demicoeur
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Thank you Patrons!
🕑 Added 2018-11-19 17:17:37 +0000 UTCHi friends!
I wanted to post a little (well, HUGE) thank you message to you all today because its #ThankyouPatrons day! Id like to share a little about my year and all the ways your support has helped me.
I wont lie, this year has been a hard one! To give you some background, Ive been self-employed and living off commissions/patreon since I graduated from college. Without the furry community, I would have had to drop out of college all-together it was only with your support that I could afford living expenses, tuition and everything on top of it. Ive been independent and paying rent since before I graduated high school and I was told (pretty regularly) that artwork was not going to pay my bills. Now I get to tell all the naysayers their advice was bollocks ;)
But to get to this year, one of the things that often kept me awake at night was taxes. I had no idea how to file, no idea how much Id have to pay (more than I could afford), and no familial support in terms of what to do. So it was only this past year that I was finally in a position where I could hire an accountant and bite the bullet. It was a pretty big fat bullet too! But Ive been grinding it out the better part of this year to pay it all back, and I did! In August, my last payment went through for the past 4 years. It was definitely a lesson to me not to avoid things just because theyre scary, cuz theyre a whole lot scarier later, but I feel really good about having climbed on top of it and I couldnt have done it without you here on Patreon. The regularity and reliability of your support here meant I could come up with a payment plan that was feasible.
Thats really just the tip of the iceberg though in terms of what youve given me. Obviously, practically, youve given me the ability to pay my bills. Passionately? Youve given me the ability to work on my art, my writing, my comics. Youve made it possible for me to spend the majority of my day improving a craft Ive always loved and wanted to be a major part of my life. If Id been at a desk job this whole time, my artwork would not be the same, and neither would I.
I wanted to share with you guys because it would not have been remotely possible without your support. Patreon has been a lifeline for me. Not only in that I get to share my comics with you, but Im in a securer position to handle lifes bumps. I wanted you guys to know just how much this has helped me and how grateful I am.
This year was not all financial crisis, and I have some other (more positive) stories to tell, but this update is long enough so Ill save it for another day! For now, one last time, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you know how much every $1 means to me and what it means to hear you guys enjoy my work.
Much much love,
Demi
Comments
Demicoeur
Thank you T_T You're incredibly sweet for saying so, thank you for sticking with me!!
Demicoeur
That's a huge compliment, thank you! I'm really committed to finishing these comics, but it's made a thousand percent more doable with your help <3
Demicoeur
That's so sweet, thank you! I really love story telling and it's probably the part I doubt myself about the most (especially since stories that were meant to be short and sweet have a tendency, with me, to turn long and dark pretty fast lol!)
Demicoeur
HAAA if you heard me sing you'd know that was never an option ;)
Demicoeur
Oh yes! I'll try to get to that next week, sorry I'm such a spanner when it comes to replies >_
Demicoeur
And drawing is my way of returning the sentiment <3 Thank you!
Demicoeur
Isn't it? If you'd asked me in my first year of college how I'd be paying for it, this probably wouldn't have been my first thought lol!
Jing
Adult art can pay bills. Big difference. And you're good at it so that helps.
Heartwood
Glad things are working out! Stay positive and do what you love <3
Kaley
This is so sweet of you to put together for your supporters omg ;-; You’re an incredibly talented and overall wonderful person and I’m glad I’m able to contribute and help you professionally live off your art. You deserve it! <3
Ti
Yay! Thanks for being here, Demi!
Diego P
I´m so glad my contribution has been of any help to you, you are one of the most comited artist I support, I love your work!
Kaedal
I'm happy to support you. You produce some fantastic work. Your art shows emotion, passion, and a love for what you do. Not to mention you have a knack for story telling <3
Chicken Tendy
No, thank YOU for the amazing art and comics!
It could have been worse. You could be a musician. :-)
Vallahd
Which speaking of, Demi, I still want to know more about the Helltouched and the story you're constructing if you get time
Kellerkind1931
You‘re welcome :)
SchwarzerWerwolf
Paying bills with furry gay porn. The internet is amazing.
our support is our way to demonstrate that we love you 💖❤️
