Andrew Tarusov's Kinky Cards Pre-Order Store

TRADING CARDS AS AN ADD-ON!
3 months ago – Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 01:44:39 PM

Hey guys!

Great news! We've reached $46k, which means everyone will receive TWO special collectible trading cards! If we hit $50k, you'll get three! To make this happen, I'll be drawing lots of cool and sexy fetish art featuring Kinky Icons like Dita Von Teese, Masuimi Max, and Miss Mosh. I'll print these with an interesting effect (to be determined) and might even make them into stickers. I've decided to add a special add-on and reward: a set of 8 different trading cards! Each set will contain 8 random cards, allowing you to trade with other owners. It's our cheapest reward at just $8 plus $5 shipping, with free shipping if chosen as an add-on.

After shipping, I'll create a special chat on Discord or Telegram. I think it's a fantastic idea that could lead to a great community! I've always wanted to do something like this. My plan is to release a set of trading cards with every future project or book. Fetish Icons is just the beginning!

On a personal note, I celebrated my 38th (🥲) birthday yesterday with friends in a Berlin park! I'm busy preparing for my September wedding and looking forward to a bit of rest after the Kickstarter campaign ends. I'm feeling a touch of burnout coming on.

Thank you all! Have a great week and stay tuned!

Andrew

30k stretch goal unlocked!
4 months ago – Sun, Aug 04, 2024 at 08:14:05 AM

Hello, awesome people!

Thank you so much for your support and interest in my project! I'd like to give you a quick update on what's happening.

Stretch goals unlocked!

We've hit the $30k stretch goal, which means you'll get one extra card in every deck. The style of this card will match the deck: if it's the normal deck, it'll be in black and white; if it's the luxury deck, it'll be colored with a holographic background. You'll also receive a card signed by me and a special collectible card featuring one of the fetish icons! Here's a brief explanation of what this is all about:

Fetish Icons: What's Behind the Concept?

I've always been fascinated by collectible cards and dreamed of creating my own. Finally, I had the idea to draw cards featuring my favorite fetish models! I'm not sure how many cards there will be in total, but they'll all be limited edition. They'll be printed with golden foil (I still need to confirm this with my printing company, but I'm confident we'll find a solution) and possibly in a slightly larger size. If you're a card collector, I'd love your advice on how to make these as cool as possible. I'm envisioning something like Garbage Pail Kids cards, but with beautiful ladies. I plan to add new cards to each project or campaign. I might offer sets of 6-8 cards for purchase, but they'll always be randomly selected. There will also be rarer, more precious cards. All cards will be numbered. I'm considering making them available as NFTs too—please share your thoughts on this idea. If you have any collaboration ideas or proposals, feel free to email me at [email protected]

Printing Company

I've decided to be as transparent as possible, so I'll share the name and website of the printing company I've partnered with to manufacture the cards. Last time, I faced a challenge when I worked with a Chinese company. We had set up all the prices, but a couple of weeks into the campaign, they informed me they couldn't print nipples in China. I had to find a new company quickly and settled on one in Russia, but I wasn't thrilled with the card quality in the end. This time, I again encountered issues with Chinese companies (my fulfillment manager is Project-Nerd in Denver, CO, and most U.S. printing is done in China), so I had to look to Europe. The French publisher of my comics recommended a Polish company, and they were eager to help. I've had several cards printed by them, and the quality is excellent. They also printed the French edition of "The Swinging Island," which turned out great.

Livestreaming

I'm also creating traditional art commissions from the Pinupocalypse campaign and this one during livestreams on Twitch & YouTube. I'd be thrilled if you could join me—we can chat and have a great time!

Patreon

Here's a quick reminder: if you enjoy even spicier 18+ content and stories, feel free to join my Patreon—it's free! You'll find plenty of naughty comics there!

Add-ons update!
4 months ago – Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 10:55:46 AM

Hey!

Thanks for joining the project!

I wanted to give a quick update: I removed the old add-ons with expensive shipping (decks and sticker) and added new ones with $3 shipping and free shipping for the sticker. You can edit your add-ons and choose the new ones instead of the expensive ones. I hope this helps you save some money.

Also, I wanted to let you know that tonight I will stream how I draw traditional kinky art pieces on my Twitch channel! We can chat and have a great time there!

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/tarusovart

The goal reached + new rewards and shipping updates!
4 months ago – Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 08:37:56 AM

Hello guys! Thank you so much for pledging! It means a lot to me!

I know there are some complaints about expensive shipping. I set it up that way for a reason. Shipping is really expensive, and I've had trouble with it on Kickstarter many times because I always thought, "Let's make it cheaper so more people can afford it." But then I'd go to the post office and be shocked by how costly it is. It gets more expensive every year. So this year, I decided to make it pricier to avoid trouble.

The main reason for the complaints was that when you want a lot of decks and add add-ons after pledging, the shipping cost multiplies and becomes ridiculously high. That was not my intention. That's why I decided to set up new rewards with more decks (4-6) and less expensive shipping. It will be $35 for 4 decks and $50 for 6 decks. Still better than the add-ons. I can't change the reward prices once someone has bought them, so I can't change existing rewards or add-ons, only add more rewards.

Hope that helps.

Thanks again!

Andrew