New Packaging

We've been plugging away on the Custom buttons from our Give Away winners and I'm excited to say we've completed at least one full one so far! Phew!

I've also been working today, on new packaging for our merchandise. The custom button winners will be the first to see them in the flesh, but I thought i'd give a bit of a preview here as well. This is a ton of buttons for Cedarseed that i've used as a guinea pig for our packaging. 

What do you think? They will also debut on November 14th at Vancouver Comicon, if you wanna pop in and buy some!

Hey don't forget to check out our page on facebook, and Like us!

Custom Button Giveaway winners!

I've just left to go pick up our button machine!

We managed to get it a little sooner than expected, which is exciting!

So without further Ado, the winners

Post #6 - justlyjoking

Post #5 - Lucky's Luna

Post #7 - eminomise

Post #8 - Joumana

Post #2 - Hanako Fairhall

So winners, what must you do now?

Well, first you need to Contact us by email: hello@gurukitty.com (we wont be tracking you down, everyones on different sites and we aren't going to make accounts on different sites just to contact you, you want them, come get them)

and give us your mailing address where you would like us to mail your completed buttons to.

Next you will need to download the New and improved Gk Button template and add your artwork to it.

There are instructions on the template, but if you are having troubles, just let us know and we might be able to help you out in setting up your files.

Once you've added your artwork, delete the template layer, flatten

the image and email it to the above email address in the next 2 weeks. If you don't send us your files by Nov 6th, your prize will expire and I will draw a new winner in your place! So don't delay!

We will be creating and mailing away these buttons ASAP, as we are pretty excited to get using it.

If you are in love with your free buttons, we hope you will consider using our custom button service when it becomes available on the GK shop.

And for those sceptical nellies out there, here are the screencaps of the random number generator we used to pick the winners.

Free Custom Button Giveaway

Gurukitty Studios is going to be getting a 1" pinback button maker!

Mostly, it's because we make quite a few buttons for sales at cons and to giveaway, but since we are going to get one we might as well offer a custom button service in our shop.

Before we launch this new service though, we will want to get some practice in and get some samples made for the shop, so we're going to offer a select few people the chance to win some free custom buttons.

We are going to offer 5 people, 1 page (35 buttons) of free custom 1" pinback buttons.

To qualify, simply comment on this blog (saying something other than "comment" would be nice), we will use a random number generator to select 5 people to win the custom buttons.

If you are chosen you will need to send us your files *ASAP. We've created a template for you to use, that has all the information you need.

Update!

If you had downloaded the previous template, do not use it. It had a major flaw in it. Do not use it, it will not print properly.

I've remade the template, and this one is lovely!

Download new and improved template

We will be collecting comments until we actually get our button machine home ( approx 2-3 weeks) and we will draw the 5 winners when the button machine arrives.

If you are wondering about the custom button service in the shop, details will be coming soon. Yes, as always, NO SHIPPING COST.

*If you fail to send us your files within 2 weeks of the winning announcement, you will be withdrawn and another name drawn in your place.

Something else to add, Gurukitty Studios will only use the art to print and manufacture your buttons, we do not claim ownership of your artwork and will never ever redistribute or reproduce your files or artwork.

Convention Appearance: Vancouver Comicon

We will have a small table, selling our wares, including a limited selection of Hermi, the mini comic colouring book/sketchbook at:

Vancouver Comiccon

November 14th

Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver, BC

Only one of us will be at the table, who, we don't know yet, mwa hahaha.

Anyway, hope to see you there!

Hermi the Hermit Crab

We just completed one hand bound mini comic, Hermi the Hermit crab.

This book was created as a prize for a copic marker/card maker contest in a group Guruubii is part of. So, it's printed on Marker paper and includes several blank pages in the back of the book for testing colours, or just playing around.

This little comic will be available at conventions and in the shop soon (in limited quantities, hand binding is a laborious process).

Have a look =>

Give Away Winner

The winner of our first Gurukitty Give away was comment #2, Happy Days!

See?! Random!

Okay so Happy Days, Thank you for following our blog! Check your email!

Keep a watch out for future give aways! the more participation we get, the bigger the prizes will be ;)

Updates, and a give away!

Here's some updates for Gurukitty! We're pretty excited for all this! Mainly Comic updates!

 3 New comics

Hello Albertosaurus
By Guruubii
This is a graphic novel memoir of a trip Kitty and I took to Alberta with our Dad one spring. We had many adventures. It will be a perfect bound graphic novel.
You can see the progress and more information on my art blog Animated Guru.
This project will begin production in November-January.
For purchase only - conventions and Online shop.

The Bachelors and the Python

By Kitty

a Graphic novel based on an african legend. - stay tuned for more on that. A few teasers are coming your way soon!

For purchase only - conventions and Online shop.

Hermi The hermit crab
By Kitty
Kitty is doing a mini comic for sale at cons that will be printed on marker paper so you can colour it with markers.
For purchase only - conventions and Online shop.

Other Updates

In other news, Conflagration is being re-envisioned. Animation Is an incredibly expensive, long and technical process. A feature length film is a monstrous undertaking and We're trying to come up with ideas of making this project and multi media project to lessen the amount of animation involved to get the project moving faster, with more stuff to post to show everyone.

The Shop!

We've added a new category to the shop - Digi stamps
This is for the crafters! They're small illustrations you purchase as an alternative to rubber stamps. They're great because they're scalable, unique, and editable unlike rubber stamps! I've mostly got packs for sale, but as time goes on there will be more single stamps.

FREE Give away!

Give away!
Everyone who comments on this blog will be put in a draw to win one free Tik in a bottle necklace!
All you have to do is comment, and we will use a random number generator to draw the prize winner.
You have until Sept 30th to comment! Prize will be drawn October 1!

COMMENT!


Drawing winner SOON!

Comix and stories FINITO!

So It's over. We attended Comix and stories, and it was great. We talked with lots of other nice convention goers and sold some of our stuff. The best part was all the glowing praise we got! so many people said our work was great that it was really nice to hear! That was the best part - to hear that people are impressed by our work.

Well, with that wrapped up we do indeed have some left over merchandise we'll likely clear out in the shop or as free draws on the blog here.

Some of you will be delighted to know, we have some Tiks in bottles left over.

People who expressed an interest in them before the con will be contacted first, to see if you still want them, otherwise we'll be placing them for sale on the shop or Etsy. Keep your peepers open for that!

Lots of people recognized us from the internet too, which was fantastic! 

Without further ADO - heres the photos! Check out our cute price signs :p

View from our Table.

Tik cell charms

Bookmarks! really wonderful!

Big box o' buttons

Button packs

Tiks, and pendants!

Kitty at our table when we set it up.

Sketchcards

Table all freshly setup

Our prints

Guru Drawing up a storm after we changed the table arrangement. Hint: Laying comics flat works better! HAHA

The comics!

Tomorrow 11am - 5pm 3102 Main street!

Tomorrow from 11am to 5pm we will be selling our wares at Comix and stories!

It's at heritage hall in Vancouver.

 You can get there by getting off the skytrain at main street- science world station and then take the main street bus up to 15th avenue! It's a quick trip!

This is your only opportunity to get the coveted, and much anticipated Tik's in a Bottle.

Watch this blog for a Post convention give away!

See you at the Con!

Tik Production - behind the scenes

We've been ploughing away creating tons of unique Tiks for sale at the upcoming comics and stories convention!
We've got around 30 Tiks freshly varnished and each ones painted in a unique way. While there are a few that have similar colours (because they've been popular) or similar spots, each one is completely unique hand painted and completely adorable!

Here's some production shots!

Black Tik, and 2 metallic coloured Tiks.

Dark Blue and ABC tik! 

Tik Display! This will be at the comicon!

Fire Tik and Drip Tik! So cute!

Lilac Tik is hanging to dry!

A row of the previous Batch of Tiks

The drying rack I made out of balsa and dowels. It holds 90 tiks! I made it so that they would dry without touching so no flat spots!

Hope to see you at the Comic convention this weekend!