Potential Tier and Goal Update (Patreon)

Hey everyone,

First I want to thank you all for supporting me. This year was infinitely more incredible than I expected being on this platform. You all have helped me grow as an artist and build a foundation for my career. Which is why I hate to be in this position, but I need to make some changes so that I produce this content, properly. I really want your feedback on this, whether you are a tier that'll be affected, or not. Any input is helpful here.

So first, I will list my current idea for changes, then I will explain why. And please, comment with any criticism or general thought you have on these current ideas:

- Training Tykes Tier ($5): Removing Small Monthly Sketches
- Crinkle Royalty Tier ($100): Removing Personal Monthly Illustration and Cameos in All Pubic Illustrations

Starting with the removal of Small Sketches, I am unfortunately finding it hard to get inspiration for them. I feel very restricted in the size and I struggle to come up with ideas for a lot of them. I've also realized that I do ask a lot of input from you guys and that can be hard to keep up with. So between the lack of inspiration and interaction, I need to cut it. However, I hope that I can give back in the way of more streams.

And to my Crinkle Royalty, I'm sorry I have to make such massive changes to your tier, and this is completely my fault. I misjudged the amount of effort I was committing compared to the cost and quality of work it produces. I love having you all in my work. It has been a joy. But currently, by a lack of my own skill, I cannot find the ability to make well designed compositions with so many characters, on a consistent basis. I find myself unable to properly push against this wall at the time being and feel that it would be best to leave cameos to one public illustration a month. Of course, if you want to be with a specific character, I'd love for you to tell me. And for now, similar to the small sketches, I need to remove your personal monthly illustrations. This was just not originally given the proper thought when I left them in the tier.

As for goals, I will list them here and give a brief explanation:

- Rent Goal ($100): No longer adds two illustrations.
- Student Loans Goal ($800) : 2 Illustrations a Month
- Paying the Bills Goal ($1300): Patreon Exclusive Art
- Full-Time Artist Goal ($2000): Development of To Be An Adventure

I'm keeping the names of the goals straight forward, because I want to be transparent as to what your money pays for. My student loans go up at the end of January because that's when the government loans unfreeze, and I'll have to pay $200 more a month. And I unfortunately have to move the 2 illustrations up to that goal, because if I can't gent enough money here, I will need to find a new day job and I wont be able to do two illustrations a month. If I can find the ability to do two a month or two, I will. I'd be more than happy too. As for paying my bills entirely, my rent is currently so cheap because my friend who I moved in with, has let me stay at lower rate. And once I get my student loans covered, I need to work on paying him back and paying my fair share for rent. And if I got to the last goal, I'd still be forever grateful to you all. At that goal, I could do this fulltime without worry.

Sorry again to my Crinkle Royalty. I'm sorry for how I underestimated the amount of work I have promised and not been able to properly deliver. I hope to make it up in any way I can.

But for now, if anyone has any input on these changes, please let me know.

Thank you,
Tensho