Brellom
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Cassiopeia Quinn Rough Sketches
🕑 Added 2017-08-04 02:44:53 +0000 UTC I did a guest comic page for Cassiopeia Quinn not too long ago. It isn't very complex page, but I did have to draw a few characters I've never drawn before: Captain Rosalba, Lieutenant Russ, and Admiral Toyn. I didn't want to just draw them in my style and risk same-facing them, so I spent a bit of time trying to understand their character roughly.It was important to get the slopes of and exaggerated features of their figures down. If I couldn't do the characters justice with my own skill as an artist, I could at least try to capture an element of their essence so they were believable as who they were supposed to be - and if you can accomplish making a character look how they're supposed to within gesture sketches, you've probably done a good job.
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I've found myself growing bored with some of what I've been drawing lately, and I worry that others might be also. I want to draw stuff that excites and challenges me, and it might take a bit of time to come up with whatever that may be.
I should also be more active with advertising my patreon and art so I can get more support. I don't really like to impose upon people, but I had 17 false patrons last month (well over $100 worth) confirmed as fraud - probably bots or something... But that sucks quite a bit. So I'm thinking of doing another pass at prettying up Patreon now that I've had it for a few months, and finding ways to make supporting me more worth your time and your money.
I've finally made the move over to Discord, and I know Patreon's got support for it, so I've thought of utilizing it. Though, I'm not entirely convinced; I don't even know what I'd use discord for as far as Patreon is concerned - plus I'm not very social altogether, so I'm a bit apprehensive about the idea anyway.
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brellom
I've given consideration to that, but the decision is permanent and I don't like the amount of commitment required on my part for that. I also generally like to give people the option to opt out of supporting me, should they determine that they do not actually like what I provide within the first few days of their support, without feeling like they've been cheated. So I'm kinda in a tough spot there. Perhaps if I were providing more than I already do, I'd be more receptive to it.
SuichiTanaka
I would *highly* recommend turning on the 'pay up front' feature Patreon has, to limit your risk of Patron fraud and keep the bots away. It doesn't hurt anyone who is already a patron of yours, but it stops people from hit-and-running you.
