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I'm Out... In a Bit.
🕑 Added 2024-10-01 12:34:01 +0000 UTCThis Patreon sucks, and that's on me.
There is no side stepping the issue, I have been terrible at running it, I've been treating my Patrons poorly, and I don't act befitting of someone worth gaining a passive income from it.
I'm a very inconsistent person. I don't when or how long I'll have the energy to draw, when I have the confidence to actually post, nor when or how any of my pieces will actually come out to meet any sort of arbritary quality standard; This job was never meant for me. Some months I can't deliver and I get in my head that I can't deliver so I restart all my work so I don't deliver, over and over, and it never works out too well for too long. I make a dozen promises, and will meet almost none of them.
One thing I have been consistent about, however, is that I haven't enjoyed drawing for Patreon. In a lot of ways, it hurts me drawing for Patreon.
Getting in my own head about whether this winner has enough pages, releasing a piece to a limited reach so regardless if I clutch it out I won't get any new viewers, stagnating day by day trying to force ideas out and drawings out of characters I don't actually know what I want to do for a piece with them, overscaling projects because I can't control myself... It's tiring.
This IS my fault. I'm the one who can't control the scale of my projects, can't force myself to do things I don't really want to do, and can't break myself out of artistic pits and unstable mental.
This Patreon was doomed from the beginning, and I've betrayed your trust too many times...
However I still owe you guys a bit more.
3 More Months, and I'm closing this Patreon for good.
For these 3 Months, ending in December, I'll do the following:
Host 3 polls for the Artifact Series each month, which will be released publicly with only alts locked behind $3 Patrons, and voting locked behind $5.
$7 Suggestion Box will be reopened, no themes, no limits on how many you recommend, and I'll select whichever ones I feel confident in being able to finish when winning in a poll.
Voting for Suggestion Box winners monthly poll will be available for $5 and above as usual, top 1 will be chosen to draw, 1 will be chosen by me, and 1 will be chosen by random through a raffle.
NONE of these winners will be comics or CGs.
I'll actually post the psds like no cap
Early Psds and Clip files for everything I post for $7 tier at the end of the month, for real, on god, no cap. (I feel really bad about no psds I'll be real)
That's it. I won't break this promise, and I'll make everything on this Patreon free forever on Christmas through a dropbox link available for everyone.
Peace.
Comments
Maki.
Hi, even though I just recently subscribed to be your Patreon, I want to say I really like your work. And you are my first creator whom I registered and subscribed here on Patreon. I respect your decision and I also think that you didnโt need to force yourself. For these months left, I will keep subscribing as a way to donate and support you. I will always follow your work no matter what happens.
Dank Dan
I'll def do them again in the future, I think having full creative control will get me back in that mood again.
Dank Dan
I'm putting them all out on pixiv eventually, dont worry. scheduled them throughout october to december regardless of how well they held up lol
singsongseeker
I agree with everyone do whatโs best for you. If you want to keep this patreon alive just to backup your stuff from everywhere for like $1 then Iโd be on board, but you come first.
Rain
i always loved the big comics but your mental heath is most important so you gotta do what you want to do
kawauchi2568
Can relate with having to reevaluate what you do for a living like that, I look forward to your future projects brother
CapitanCreepy
*worst critic
CapitanCreepy
Honestly understandable, you've always had doubts about if your art was good enough and always were your own wist critic. People followed you for your art, but your self doubt basically made you stagnate. Patreon isn't the best place for artists either, they basically want people to post stuff every month and every so often crackdown on people out of nowhere and for now reason. Hope once you've stopped you keep making art, cause despite all the problems and not posting for a long time people still follow you. Hell I'm still a Patreon even after you've basically never completed all my commissions, but that's water under the bridge at this point. Take a break and hopefully you'll get back into the swing of making art again sometime in the future.
Zed
Please, please take of yourself and draw when you feel like it. You have a dedicated fanbase who will always support you on whatever platform you post on.
EmmyWriter
I really like your work and I'll follow you regardless. The patreon was a means to donate toward an artist I like, nothing more or less. I'm sorry its brought you so much strife. You're a good artist :)
