What’s the money for then?
I’ve spent the last 4 years working hard on my own comic series, Madam Butterscotch – a thriller based black and white comic about the life and (hitman!) alter ego of mother and tea shop owner, Tilda Llewellyn:
Having come out of hiding and moved to a quaint little town, she is forced to re-enter her old world to ensure peace and happiness for herself and her daughter - but can she balance being a killing machine and a mother?.
It’s full of great characters, witty banter, English satire, plenty of action, mystery, intrigue, GUNS! and Tea.
It’s been in print for a year now and I have 3 chapters available to read online. But with each chapter printed, means more costs.
By the end of this year I will have Chapter 4 and the first Volume ready; Volume 1 will contain ALL 4 CHAPTERS, a bonus short comic and some art.
I also have a stack of artwork, which I would love to be able to turn into an Art Book, which will include all the conceptual art for Butterscotch and the various characters and environments, how Butterscotch started, thumbnail process – how I go about making a page, special fan-art section of all the art that has been made of Butterscotch, as well as some special competition entries.
So to sum up…
I need $800 to fund the costs of printing;
* copies of Chapter 4
* copies of Volume 1
- All 4 chapters
- Bonus Comic short
- Bonus Art
* copies of Bullets and Sugar-cubes: the Art of Butterscotch.
- Concept Art
- Character Art and processes
- How it all began
- Page process – tutorial
- Fan art expose
Some Stats:
Chapter 4 –
- 24 pages
- A5 size - approx. 8.3 x 5.8 in
- Black and white
Volume 1 –
- 80+ pages
- A5 size – approx. 8.3 x 5.8 in
- Black and white
Bullets and Sugar-cubes: The Art of Butterscotch
- 60+ pages
- A4 size – approx. 11.7 x 8.3 in
- Full Colour
Sounds great! How about some pretties!
For those who are unfamiliar with my work, here’s some images from Butterscotch, as well as some other random images of mine.
Let’s talk Perks!
A special page will be featured in both Volume 1 and the Art Book of all the names of everyone who contributed, as my way of saying thank you. As for the perks themselves, there is a range of awesome gifts from copies of the chapters to commissions to specially made merchandise just for you guys.
$1 – Simply Tea
a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume – because every dollar counts
$8 - Camomile
Signed Copy of Chapter 1 and 2, Butterscotch sticker sheet and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$15 - Jasmine
Signed Copy of Volume 1, 4x Butter-Badges and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$15 – Green Tea
Signed Copy of Bullets & Sugar-Cubes: The Art of Butterscotch, 4x Butter-Badges 1 and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$30 - Lady Grey
x2 A4/11.7x8.3inch exclusive signed Butterscotch Prints, Signed Copy of Bullets & Sugar-Cubes: The Art of Butterscotch, Signed Copy of Volume 1 and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$50- Darjeeling
Special A5/8.3x5.8inch inked bust commission (of your choice), x2 A4/11.7x8.3inch exclusive signed Butterscotch Prints, Signed Copy of Bullets & Sugar-Cubes: The Art of Butterscotch, Signed Copy of Volume 1 and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$70 – Earl Grey
Special A4/11.7x8.3inch inked and toned full body commission (of your choice), 4x Butter-Badges ,x2 A4/11.7x8.3inch exclusive signed Butterscotch Prints, Signed Copy of Bullets & Sugar-Cubes: The Art of Butterscotch, Signed Copy of Volume 1 and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$100 – Pure Ceylon
Special A4/11.7x8.3inch full colour full body commission (of your choice), 4x Butter-Badges and 2x Keyrings, x2 A4/11.7x8.3inch exclusive signed Butterscotch Prints, Signed Copy of Bullets & Sugar-Cubes: The Art of Butterscotch, Signed Copy of Volume 1 and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
$150 – The BIG Cuppa!
Butterscotch Merch Pack – 4x badges, Stickers, 2x key-rings, x8 A6 postcard prints of all the C.O.O.K Lineup, recipe card pack.
Special A4/11.7x8.3inch full colour full body commission (of your choice),x2 A4/11.7x8.3inch exclusive signed Butterscotch Prints, Signed Copy of Bullets & Sugar-Cubes: The Art of Butterscotch, Signed Copy of Volume 1 and a guaranteed thank you in the art book and Volume
Other ways to help?
Tweeting, facebooking, blogging, any kind of plugging on your social networks would be awesome!