Changes to Patreon (Patreon)

I've done Patreon in the current form for a year now, and it's time to shake things up. I'm making some changes, and I'll get into them right now. 

Before I go any further, let me assure you that no Patrons will get to see LESS than they did before. If anything, you'll get to see MORE.

I'll be making changes to the CURRENT tiers, but I'll also be making NEW tiers.
Described below are ALL changes, BUT..... The NEW tiers will not yet be active! I will be adding those very soon, but not right away.

So, here are the new Tier descriptions:

TIER 1: $1 - Kilofan

* Early access of two weeks for everything I post publicly
* (At least) 5 full color drawings every month (all of which will be public sooner or later)
* (At least) 5 sketches every month

Differences with before: this tier never really got you much.... It was just a way of saying, "Hey, Hof, I appreciate what you do and support you, but I don't need anything in return!". So almost everything is new for this tier. It's basically what was the $5 dollar tier before.

TIER 2: $5 - Megafan

* All of the above, PLUS:
* Regular sketches. 10+ every month. They are Patron Only, not for DeviantArt, but I will eventually sell these on Gumroad as well. 

Differences with before: basically nothing but the sketches I'll be making, which I didn't before.

TIER 3: $10 - Gigafan

* All of the above, PLUS:
* You're entitled to a sketch request, tailor made to your specifications, to be made during a public livestream (maybe two). (You do not necessarily have to be present during these streams, but you have to make your request known before the 10th of every month, or you forfeit your reward for that month)
* Regular livestreams, open only to people from this tier or higher. Should be 2 or 3 each week, on weekdays. (This is ASIDE from the  PUBLIC livestream I mentioned before!)
* You'll be given a vote in the monthly poll, in which you get to choose which sketch request is to be made into a full drawing

Differences with before: The livestreams are new. Also, in the past, I limited the number of sketches to 5. I'll no longer do so. Whoever sends me a request before the 10th of each month, WILL get it. Having to give me details BEFORE streams is also new. It will allow me to think on it before, which should make for better sketches.

Additional rules: The sketch request is 1 character only, no backgrounds. I must get your request BEFOREHAND in my inbox, at the latest on the 10th of every month, or you forfeit the reward. This is so I can make the sketch, and post a poll AND give people time to vote before the month is done.

Requests are to be given with full details concerning character / pose / references. Any details omitted will lead to me taking artistic license with them. (for instance: “Hey, I want Princess Daisy tied up!” is pretty generic. She might get tied to a tree, or to a chair, hands in front, or at the back, gagged, or no gag.... I'll be determining those details myself, unless specified in your original request.

Tier 4: $15 – Terafan (NEW TIER!)

* All of the above, PLUS:
* Behind the scenes look plus maybe polls on new comics I'll be starting.

Additional info: I'm going to be making more comics. I think this is where my strenght is. However, doing Under Lock & Key is a lot of work. This one will hopefully be different, but I'm not sure how different yet. For now, I'm developing it. This tier will give you access to my development process, (WARNING! Spoilers included!)
HOWEVER..... I will not actually START on the comic yet. For now it's ONLY development work. Writing, designing characters, making model sheets.... But only YOU will get to see all this work!
When the comic DOES take off, you'll get to see script pages, and final pages before anyone else.

Tier 5: $65 - Petafan (NEW TIER!) (limited to 4 patrons) 

* All of the above, PLUS:
* Your monthly sketch will be made into a full color, cel shaded drawing.

Additional info: See the rules for  $10 dollar tier for rules for this one. Additionally though: Expanding the commission to include more characters or a background is optional. I reserve the right to refuse though, so be sure to contact me before signing up.

KEEP IN MIND: The NEW tiers will be active soon, but not yet!!!