Warped Ocean

Hello everyone!

Just a quick update tonight to share with you that you can get a free sticker if you back the campaign in the first 48 hours! 👀
It's an alternate version of my Mandarinfish design, with shiny gold eyes and a cool green and purple colour scheme:


I hope you like it! 😊
I made so many different colour versions when I was designing the Mandarin fish that I couldn't resist turning some of them into stickers!

You can also get another version of the Mandarinfish sticker if you back 3 or more campaigns from the banner group I've joined: Creepy Creations:


This blue version will have fluroescent red eyes!

I'm so excited for launch tomorrow! AHHHHHH!!
Oo, and we're only TEN followers away from unlocking the free desktop/phone backgrounds for all backers too! Remember that to help us reach this goal you can share these posts on Bluesky and Instagram! 🙏💕

Thank you all for following along while I've built this collection and campaign! It's been lovely to share my process with you and read your comments.

All the best,

Abi

Hi everyone!

We're almost at launch day so I've decided to add a little Achievement goal to the campaign! We're at 260 followers right now so I'd like to add free desktop/phone backgrounds of my Brain Coral pattern for every backer if we can hit x300 followers by launch-time (6PM BST Thursday)! 👀✨

Here's a peek at the design:


To help us reach this goal you can share these posts on Bluesky and Instagram! 🙏💕

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I'm also excited to share with you that I've been working on an embroidered patch version of the Lobster design and my manufacturer sent me a photo of the first sample this week!
Here's how it's looking so far:

The patch will be 6" tall, making it a perfect back patch for your jacket! I've asked for some minor adjustments to clear up some of the small details so hopefully I'll have a new sample photo to share with you all soon.
I've been wanting to make patches for ages so I'm so excited to be adding this to the Warped Ocean campaign! I hope you like it folks? 😁

Ahhhhh only 2 days to go until Pintopia goes live!!!!

Hope to see you all there! There will be a limited number of Earlybird discount tiers available, as well as a free sticker for anyone who backs in the first 48 hours! More on that tomorroooow! 👀

All the best,

Abi

Hi everyone!

I've finally finished drawing up the Octopus pins! 🥳
Here's our little eye-ful buddy:

Now that I've finished the main set of pin designs, here's a first look at the full gold and rainbow-plated sets for the campaign:

There will probably be some minor changes before production because I know some of the cut-outs on these are going to be too small so they'll have to be recessed metal, but apart from making adjustments for that these are the final mock-ups!

If I get time I might sketch up one more big pin or a couple more mini pins but I probably shouldn't add anything else unless funding goes magically well. 🙈
I've been thinking of doing a big turtle or moa moa, and a little stingray and coral. Maybe I'll draw them up anyway for stickers at least lol. 🤔

Now that you can see them all together which is your favourite set: gold-plated or rainbow-plated?

Hi everyone,

Today I have a new main pin for Warped Ocean to share with you...the Mandarinfish! XD
This little fish turned out to be a bit of a pain to draw but I'm really happy with how the details turned out in the end.

Here's the gold version of this 2" pin, which will be hard-enamel with a layer of blue screenprint:


And here's the rainbow-plated version:


Which one do you like best?

I've also finally made a start on the Octopus pin design lol! :D
Here's a WIP:

We're only a week and a half away from launch day now and I'm so excited! I'm hoping to get one more pin done, as well as the sticker versions, and sketch up some of the print versions before then so I'd better get cracking!

Have a great weekend everyone,

Abi

P.S: Thank you for the very validating poll results so far! 😂

Hi everyone!

I've now got two mini pins for the campaign and both will be 1" wide; the starfish in the poll-winning purple and pink:

Aaaand a BRAIN CORAL inspired pin in gold-and-green and rainbow-and-blue:

Brain corals are so delightfully weird already that they were just begging to have creepy eyes added to them right!?

I also feel a great desire to POKE one sooo I think I'm gonna make a lil plush badge of this guy too, like this:

Aaaand I got a bit carried away and turned him into a repeat pattern too! 😂



I haven't decided what I'm doing with that yet lol! 🤔 A friend mentioned it reminds them more of germs under a microscope than brain coral at this point! 😂

I can at least make it a desktop/phone background download if any of you would like to have one? 
Let me know what you think of my weird lil guys!? 😁

All the best,

Abi