Operation Quesadilla under way meaning we have fulfillment dates!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Oct 02, 2020 at 05:40:08 PM

Hey everyone!

I'm writing to you all from sunny Mexico where I've been stuck in a hotel room in Mexico City for a few days now properly doing my quarantine before heading to Florida. Yeppers, Operation Quesadilla is in full swing!

Just a quick reminder of what is Operation Quesadilla. There is a travel ban in effect for all travelers coming into the US if they have been in Brazil up to 14 days prior to their entry. That's why I'm in Mexico for 15 days so I will then be allowed into the US.

But this means I finally have some fulfillment dates for you all that (I hope!) won't change and that we can finally get The Few and Cursed universe back on track. First and foremost the question that I'm sure is in everyone's minds:

WHERE ARE THE BOOKS & OTHER REWARDS?

They are currently on a boat en route to the US from China. They should should arrive in Florida for fulfillment around mid to late October where I will be already waiting for them to start going through everything, signing, packaging and shipping.

Obviously it all depends on me actually making it to Florida but after quarantining in Mexico for 15 days I don't expect any problems entering the US.

FULFILLMENT DATES

So here's where we stand regarding fulfillment for this particular campaign. I can't wait to be able to hold the books in hand and send them out to see what you think of it. 

•  July - Digital distribution via BackerKit (if you haven't downloaded your digital files they are still available via BackerKit - more info below)
•  Mid to Late October - Books and other rewards arrive in FL.
•  November 15th - All rewards shipped out and fulfillment completed

As always if you have any questions, comments or critiques please do not hesitate to leave a comment or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]

If you haven't downloaded your digital copy of Painting the World Red and other books please hit the link below and input your Kickstarter registered e-mail to retrieve it:

https://paintingtheworldred.backerkit.com/

The estimated fulfillment date for this Kickstarter was September so thankfully this was the campaign least affected by the Covid pandemic. I still would like to apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

I'm thrilled to be able to finally fly back to the US and wrap up all the outstanding Kickstarters before launching new content.

And yes, we do have a lot of exciting plans ahead of us for The Few and Cursed starting with a new campaign kicking off right this month of October. I'm still keeping the details under wraps because a lot can still change but I'm super excited and I hope many of you will enjoy what we're going for.

I hope you all stay safe and I will be back in touch later this month with photos of the books and the start of the fulfillment.

Thanks so much!

Felipe

Here are your postcard WINNERS! \o/
over 3 years ago – Tue, Sep 01, 2020 at 06:39:24 PM

Hiya, folks!

This is a quick update to share the winning artworks for the SET OF THREE POSTCARDS that will be sent to every backer that pledged towards a physical reward! It was a close call with all six arts receiving a lot of votes and the number #3 and #4 picks being decided by three votes only!!

With over 200 people voting here are your WINNERS:

Coincidentally they were all artworks done exclusively for the art book so I guess it is only fitting they become postcards for this particular Kickstarter fulfillment.

I also wanted to share a pretty exciting piece of information. The printer in China just e-mailed me to say the boat leaving with our stuff is scheduled to set sail on September 11th and about 6 weeks later I should be getting all the books and prints in Florida.

Obviously a lot can happen, especially in a COVID world, but I sincerely hope to be ready to start fulfillment in late October. Fingers crossed it all works out!

In the meantime rest assured I will continue to update all of you as things progress. Thanks so much for your patience, support and understanding and don't forget to reach out either via comment or an e-mail at [email protected] if there are any questions, critiques or messages.

All the best!

Felipe

POSTCARDS POLL! Click to vote on your pick of art for the collectible postcards!!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 05:29:48 PM

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Art books have been printed! Still in China for the time being though...
almost 4 years ago – Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 12:48:11 AM

Howdy, folks!

Let's get to the good news first along with some pretty cool pics. The art book The Few and Cursed: Painting the World Red has finished printing!!!

The printer in China didn't send a lot of pics but I will share them with you all. I'm really happy how the book turned out, it truly looks like a collector's edition :D

Pictured above is the regular softcover edition while you can check out a couple of pics showing the Kickstarter Exclusive hardcover.

I was particularly impressed by the size of it and how thick it looks in comparison to the hand holding the books in the last book. I can't wait to get my own hands on these. Which brings me to a little bit of bad news I'm afraid...

As you can tell from the photos we were right on schedule to ship your rewards as planned. With production on these completed it would take 4 to 6 weeks for them to arrive in Florida and go through processing, sorting and packaging.

Except I won't be in Florida for the foreseeable future... and that sucks.

And while I can't travel the printer will hold on to them in China. For those that don't know there is a travel ban on people coming in from Brazil where I currently am since mid-March. I'm from Brazil, it is my country of residence, I just fly (or used to) frequently between Florida and Brazil.

I've been delaying fulfillment on my Kickstarter campaigns waiting for the borders to re-open and that will surely affect the fulfillment for this one as well. I don't want to get into a lot of details about it but I do have a plan to make it to the US in September and start fulfilling the campaigns in order.

Meaning this will probably be pushed back by a few weeks. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and I hope you can all relate and understand.

As always I'm available to answer any questions, address any critiques or just be around to hear your comments. You can either leave them right here on this Update or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]

Thanks so much!

Felipe

Digital files have been distributed via BackerKit - check your e-mails (spam included!) \o/
almost 4 years ago – Fri, Jul 03, 2020 at 05:36:01 AM

Hey everyone!

As promised last week digital files have been sent via BackerKit directly to your Kickstarter registered e-mail accounts. All files have been sent with download instructions but a couple of things to keep in mind:

1- Check your Spam. E-mails will come from BackerKit and they can end up in your spam or junk folder. Please search for any and all e-mails coming from BackerKit, please.

2- BackerKit Surveys must have been filed out. I still have 25 backers that have not filled out their surveys yet and without completed surveys no rewards will be sent - digital or otherwise.

If you haven't filled out your survey please click the link below, do it, and you'll immediately and automatically get an e-mail with the digital files:

https://paintingtheworldred.backerkit.com/

If you are still not able to retrieve your personal Survey after clicking the link above please contact me at [email protected] so we can get the good folks over at BackerKit on it.

For those that did fill out their BackerKit Surveys here's what's gonna happen now:

In the next 24 to 48hrs each and every one of you will get an e-mail from BackerKit with instructions on how to download your digital files. There are two items that will go out to every backer:

• The art book Painting the World Red
• A collection of wallpapers for mobile & desktop

Backers that have pledged for packages including back issues or other titles will get their respective digital copies along with the stuff above. It's all done automatically and securely via BackerKit.

If you don't get an e-mail by the end of the week please hit the link below, enter your e-mail address linked to your Kickstarter account and follow the download instructions there.

-----> https://paintingtheworldred.backerkit.com/ <-----

Any questions or comments please do not hesitate to reach out either by leaving a comment, a DM or an e-mail.

I sincerely hope you enjoy all the eye candy we were able to pack in the art book!

Thanks so much for your support, folks, it means the world to me an Fabiano. I will continue to update you all as we move along production and get ready to ship the physical.

All the best!

Felipe