CinSational
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Important update regarding future of my patreon
🕑 Added 2025-11-09 14:57:52 +0000 UTCtl;dr: I'm not sure if I’ll be making models for a while, previous WIPs I will have to get rid of, but I'm keeping my patreon open so people have access to all of the models, and tip me if they want to.
Hey there. I made a post lightly touching on this on bluesky, but wanted to make a more thorough post on patreon explaining things and the situation to my patreons supporting me
I wanted to open a patreon to motivate myself, and to get another reliable, steady source of income on the side, opening my patreon up as a tip jar. but after a while it started to do the reverse, rather than being motivating it became a burden. It was a bit of a secret thing, but I wanted to have a goal of a model per month, but it started to become stressful, and I would start to actually feel relief if I missed it since I would have time to relax and not worry about crunching hours to finish a model I'm not satisfied with!
I've shown sneak peaks of models to hype them up, but it's become a problem because then I feel like I really have to deliver on them, and I'll be struggling with responsibilities, or even to relax since I know I need to get the models done. It always stays in the back of mind.
The economy has been pretty terrible all around and with what I get out of patreon both on a emotional and financial level, I think it's more realistic for me to admit I just can't do it at my current point in life
Because of this, I think I'll have to scrap all of the WIPs I've shown and done, so I don't have the weight of “I owe people (Insert model here)," and can do things more freely. I still think I'll keep my patreon open, so people can access the older models though.
I still plan on making models too, but I don't want to pressure myself too hard into doing more, or feeling like a failure if I do a character I promised, but it didn't turn out as well as I expected. I've tied my identity to my work way too much, and it's been ruining a lot of aspects of my life
The good news (potentially) about this, is I think this reset will help me to make more models. I need to devote some time to soul searching and revisiting what I want as an artist not a content creator. Ultimately I don't think I'll ever stop art full stop. but taking these steps back and realizing I can't do it as a full time job is important to me to keep it close to my heart.
I apologize for having to make this decision, and thank you all for supporting me on my patreon. I hope this is a temporary lull
Comments
Torb
All good man, you got to do what is best for you. I’m glad to see you make the hard decision to do the full rest, best to rip off the band-Aid and move forward.
