by RELAX.
Quick reminder: The Early Bird freebie ends today at 12PM CT/10AM PT.
CAFFEINATE will be available in the add-on store for anyone who misses it but it will be included FREE in any pledges made during the first 48 hours.
Thank you all so much, Adventurers! We're about 10 hours in on the first day and the campaign is FUNDED! That unlocks the initial TRANSFORM pin, set of three mini pins, and all the freebies (early bird, returning backer, and artist cross-collab). Thank you so much for such a strong start!
We are also well on our way to unlocking the next few pins! THANK YOU ALL! More to come soon! ❤️❤️
Con Adventurers 2 launches in about four more hours, so I wanted to send one last update to everyone to make sure you had a look at the early bird freebie! CAFFEINATE is a 1.5" tall hard enamel pin in the same style as the main pins and will be free for backers in the first 48 hours.
I'll note the only design I didn't *quite* get done before launch is the returning backer sticker sheet, but it will feature sticker versions of convention badge ribbons and I'll share it as soon as it's ready!
Below is the full set of six core pins, along with a reminder on our Artist Cross-Collab pin freebie! I'll note I actually already did a couple minor tweaks to PLAY and CHARGE so those will look a little different than they did in yesterday's reveal, but I'm happier with them. Pins from Con Adventurers series 1 will also be available as add-ons.
T-4 hours and counting! We'll see you all soon!
Full set of six core Con Adventurers 2 pins.
Cross-Collab pins with Robot Dragon Studios.
