Benevolent and Patient Backers,

Earlier this evening, I put the portraits up for download at a public Dropbox link.

http://bit.ly/lkw1M2

I'm also hosting them on my own site :

http://bit.ly/iBd8Lq

I'll probably push them up to DTRPG, and I'm aiming to get them into the wiki commons as well, but that may take some time.

The download includes full sized portraits with embedded license info, a license txt file, a readme that briefly describes the project, and a quick set of thumbnails including a 1994-style crude thumbnail gallery.  Feel free to share, mirror, re-host, etc.

I'd like to apologize to everyone for the delay in getting these out.  I've had a number of things come up on my end, and I let some of those things get in the way of getting closure on this project.  That didn't serve anyone well, least of all me, and you all deserved better than that.  This isn't to say that we've hit closure - next up are the backer packages.  These will go out by the end of the month. 

In the meanwhile, enjoy.  And again - thank you for your patience.

You see that handsome fellow down there? That's me.

Nice, huh!

I was the 108th portrait. The last one to be completed.

I am happy to report that all 108 Portraits have been completed and scanned. Jeff has them uploaded, but give us a couple days to get things sorted out, licensing straight, etc. We'll be making them available on both of our sites, and uploading them into Wiki Commons as soon as we can.

Thank you everyone for your patience as we worked through this huge project. We'll try to get the portraits fully available as soon as we can.

Would anyone like a glimpse of what's coming? I posted about it over here but I'm sure not all of you read my blog. The meat of that post is right here below.

Consider these works in progress. We'll release the finals with appropriate licensing information when they are done. This is just to get you a look at how things are coming along.

Backers, Philanthropists, and Interested Parties:

I spoke to Jeff briefly this morning, and he's got a couple things on deadline between now and the end of the week. He has promised that once these deadlines are in the can, he's going to lock himself in a large trunk and book passage on a tramp steamer for a trans-Atlantic voyage, during which he'll have ample time to complete the rest of the project.

I pointed out that the swaying of the ship will give the character portraits a Squigglevision look, and that the light might be better outside the trunk. He agreed, and is currently bound for a sandy beach somewhere in the Caribbean. I regret not asking him which beach, as he has absconded with my pen.

I have, however, been promised a postcard, which will serve as a teaser for anyone getting curious. I'll post that when it arrives. And while I do have an idea for when he'll get back from Cabo San Barbados or wherever, I hesitate to make that information public, as I have an intrinsic fear of both Target Dates and Illuminati Ninja.

Well, we just now hit $1050 in funding. Meaning we've added 6 Terrible Robots, 6 Terrible Zombies, 6 Terrible Steampunks, and 6 Terrible Cyberpunks.

So, we need to add some more things to the list. But I need to coordinate with the artist before I can announce what they are - expect it tomorrow. For now:

$1125 - 6 Terrible Somethings
$1200 - 6 Terrible Something Elses
$1275- 6 Terrible Yet Something Elses
$1350- 6 Very Terrible Somethings
$1425- 6 Very Terrible Something Elses
$1500- 6 REALLY Terrible Somethings

Also - REALLY EXCITING!

Here's a little video to update you on the status of the project. We're entering the final stages of raising funds. So if you know anyone who has been holding back, please go poke them with sharp things.

Last night, thanks to our awesome backers, we hit $825 - that means we just made this 66 Terrible Character Portraits by adding 6 Terrible Robots.

With only 9 days to go, I'm still hopeful that we can break $1000 for the project.

Next Stop: $900 and 6 Terrible Zombies
Down The Track: $975 and 6 Terrible Steampunks
Further On: $1000 and I Attempt A Cartwheel
Past That: $1050 and 6 Terrible Cyberpunks

We're coming up on the final stretch here, so if there's anyone you can think of that might want to support the project, don't hesitate.

It took less than two weeks for us to hit our goal for this project. That's just plain awesome, and I'd like to thank our backers for making it happen.

If you were thinking about backing the project but aren't sure, you may be wondering what we'll do with any extra money we raise. Now that we've hit our goal, I can spell it out a little better.

For every $75 we raise above the goal, we'll add 6 more characters of a specific type to the project.

Let me break it down for you.

$825 - We add 6 Terrible Robots
$900 - We add 6 Terrible Zombies
$975 - We add 6 Terrible Steampunks
$1050 - We add 6 Terrible Cyberpunks

If we raise more than $1050, I'll personally attempt a cartwheel, and then we'll add more character types in another project update.

Furthermore, if you personally donate $75 or more to the project, you can choose what type of characters to add. Do you need half a dozen different wizards? Donate $75 to the project and you can say "I want to see 6 Wizards."

Maybe you don't need Wizards. Maybe you want Military Officers. Or Rocket Rangers. Or Deep One Hybrids. The possibilities are endless.

Those of you who've already donated $75 or more? You still get to do this. And of course, any additional donors who donate $75 or more, you'll get to do this in addition to the other Awesome Rewards already being offered.