Unmet desires are in the
crosshairs.
Readers
periodically come to me interested in new shirt & merchandise
designs- but I never find the time to draw them.
I’d
also love to create the occasional short Dreamkeepers animation,
though I can never quite justify spending time.
Plus
there’s concept art & lore that would be great to see- a page
of springer gun designs, sports logos for the district fallguard
teams, all kinds of stuff.
But
even if I had the time, what would readers want me to tackle first?
Then
I realized, I make time every month for extra art- the Sketch of the
Month. So if we gear that towards official Vivid content, everything
levels up. More of the official merchandise, concepts, and
animations we’d like best.
So
Sketch of the Month is evolving to an even more powerful form- now
it’s the Vivid Monthly Poll.
To
help guide the Vivid Monthly Poll, we’re also forming an exclusive
new Discord room, the Drawing Board. The Drawing Board is a creative
panel focused on generating the best, most engaging merchandising
choices for the franchise.
Current
Mastermind backers (From Patreon and Dark Market) have been invited
to join. We’ll sound out the Drawing Board for feedback and input
on apparel, toys, games, animations, and other enticing
possibilities. I don’t often announce flaming piles of ‘maybe’
in public. But in a smaller group, we’ll be free to share
productive brainstorms and hone Vivid’s endeavors.
We’ll
be actively curating the Drawing Board to ensure it remains an
effective and task-oriented room.
While
Masterminds will be invited initially, we’ll be making judgement
calls as we go to ensure we get the best team possible for the job.
Nothing personal to those screened out, it’s about the work. Full
criteria will be shared with Board Members prior to admission.
Here’s
the new Vivid Monthly Poll format.
Mastermind
backers will submit design ideas in any of the following categories:
- Teepublic
/ Apparel art
- 1
second’s worth of Animation stage (rough, cleanup, and color are
separate stages.)
- Concept
/ lore design
- Miscellaneous
merchandise
Then
the Patreon Commanding Vote backers will vote, and we’ll go to work
on the readership’s top choice.
Thank
you to the backers who make Dreamkeepers possible every day.
New
backers, today is perfect for joining- we’ve just released a PDF of
Chapter 13 for you to enjoy, and Chapter 14 updates begin in April.
Together,
the Dreamkeepers graphic novel series is just the beginning.
