Hi everyone,

Freshly back from Fantasy Basel, I am currently preparing for another big convention next weekend. But I wanted to take the time to give you an update on the latest developments around Portent, first :D

My friends from The Speechless Bard and I often run into each other at conventions. This weekend, we finally made it official: we are collaborating on a leather tarot pouch :D

This pouch is definitely different from the tarot pouch: it will be made to order by The Speechless Bard with a custom Portent design, fits your belt, and doubles as a small pouch for coins (and trinkets). Since we only thought this out this weekend, I haven't had the chance to design it yet, so that will be my job in the upcoming days. But what I can tell you is this: each pouch is handcrafted from genuine leather, fits the Portent deck, and will only be available as part of the Portent campaign.

As this is a super last-minute addition, the leather pouch will be available as an add-on only. You can still add it to your items during the survey.

This morning, a new stretch goal was unlocked: gilded details on the hardcover book! That means that, every copy in the first print (read: your copy as backer) will be embellished with gilded details on the cover! I am super excited about this one, and I'm going to be working closely with my printer to make sure that it will be the best it can be.

The poll has decided and a new stretch goal has been added: when we reach €17.500, the Yokai Expansion will be fully illustrated! 

So many things are always on the move with this project, but I really love it <3 A special thanks to everyone who has helped me decide on the illustrated expansion and the new collaboration choice by voting in the polls! <3

Cheers,
 Natasja

Hi everyone,

This weekend, I am at Fantasy Basel in Switzerland for the first time (apologies in advance for autocorrect mistakes from my phone). And though I have a booth, that does mean I get to meet and talk to a lot of other amazing artists, too :D

My friends from The Speechless Bard have a booth here too, and we got to talking about possibly working together for an impromptu extra add-on for Portent!

Here are some leather-bound notebooks and a tarot pouch (fits sleeved cards) of theirs:



We have run into each other on several shows before and have been meaning to work together for a while, and it would be really cool to do so for Portent. But which should we pick (with, of course, a custom Portent design); the notebook or the tarot deck holder?

Help me pick which custom item with Portent design I should add in the poll below?

Aside from a possible new collaboration, I also wanted to give a shout-out to another yokai project from a fellow artist I met at Fantasy Basel, and which is live on Kickstarter right now:

Hakutaku-zu Reimagined



I'm a big fan of yokai and layout design, so I got a little hyped when I saw the display copy and just wanted to share ♥️

Lastly, here are the two promo posters for Portent as they turned out!



Oh, and I almost forgot: the Yokai Expansion will be illustrated at €17.500! Thanks so much for helping me decide 🙏

Cheers, 
Natasja

Hi everyone!

Since the last update, the poll on the enamel pins has been decided in favor of all designs available as pins :D They are now available as add-ons and will be selectable if you picked a set!

I can also share with great joy that we unlocked another stretch goal! The hardcover of Portent will be outfitted with a detailed endpaper!

That means we are into the next stretch goal: gilded details on the cover!

After that, though, there's a bit of a gap and I really want to add an extra stretch goal at €17.500. Help me pick which one that should be?

Cheers, 
Natasja

Hi everyone,

This weekend, I've set to work on the extra enamel pins we unlocked as a Portent stretch goal last Thursday. And I made four :D

The problem is, I intended to drop the least favorite one but I'm having a hard time deciding. Help me by letting me know what your favorite designs are?

(If your preferred selection is not in the options, feel free to leave a comment <3)

Thanks so much!
Natasja

It's a sunny Saturday afternoon, slightly more chaotic than usual, and I got cracking on the unlocked enamel pin designs today.

Slight concern: I ended up with 4 designs, but I have only 3 slots. Hmm. 

Anyway, here's a sneak peek of the designs I'm working on! I might maybe put out a poll when the designs are all final?

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone <3