Patreon Reward Changes; Commission Slots (Patreon)
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Hello everyone. First of all, I just wanted to announce that I will be opening commission slots starting tomorrow.
With that said, I need to address something regarding Patreon Rewards...
My recent change in Patreon Tiers has been pretty successful, and I've even gotten a few new patrons recently. However, I'm started to realize that I've bitten off more than I can chew regarding Patreon Rewards. I've always prided myself in being able to deliver quality sketches at a quick pace for my clients. However, by offering 3 character sketches for High Rollers, and having 10 High Rollers as of this writing, that means I'd have to make thirty sketches per month for High Rollers alone. While I could, theoretically do that, it would leave me little time to do anything else, and would quickly lead to burnout. Clearly, I have not thought this whole thing through.
Before I go any further, I wish to stress that I am not blaming any of you for wanting sketch rewards that I have offered, nor am I going to cancel any Patreon rewards I have yet to finish. This is entirely by my own shortsightedness, and I'm going to try and work out a solution where I can reward Patrons accordingly without overwhelming myself with work.
I have a few ideas: Perhaps lowering the number of sketches per tier, or even removing some tiers altogether, or just tweaking the rewards a bit. For example: instead of offering three sketches a month, High Rollers could choose to either get one or two sketches, or the chance to have a previous reward of theirs inked and/or colored.
Either way, my ultimate goal is to be able to deliver commissions, original art, and Patreon rewards at a reasonable pace where my patrons feel they're getting their money's worth.
What do you all think? Do you have any suggestions or ideas? Either way, thank you everyone who has supported me thus far!