Monthly Report: March 2022 (Patreon)

Preface:
Greetings my cherished benefactors.
Allow me to give you my deepest heartfelt gratitude for supporting my art and helping me realize my passion. :3
I love drawing and I'd like to keep doing it for the foreseeable future. And thanks to your help, I'm able to sustain myself as a freelance artist.
Sometimes life gets on the way, sometimes I don't get much sleep or I have to announce delays, but rest assured I will fulfill all of your rewards in due time.
I hope that you guys stay with me and are able to support me in the long term, I'd be very grateful.
In the event that you can't, please don't worry. Investing in art is a luxury and it's perfectly understandable if you need to use your money for other things. Don't hurt yourselves in order to help me.

March 2022 wrap-up:

Rewards: 7

Reward fulfillment: Completed

- Sango sprite and profile (VN development update) - Exclusive*
- Kagura morning bath - Exclusive*
- Neru (redraw) - fulfilled
- Raiko eating a burger - fulfilled
- Fiore (OC commission) -  Exclusive*
- VN tech demo (VN development update) - fulfilled
- Neru CG event scene video (VN development update) - Exclusive

*Reminder that loods are exclusive and safe versions are sometimes done for public posts.

Bonus:  3

- Sango sprites (Type 1): Exclusive
- Neru CG scene artworks: Exclusive
- Fiore (Underwear version)

Extras:

- Kagura (alternate version)


Total rewards for March: 10

Misc:

Pay, take and run: 1
Fake pledges/bot pledges: 0
Frauds/scams: 0

This was...well an eventful month to say the least. There is a silent and implicit disagreement among patrons about the implementation of VN project rewards.
I won't say I didn't expect a mixed response, I have been planning this for years but it had been postponed for so long that patrons never got used to the idea of it, for that I'm to blame. I apologize. Visual novels are not everyone's cup of tea, hence the reason why there's an specific tier for it so peoople who are interested in it and want to support it can opt in. Now I have to make something abundantly clear: VN rewards and the VN project itself are not going to affect my artwork output and I'm still an artist who draws waifus. I've been working on small updates on the VN for years, but just now I decided to add them to the schedule; they are basically a bonus. Nothing else has changed.
I decided to do this now because I would endlessly postpone them and never really get anything done on it. The project is serious. I will finish it in due time.
When I first started making VN related rewards I had a very positive response, this hasn't been the case recently but like I said, please do not think this will make me shift my focus on it. VN stuff is a side thing at most. Artworks and commissions are still my main priority.
As a final note, this was not a lax month by any stretch. between artworks and getting the ball rolling with the VN as well as the updates I made on it were A LOT of work.
Please, do not assume any rewards I work on are easy or simple by any means. It undermines all the effort that goes into it. That being said, don't worry. April will be all artworks.
In any case,  I thank you all for your reception and support this month. Thanks so very much! *bows*

Reminder: Rewards are now distributed via Google drive link which is posted on every finished artwork and on monthly reports. Rewards are added as they are completed. Do keep the link handy. You can still get the rewards the old way, but there's no telling when Patreon will downscale files (seems pretty random.)

Google drive link for March:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FG1N0TGJkwjwPb5saz_HZvrkUTDu_x5U?usp=sharing

*For tiers 4, 5 and 6 their exclusive rewards are on this post:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/vn-development-64594442

We're moving to April, guys and gals! :3

That's all for March's report.
Any doubts or questions don't hesitate to ask!

Hugs and love to you all!

Many thanks for your continued support and let's stay together for a long time ;)
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