Schedule

Below is a tentative outline of the production of Sonic the Tarot. This schedule is liable to change at a moment's notice depending on future development. However, we will strive to update this page if and when this happens.

Preproduction Phase (CONCLUDED)

During this phase, the project website, social media, and goals will be established. Additionally, the assignments for each card will be chosen and organized within the project's status sheet.

Art Production Phase (CONCLUDED)

The longest period of production. The sketches, lineart, and coloring and rendering of each card illustration will be completed here, alongside other visual elements such as card backs and box. Of these stages, sketches and lineart are proving to be the most time-consuming, and thus we aim to complete the lines of all cards before proceeding to any coloring. Currently, we aim to conclude this phase in late September 2024.

Printing Phase (CONCLUDED)

This is when we send the deck off to our partner printers at MPC! We expect to have the decks in hand before the end of October.

Sonic Expo Sales Phase (CURRENT PHASE)

After the conclusion of the art production phase, a select amount of decks will be manufactured for TheCrystalRing's booth at Sonic Expo 2024, running from November 8th-10th. These decks have the potential to come with exclusive extras not available during the succeeding preorder phase.

Online Preorder Phase

The deck and any accompanying extras will be up for preorder at a TBD storefront sometime in November 2024 and after Sonic Expo. We expect the preorder period to last about a month, after which the orders will be forwarded to our manufacturer.

Final Production Fulfillment

Once the preordered cards are physically created and in our hands, we will begin shipping the decks to those who have preordered. Any leftover decks will be available online or at future Artist Alley booths featuring TheCrystalRing.