Mavluck
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Some changes and questions
🕑 Added 2021-11-02 20:30:50 +0000 UTCHello everyone, I wrote a huge post where I describe the changes that will occur in the near future. And also a few questions to which you would like to know the answer from me. If something is not clear to you, then do not hesitate to ask. I'll run ahead and say that the price changes will be after the next release.
Patreon
Comics will now always be released at the end of the month. Not every month, but more on that later. As I wrote earlier in another post, access to the comic will be sent in private messages. This will be a link to google drive where pdf and zip files will be located, as well as in pictures as before. Mailing will be done after confirmation of your payment. That is, you will need to wait a little, but not for long. Confirmation usually takes 1-2 days. If something is wrong, then you will write to me in private messages.
So now about the levels of subscription. The minimum will now be 5$. 1 chapter of the comic (FULLHD resolution) will be available here per release. That is, which comics you subscribed to, the one you get.
Next, will be 2 or 1 level. 7$ and 9$ or 8$ with subsequent benefits.
-Comic strip in higher resolution (QUADHD - 2560x1440).
-You can get 2 chapters of some comics instead of 1, but there are conditions. You get 1 chapter with everyone, and second chapter you get that has already been released. You will need to write to me after the mailing saying I want such a comic, and I will send it to you. I will repeat 2 already released comics, no future releases for one payment will be available to you. I emphasize this. If you need this benefit, please read conditions carefully.
-Such a benefit is also possible, you can write in a comment to a special post or in private, what you would like to see as a bonus. What I mean? For example, you want a wallpaper for your pc or phone, or you want a couple of scenes that those characters were doing this or that they were wearing this and that. If this is not a difficult request, then it will not be put to the vote, I'll do it. But a couple of scenes until 10-20, there will already be a vote between you. And one variant will be implemented.
Gumroad
I will also open the gumroad. Everything will be very simple there. When you want to get access to a comic, then pay when you like to do it. But here the comics will be available after a couple of weeks of release on patreon .All year round. And the price will be slightly higher than on patreon. Comic in format a zip and pdf file will also be available on the gumroad.
Pixivfanbox
I still think about the pixivfanbox.
Deviantart/Pixiv
There are few changes here. Comics will be released on these pages with a release delay. This number will vary from 3 to 5 depending on the release dates. That is, if there are few releases, then the comic will appear on these pages after 3 more releases on patreon. I think the logic is clear.
Discord
Most don't need my discord server. But I will still be on discord. But on the servers of other creators. At least I think so.
And now a few themes from recent google form.
It takes too long to make?
A lot of time goes by. I'll tell you about for example emulation (almost 200 scenes).
The scenes themselves take 1 to 3 weeks. 1 week it sits straight for many hours, you can say the whole day only doing the scenes and nothing more. Now for me it’s a luxury.
Next comes the rendering of the scenes. 1 scene takes from 5 to 20 minutes with the current pc config. The duration of the render depends on the complexity of the scene.
In fact, these are the 2 most time-consuming stages of comic development.
The processing of all rendered scenes in Photoshop takes probably 10 days using the example of emulation. I think you can manage 20-25 pictures in 1-2 hours.
I don't spend a lot of time on the script yet. I don't write it down to the smallest detail, but just throw in the backbone of my idea. And in fact, everything is being finalized on the go. Which is not good, and I plan to change the approach a little. Now I want to paint the idea more, so that later I would spend less time on finalizing the comic. I don't know if there will be a gain in time, but I hope there will be a gain in quality.
About frequency in publishing
This is a problem due to which I canceled my monthly patreon subscription. I cannot provide you with content every month. And also I do not want to smear a comic strip of 20-30 pictures in a couple of weeks or a month. I'm not saying this is bad, I just like to get the whole story in one go. How YTSnow does it. He makes extensive stories every month. And it's very difficult, I don't know if he does anything besides comics, but I respect it. But as I understand it, it's like a job for him. I can't do it for work. And both financially and psychologically. Therefore, everything that was described in the previous question is stretched. Because this is done in my free time, and I can not always and I want to do it. Okay, enough excuses, now to the point. Now every month I will make a post in which I will show or write what I managed to do in a month. I will try to do comics once every two months, but maybe it will take 3 months.
About text editor / spell checking
I have it. This is my fan Kevin. Thank him for that. Anyone who was interested in this, maybe I'll do some kind of casting on the next comics.
About f2f m2f f2m and latex
For some, a lot of these scenes are not enough for someone. All I will say is that the number of such scenes depends on the idea and scenario of the comics. I will try to strike a balance between these things.
Comments
ML
Thanks, but for now I don't need it
ML
Sorry to hear you didn't like "Secret magic".
fox
Sry professional writer
fox
Pls let me write a story idea. I'll promote it as I am a final writer just this once. If you're not satisfied with it pls let me know
fox
you should take ideas from other people and write some comics. Snatcher was great but secret magic the plot was poor.
ML
I think you'd be better off getting the story in big chunks more 100 pictures than in smaller chunks. Thank you for your kind words. :)
ML
I guess not everyone wants to pay more for my comics. Let them write about it here. So far, only you wrote about it.
ML
Less? Where did I write about this? I charge per release, not every month.I charge $ 4, not $ 10. I am one of those who asked less for my works. Because I was sure that my work was lower in quality than other creators. The progress in my work is visible. I guess it's hard to deny? When I charged every month, I posted about 54 pictures. Now I post Snatcher, smallest sequence, about 130 pictures. So I cant charge for this 5$? What are you talking about?
Bunsen Honeydew
So you're charging more for potentially less content... Looking over this last year, you've only posted two comic sets. (Snatcher in April and Secret Magic extended in September.) You are going to lose more people.
R.O.M
Eeh( pity you cant post on regular basis But sill I am happy that one more cool man does more cool stuff I like, so wish you inspiration and happiness!
