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An Apology (And an Explanation)
🕑 Added 2020-04-23 03:52:43 +0000 UTCHey all it's been a bit hasn't it? I'm really sorry about that, I don't really have an excuse but do know that I haven't been idle. Not that it matters too much You're all subscribed and or following me for content and despite me having been working on things none of it was posted so that's not really fair to you all.
Part of that was because I was very concerned about the big controversy that happened last month where certain artists were coming forth saying Patreon was suspending their accounts because of their art style being seen as under aged. I was seeing a lot of misinformation and Patreon was staying quiet throughout the entire ordeal so I was worried about running in to the situation myself. I don't post any under aged characters here unless I specifically draw them to be older but I still don't know exactly what Patreon is doing on that front, especially considering I can't link to my Pixiv or Twitter if it has any content they consider "under aged".
Another part is that I was working on something kind of big that I wanted to do a little announcement for. I'm working on a game (about damn time it's only been in my description forever.) But I wanted to have a lot of content ready to show off to you guys and any one who might be interested. My monetary situation is still pretty flimsy so I was and still am pretty worried that If I don't make everything perfect people won't care enough to want to support me. "Why would they bother coming to you when there's SADI, and Tofuubear and Skepty who are all better than you?" I know I shouldn't compare myself to people who've been doing this for years when I'm still pretty new at it but you know how these things are.
Lastly something else that's also had me very concerned is the state of the world due to the COVID-19 situation. I'm not unwell or in any danger of becoming infected (that I know of.) However a lot of people have had their entire lives upended because of all this. Many have lost their source of income, and their financial stability is just as at risk as my own is and that causes a lot of anxiety for me. To me this is very important, this Patreon(and my Twitter) means the world to me and I'm grateful that you all support me even if the Patreon side is still fairly small. But when I think about what it might mean to other people outside looking in, it's just a small time artist with a small time Patreon making lewds. The 3$ or 5$ or however much they kindly support me with would mean a lot less to them than it does to me.
Which isn't to say they aren't allowed to not support, if I'm not putting out enough content they are interested in for them they have every right not to support me. It's just kind of the dissonance of the creator vs the supporter. Or at least the dissonance of how I assume people feel about my work - maybe I'm wrong and people do care about my art and Patreon doing well. But I've rambled on enough probably.
The point is, I haven't gone any where and I don't plan to so I thank you all for sticking with me whether you only follow me on Twitter or also support me on Patreon. And I hope you all enjoy the WIP piece I have for an ED and EM visual update as well as a sneak peak to some of what's in store for the game.
Comments
Grand-Tactician
And the wip piece look really great!
Grand-Tactician
Your very welcome Slash, I understand your situation and hope best of luck for you on building up more content.
