UPDATE // changes to tutorial access (Patreon)

Hey Patrons! As you know from my last post, I'm going to be making some changes to the patreon structure by adding a new tier. This new tier will be more interactive, with opportunities to share your work, do monthly challenges, and participate in Q&A sessions. I'm still working out the details and plan to announce the specifics of this new tier next month. 

However, there's one thing that I wanted to announce further ahead of time. When I first started this patreon, I knew that I wanted to create monthly video content, and initially those were sketchbook tours. When I had gone through all of my sketchbooks, I switched to making tutorial content. When I started making those, I had no idea that I would be creating so many and that they would all be so long, but it felt very natural because I enjoyed teaching so much. By now, there are a total of 26 tutorials, and I've got many more planned because I have so much I still want to teach and share with you! 

By now, a massive backlog of tutorials has accumulated and it has exceeded what I had initially had in mind for this simple $5 tier. It's something that has been bothering me for quite a while, so the time has come for me to make some changes there. 

What I'll be doing is this: for the $5 tier, patrons will have access to my 5 best tutorials, plus the most recent one. The higher tier (price still to be determined) will give you access to the full backlog of tutorials. I will probably be implementing this new system in October, so you still have two months - August and September - before this change is implemented. Hopefully this is more than enough time to catch up on any older tutorials you want to see before the change is implemented. You can access the tutorials through the tutorial tag or through the list in this post.

I know that for some of you this will feel like a downgrade, but I really need to make this change as the volume of tutorials continues to grow way beyond what I had expected when I started out. I hope that you understand my reasoning and that this announcement ahead of time is helpful for those of you who want to access all of the tutorial content! As always, thanks so much for your support and for being on this journey with me. I'm so excited to create a more interactive environment for my Patrons and I'll keep you posted on the progress of the new tier ahead of the launch! ❤