My yearly Black Friday equivalent sale is now LIVE on www.AlstroArts.com. ( I don't do sales on Black Friday)
Virtually all items are on sale at the best rates I offer all year with items being between 12% and 55% off. My sale last fro...
2023-11-03 18:44:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't forget if you are one of the handful of Patrons that have not updated to the MEGA pin tier for the month but are still on a previous pin-tier to upgrade to the new tier! The pin for this month is a much larger, more complicated design, that will cost more to manufacture. If you do NOT want the big pin for this mo...
2023-10-19 16:30:31 +0000 UTC View Post
The Crystal Collection pins are finally in and I've started grading them. So far so good on quality, with B-grades for the Peryton & Dragon should be listed in the shop when it goes live in the Secret Shop after I send orders out. Expected date to be in the Secret Shop is the 18th, and regular shop the 1st week of November.
I'm expecti...
2023-10-17 15:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostJust a reminder that all Patreons who want the new MEGA pins need to update their tiers to the NEW MEGA pin rank. The prices for these tiers is $8 more due to the immense complexity and size of these pins compared to previous pins.
Don'...
2023-10-01 18:14:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Pins for October, November, & December will be 3 inch MEGA pins (normally we do 2 inch) with loads of colors and special effects. Due to this, they will be costing dramatically more for us to manufacturer almost, and will need to adjust our prices accordingly. All pin tiers will be bumped up...
2023-09-24 16:08:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Pin Club early releases, Dark Creations / Crystal Collection updates, and previews of the Autumn Season pins
3 new bug mini pins have been added to the secret shop. The leftover will be fully released in October to the main shop. Secret Shop code can be found in your welcome note, and th...
2023-09-14 16:34:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Note, these pins have some high contrast color and may take more revisions and time than usual to get them to work out. If they don't work out and end up looking too muddy, we do have back...
2023-06-24 02:09:23 +0000 UTC View Post
June is the month of the Thundering Skies Peregrine Falcon pin, this stellar beauty is already in production. Which we hope will go smooth and well, as we test out a new manufacturer. The sample pin already looks great, so fingers crossed it will come out excellent.
Crystal Myth Collection P...
2023-06-04 01:49:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Thundering Waves is the pin for May! If you pledge to Patreon this month, you get this cool pin, and it is already in production - See 2nd image. So far working with the new manufacturer to take the load off my main manu has been moving smoothly. So anticipating shipping in July for all the Thundering pins.
As a note, the new secr...
2023-05-01 04:15:44 +0000 UTC View Post
If you were a pin-club level patron in the time frame of May-September of last year, your orders have tracking! I'll be dropping them off tomorrow. Tracking numbers have been sent in your Patreon inbox. If you do not see them and you should, please shoot me a PM so I can check. I was having a heck of a time getting the patron manager to work...
2023-03-09 03:57:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The fastest animals on land, sea, and sky will now become glowing pins!
Pledge in these upcoming months to get the pin for that month! I'll be sending these off to start sampling soon.
2023-03-06 22:24:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Just remember that any pledge in March will get this fun pin which is already getting sampled.
The manufacturer has been still slow to update and produce, but looks to be smoothing out. Fingers crossed that things continue to pick up.
Just a reminder, staying pledged into February with get you the Fluorite Chimera. This pin, along with the 2 other Crystal Series animals, are already off being sampled.
The Constellation Draco is complete, and graded. Pin is looking good, next week I will beg...
2023-01-27 20:02:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Still wrapping up some website updates, holiday stuff, along with a few other little things. But I will be updating the Patreon page soon with new Secret Shop codes, banner update, and other-such by this weekend.
Just a reminder, that if you back in January, you get the pin above! It has already been sent off to get sampled alon...
2023-01-04 03:25:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Just in case you have not yet joined the Discord (which has pin club exclusive channels for early images, as well as voting on designs) to see these images in the public channels, here ya go!
Crystal Myths:
These were the top 3 designs t...
2022-12-10 03:56:45 +0000 UTC View Post
This pin is already in sampling stage, but as a reminder this is the pin for next month. Those who have a pledge go through in November will get this pin. We hope to have a physical sample to show you soon!
Pin features:
Just a reminder with the month coming to a close, that if you are pledged in October, that this is the pin you will get. We have already started samples of this pin.
I've also included mock-ups for November and December as well, to help you decided if you want to join the Seasonal tier for Autumn.
As a note to all my Patreons, the secret shop code is the same as the coupon code for the shop that you should be able to see in the Discord Pin-Club chat, and in your welcome notes. Nothing is currently in the ...
2022-09-05 22:47:31 +0000 UTC View PostArt is in, now is the time to vote on which series you want to see as pins most! Voting ends September 4th, in which I'll finalize these mostly-finished designs for posting and production.
Last pin for the summer chunk before we maybe move on to another theme! Theme voting for the next chunk will be taking place soon once I get some sketches finished.
2022-08-20 01:22:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a preview of the pin for August, Constellation Canis Major!
Also here is an in-progress sample of Constellation Draco that definitely needs some work. We will assess it for sure when we get the sample next week in person. This guy once finalized will be a solidified look of all the new Constellation series pins for the Pin-of...
2022-07-18 19:37:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Please note to Seasonal World Wide (WW) pin Patreons, I have changed the tier going forward for the month of July, but I cannot manually swap you myself or lower your price on that tier. We were able to secure more affordable s...
2022-07-01 19:32:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a mock-up preview for the July pin, Constellation Corvus. Final pin may have slight tweaks, but it should be 95% like this for the final product.
Pin Features:
Patreon Pin Club is nearly ready to launch! Here is a preview of the very first pin, which is dear to my heart. It's original design was part of the original Wild Sky v1 series, that I always wanted to expand upon the idea. Without expanding on it as a star sign kind of thing.
June's Pin Details: Constellation Draco v2: 2022-05-14 04:34:10 +0000 UTC View Post
YCH is up for April! To claim, comment below with your ref and your favorite wildflower (if you have none, I will pick one). Make sure to mark any not SFW refs as such to make it easier for me to work on. (so i know if I can work on it around my 4 year old)
(purple, orange, and red are all claimed on Discord)
Blue: for $2...
2021-04-20 01:48:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Launching the YCH for March for my Patreons! Lots of spots to claim, so take a look and see who is open. Remember, there is a 24 hour cooldown for anyone who claimed a spot in the February YCH, and some spots are claim on Discord only if you don't see them described below!
**To claim a spot reply with the color or number belo...
2021-03-12 20:01:41 +0000 UTC View Post
It has been a while since we did one of these, but I am now taking requests for any art from years past that you'd love to see PSD or high res of! Just link below in the comments.
It is that time of the season, a bit early to try and ensure the loot makes it on your tree this year. All the stuff should be printed, together, and shipped out this weekend as long as the prints from the printer (Catprint) arrive on time. If you live internationally and need to pay shipping, I'll let you take care of it after I ship so I can t...
2020-12-09 16:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
2 spots open for claiming on the site, and 2 more left in Discord for those who pledge to my Patreon! To claim respond below with the following:
Reply with these questions answered below if you pledge AND want one!
With summer now drawn to a close, the Summer art chunk is closed. It was a busy summer for me, and hectic. I'll be removing the Spring Loot pack this week, so make sure if there was anything you wanted, that you saved it out from the Google drive.
I'll be sending out links to the Autumn Art Chunk this weekend, and hopefully I'll have some ...
2020-10-02 05:19:51 +0000 UTC View Post