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Mig's Fireside Chat #1 (Important)
🕑 Added 2019-10-19 00:32:04 +0000 UTCThere's a lot to say but I'm not sure what to exactly put down, so here's a stream-of-conscience babbling about art, my thoughts, my self-doubt, and what I want to do:
Running a Patreon is an interesting experience. To me, this feels more like a deluxe tip-jar than a "full featured" Patreon. And I noticed why (dundunduuuuun):
- low pic count, this is more of a motivation problem and can be easily fixed if I got off my ass and ignored how sliiiightly worn out I am after work. also i procrastinate and play stupid mobile games and it eats up my time. That can also be fixed my limiting my time on them :V
- this was actually a back-up as a way to make money in case I couldn't find a stable job this year(along with art commissions). As mentioned in the previous bullet point, I got a job about 2 months after I opened my humble Patreon. cash flow is nice
- I don't know, I felt kind of "bad" for shilling what I thought wasn't a "full" Patreon, and also now some social media sites (like Reddit and some Discord servers) are having rules against normal posts even mentioning Patreon links. My Twitter count is pitiful and it's actually fucking useless for artists trying to get a foot in the door. You need luck to even get noticed. But bitching about Twitter is a whole other worm of cans that I can go on and on about but I said my piece for now.
- I noticed my motivation for doing art is more....self-serving? self-indulgent? Sure I can draw whatever flavor of the month but my motivations are at the highest when it's of characters I want to draw. Unfortunately, this means some of the characters that catches my fancy are either not as popular in a popular game or not as popular in a not as popular game. Mehh....not a good thing if one wants a full Patreon.
- I'm also a bit flighty with some of the self-defined rules I set. "I'll post the pic in public after a week". *Posts a pic 3 days after* "Fuck."....or "Is this sketch good enough for Patreon or can I just dump it on Twatter?"....or "I'm not sure if the anatomy is correct in this sketch, but is it fair to my Patreons if I choose to show it to other acquaintances(in provate) to get feedback on it?"
- I think that's most of what I wanted to say. If not, check for another fireside chat.
My apologies for not having my shit together....and that is why this Patreon is going on a hiatus starting around New Years, so I can focus on getting said shit together. Until then, it's business as usual.
My deepest thanks for sticking with me, and for those that don't: No hard feelings and I understand.
Cheers loves!
