Here's some news for all you loyal Wappellians who have been eager to know the status of the painting DVD kickstarter project!
After way too many hours of creating graphics (you can see a few in the images), and over 4 hours writing the second proposal today, I can announce that said proposal has been submitted to Kickstarter!
This was like trying to learn how to use ebay and the blog at the same time. It's one of the more difficult undertakings I have attempted. While I had researched proposals for weeks, trying to glean what I could, there was no way I could be fully prepared for all the twists and turns.
It seemed like every time I got past one hurdle, 3 more took its place.
So, here's a picture Cathy shot just before I hit the "submit" button for the last time...
And then success! It is now in the hands of Kickstarter. They will now determine if and when we go live. Don't be surprised if they want me to make adjustments to the proposal. I certainly hope that everything will be OK, and things get under way in the next few days.
There will be all sorts of announcements should it be approved, and allowed to go live! I have been waiting to mention this on CoolMiniorNot, and a few other forums until everything is official.
I will try to post as many updates as I can to the kickstarter, just as I do for this blog. There are tons of stretch goals I would like to do. In fact, the list just keeps on growing out of control!
I want to send out some special thanks to Marty, Jon, Rich, and all the Beta Testers who have helped me get this far. The Beta Testers came in at a point where I was pretty down on myself, and gave me the hope that I could make this second attempt.
This could transform what I do on a daily basis, and I think it could be pretty amazing. Of course, let's just hope that there are legions of other folks who think so too! :-)
The super late night of photoshop and the tense moments of proposal writing left me real jittery. We were able to get in an afternoon stroll with the dogs, and then get to Dave and Tina's to watch my last college game of the season.
Being obsessed with pushing excellence on myself, I do like to see examples of that on the gridiron. A masterful job tonight by the SEC...
Super excited Jim!!! Good luck and I look forward to giving you money!! Lol!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! So am I! The idea of making how to videos on things I have not even imagined yet in the future is so cool...
DeleteI have seen many painting DVDs over the years and they always miss out steps etc. I had become very disinterested in the whole idea of them. However, ever since I first saw your work I have been following all of your tips and paint guides and I have to say if the DVDs follow the steps of you paint guides but also have those tips and tricks thrown in you are on to a winner.
ReplyDeleteI shall be following this Kickstarter on my Blog bloody-dice.blogspot.com and if you want me to help out in any way let me know.
Best of luck with the proposal!
Thanks! One of the things that convinced me to go through with all this was that exact same sentiment. Heck, even the few I have seen were 'lacking', to say the least.
DeleteMaybe I am not so crazy after all! :-)
Good Luck. Fingers crossed!!
ReplyDeleteAnd toes, and ears... :-)
DeleteGood luck man! Im sure everyone that looks at your blog is very excited about this too! Im sure everything will go great!
ReplyDeleteGO GAMECOCKS!
Teams that hail from locales like the Palmetto State make Saturdays extra cool for me.
DeleteI want this to work out as bad as #21 wants to come back and play!
Great luck to you. I know I will be one of the first people to throw money at the kickstarter.
ReplyDeleteYes! Everyone that contributes to this will provide an extra couple of minutes of sleep each night. :-) That is one of my personal stretch goals... get more than 3 hours of sleep each night!
DeleteIf its a go you may also want to hit some of the podcasters and the Tabletop Gaming News and Tabletop Fix blogs with a barrage of information on it.
ReplyDeleteNow that's a good idea! I have been thinking about locations aside from CMON and the blog... Will do as suggested!
DeleteOooh Best of luck with this - I hope the proposal goes through for you!
ReplyDeleteYou have such an artistic flair, it will be interesting to see videos of you painting
He he... thanks! When I did my demos and Hobby Seminars, it was my goal to make the participants laugh to set them at ease. I would even set up intentional 'mistakes', so that they would know they are not alone in such things, and that you can recover from them.
DeleteThose would be the most memorable parts of the demos for people :-)
Really excited to see this show up on Kickstarter! Best of luck to you on this endeavor! I'll be sure to jump in as one of the first backers to the KS :D
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your support! It's gonna take a giant army of Wappellians to achieve world conquest!!!
DeleteGreat news! I hope that your project does get off the ground and goes live, I for one will be funding your project when it does. Best of luck to you James!
ReplyDeleteI bow to you, sir, and all the intrepid explorers of the Painting Pyramid! I tried to create as many options as possible before any stretch stuff comes into play, so let's see what happens!
DeleteHi, just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your blog. Good luck with the Kickstarter - I hope it really takes off. I've got my fingers (and toes) crossed for you!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks! I really do hope that it works, since it will give me the chance to share all the stuff I have learned over the last 12 years.. some of it the hard way! :-)
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