Tyrnn Eaveranth
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Another month got away from me, but now there's going to be Sales Tax starting in July...
🕑 Added 2020-05-27 08:08:34 +0000 UTCSince I haven't been able to complete this month's Patreon arts, I'm going to be suspending for another month, so you should all not be billed for June.
I am seriously considering stopping commissions through Patreon though and figuring out some other method, perhaps more based on Boomer Express or other venues that align better with my goals in life. I am 50% certain I should keep trying to be a Storyboard artist, 50% certain I should do Comics with Boomer Express and Solitaire, and 50% certain I can keep doing illustration commissions in between. Being ADHD has made picking a path and sticking to it incredibly boring and unstable for me, and it's led to a ton of problems with being "unemployed" since I graduated save for two three month contracts. (I did pay off my loans and car with Papa John's delivery, but honestly I don't count that as a career)
Right now, I'm once again just... unsure of the future. It's compounded immensely by the Covid-19 issues and I'm losing track of the days even faster now.
I really appreciate the desire to help with commissions and Patreon, but I'm not so sure I can keep it up, and now that most of you would be charged sales tax on top of it in July, I'm considering my options.
So for June, I want to get caught up. It's my 39th birthday in the middle on the 19th. I'd like to be caught up by then, but I'm also doing DigiPen homework/practice and it's actually kinda interesting this time around.
I want your opinion and to see if you all would be OK if I stopped offering commissions through Patreon, and switched to non-taxable "access" to artwork or whatever else you would feel comfortable just tossing a few bucks my way each month... and I would take on commissions perhaps randomly from a bucket of interested parties at my own pace instead of feeling so rushed or sad when I reach the 27th of the month and less than half are done.
Honestly I don't think many folks would mind, but I wouldn't feel right asking first. In the absence of commissions, what would you like to see here? Would a "$5/$10/$20" method of access like Coug'rs be something you could see me doing, with art packs and high resolution art each month?
I'm bad at making decisions, and especially at 1am when I'm feeling a bit depressed about this whole Life thing and edging 40 without ever finding a stable career path yet, so... I need your help. I don't need >money< because I have income from my family. I want to make you all happy though. Friends and clients and people are all worth helping. What can I do here to help you all?
Comments
Pyronite
To be honest, I am not ok with your proposal, But this shouldn’t be up to me nor us (as a patron) it should be up to you. And the patrons will vote with their wallet based on your scheme. You ought to walk to path you feel you can handle, it’s been long time seeing that you’ve been weighted down by patreon commissions based on how I see you are handling it. If you want more elaboration, hit me up privately.
