3 Brave Friends

A project in Perth, AU by Mathew Bell
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A hand-illustrated and painted 13-page book displaying the journey of three friends overcoming challenges in a unique cartoon style.
Backers: 11
Average Pledge Per Backer: $207 AUD

Funded: $2,281 AUD of $11,640 AUD
Dates: Jun 30th -> Jul 30th (30 days)
Project By: Mathew Bell
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Latest News

Real page 3 update

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
After 4 days of working on page 3, we can really see how this book will come together.  Actual Page 3  (Read More)

Large Scale Update

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Friends!  Over the last couple of days, I have gotten my hands on some beautiful paper and been working on layers for one of the final pages. Here is an update on the progress.  The rich paper allows me to work vigorously to blend whilst the... (Read More)

NEW, better, improved storyboard page #6

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Better, Improved Storyboard, Page #6 and narration  (Read More)

Better, NEW, improved storyboard page #2

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Better, Improved Storyboard Page#2  (Read More)

Better, new, improved Page #5 storyboard

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Better, new, improved Page #5 storyboard  (Read More)

Here is a better, NEW, improved page #1

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Better, Improved Storyboard Page #1  (Read More)

NEW reward tier for everyone and promo update

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
To encourage everyone to get involved I have added a $1 reward tier. This will be a list of every backer from $1 to $1k on the project page of my website Perthartist.com. This project page will be made after the Kickstarter campaign has finished, as... (Read More)

NEW, improved and revised page #3

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Revised, improved page #3 storyboard  (Read More)

NEW Improved page #12 storyboard.

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
On Wednesday I will be doing a call with an old friend to revise any grammar errors. I'll be finishing the 13th improved page tonight and reviewing others to make sure the illustrations are consistent because I have been progressing in a particular... (Read More)

NEW, Improved Storyboard, Page #11 and narration.

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Reviewing the narration whilst editing, "He grabbed one of our honest heroes" was changed to "It grabbed an honest hero" to keep the "snapped and "grabbed" sound but quicken the pace and flow and still keeping the alliteration of honest hero.... (Read More)

NEW, Improved Storyboard, Page #10

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Improved Storyboard, Page #10 and narration  (Read More)

NEW, Improved storyboard, and a slight edit to the narration.

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we picked up our 2nd Orginal Artwork backer. Everyone's support has been amazing and I do hope you are enjoying the process of this brave book coming to life. I will continue to upgrade the storyboard, network, and promote this project. Let's... (Read More)

NEW, improved storyboard page #7

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Improved page #7  (Read More)

NEW, improved Page #6 storyboard

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Page #6 improved storyboard  (Read More)

NEW, improved page #5 storyboard update.

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Page #5 storyboard  (Read More)

NEW, improved storyboard page #4

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Storyboard and Narration page #4  (Read More)

NEW, improved, page #2 storyboard.

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Storyboard page #2  (Read More)

TY TY TY!

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, everyone, for seeing the potential of this book, even in it's early stages. I was sitting watching Netflix after dinner and realized, I could be making better storyboards in detail, on bigger paper.  When those thoughts of self-doubt come... (Read More)

I stared at the camera and told myself why I was making this book. This isn't my story of triumph, this our story.

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Final Page addition

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
After some feedback from my nieces and friends. I have added a final page for a little more closure, countering the abrupt ending. I read this book on stream to my nieces and nephew and they loved the colours, cartoon and rhyme. The footage was... (Read More)

One off print Christmas Card reward #3

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
One off print Christmas Card reward #3  (Read More)

One off printed Christmas card reward #2

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Unique, One off printed Christmas Card #2  (Read More)

Page 11 written. One more to go.

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Page 11, narration and storyboard  (Read More)

Page 10 is here, 11 is written too. 12 coming today

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Page #10 narration and storyboard  (Read More)

Are you enjoying the progress so far? Page #8 prototype

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
storyboard with narration page #8  (Read More)

Storyboard and narration for page #7

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Storyboard, Page #7 and narration  (Read More)

Page 6 keeps this story and project moving forward

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Storyboard and narration page 6  (Read More)

Page 5 written and paired with storyboard

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Page 5 narration paired with storyboard  (Read More)

Page #4 narration paired with storyboard

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Page #4 storyboard and narration  (Read More)

Page #3 Narration complete

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Page #3 Narration paired with storyboard  (Read More)

Cover Page Prototype complete

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This is the prototype for 3 Brave Friends book cover  (Read More)

Improving Tier 4+ Christmas Card sample

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Christmas Card Tier 4+ Reward  (Read More)

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