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Life update (Patreon)

Published:
2021-07-07 14:56:26
Imported:
2021-09

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Hello everyone! ❤️

I hope you're all doing great!

I'd like to apologise for the lack of activity as of late. I have been extremely busy with getting some life stuff sorted, jumping through bureaucratic hoops and legal mumbo jumbo between 3 different countries and I've had multiple mental breakdowns - but for various reasons. To be totally honest, I haven't felt much of a drive or any kind of motivation to finish or start Zootopia related/inspired works. It pains me to say it as I know many of you are here for that kind of artwork from me, but lately, I have been doing some soul searching and I really need to branch out in order to grow as an artist. This means stopping - or at the very least, putting anthro art on hold (outside of commissions of course, because I still need to make a living).

I have been coming to terms with this slowly, and I have been trying to think about how I may best proceed with this. My commissions will be opening soon (I will be opening them on a weekly basis, this will be announced on my Twitter) and I fear I may not have as much time to dedicate much personal content to Patreon. With that, I'm not really sure what I ought to do. I guess it either boils down to:

- I freeze this account indefinitely, or
- I keep it running, but exclusively post my commissions and processes (which not every commissioner will be okay with)

I am leaning towards the first option because the other thing that's been bothering me here are my tiers. The difference between the Bebby tier and the Wise tier were much more pronounced back when I opened this Patreon, but nowadays, not so much. The only notable difference is the Wise tier and up gets access to lossless HD .PNGs of all my artwork from the months leading up to before I opened this Patreon, and of course, my latest stuff as I go, which by now the Bebby tier includes quite a good deal of that too - which is why it bothers me so much. I didn't really have a lot of foresight when I opened this and I kept hesitating between different things, causing me to open it in a bit of a rush as I had recently lost my full time job to covid at that point.

That's why I'd like to maybe freeze and restructure this place a bit. Lots of thoughts, tbh. I don't know what to do. The other issue is the fact that I am still receiving payments in GBP, and now that I am living in Germany, having EUR payments would make more sense, so freezing the account would inevitably need to take place for me to make that change... I think? iunno probably /shrug

Please let me know what you guys think. Your thoughts and feedback are really important to me! Especially now more than ever.

As always, thank you so much for your continued support to my new and old patrons. You're all absolutely amazing and thinking about the fact that so many of you are still here truly warms my heart. I don't feel like I deserve it as of late. You guys have supported me through thick and thin in this wonderful art journey and I couldn't be more grateful for that. I just don't have words to convey how that makes me feel.

Seriously. Thank you. ❤️

Comments

Anonymous

Option 3: post the artwork that your commissioners feel comfortable with having posted, as well as any others you do for yourself here.

Colonel Arbuckle

It's completely understandable if you're not feeling inspired to do Zoot art right now, Lax. Inspiration comes and goes, and we wouldn't want you to force it for our sake. I for one, am interested to see where you go next. I really liked that human piece you posted on Twitter a week ago. I guess I'm saying that I'm still interested in supporting you even if the focus of this Patreon shifts. Of course, if you need to freeze it briefly to do some restructuring or to make the switch from pounds to euros, then by all means, please do.

relaxable
>>63317738

Thank you for your feedback Cam! I’ll definitely think about this potential option a while longer :)

relaxable
>>63324079

This truly means a lot to me, Colonel - my mind feels a bit more at ease reading this. I’m always afraid of disappointing others and I want to avoid that as much as possible. Thank you so much for your continued support, as always! You are really so kind!

Mossberg

Whew! That's a big update. First off, congratulations on expanding yourself and wanting to grow artistically! I saw your human drawings on Twitter as you post them n looks like you've got an eye for that too. Very happy to see you want to grow n explore more. As for patreon? I'm only speaking for my own self n pledge here, not others but, I'm here to support you the artist. More of a sponsorship or continuous tip for getting to see your WIPs, Timelapses and finished pieces with your thoughts n notes on them. That's plenty good nuff for me. N if I can't support on patreon, well I still got your ko-fi. Honestly, if you rework your patreon, I'd still love to see your commission wips, personal pieces or doodles n sketches, form and pose ideas. It really is fun n enjoyable to "watch you work". All depends on how you want to treat your patreon. It can be a plug-in to your commissions business, like a "discount club" $5 tier = 5% off total commission etc etc you'd have to crunch the numbers to see what's actually viable Or a monthly/ season themed doodle raffle for your patrons (not a full piece mind you, more like a flat bust or icon) But patreon can still be your safety net tip jar for fun funds, emergencies, art classes, or for you to pledge to other artist patreons and network. Definitely should change to € tho yeah Idk, either way whatever you choose, I'D personally prefer to stick around n continue supporting. You're a great n sweet person, one of my favorite artists out there, and that goes beyond zoot, and I would love to watch your progress n growth. I'd get a real kick outta that watchin your star rise Lax Lookin forward to your next update! 🍻 cheers

Anonymous

I'd vote for option 3 from Cam and I feel the same way as Mossberg about sticking around and supporting, so I home you stay open here. Looking forward to commissioning you, too when possible.

S1m

You do what you've got to. I like the idea of this being a place to put your WIPs, doodles and things - similar to what Moss said, basically. I'll stick around regardless The recent painting/studies you've been doing have been great - maybe snapshots of things like that at different stages? All the best! :&gt;

relaxable
>>63379941

hhh, I don’t even know what to say to this ;_; Moss, thank you so much for your support, your encouragement and just, everything! I couldn’t possibly express how grateful I am for it all. These are some great ideas for me to think about! Thank you for all of your input and feedback!! ❤️

relaxable
>>63394123

This really means a great deal to me, thank you so so much for this kindness. ;_; ❤️

relaxable
>>63397946

Aaah S1m, thank you so much for your continued support and these kind words! I don’t know how to express my gratitude ;; You’ve always been a huge inspiration to me. I’m experimenting a lot with painting lately and I wanted to try that with animals/anthros, but I just haven’t been able to find a method that works for me. fur is hard, bleh I will definitely consider sharing my human stuff here if people don’t mind that! And i do think i’ll experiment some more with painting anthro stuff down the line, too c: I don’t want to completely give up on that, after all!

Anonymous

Also, if you open em, expect a commission from me!

Shevron

Sorry for the late answer, but I think of this as primarily supporting YOU too. Life messes with your plans? That happens all the time. I speak from personal experience... I have a story I want to finish, but haven´t touched in over a year ^^'' You want to expand your horizon with more studies? It can only lead to you growing as an artist. So in my opinion I would say let your Patreon open. If someone thinks it´s not worth, he will quit or lower his pledge. If you want to add something like a raffle sometimes, reduced commission-prices or just the chance for a slot before it´s public it would of course be a nice thing, but no requirement. In the end the decision is up to you what you want to do, but whatever you chose, it won´t change the fact that you are an incredible artist and a nice person ;)

relaxable
>>64363643

This means more to me than you may realise. 😢 Thank you so much for your incredibly kind words Shevron! Your support is greatly appreciated ;_;

Shevron

You are welcome &lt;3