3 years of support that will came to an end. (Patreon)

Hey guys, so I’m writing this with all the pain in my heart. I will say it right now at the beginning so we can just be done with it as soon as possible:

Once Zafina and Sheva are released, I’m going to put my whole energy into finishing the book. The reason is very simple: there will be no more model releases and submissions.

Things have become very, very, very complicated in here, and I can’t afford the complications anymore. I’m specially upset because I’m still not ready to leave Model Building, I still feel I haven’t done my best, and I still feel like I have a lot of work left to do, and yet, third parties are making this so hard and complicated I’m not comfortable on keep doing it, specially since money adds a really thick layer of pressure.

Now, I want to make this very clear: it is not because of Patreon. If anything, I owe Patreon for these 3 amazing years, because without Patreon, I won’t be able to have this much love and support from you guys, which is something I will always keep in my heart.

I specially owe you guys so much because you guys made me gain a little more money than my previous job while working less hours a week and actually enjoying everything about it.

And how would I not love it, when you guys supported me during so much time?

And how would I not love it, when you guys were so selfless and gave some of your income to support this page?

And how would I not love it, when all the research I done, even when fruitless, still gave a lesson to learn and could still be used for something else?

And how would I not love it, when I would get messages from people thanking me for the models even though I always thought they were subpar?

And how would I not love it, when we, together, spawned a new way to make Model Building more community oriented and less flavor-of-the-month oriented?

And how would I not love it, when we, together, were referred to other Model Builders as the best way to build models for the community?

I owe you guys so much I can’t put words to describe it. You made this possible. It’s very heart breaking seeing come to an end, but this wasn’t a decision I just took in a few minutes. I’ve been thinking about it for almost 1 month while also exchanging points of view with other people.

I still have not thought through what to do after the book. I will talk with a few people here and there, because as I said, I still not feel ready to leave Model Building, but I need to do it without any monetary gain.

As always, I will pause this month so none of you guys gets charged.

Thank you for everything guys.