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🕑 Added 2024-05-12 15:09:55 +0000 UTCTL;DR: Help me learn more by answering this form <link>
Hello, friends! Firstly I'd like to thank all of you for supporting me here, no matter how small. The last couple of months of rent and bills have been made possible because of you.
I juggle this hobby along with my day job to make ends meet, but in the coming months I have been tasked with a higher workload from my boss and I may not be able to work as much as I want on rewards.
But don't worry, I will still aim to post the same number of rewards as the last months. Right now we are actually ahead of schedule.
First I want to talk about the time it takes to make rewards.
Compared to a simple solo nude art, it takes 3x-5x times to create and compose a version with the costume, background, and lighting. For example, the Johnny Storm artwork took about 16 hours spread over a week to do because of the number of variants I had to make of it:
Nude
Glowing Fiery Nude
Hairy Nude
Glowing Fiery Nude - Hairy
Regular Suit
Glowing Fiery Regular Suit
Fire and No Fire, etc.
The same can be said with other rewards like the Lucifer, Aquaman, Batman, and Superman rewards because of the many combinations of variants I've included (suit, hair, wings, tattoo etc.).
I tried simplifying backgrounds (e.g. Soldier Boy and Punisher) or not having a costume version (Peter) or body variations and they still seem to get the same engagement. They still take a lot of time but they get delivered sooner.
Personally, I like making costumes, doing backgrounds, and lighting. I think it adds depth and character to a piece compared to just a simple nude. If only I had more time, every post would have its own dedicated wide background and accurate costume. I like having my subject separate from the background. So far most solo rewards aren't 'pasted' to their backgrounds, unlike image packs. Having your subject on a separate layer gives me flexibility on how to compose them, but it adds a lot of time to work on.
I am conflicted because Image Packs get the same number of engagements even though they are easier to create and are lower quality.
Right now, Bronze members only have access to the NSFW version. To see the best, highest quality versions of rewards, consider upgrading to a Gold membership. That's where most of my hard work is stashed 😹. And since my subject is on a separate layer, Gold members may request to have a reward's composition to be moved, expanded, or cropped differently.
To give me insight on what you want to see more of and help me manage my limited time, I have prepared a survey. I would really appreciate it if you answered. It would only last about 3 minutes.
https://forms.gle/HN1pAHskoKUJ9Mos7
P.S. It's a close round on this month's poll! Vote now so I may work on it soon. Click Here
