What Happened to Abode? Was it All a Scam?

Abode was a Kickstarter launched by artist Stuart Semple in June 2023, what has happened since then? Was the whole thing actually a scam? Let's chat about it. New Courses: Low Poly Art Using the Knife Tool in Affinity Designer Gumroad (use code YT5): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/ADes... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3J1sY1R Gradients and Transparency in Affinity Designer Gumroad (use code YT5): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/ADGr... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/4m0ZJtU Designing Badges in Assembly on iPad Gumroad (use code YT5): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/badg... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3TWMpe9 Other Classes: Intro to Making Procreate Brushes: Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/Proc... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/40Ve3Lq Free Fantasy Map Brushes: https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/MapB... Intro to Animation in Procreate: https://skl.sh/3w1dKP6​​​ Check out other courses: New Affinity Publisher Course on iPad! Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/Intr... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3Y50CH0 Affinity Publisher: Introduction to Affinity Publisher: https://skl.sh/2L91Y07​​​​​​​​ Retro Travel Poster Design: https://skl.sh/2oez45D​​​​​​​​ Business Card Design: https://skl.sh/3aEGK3g​​​​​​​ Holiday Greeting Card Design: https://skl.sh/3pvUngl New Affinity Photo Develop Persona Course: Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/APho... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/43BPrbA New Affinity Photo on iPad Course: Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/Intr... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3EOIWY7 Affinity Photo Courses: Intro to Affinity Photo on Desktop: https://skl.sh/3BKmhJX Intro to Affinity Photo on iPad: https://skl.sh/3emTVKj Getting your objects lined up is crucial to animation design, but this feature is hidden in Procreate Dreams, in this video I show you how. Much thanks to everyone who told me how to do this on my last video! Affinity Designer Isometric Art: Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/ADesIso Skillshare: https://skl.sh/42KW7Dt Other Affinity Designer Courses: Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/Intr... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3QqYlm8 Free worksheet: https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/ADesWS Design Icons: https://skl.sh/2wYUwMo​​​​​​​​ Infographics: https://skl.sh/2Cs0bhU​​​​​​​​ Designing a Retro Postcard: https://skl.sh/3am0Jpm​​​​​​​ Pattern Design Course: https://skl.sh/3byZWjV​​​​​​​​ Take the new DaVinci Resolve for iPad course! Gumroad (use code YT15): https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/Intr... Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3RfMjft Design Basics Courses (Free Links): Sketching: https://skl.sh/3ErLsBo The 4 Core Principles: https://skl.sh/3rCjqiQ Shapes: https://skl.sh/3onhHfg Color Theory: https://skl.sh/3B0tsw6 LumaFusion: Edit Videos on iPad: https://skl.sh/2LYp0rc​​​​​​​​ Animate Titles: https://skl.sh/31MrKzP​​​​​​​​ iPhone Photography: iPhone 14 Pro Photography: https://skl.sh/3fr3hJu, or https://bendesigns.gumroad.com/l/ipbgo Batch Process Photos: https://skl.sh/2NDXT5q​​​​​​​​ My Gear (affiliate links): Sony a7iii: https://amzn.to/3Kds8uX Sony a6000: https://amzn.to/3AWL6BX DJI Osmo Pocket: https://amzn.to/3s1Ds4Z DJI Osmo Action: https://amzn.to/35pf8SS DJI Mavic Mini Drone: https://amzn.to/3ud0cSi UUrig Mirror: https://amzn.to/3AFrzFS iPhone 11 Pro: https://amzn.to/3AWLgcx Phopic Tripod: https://amzn.to/3KC9m0z Joby GorillaPod: https://amzn.to/32Gqi4G Microphone Deity 4D Duo: https://amzn.to/3qFF2u5 Blue Snowball Mic: https://amzn.to/3rUUWA0 Zoom F2 Audio Recorder: https://amzn.to/3APPPFh M1 24in iMac (16GB RAM, 2 TB SSD): https://amzn.to/3rpV4qS 2018 iPad Pro: https://amzn.to/3Fd7AyS Apple Pencil 2: https://amzn.to/34snxEF Magic Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3FdOvMR Standing Desk: https://amzn.to/3FZdW5y