EtsyIt's been a while! Honestly kinda mortified reading how old the first update on this was haha but moving right along. I've since moved to a new bank (which was a big source of my problems starting the shop this past winter) and have been revving up to start the Etsy shop up in January. The holiday break and New Years have me feeling full of ideas for getting things going. Currently I just need to renew my P.O. Box and confirm my bank with Etsy and technically it's ready to go! Going forward, I'm planning to avoid having all the troubles with my stickers I had with the initial run (which will still be going up for sale in the shop, don't worry). Mainly, I bought the non weather proofed sticker paper because I was intimidated by the price of the weatherproofed paper. $68 for 100 sheets! Yowza. But looking at how much trouble it was laminating individual diecut stickers on top of the cost of the laminate itself, I think it would have been worth it. So new plan! Step 1) Sell the laminated stickers I've already got done. They're still looking good and should honestly be very durable because of the plastic on top. Step 2) Design any stickers that are to be printed on my current sticker paper to be mini sticker sheets, intended to be used on stationary and paper goods. This way they don't need to be laminated but are still just as nice looking and presentable. My Cherub and Imp sloths are a good example of these types of stickers. Step 3) Stop being a dunce and just get the good paper for future diecut stickers. Also include an easy-peel tab, especially for non-jumbo designs. I'll do this after I've managed to sell some of my initial stock since I'll feel more secure doing it once I know my stickers can in fact sell. Also on my agenda:
On to other business. In Your Nature: Devlog #1I wrote a pretty long post just before this about the project itself but long story short for anyone not looking at my twitter: I'm starting work on a horror visual novel. The summary of the idea is a girl finds out she has a stalker and the stalker reveals to her something they've witnessed that they believe is a danger to her. Current progress:
I'm on the first draft of the story and I'm not writing from beginning to end. Rather, I'm writing the big scenes I have most solidly developed in my plan and then I'll go through and connect them all with the smaller transitionary scenes. It might be a while before I have any actually polished artwork to share since I don't want to go burning myself out on it nor end up having to throw away or change already finished art when it comes time to edit the story or put it into Ren'py. I have still done some concept work though and will still do bits and bobs of pieces I know for sure will be needed, such as the default sprites for the main cast. Sure they're all bald right now but hey, official height line up! Updates will continue to be a little short and dull up until I get to the more visual stages of the project but I'll keep posting so as to make sure I'm still making progress! So check back in now and then if you're wondering about the project or follow on Twitter where I'll link to these updates whenever I make them. The blog gives me so much more room to talk but the blue bird will make sure at least one or two people see it hah.
-Karma
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