Summary
Hello! I am Ayla StarDragon, the creator of the webcomic Ichabod the Optimistic Canine!
I've been making the comic for a bit over a year now and it makes my heart happy when people tell me how much the comic helps them, from just being cheered up from a bad day, to being an inspiration, and even helping people with their depression. It's why I love to make this comic so much!
I thought it would be a great idea for people to be able to get a physical object like a plush to have to comfort or motivate them when they need a little reminder that the sun is always behind the clouds!
This campaign is to raise funds for a prototype plushie before we can make a big order of them, and so you guys know what you'll be buying! We will then continue on to a larger campaign which will be for pre-ordering your plushies and earning even more goodies!
What We Need & What You Get
Plush making is a bit expensive, and though I'd love to be able to at least shell out the money for a prototype I can't do it on my own. That's why I need you guys!
We are looking at getting our plushies made by Gann Memorials, which have also done plushies from webcomics such as Pusheen and StupidFox.
The funding breaks down like this:
$675 goes to the plush prototype ($70 of that is the shipping)
The rest is to cover the fees for indiegogo and paypal.
Any extra funding will be put into the plush production!
What you can get? I will draw my butt off for you! You can get anything from a doodle to a fully rendered artwork (In Ichabod style). Also all levels come with the wallpaper download!
Plus, if you contribute enough I will put you on the list for a free plush if we reach the goal for production!
Risks & Challenges
Again, plush making is EXPENSIVE, so that proves to be the challenge. The first step will be the hardest because we don't have any actual piece to show off yet!
Once we get the prototype made, I will be posting the pictures of the progress with altering it until it's perfect. Then we can move on to the main event!
Other Ways You Can Help
Even if you cannot contribute, you can still help us out!
The best way to do this would be to share from Indiegogo on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. If you have accounts on comic or art sites that would be great too!
If we didn't have the fans, this wouldn't be happening. So thank you so much for making Ichabod what it is today, and together, we can make this happen!