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CONTENT AND TIER CHANGES - PLEASE READ 1/3
🕑 Added 2020-04-17 05:28:35 +0000 UTCTHIS WILL BE APPLIED SINCE NEXT MONTH: THAT IS MAY/2020
CONTEXT:
In summary, i started the year overworking.
Right now i noticed i made too much content in comparison of my current amount of donations. I was trying to get the most content i can, and i spent all my time just thinking in being faster and productive, but at what cost?
Until now I can barely sleep, i felt weak all the time and stressed to achieve all of those projects i wanted to do just for pride: Drawing and drawing all the time, just for do it, without think in the cost of my work, or my health.
With that in mind, i made the decision to stop working that much, at least until i have enough support and my time get better paid.
That's why i'll do some changes on my current patreon system, to achieve a decent amount of donations to continue working: Bcs in the end this is my all-time-work, and if i can't maintain my current way of life, i won't be able to live. Right now i'm not living you know.
WHAT I'LL DO:
This is really hard for me, since i noticed i was exceeding my capacities, i felt so bad; it was around three days ago, my insomnia got worse and i felt super guilty for what i'll say now: But i think it's the fair way to move from now... and it's the same as everyone do but i wanted to dodge for a long time.
From next month:
- I'll just draw depending of the amount of donations i have that month. That means if i get a $400 budget, i'll just draw content valued in $400: Bcs if i draw more, it would be by myself, and instead for example taking commissions, i would be lossing time and money just for hobby. I wrote a entire section of this budget thing, extra 'free' content and what will happen with commissions HERE
- I'll stop giving so many rewards for those $1 patreons: Talking with friend and fellow artists, i get scoled many times; i trusted someday i'll have enough patreons of $1 to being able to maintain this, but in the end it's just not enough in comparison of those rewards i'm giving you: that's why from now, and since i'm not able to draw too much content per month, i'll change all of the tiers, starting to make this $1 a tipjar, with just one extra reward, and focus on give the 'premium' content to next tiers. I think that will be a little more fair in comparison with my 30 illustrations for just $1: More info HERE
- About the token system: Is dead; As i said in previous point, tier rewards will change, and that means I'll stop to give you tokens since next month. You won't be able to have packs or tokens just for your tier. But if you already have tokens, don't worry. You can keep em as a discount on your future commissions, something that i'm sure you wanted and it's the reason why you bought em. That means, since next month i'll be taking a bunch of commissions for those who have tokens, and depending of the amount, you'll have a sustantial discount. That's the only way i can solve what i owe and thanks you for helping me all this time. More info as i said HERE
ABOUT MY WORKFLOW:
I'll be honest: i don't like this.
I mean, i liked be able to draw one gud drawing per day, watching you praise me and enjoying my content: But i was living in a dream. I can save money bcs i live with my family, but since December my current country situation changed and i had to start to use my saves to pay IRL issues, and now with Covid-19 and all of those things, i can't keep up this rythm of work without getting a fair compensation. I'm sure you will understand that work means time and time means money; giving my time, doing extra hours without getting paid is just hurting my quality and physical and emotional health... But i still feel guilty;;;
I wanna be clear: i won't stop to drawing... i think; unless every patreon leave me right now JAJJA, but if that doesn't happen, i won't stop. I'll just do less content in comparison, to get more free time, and be able to live.
Don't missunderstand me.
I don't wanna draw less, i like to do it like now, but i was rushing ignoring my budget and health: I just wanna draw in comparison of what i earn now, bcs i was trying to do the same amount of content of other artist that i like: But i'm not them. My situation is different and i'm not getting the support they have, so i can't be compared...
That is: not just bcs i like to draw, i should do it for a couple of coins, don't you think?
WHAT ABOUT ME:
I think that's all.
I had a really bad week: now i know why i felt discouraged all this time. I was feeling what i was doing it was a non-sense. I'm still young (23) but i'm loosing hair, weight, i'm having problems to sleep, i feel sick and discouraged for stupid little things: I'm just tired and wanna live a little better.
That's why i'll cancel the most of those art-trades i wanted to do, and i'll just work in that Hornet's minicomic for next couple of days as last reward of my previous workflow, and from next month i'll just draw as work; to have free time to at least have more fun, talk with gals and play with my doggo. He needs a shower ASAP.
Please, read other updates to have more info about the future of this patronage...
Any doubt ask me via #feed-me-3 in Discord, but i think it's pretty clear; it took me around 6 hours write these 3 updates JAJAJ
Beyond that, thanks for read.
With love.
Sign, niñita.
