Alpha0Art
patreon
Patreon currency switch and other changes
🕑 Added 2021-10-04 00:54:06 +0000 UTCHello,
I'm writing a quick note to inform you all that I switched the patreon's currency from us-dollars to euro to simplify my management.
I followed a Patreon conversion chart to match the amounts, because Patreon uses an internal scheme not based on real currency values. Old pledges were converted automatically and I had no hand in doing that, so feel free to switch pledge to the new pricing if it's more convenient or keep the old one if the new one is more expensive (I gotta admit: I ignore the intricacies of taxes and everything Patreon factors in, so I just let the site guide me).
I added a new pledge for one-on-one art tutoring, this will involve a 1h in person discussion about art studies and improvement, questions and guidance. I will write a longer article about how it's going to work later on. I want this to be a damn effective help for people who love drawing but feel like they are stuck or just want to improve but don't know which direction to take or subject to study.
I also hope through this new income to get enough monthly funds so that I can properly justify committing on a long project like a comic, which right now would likely put me under the pay-bills threshold by removing paid working hours from my schedule. Teaching and doing art revisions isn't an activity that would cut away work time, so that opens new possibilities.
Finally I stopped offering the 8$ pledge because I wasn't able to open commissions often enough to make every pledge have access to the commission preorders, and that felt unfair to all the patrons who have equally supported me. If i do some special opening in the future or polls they will be accessible from the 4.5 euro tier and up.
I hope everything is clear, and again, thanks for supporting me :)
