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PLEASE READ! Update and restructuring.
🕑 Added 2021-06-03 15:12:54 +0000 UTCHey all, hope you're all doing well!
Today I'm making a post to let you know that I will change a few things around here. I've thought long and hard and considered my options on how to run this Patreon and have come to the conclusion that I'd like to give people access to more art, including older exclusives.
Summary:
1. REDUCING "FOMO": Exclusive art gets posted to the feed over the course of the month (Collectors and VIPs) - these versions are watermarked and lower quality, but will not be removed, so that there is a backlog of exclusives available at all times.
2. At the end of the month, packs as you know them - including higher quality images, WIPs and timelapse videos - are sent out to Collectors and VIPs (VIPs get original resolution images and CLIP files, as usual). This means I'm reverting the recent change and will go back to messaging packs. Packs are sent out to all patrons who pledged for that respective month, including those who chose not to stay for the following month.
3. Nothing changes for Thirsty Fans / Supporters (lowest tier) - you still get public posts early and some rough sketches for exclusives!
Why I'm doing this:
The decision to have a backlog for people to access wasn't an easy one. I hope it will no longer make me feel like my art is only valid for one month and disposable.
I draw with the intention to share and make people happy with my art, but I feel like keeping things so tightly locked away results in some pieces not getting enough love. I realize this move puts me at risk to have people sign up and grab everything for the price of one month, however it's something I'll have to live with. The posted pieces will be watermarked for that reason. In my opinion, this will be better than people signing up and ending up disappointed because they thought they'd get access to older work, which is currently not the case.
Instead of dumping all my art at the beginning of the month, I want to spread it out. This will allow me to give people some context for each individual piece and will hopefully prevent patrons thinking I'm not being active enough on here (which has also happened). You'll hear from me more often!
This will also allow me to not rush my art too much. While it's fun to dedicate a week per month to just my exclusives, I sometimes end up rushing to meet my deadline. Reducing crunch will be healthier in the long run!
I will start posting some older exclusive pieces to the feed this month! It's Pride, so let's have a bit of a "best-of" from the past year. ╰(*°▽°*)╯
