READ ME - Recent Exclusive Art Post Breach (Patreon)

Hey everyone!

I hope you're having a great weekend so far. My HD art has been recently downloaded (stolen) by someone or some bot and redistributed on another site. I am working to have it taken down.

My plan of action to protect any future breaches is to change how my exclusive art (HD art, sketches/wips, NSFW alts & comics) is distributed once again so I apologize for that. See below for my steps I am taking and my new posting plan.

Dropbox

I just downloaded Dropbox and am in the process of loading my files up there. I purchased the Professional license so I can have link flexibility: I will be able to share my exclusive art with the appropriate tier(s) with links that not only can be password protected but also will expire on a monthly basis. As of right now, this is a top security solution against Patreon piracy.

What is means is you'll have access to certain Dropbox folder(s) depending on your tier. I will upload art upon completion to these folders. You will have until the end of the month to download the artwork in the folders (after link is posted) and have to enter a password (which I will provide) to access the art.

THE LINKS WILL BE TO FOLDERS - NOT FILES

Breakdown of Dropbox Folders / Which patrons are affected

• FOLDER 1 - Sketches/WIPs & NSFW Alts (low res), NineLife Knights $3+
  > Added upon completion
  > Also posted in my Discord Server upon completion or as WIPs
  
• FOLDER 1 - Comic Pages (low res), NineLife Knights $3+
  > Added upon completion - previous pages can be requested from prior months (also with 30 day expiration)
  > Comic pages will be removed from my Patreon feed and added to Dropbox (I will still post previews to my Patreon that the page is complete and has been sent for delivery)
  
• FOLDER 2 - Comic Pages HD, Panther Princes $5+
  > Added upon completion - previous pages can be requested (also with 30 day expiration)
  > Low res comic pages will not be added to Folder 1 unless requested (also with 30 day expiration)
  > Comic pages will be removed from my Patreon feed and added to Dropbox (I will still post previews to my Patreon that the page is complete and has been sent for delivery)
  
• FOLDER 2 - HD Artwork & HD NSFW Alts, Panther Princes $5+
  > Added upon completion
  > HD art from previous months will be sent soon to patrons before July 13, 2019. Patrons after this date can browse my Patreon to see what is available in HD and can request individual artwork. Previous HD artwork will be removed from my Patreon feed.

Pros & Cons of this new structure

Pros

• You will get security that what you pay for will remain exclusive (and not have to deal with the thieves abound).
• Direct delivery of artwork to your inbox on Patreon and Discord (via Dropbox link) - i.e. no digging through posts to find the HD.

Cons

• New pledges going forward will not have direct access to HD posts from past months (but they can request a couple works from past months to see in HD if they see something they like on my Patreon feed).

Posting Process

• All low res versions of my artwork (excluding NSFW Alts, Sketches/WIPs and comics) will be posted to Patreon -- the posts that have an NSFW Alts and/or HDs versions will have a note in the description.
  
• Sketches/WIPs will not be posted to Patreon but will be included in the Dropbox Folders linked. These will also be posted in my Discord server.
  
• Notifications/previews for the low res/HD comic pages will be posted upon addition to their respective folder (to keep you all in the loop).
  
• I will continue to post my monthly Gumroad Catch-up packs for previous months for non-patrons to purchase but at a premium compared to what all you patrons are paying.

What will happen to HD artwork previously posted?

Thanks to the help of Azæl DragonFang, I will be delivering all patrons (a) pack(s) of artwork for June 2019 to the beginning of my Patreon (for than just from when they pledged - I'm doing this as a gift to all of you patient patrons for helping me through this change and being patient with me). This will be available to pledgers before July 13th, 2019.

Azæl will be helping create the 2 packs as listed above

1. Sketches/wips + NSFW alts + Low res comic pages for $3+ patrons (with a 30 day expiration)

2. HD artwork + HD NSFW alts + HD comic pages for $5+ patrons (with a 30 day expiration)

These two packs will be delivered as soon as compiled so give us about a week or so.

Previous HD artwork, sketches/wips, NSFW alts, comic pages will be removed from my Patreon feed upon the delivery of the above files.

Again, thank you so much for your patronage and I'm sorry for the folks that try to ruin it both you guys and myself as a creator. July will be my first month doing this so please be patient with me. I will do my best to communicate openly with you. And as usual, please do not hesitate to DM me with questions or other inquiries.

? Pan