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Patreon Structural Update + 1 Month Pause
🕑 Added 2022-08-17 19:10:17 +0000 UTCHello there, and thank you all for your continued support! I've been enjoying doing all of this for you guys and as someone with ADHD, its been great for structuring my work monthly! Because of that, I'm deciding to make some decently major updates to hopefully get more quality work out to you guys while also making things a little easier on my hands.
The long and short of it is, after this month, I will no longer be offering the $20 sketch tiers. It's been really fun to do but I would love to get more people's ideas out on the page for some extra variety; not to mention 5 sketches usually done around the end of the month can get a bit scramble-y and stressful for both my brain AND my hand muscles.
Starting in October, every patron will once again be able to vote on a poll for a character that I do a full illustration/pinup of every month, like it used to be way earlier on. I'd like to offer more to lower tier patrons than just sketch collections and a say in the art that goes up on the page sounds like a perfect addition! Of course, this also means that for $1 people will also be able to view the illustration they voted on. (For further clarification, the artwork I have been titling previously as Exclusives will now be available to $1 patrons as well.)
The 5$ tier will still offer time-lapses and project files for those who are interested in my art process.
The $20 dollar tier will be replaced with a new, $15 dollar tier where everyone in it will be regularly asked to submit an art prompt for me to complete and post to the Patreon page! this would be bimonthly, and instead of a sketch it would be a flat colored piece. This way, more than just 5 people a month have a chance to get their ideas represented; I know all of you guys have lovely minds and as a freelance artist I love to put people's thoughts on paper! (Or a digital canvas, in this case. :P)
I feel that with this new restructuring of my page I can get a lot more consistently quality content out to you guys! Feedback is of course appreciated!
Lastly, you may have noticed i said both "after this month" and "starting in October" referring to the changes to the page. That is because, once this month's obligations are complete and the next month starts, I will be pausing my Patreon for the month of September. Patrons will still be charged for August since I'm still posting content this month and will fulfill everything on time, but you will not be charged for September. This is both due to just being a well-needed break, and the fact that I will be moving into my partner's place that month! I have a lot of really nice ideas for polls because of their help c:
But yes, let me know what you guys think, and stay tuned for the rest of the month because I still have more to post before the break! Thanks once again for understanding and hope to give you guys my best moving forward!
Comments
Bazz
ah right--forgot about the billing cycle working that way! i'll keep an eye out after that point then π
Otto King
It seems the way it works is that at the beginning of September, patrons will be charged for August. I would be waiting until all payment for August was processed (it usually only takes about half a day) and then pausing the next billing cycle, which would be for September. I also cannot alter active tiers so I'd have to wait until September 1st anyways to remove the $20 tier and replace it. Hope this clears that up!
Bazz
sounds like a good plan! will you set up the new tier ahead of the pause in september? just want to know when to keep an eye out to swap off!
