SPN Artbook

:: You might be looking for the Supernatural Artbook.
The SPN Artbook was a Supernatural artbook published in 2017.
== About ==
The Supernatural Artbook was a fanzine project produced by armellin (Sasha), jaredsnuggles (Sarah), and jesusonthetortillas (Sasha), known as S3.
The first post on the project's official Tumblr account was made on November 7th, 2017 and outlined details about the Artbook and how to get involved.
== Themes ==
Rather than having an overarching theme, the Artbook was split into five chapters which each represented a group of characters from the show.
The themes were:
* Hunters
* Angels & Heaven
* Demons & Hell
* Supernatural Beings
* Civilians
These five themes were each symbolised by an icon found on each corresponding chapter page, and the Artbook's front cover.
== Planning ==
Artists wishing to participate in the project submitted a first and second choice pick for which theme they would like to produce a piece for in an effort to keep each chapter equal in size.
Any artist could submit their portfolio for a chance to participate.
Artists who were active in the Supernatural Tumblr community at the time were also sent invites to be a part of the project.
== Timeline==
Timeline from the Supernatural Artbook Tumblr
Invitations Sent 	November 7th - 14th
Invitation Period 	November 14th - December 1st
Artist Progress 1 	January 1st
Artist Progress 2 	February 1st
Indiegogo Launch 	February 9th
Artist Progress 3 	February 18th
Artist Final Deadline	March 1st
Artbook Designed 	End of June
Printing Begins 	End of June
Books Prepared 	End of July
Shipping Begins 	Start of August
==Artists==
*Abby Burnett
*Aceriee
*Ackant
*A-denn
*Aimee Cummings
*Alejandra B. Housset
* Alex Panter
*Allison M
* Alyx Rush
*Amairevelation
*Anaïs Gosselin
*Angie Suarez
*Anicia
*Annie Pritchard
* Arkarti
*Armellin
*Ashlee Sherman
*Atomic-Clover
*Augustinel
*Aviator116
*Awaart
*Baneme
*Bayobayo
*Becc Johnson
*Beefbasket
*Beekeepercain
*Belaozu
*Blogofkellyjohnson
*Breverie
*Byelawliet
*Caffeinecoma
*CAM
*CaptBexx
*CatCurl
*CelestialArtistry
*CherryTeddy
*Cheuwell
*Chris Bexiga
*Cluelessakemi
*Consulting-mutt
*Crow-Sizna
*Cupofmadtoeat
*Cynthia Barragan
*Cypjj
*Deanneedsyou
*Dearcst
*Deathbycoldopen
* Deborah Anders
*Dephigravity
*Depraved-o
*Destielmaniac
*Diminuel
*Dina Bay
*Domlerrys
*Dorothy Yang
*Drawsshits
*Dudewhereismypie
*EJ Wright
*Elan Okamoto
*Elicedraws
*Eliseiz
*Ellen Grant
*Elnawen
*Emilia Bożek
*Emiljenz
*Emmalena Grace
*Eta Sagittae
*EverKings
*Everybery
*Farlander
*Feredir
*Fluffybeekeeper
*Francis Will
*Gabester-sketch
*Gimena AB
*Grandle
*Guu
*Hellhoundsprey
*Hellosaidthemoon
*Hellredsky
*Hexacosm
*Io fandof
*Itscrustylipsmcgee
*Jennifer
*Jennilah
*Jensheart
*Jessicagaito
*JFD
*Joanna Johnen
*Johanne Eikå Bergill
*Jsuar Mew
*Julie Rush
*K6034
*Kai-art
*Kamicom
* Kayaczek
*Kimaly Ballard
*Kimberly Genest
*Kittrose
*Kthylla
*Lea Hecker
*Linneart
*Littleskrib
*lluzzell
*Lostinroadsuntravelled
*Lostloona
*Lousysharkbutt
*Lynelle Love
*Mack Robles
*Maidenskull
*Mallaydraws
*Marcia
*Marie
*Marmaladica
*Marsjay
*Marta Vandraren
*Max Zelenij
*Mazenoodle
*McKenzie Clair Stommen
*MedicatedManiac
*Melissa Ferguson
*Mycolour
*My-wayward-son-carry-on
*NessaSan
*Nicolle A
*Nika Rupar
*Noble Demons
*Noctemus
*Noe Izumi
*Noelia Solís
*Nooly
* Nupao
*Olivia LaFoy
*Ozonecologne
*Paula Mould
* Paxdracona
* PetiteAllemande
*Petite-Madame
*Phoebe Corde
*Ponderosa
*Princehamlette
*Pym
*Quercusrubra
*Quickreaver
*Ralenore
*Rdjpwns
*Rehn
*Rerak-sketchbook
*Rhapsodean
*Sadhippies666
*SaintCatArt
*Sarawh
*Savannah Modica
*Scout Villegas
*Sev Sensecall
*Sharadaprincess
*Silvia Schrama
*Sisspoo
*Sketchydean
*Sleepingexplorer
*Sofía Albert Laporta
*Sonia Liao
* SpaceMonster Art
* Sunsetagain
*Susanna Korpi
*Sydney Hill
*Syllirium
*T.T.
* Takemysticks
*Tereza Šmucrová
*Thea
*TheFriendlyPigeon
*TheMadKnightUniverse
*Thenizu
*TimeClock
*Tom Sims
*Tradigitalhollow
*Trimcoast
* Unbearable-bear
*VaryuPon
*Venuscas
*Vinnie-cha
*Vyles Ray
*Whatdoesntfit
* Winchester-reload
*Woo
*Xprimeart
*Yifera
* Yongsiao
* Yuki
*Yuri Ookino
==Characters==
92 characters appeared in the Artbook.
===Main Character Appearances===
Character	Total	Appearances Breakdown
Dean 	48 	42 as Himself, 4 as a Demon, 2 as Dean Smith
Sam 	43 	37 as Himself, 5 as Samifer, 1 as Sam Wesson
Castiel 	42 	35 as Himself, 3 as Casifer, 2 as a Leviathan, 1 as Steve, 1 as End!Verse
===Supporting Character Appearances===
Character/s 	Appearances
Gabriel 	9
Claire 	8
Crowley 	7
Anna, Chuck Shurley, Jody Mills, Rowena 	6
Alex, Balthazar, Cain, Charlie Bradbury, Lucifer, Jimmy Novak 	5
Abaddon, Billie the Reaper, Death, Hellhounds, Jo Harvelle, John Winchester 	4
Amara, Donna Hanscum, Kevin Tran, Meg 2, Michael, Samandriel, Uriel 	3
Alicia and Max Banes, Benny Lafitte, Bobby Singer, Ellen Harvelle, Eve, Hannah, Jessica Moore, Leviathan, Lilith, Mary Winchester, Missouri Moseley, Supernatural: The Musical Girls, Zachariah 	2
Aaron Bass, Adam Milligan, Alastair, Andrew Gallagher, Ash, Ava Wilson, Azazel, Bela Talbot, British Men of Letters, Dick Roman, Djinn, Eileen Leahy, Emma, FrenchMistake!Genevieve, Gadreel, Henry Winchester, The Four Horsemen, Jake Talley, Kali, Kate the Werewolf, Krissy Chambers, Layla Rourke, Linda Tran, Magda Peterson, Meta!J2, Meta!Misha, Metatron, Naomi, Raphael, Ruby 1, Ruby 2, Rufus Turner, Sarah Blake, Skinwalker, Sparkle, Sully, Tessa the Reaper, Victor Rogers, Wendigo, Zanna	1
== Pricing ==
There were three price points for the Artbook:
*Digital - $10
* Standard - $40
*Deluxe - $60
The Standard and Deluxe Edition prices included shipping.
==Bonuses==
The Deluxe Edition of the Artbook included the following bonus items:
*4 Postcards
*3 Bookmarks
*3 Badges
* & 5 Stickers
The designs on each of the bonus items were specifically designed by the following artists for the Deluxe Edition:
Postcard Artists:
*gorlassar, rdjpwns, lostinroadsuntravelled, and quickreaver
Bookmark Artists:
* consulting-mutt, medicatedmaniac, and calamity-annie
Badge Artists:
*gabester-sketch, can-draw-may-draw, and nobledemons
Sticker Artists:
*venuscas, asksamstuff, trimcoast, champagneblue, and hangsabove
==Charity==
The Artbook raised money for five charities, each a chosen cause of the Supernatural cast.
All money raised from sales of the Standard and Deluxe Editions of the Artbook, after printing and shipping costs were deducted, was split between:
*Random Acts (Misha)
*To Write Love On Her Arms (Jared)
*The Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas - Team Levi (Jensen)
*Camp Conrad Chinnok (Mark)
*My Hope Chest (Ruth)
The additional $800 raised from sales of the Digital Edition of the Artbook was donated to The Bad Ideas Tour.
==Indiegogo Perks==
Artist Perk Tiers were available upon the campaign's launch.
===Pricing===
These perks ran from $160 - $220 and included the following:
*1 Artist Commission (from one of the participating commission artists)
*A Deluxe Edition of the Artbook
*& a credit in the back of the Artbook
===Artists with Claimable Perks===
*armellin
*aviator116
*bamf-castiel
*beccj
*consulting-cannibal
*consulting-mutt
*darthfar
*diminuel
*emmalenagrace
*gorlassar
*hellhoundsprey
*hellosaidthemoonisafangirl
*hellredsky
*kayaczek
*linneart
*one-wayward-daughter
*rdjpwns
*sketchydean
* venuscas
*vinnie-cha
==Campaign Launch==
The Indiegogo campaign page for the Artbook went live on February 7th, with the campaign launching on February 11th at 00:00 GMT.
There were 270 Standard and 250 Deluxe Editions available for purchase.
152 copies were sold in the first hour of sales.
The first 24 hours of the campaign saw over 300 backers show their support for the project. In total, 221 Artbooks, and 16 Artist Perks sold on Day One alone.
The campaign was 100% funded by February 17th, 6 days after launch.
The final total when the campaign page closed on April 12th, 2017 was $31,790 which was raised by 701 backers.
==Heavenly Helpers==
The name 'Heavenly Helpers' was given to backers of the project who assisted other fans of the project to purchase copies of the Artbook, or donated tiers (Digital, Standard, Deluxe, & Artist Perks) during the campaign.
Their generosity is displayed in the Heavenly Helpers tag.
==Production & Packing==
*The first production update was posted on June 23rd.
*The Deluxe Edition badges and stickers arrived on July 1st.
*Test prints of the Artbook took place on July 3rd. A teaser was also shown.
*The Artbooks were shown printed and sewn on July 6th.
*The first picture of the finished Artbook was shown off on July 13th.
*The boxes which would be used to package the Artbooks were shown on July 14th.
*The books were delivered on July 18th and packing began the same day.
*Sasha (@aviator116) joined the packing team.
*By July 19th, 100 books were packed.
*Packing Team Update 1.
*By July 22nd, 200 books were packed.
*By July 23rd, 275 books were packed.
*Packing Team Update 2.
*By July 25th, all books were packed.
*Packing Team Update 3.
*By July 26th, wrapping and labelling was complete.
*All books shipped out on July 27th.
==Milestones==
*November 7th - The Supernatural Artbook project launched along with it's official Tumblr blog.
*November 8th - 70 Artists were already signed up for the project.
*November 9th - The project hit 100 Artists.
*November 12th - The project hit 250 Artists.
*November 14th - Assigned chapters were sent out to successful Artists. Artists were asked to complete the survey to state which character/s they would be drawing for their piece.
*November 16th - Supernatural Wiki posted a tweet promoting the Artbook.
*November 18th - The project hit 150 Artists.
*November 19th - The Tumblr blog reached 395 followers.
*November 22nd - The first Artist to post their piece preview was asksamstuff.
*November 30th - The Hunters chapter was confirmed as full at 50 pieces. A post went out to recruit participating artists to draw items for the Deluxe Edition bonuses.
*December 6th - The project hits 200 Artists. A more detailed post containing the account tags of each artist followed.
*December 10th - The Tumblr blog passed 600 followers.
*December 13th - The Artists who would be drawing the Deluxe Edition bonuses were announced.
*December 15th - @acklesjpeg was announced to be designing the Artbook.
*December 16th - The Tumblr blog reached 666 followers.
*January 1st - The Tumblr blog reached 800 followers.
*January 8th - The Tumblr blog passed 900 followers.
*January 15th - The Tumblr blog reached 1,000 followers. Characters who had yet to be claimed were put 'up for adoption'.
*January 16th - The platform the campaign would launch on was changed from Kickstarter to Indiegogo.
*January 21st - The Artbook was announced as being 230 pages. Pricing was also announced for the first time.
*January 24th - The first collage of Artist's previews was posted. The Tumblr blog also reached 1,100 followers.
*January 30th - The first mock-up teaser of the Artbook was posted. The final pricing was also announced.
*January 31st - The Tumblr blog reached 1,200 followers.
*February 3rd - The second collage of Artist's previews was posted.
*February 5th - The Tumblr blog reached 1,300 followers.
*February 7th - Indiegogo campaign perks were announced. The first half of the quote,"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.", a quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth was posted as a teaser. The second half of the quote accompanied the launch post for the Indiegogo campaign. The third collage of Artist's previews was also posted.
*Febuary 10th - The Indiegogo campaign went live.
*February 13th - The campaign was featured on the homepage of Indiegogo.
*February 17th - The campaign reached 100% funded. Less than 100 books remained. The fourth collage of Artist's previews was also posted.
*February 18th - Less than 50 books remained.
*February 19th - Over 100 Digital Copies had been claimed. Less than 20 books remained. The Standard Edition sold out. 9 Deluxe Edition books remained. 7 Deluxe Edition books remained.
*February 20th - All Standard and Digital Copies sold out.
*February 21st - A graphic featuring Artbook related facts was posted.
*February 24th - The Tumblr blog reached 1,500 followers.
*April 12th - The Indiegogo campaign ended.
*May 1st - The final collage was posted featuring a preview of every artwork in the Artbook.
*May 5th - A graphic featuring each character featured in the Artbook and their total number of appearances was posted.
*June 6th - The Tumblr blog reached 1,800 followers.
*August 19th - Digital Copies of the Artbook were issued. Artists were given permission to post their artworks for the first time. The Tumblr blog reached 2,000 followers.
*August 20th - The Tumblr blog reached 2,100 followers.
==Acknowledgements==
== After the Project==
S3 sent physical copies of the Artbook to Jared, Jensen, Misha, Mark, and Ruth.
==Facts ==
*Hunters, Angels & Heaven, and Supernatural Beings were the most popular first choices.
*Unexpectedly, S3 had to put out a post asking more Artists to draw Sam and Dean. This was in response to the Artists Character Survey results which, as of the publishing of the post on November 15th, only one Artist had responded to state they would be drawing the brothers for the Hunters chapter.
*Rather comedically, just before the campaign reached 100% funded, the counter broke on the Indiegogo campaign page.
*The busiest day for sales was Valentine's Day.
*The United States was the clear winner in terms of book sales, with 275 Artbooks sold for a total of $14,120.
*Europe as a continent bought 137 copies of the Artbook.
==Sources==
Category:Supernatural Zines
Category:Charity Zines
Category:2017 Zines
Category:2017 Fanart