Completed Elmore KS

[DavidArcher]

That international shipping... ouch. Could have been keen for this, but I think I'll wait and see if I can get it over here when it's released.

 

Yeah, I think I'll wait and see if Amazon or Book Depository get it in.

[ObsidianCrane]

That international shipping... ouch. Could have been keen for this, but I think I'll wait and see if I can get it over here when it's released.

The retail on the book is listed as $80. So its really $17 for shipping, then there are the 2 sets of prints and softcover book on top of that. If you love Elmore's art the $97 minimum pledge for us international backers is still a bargain!

 

There is a handy infographic that lists the normal costs and details the current savings.

[Darsc Zacal]

Plus we're only 2 days into this kickstarter. I'd expect a few more things will be added in before all this is over.

 

Remember those folks who were complaining that they weren't getting their money's worth from the Bones kickstarter when that first started... ;)

[klarg1]

Considering he sold the $10,000 option I'm not surprised he was funded in 2 hours or less. He is one of the four (Parkinson, Caldwell and Brom) iconic artists for many of us from the 80's.

 

Certainly true for me. Larry Elmore's artwork is very iconic in my mind.

[estrus]

Why oh why do this to me ONE MONTH before Xmas!?! ARGH!

[Heisler]

But it does end after Christmas! This is a long Kickstarter and ends on 12/31. So just watch it and get in on the end.

[ObsidianCrane]

Get on at the start, remember you don't pay until the end. :)

[paintminion]

I did this when it started and know that Larry is stunned by the results. Happily stunned. As I paint his Dragons, I must have this book, and made a special request that he do some more dragon projects to be added. :-) This is a deal on some very inspirational artwork for rpg and minis. You should also look for the books put out by Caldwell, Easely, and Parkinson. All great inspirations. :-)

[dariustad]

I never thought about it before, but KS would be an awesome way for artists like Elmore to get some of their paintings backed. Instead of dealing with the high overhead up front, the KS backers literally pick up the tab, he can offer the final oil painting for sale and send all of the backers (who bid over some amount) one of the signed prints of the final work. The pledge levels could include signed copies of whatever sizes he would usually produce, with a limit of 1,000 (his usual print run amount) for the lithograph print. If the group rate was lower than the price usually charged on his web store, I could easily see him selling more of his art over time.

 

It's probably a pipe dream. A pipe dream covered in dragons, beautiful backdrops, dragons, captivating humans, dragons, amazing creatures, and.... oh what the heck, more dragons!

[ObsidianCrane]

dariustad - that's exactly what a lot of musicians are doing now, crowdsourcing their next album. (I backed my first one today Free Dominguez Volcano+Sea, this could be as bad as backing my first gaming KS...)

 

I'm not sure how well it would work for a single painting, but I imagine a 12 painting collection turned into a calender, with the base thing being 1 new painting and 11 old ones with stretch goals to turn more of the images into new paintings would work. Lowest pledge for the calender, then add prints of increasing number and size for higher pledges.

[dariustad]

You'd be surprised how well Elmore's art sells when he first releases a new print. I've been involved in many of his print releases over the years, and if you're addicted to the cause of having "low numbers," you have to check his site pretty regularly. With his new focus on primarily doing the art he wants to paint (his ideas, his time), all of the original oil paintings have sold; that's $5500-$6000 apiece. He'd have no trouble selling his paintings and prints on KS if it meant slightly lower prices for the prints because he gets the extra money upfront instead of having to foot the bills himself. He'd still have all of the extra prints (assuming there are any left) to sell for regular price in his web store. If less than 400 people can raise over $67,000, which includes the price of the originals, he should have great success with each painting offered.

 

Oh, I do know musicians are crowdsourcing albums; but I had not heard of a famous artist doing so to further expand their art into even more markets. I believe there is enough evidence present for someone like Elmore to at least try it once to see how it works out. I know how dedicated Larry is to fulfilling orders on time and with the highest quality possible. My art collection can attest to how much I enjoy his art.

[ObsidianCrane]

Oh I'm not saying it couldn't work and the music scene is a little different. The big names already have contracts and/or their own studios. Free is a relatively successful musician using KS (her band KidneyThieves had tracks on the Queen of the Damned soundtrack and one of the Final Fantasy games (I think) for example).

 

I know in our little corner of the world Elmore is a big deal, but outside of it not so much, I would think he is on par with Free and the KS is also about these artist making money as well not just us fans reaping the rewards.

[dariustad]

Believe me, he'd make money. He does without the KS support. KS might help him out more since he's effectively retired from all the previous heavy contract work. His deadlines are now his own, but he could still give himself six months to finish each work and I doubt few would be overly agitated over his taking time to do it his way. He'd likely have the final sketch done for the project before he'd start the project, anyway. There goes some of the wait time for a project: finalizing the concept. All the backers would be waiting on is for him to paint the final and start the print making/giclee procedures.

 

I want to see artists like Elmore happily producing wonderful works of art for as long as they want, living safely and comfortably, as is reasonable. This way, everyone enjoys the final works of art, not just a single, final client.

[buglips*the*goblin]

I just imagine the ideas I could glean from the pages of that art book for my DnD game...

 

Or painting. I need this, like water, food, and air. I will shrivel up and expire without it.

 

Considering he sold the $10,000 option I'm not surprised he was funded in 2 hours or less. He is one of the four (Parkinson, Caldwell and Brom) iconic artists for many of us from the 80's.

 

I would have added Jeff Easley to this list

 

Yessssss. The orange spine AD&D covers. Jeff Easley is entirely responsible for me being on this site. He inspired me to want to paint purty fantasy pictures. This didn't work out. Instead I decided to paint purty fantasy miniatures. Some decades later, here I am.

 

But if it hadn't been for Easley, I don't think it ever would have occured to me to want to pick up any kind of brush.

[spotmarkedx]

Sigh.... I was doing so well avoiding kickstarter so that it wouldn't drain my wallet. I can't not sign up for this though - I collect artbooks, so this is pretty much right up my alley.