This is where I am on this card. The background is collaged with antique dictionary pages and I’ve been considering overlaying those areas with more words in a mix of calligraphy scripts and stamped fonts. The words all relate to the typical meanings for the 3 of swords. Do you guys think that’s a good idea or should I just stick to a few more antiquing washes and detailing the heart? I’m just concerned too many details won’t show when it’s shrunk and printed.

I need input, please.  Here is the rough draft of the line work for this card.  I’m attempting a play on a regular face card, which usually has the reversed double-headed figures.  Of course, my guy’s head is chopped off at the neck.  But I wanted to get 6 elephants in there, and this was what came to mind.  Any suggestions, etc?

I know I posted these a while ago on the Regretsy forum, but here they are again until I can scan a WIP of the colored pencil work.

Mr. Gear:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Glues Shit to Other Shit:

This is my card so far.  I need to go back and clean up the tooling especially the backgrounding then on to painting and staining.  My goal is to make it look like an old radio or other machine.

I painted a card for 3 of genitalia… it is based on the 3 of cups.. I aso have one with the clay figurines I did as back up…

Is it clear enough that what the cats are holding are bajingo pipes?

Also, do I need to contact the seller, The Little Shop Of Random Stuff?

 

 

How ironic. This is the stuff I hate dealing with  at my day job and I manage to avoid doing it….

Miestones and Deadlines

Kickstarter Project Funding

1. Kickstarter Project Initated: July 4, 2011
2. Video Script Finalized: July 4, 2011
3. Kickstarter Video Input needed for editing: July 8, 2011
4. Kickstarter Video Uploaded to Kickstarter: July 11, 2011
5. Kickstarter Funding Deadline: August 26, 2011

Business Details

1. Royalty rates and details worked out: July 15, 1011
2. Artist Agreements executed: July 20, 2011
3. First Royalty Statement/Payments: January 31, 2012

Deck Production

1. Cards assigned to artists: COMPLETE
2. Collaboration Area set up: COMPLETE
3. All Card Final Artwork uploaded to FTP site: July 31, 2011
4. Card Artwork Production Begins:  August 1, 2011
5. Send Deck Artwork to Printers:  September 1, 2011
6. Deck Release date: October 31, 2011
7. All Pre-orders Shipped out: November 15: 2011

Marketing and Sales

1. Licensing Agreement to use “Regretsy” in deck name and advertising: July 25, 2011 (we need to have a Plan B in place in case this doesn’t work out)
2. Website Domain purchased: July 25, 2011 (we may not need this – we may have it already, depending on item 1 above)
3. Website designed
4. Copy written
5. Images available
6. Shopping cart?? Or will this only be available through Etsy sellers? Decision on this by July 8, 2011
7. Order fulfillment details worked out and in place
8. Viral Marketing Team in place
9. Website goes live October 15, 2011

The marketing/sales stuff and dates are possible – I’d like to hear your views on how we should market these decks. It is a limited edition of 1000 – if it sells out really fast, are we going to do another press run? Or are we going to keep the value of the decks high by only offering 1000 of them? Personally, I think this should be a one-shot deal. Otherwise, I will go mad if I have to do royalty statements for years to come.