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Important Announcement [Tier Changes] (Patreon)
Published:
2018-10-28 22:38:44
Edited:
2018-10-28 23:28:04
Imported:
2021-01
Content
Hello everyone, today I have a very important announcement, in regards of the recent and past delays [I explained some of that in a previous post], the goals I set for myself and in order to be in good shape so I can keep sharing my work in the best way possible, decided to make some drastic changes that will take place next month. You can scroll down and read "the changes" right away if you wish.
I will explain things carefully and the reasons for each change, but to jump right into the most concerning matter, the poll and the poll winner from the Warrior Tier will no longer be available as you know it. Sadly, I came to realize I'm unable to keep up with this approach, it's been almost a year since the first poll back in April and is been fun to make all those different ideas and come up with stuff I wouldn't have try on my own. At first I thought it would help me speed things up with my technique, and it worked to some degree but for the past 3 months the amount of time I have to finish and try other things has been greatly affected, a new month is about to come and I'm far behind with the current month... This is exhausting me mentally, I know I am not a fast artist (For example, to make the 3 specials commissions, I had to tell the Party Tier that they wouldn't get a drawing that month), but I never thought things would get this hard to complete, and I'm starting to feel guilty for trying to make other things beyond the party and warrior tier duties, like my Halloween drawings or the Bowsette meme... Even my own characters and the fact that some days I feel bad for opening my patreon is proof enough that I'm doing things the wrong way.
If things continue like this, it won't be long until more people start noticing how I'm becoming more quiet and my uploads more and more sporadic, some people even hold back with me because they're worried and if I'm going to receive help then better if that helps comes from support to my work and not preoccupation for my well being, after all, that's not why I made a Patreon page, so I talked with some friends and another artist regarding what can I make to get things back in track.
These are bad news but I don't want to bring the whole mood down, to clarify I'm not depressed and I won't go into hiatus or something like that, I want to keep doing a lot of things, more than my current skills allow me to, but now I know my limits so I have to pick what I can and can not do and do it with calm.
THE CHANGES
The current poll system will be disabled and to make the change definitive and jump to new methods I will disable the Warrior Tier in October 31, if you want to delete your pledge or move to [Adventurer 1$] you have until then, I can only take the payment of this month the first days of November, but I want this changes to happen before that and I'm prepared to take the loses.
Adventurer Tier will stay the access to HD pictures, Alt versions, rough sketches, lineart and base colors preview will remain the same but it won't have poll votes.
Warrior Tier will come back in November but limited to 5 Patrons with 1 rough sketch for month, the Tier will have a cost of 10$ for a single character or a couple, there won't be winner or losers, pick this if you really want a rough sketch!
A new "Scout" Tier will come for 3$ with the same benefits of Adventurer but with access to poll votes.
New polls will come with my own ideas for fanart or original content, such as picking a character for me to draw or picking a series (could be Blazblue, Gabriel Dropout or Overlord for example) as well as many other things, I made this decision based on other artist with the same method.
What I want to achieve with this is having more time to make things that you've never seem before (trust me I have a lot in mind) and avoid feeling suffocated with my own work that I love. I know this sounds hard and that many people look forward for the monthly showcase of new ideas... For that, I'm very sorry, it was never my intention to let you down, and trust me, I had a lot of fun. Thank you very much for listening, I appreciate your understanding and of course you're welcome to voice your opinion and questions about it.
PS: Even if the poll closes, the winners of this month will be finished as soon as possible :)
I will explain things carefully and the reasons for each change, but to jump right into the most concerning matter, the poll and the poll winner from the Warrior Tier will no longer be available as you know it. Sadly, I came to realize I'm unable to keep up with this approach, it's been almost a year since the first poll back in April and is been fun to make all those different ideas and come up with stuff I wouldn't have try on my own. At first I thought it would help me speed things up with my technique, and it worked to some degree but for the past 3 months the amount of time I have to finish and try other things has been greatly affected, a new month is about to come and I'm far behind with the current month... This is exhausting me mentally, I know I am not a fast artist (For example, to make the 3 specials commissions, I had to tell the Party Tier that they wouldn't get a drawing that month), but I never thought things would get this hard to complete, and I'm starting to feel guilty for trying to make other things beyond the party and warrior tier duties, like my Halloween drawings or the Bowsette meme... Even my own characters and the fact that some days I feel bad for opening my patreon is proof enough that I'm doing things the wrong way.
If things continue like this, it won't be long until more people start noticing how I'm becoming more quiet and my uploads more and more sporadic, some people even hold back with me because they're worried and if I'm going to receive help then better if that helps comes from support to my work and not preoccupation for my well being, after all, that's not why I made a Patreon page, so I talked with some friends and another artist regarding what can I make to get things back in track.
These are bad news but I don't want to bring the whole mood down, to clarify I'm not depressed and I won't go into hiatus or something like that, I want to keep doing a lot of things, more than my current skills allow me to, but now I know my limits so I have to pick what I can and can not do and do it with calm.
THE CHANGES
The current poll system will be disabled and to make the change definitive and jump to new methods I will disable the Warrior Tier in October 31, if you want to delete your pledge or move to [Adventurer 1$] you have until then, I can only take the payment of this month the first days of November, but I want this changes to happen before that and I'm prepared to take the loses.
Adventurer Tier will stay the access to HD pictures, Alt versions, rough sketches, lineart and base colors preview will remain the same but it won't have poll votes.
Warrior Tier will come back in November but limited to 5 Patrons with 1 rough sketch for month, the Tier will have a cost of 10$ for a single character or a couple, there won't be winner or losers, pick this if you really want a rough sketch!
A new "Scout" Tier will come for 3$ with the same benefits of Adventurer but with access to poll votes.
New polls will come with my own ideas for fanart or original content, such as picking a character for me to draw or picking a series (could be Blazblue, Gabriel Dropout or Overlord for example) as well as many other things, I made this decision based on other artist with the same method.
What I want to achieve with this is having more time to make things that you've never seem before (trust me I have a lot in mind) and avoid feeling suffocated with my own work that I love. I know this sounds hard and that many people look forward for the monthly showcase of new ideas... For that, I'm very sorry, it was never my intention to let you down, and trust me, I had a lot of fun. Thank you very much for listening, I appreciate your understanding and of course you're welcome to voice your opinion and questions about it.
PS: Even if the poll closes, the winners of this month will be finished as soon as possible :)