Visions of a Thousand Eyes

REACHING THE 40K SUMMIT
over 9 years ago – Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 08:04:24 PM

We’ve reached the ultimate 40,000€ level which unlocks the awesome free expansion “Faithful Knights of a Thousand Eyes”. You are amazing people! We can’t thank you enough.

The campaign has now reached its full potential. To answer the question that some of you asked: no, we won’t be adding unplanned stretch goals beyond the 40k level, because they might jeopardize our ability to deliver your products in a timely fashion (a little more content often requires a lot more work). Also we’ve already cut our margins quite drastically to bring the products to this level of quality, so adding more content beyond the planned maximum level would now endanger our financial balance. We hope you understand and are as excited as we are about the final design of our set of fantasy art products.

The Artbook will include 184 pages of beautiful fantasy artwork, with a special foreword section for the physical version (pledge level 5 and up). The physical print foreword section will be illustrated by Robin Recht, famous comic author for series such as ‘Devil May Cry’ and ‘Elric’.

The high quality Prints Set and Portfolio will respectively comprise 8 and 43 marvellous prints bound together in a lovely packaging, with each print conveniently separated for framing (or just pining on your wall). And of course we’ll also be producing the HD Wallpaper pack and Sketchbook (with extended version for all pledge levels 5 and up).

We’re extremely happy with the final quality of these very unique products and hope you are too. This has been quite an adventure! Now let’s enjoy the final hours. We’ve put a bottle of champagne in the fridge already. If you wish to join us, we’ll be celebrating with a small party in a coffee near our office at 17h Paris time. :-)

With very warm regards,

Delphin and the Team

ANNOUNCING THE 40K STRETCH GOAL
over 9 years ago – Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 11:13:36 PM

+20 pages of illustrations unlocked over the weekend: you guys are simply awesome! We're starting to dream that we might be able to reach the ultimate 40K level! :-)

If we hit 40K, we will be unlocking a final surprise to thank you again for your outstanding support: the free expansion “Faithful Knights of a Thousand Eyes”.

The free expansion “Faithful Knights of a Thousand Eyes” would comprise:

• Foreword added to the physical copy of the Artbook (pledge levels 5 and up) by Clotilde Bruneau, five star scriptwriter for the comics serie ‘Wisdom of the Myths’ and illustrated by the marvellously talented Robin Recht, comics artist for series such as ‘Elric’ or ‘Devil May Cry.
• Extended HD Wallpaper Pack (if we reach the social stretch goal #2) (all backers)
• Extended Digital Sketchbook with new extra content (pledge levels 5 and up, as well as backers who supported the campaigns during the first 24h, as promised) 
• Bonus +1 illustration added to our exclusive Portfolio product (pledge levels 8 and 9)

To unlock this very special content, we need you to make as much noise as possible about the project during the last 24h of the campaign. We’re not going to sleep either. ;-)

Every time you share the campaign, don’t forget to include the URL (http://kck.st/2eX0qCF) and hashtag #EclosionFantasy to make sure that we unlock the social stretch goal #2.

‘Visions of a Thousand Eyes’ seems to resonate especially well with fans of fantasy art, artbooks in general, heroic fantasy, board games, roleplaying games, comics and miniatures. If you are part of groups on these subjects on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, DeviantArt, ArtStation and other forums, your promotion posts during the final hours could have a huge impact!

See you on the finish line,

Delphin and the Team

PS: If you wish to upgrade your pledge before the end of the campaign, simply visit the page and click on ‘Manage Your Pledge’ to select your favourite rewards. Even a little more helps a lot. Thank you again for your awesome interest and support!

LAST HOURS for Visions of a Thousand Eyes!
over 9 years ago – Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 01:40:24 PM

We’re not a band of ronins anymore. We’re not a tiny group of adventurers anymore. With more than 630 members in the Fellowship, we’re a circle of beautiful people. We are a community. Thank you for everything! 

"This creative journey would not have been possible without the help of many great people:

- I would like to virtually applaud a guy that we will call "DD" for his huge help making this campaign a reality with his day-to-day advices, motivational support, project vision and writing skills.

- A very special thank you also to Karine Miloudi for her strength and support during a Kickstarter period which is a tough emotional roller-coaster, as well as for her precious help to write the artists’ biographies.

- Thanks to the marvelous graphic designer and comic artist Claude Combacau who will be working in the next weeks on the artbook editing and paging.

- Hello to Clotilde, Delphine, Vincent and Robin, my wonderful colleagues/co-workers in Paris for their enthusiasm and humor.

- To the Kickstarter creators and amazing community for their very helpful advices and shout-outs. To name a few: Jon Scindehette from ArtOrder, John from Neostream, Christopher Stoll, Sean from Monte Cook Games, Brian from Seventh Sphere Publishing, Marc from Grand Gamers Guild, Spiridon Gianakis and Robert Lockhart.

- A very heartfelt thank you finally to all of you backers who are making this journey a reality! You've been a great inspiration to us with your comments, ideas, kind words, likes, social shares and excitement. And it's not over yet! :)

- Last but not least, I would like to thank all the artists for their talent, creativity, ideas for the campaign and help doing some very useful promo: Aaron Miller, Aaron Nakahara, Alejandro Olmedo, Andi Alexandru, Andreas Rocha, Andrei Riabovitchev, Andrii Shafetov , Bastien Grivet, Bastien Lecouffe Deharme, Chris Cold, Conor Burke, Daniel Kamarudin, Darek Zabrocki, David Benzal, Dimitar Tzvetanov , Efflam Mercier, Eren Arik, Felipe Escobar, Filipe Pagliuso, Francisco Garcés, Geraud Soulie, Grosnez, J. Dickenson, James Paick, Magdalena Radziej, Manuel Castanon, Marat Ars, Marc Simonetti, Mateusz Ozminski, Max Bedulenko, Nacho Yagüe, Omer Tunc, Pierre Raveneau, Piotr Jablonski , Randy Vargas, Rostyslav Zagornov, Sebastien Hue, Tianhua Xu, Tyler Edlin, Veli Nystrom, Victor Hugo Harmatiuk, Wei Rui Feng and WL OP." 

Delphin Druelle

 

​So it’s now confirmed: this unique fantasy-themed artbook is going to be a HUGE book with currently 160 illustrated pages. The Prints Sets and Portfolio will be magical objects too. And we could still reach 180 pages with the final sprint.

Please note that we’ve made a small modification on the stretch goals list for the 38k level, to give you back even more. The 38k stretch goal would now unlock +1 print in the Portfolio and +2 prints in the Prints Set!

 

 

​To unlock more content in the last hours, there is no mystery: your shares on Twitter, Facebook and fantasy art forums of all types will be making the difference.

 

The survey for the 6 prints choice is doing great with already 110 entrants. Again, this survey is not only limited to backers, so anyone can participate. We are extremely curious to see your final selection! ;-)

Have a fabulous Sunday, 

Delphin and the Team

 

 

3 days left for Visions of a Thousand Eyes!
over 9 years ago – Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:07:05 PM

Can you hear the war anthems of Valhalla warriors and Valkyries leaving Odin and Frigg’s banquet and marching towards Midgard, the realm of mortals, to join our epic campaign?

These are the final days of our crowdfunding. This is Ragnarok!

 

 

“It is as hard to explain how this sunlit land was different from the old Narnia as it would be to tell you how the fruits of that country taste. Perhaps you will get some idea of it if you think like this. You may have been in a room in which there was a window that looked out on a lovely bay of the sea or a green valley that wound away among mountains. And in the wall of that room opposite to the window there may have been a looking-glass. And as you turned away from the window you suddenly caught sight of that sea or that valley, all over again, in the looking glass. And the sea in the mirror, or the valley in the mirror, were in one sense just the same as the real ones: yet at the same time they were somehow different - deeper, more wonderful, more like places in a story: in a story you have never heard but very much want to know. The difference between the old Narnia and the new Narnia was like that. The new one was a deeper country: every rock and flower and blade of grass looked as if it meant more.”  ― C.S Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia

“Phoenix song is magical: it is reputed to increase the courage of the pure of heart and to strike fear into the heart of the impure.” ― J.K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

 

So close to 30k (euros)! We’re at full speed to try to unlock more stretch goals for all backers over the weekend. Thanks again for your tremendous support and all your kind words at every step. You are awesome.

[edited] > the Stretch Goals is unlocked! It's +2 prints in the 'Portfolio' for all backers Level 8 and 9. Congratulation! :D

 

 

We have 2 great news for you today:

First, we’re thrilled to share with you the link to the survey where you can choose the 6 prints which will be included in the ‘Prints Set’ (also included in the ‘Portfolio’): http://bit.ly/2gSpWig

We can’t wait to see which artworks you’ll select. We’ll be sharing the results next week! :-)

Please note that the survey is not only limited to backers, so anyone can participate. Don’t hesitate therefore to share the link on your favorite fantasy art forum or social media group (ideally with the Kickstarter page link too, if somehow wishes to join our movement before the end of times).

 

 

 

Second good news: even if shipment will only occur in a few months, we’d still like you to have the possibility to offer the ‘Artbook’, ‘Prints Set’ and/or ‘Portfolio’ to your friends or family as a holiday season present. In that regard, we’ve created for you the below “Gift cards” which you can simply print and offer as a gift.

The QR code on the cards redirects to the Kickstarter campaign for more information and the cards are available in English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Polish. More languages could be created as well, if you help us with the translation. ;-)

 

Cheers, 

Delphin and the Team

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6 days left for Visions of a Thousand Eyes!
over 9 years ago – Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 05:55:57 PM

Do you think 600 members in the Fellowship is something achievable? Adjust your armor, straddle your Storm Eagle, and spread the good word where the winds take you!

With the help of the Children of Hùrin another stretch goal has been unlocked, giving +5 illustrated pages in the artbook to all backers! Let's try together to unlock 2 more stretch goals by Sunday.

Thanks to your support on Facebook and/or Twitter, 'Visions of a Thousand Eyes' is now a 150 pages artbook. You collectively added 30 illustrated pages since the beginning of the campaign. Congratulation! 

Please note that we will be using a fulfillment software named BackerKit after the Kickstarter campaign for the surveys, add-ons and shipping.

And to conclude today: fearless nordic bards are on our side, so you now have 132 soundtracks and 8 hours of epic music on this playlist: 

Enjoy your day, 

Delphin and the Team

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