Author Topic: [IC] GMK CYL Desert Nights | Considering PBT and Making Corresponding Renders (Read 61679 times)

iinko_mk · « **on:** Sun, 29 March 2026, 20:14:30 »

GMK CYL Desert Nights

Inspired by the desert sky and all the stars. Novelties and Deskmat feature classic landscapes and critters while all set on a background of glitter.

Please fill out the IC form as it is the best way to gauge interest and suggestions: FORM

Please consider following on Instagram for updates as well

Sparkles Implementation

This set will utilise sparkles from GMK that help represent stars in the night sky.

Sparkles has been a point of contention on a few sets, so that is the main question being asked in the IC.

Addtionally, samples will 100% be needed, which will come when vendor support is secured.

This render is what I created to best replicate what I think the sparkles will look like given GMK test samples.

Colors

Usual Disclaimer: All colors in the picture below and in all renders
are simply visualizations of the set which I have matched to the best of my ability.
The hex codes on screen that Pantone classifies as its colors are usually brighter than
on screen than they appear in person, thus the renders and physical color samples may
not be exactly the same for a variety of reasons.

Kitting

Deskmat

By Stel

Renders

Due to lighting in certain scenes, the sparkles can be more or less visible

Geon F1-8X

Iron165

Mammoth75

Vendors

NA - TBD/Actively Looking
EU - TBD
CN/Asia - KBDFans
OCE - TBD
Others - TBD

Please contact via Instagram for Vendors

Collabs

Please feel free to reach out for collabs

Changelog

3/29/26 - IC Posted

5/19/26 - KBDFans Added

Many Thanks

Aad
Ray
NoPun
Stel
ImperfectLink
Bub
Beetles

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iinko_mk · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 29 March 2026, 20:15:01 »

Reserved

Michi4793 · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 29 March 2026, 20:36:00 »

Looks fire looking forward to it

KeyMaze · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 29 March 2026, 22:54:27 »

I love it!!!

RGBKeys · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 30 March 2026, 03:58:20 »

Hot, putting it on my list

meowoofun · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 30 March 2026, 05:45:41 »

Elegant theme! Looking forward towards real life samples of this. Could you compare colors next to other GMK purple sets?

Also for kitting could we get 1.5 of the rabbit Novelty for us 7u users and a 1.25 of the bird?

Rassles · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 30 March 2026, 15:37:20 »

gorgeous will be buyin

mohit · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 30 March 2026, 15:44:58 »

wtb wtb wtb

smarmyshawarma · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 31 March 2026, 00:48:06 »

krikun98 · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 31 March 2026, 11:47:23 »

Arabic sublegends would look wonderful here and fit the theme.

El · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 01 April 2026, 01:07:28 »

Damn This look Good

mmayhem17 · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 01 April 2026, 09:34:08 »

I like it, one of few good sets I saw in a long time, consider adding accent arrows on extension kit and I am sold.

iinko_mk · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 01 April 2026, 18:04:12 »

Quote from: mohit on Mon, 30 March 2026, 15:44:58

wtb wtb wtb

Quote from: Rassles on Mon, 30 March 2026, 15:37:20

gorgeous will be buyin

Quote from: smarmyshawarma on Tue, 31 March 2026, 00:48:06

wtb

Quote from: RGBKeys on Mon, 30 March 2026, 03:58:20

Hot, putting it on my list

Quote from: Michi4793 on Sun, 29 March 2026, 20:36:00

Looks fire looking forward to it

Quote from: KeyMaze on Sun, 29 March 2026, 22:54:27

I love it!!!

Thank you everyone!

iinko_mk · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 01 April 2026, 18:05:12 »

Quote from: mmayhem17 on Wed, 01 April 2026, 09:34:08

I like it, one of few good sets I saw in a long time, consider adding accent arrows on extension kit and I am sold.

Will be considering this route

iinko_mk · « **Reply #14 on:** Wed, 01 April 2026, 18:08:30 »

Quote from: meowoofun on Mon, 30 March 2026, 05:45:41

Elegant theme! Looking forward towards real life samples of this. Could you compare colors next to other GMK purple sets?

Also for kitting could we get 1.5 of the rabbit Novelty for us 7u users and a 1.25 of the bird?

I can make a comparison soon. as for novelties i will have to consider sizing of the kit itself as i am also considering putting accents in

nebulazy · « **Reply #15 on:** Wed, 01 April 2026, 20:48:40 »

this is really pretty! glwic

mashhh · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 05 April 2026, 16:51:08 »

Love the color, love the theme, looks really amazing!!
But sparking effect might be tricky IRL. Kinda risky to go with special ABS sadly...

INFILTRATION · « **Reply #17 on:** Fri, 15 May 2026, 17:04:25 »

Please consider adding accented arrow keys to the novelties kit.. this is a fabulous kit. will definitely be buying it. hopefully it makes it.

Edit: i read above that you already are considering this.. marvelous !!!

tulip · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 18 May 2026, 23:53:14 »

I love these!! Wtb!

tulip · « **Reply #19 on:** Fri, 29 May 2026, 00:59:43 »

take all my money immediately

xReckless_ · « **Reply #20 on:** Fri, 29 May 2026, 20:16:44 »

Would love to see this come to fruition

Zzzzhao · « **Reply #21 on:** Sat, 30 May 2026, 13:17:33 »

Great looking set! Have you considered an alpha kit with arabic sublegends?

MartinThePolarBear · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:50:12 »

Still looking for a NA vendor?

Fede_Feo · « **Reply #23 on:** Sun, 07 June 2026, 08:53:03 »

Banger!

iinko_mk · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 09 June 2026, 17:36:57 »

Current Updates:

Still working on finishing up vendors. Making some slight kitting changes. Fixing novelty SVG files (won't change designs likely) in prep for tooling.

I am going to put a slight pause on further changes as I will be on vacation.

INFILTRATION · « **Reply #25 on:** Thu, 11 June 2026, 12:14:49 »

any further updates of us!!! i am really hoping this goes to GB

OOPPPPSSSS !! should've read the thread first. didn't realize you posted a few days ago !!!

EdgeOfInfinity · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 17 June 2026, 16:53:01 »

excited to see samples. glwic!

Flybeck · « **Reply #27 on:** Wed, 17 June 2026, 21:20:06 »

Love it but the sparkles.

kevinzavier · « **Reply #28 on:** Wed, 24 June 2026, 20:01:14 »

Have you considered pbt, like pbt voir. That was a really good set with sparkles

INFILTRATION · « **Reply #29 on:** Sat, 11 July 2026, 14:53:31 »

dude, we need the GB to go live like yesterday, PLEASE !!!

iinko_mk · « **Reply #30 on:** Mon, 27 July 2026, 04:03:56 »

Quote from: kevinzavier on Wed, 24 June 2026, 20:01:14

Have you considered pbt, like pbt voir. That was a really good set with sparkles

yes i have been actively looking into this as i understand the sparkle/speckles implementation can be better

Randomlosername · « **Reply #31 on:** Tue, 28 July 2026, 04:12:05 »

Dang was really hyped for this one as an ABS set, but hopefully it works out either way.

Sainity · « **Reply #32 on:** Tue, 28 July 2026, 06:34:37 »

Found my account login again to say I really hope this stays as ABS

INFILTRATION · « **Reply #33 on:** Tue, 28 July 2026, 15:11:30 »

No.... Not PBT.. i didn't buy selene cuz of this going to be GMK ABS

iinko_mk · « **Reply #34 on:** Thu, 30 July 2026, 13:59:38 »

regarding some questions about pbt/abs

the pros and cons of abs is that although it is a more well known manu in GMK, it will be very expensive and the sparkle effect isn’t very seen.

on the other hand, pbt can be more effective to create the sparkle effect and will be cheaper but is less known.

nothing is final at this moment as the project is still in relatively early stages. i just like keeping people updated on thinking on what’s happening in the backend

thanks for all the support as always

NihonCK · « **Reply #35 on:** Thu, 30 July 2026, 14:48:30 »

Quote from: kevinzavier on Wed, 24 June 2026, 20:01:14

Have you considered pbt, like pbt voir. That was a really good set with sparkles

That was a abs set. Yeah the brand is called pbtfans but that set was both abs and abs semi transparent

swag · « **Reply #36 on:** Thu, 30 July 2026, 14:59:29 »

Ok, you brought me out of my hole -- I'm supposed to be a lurker only, but I've been following Desert Nights for some time now.

I just wanted to chime in that I'd much rather this stay as a GMK set. I see GMK's more subtle sparkle effect as a big draw -- not a drawback!

While the comparison with Vior make sense (especially since they're very similiar colorways), I don't personally like Vior's implementation of the sparkles. I was really hoping that Desert Nights would be more like a violet/indigo version of GMK Cosmos -- just with sandy colored legends/sparkle effects. I thought your initial renders captured this really well and I really think you should hold firm to that original design aesthetic. Yes, GMK costs more, take forever, and can be a huge pain to work with -- but they would be the ideal partner for this project.

This has the potential to be a really amazing set. I hope it turns out great and I'll be watching.

That's all I wanted to say -- talk to ya'all again in another 7 1/2 years

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Author Topic: [IC] GMK CYL Desert Nights | Considering PBT and Making Corresponding Renders (Read 61679 times)