240301 Announcement (Patreon)

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Hello! This is namakxin. I hope everyone is having a joyful new year. This year, I am doing my best in various ways to try new things while maintaining namakxin. Due to circumstances that prevent me from working as intensely as in the past, I've wanted to focus on creating artwork, which has made it difficult for me to communicate as before. I apologize for not being able to communicate well. Nonetheless, I sincerely thank all of you who have continued to watch over my journey and support me.

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A personal note (you can skip to the announcements below if you prefer): 

With AI tools pouring into the world like crazy, I, as namakxin, have been learning new tools and, beyond being an artwork creator, I've developed a personal desire to create games or animations using AI tools. Amidst various misfortunes like permanent bans on midjourney prompts and Pixiv accounts, and the emergence of NAI, NSFW tests, Patreon updates, version 6 updates, temporary lifting of prompt bans, version 6 tests, and other incidents and tasks, January and February were incredibly challenging for me, even making "artwork creation and upload" difficult. Last year, I struggled to meet production quotas by working through the night (I even spent the second day of a 2-night family trip working on artwork in the hotel room, questioning if it was the right thing to do), which eventually took a toll on my health, forcing me to limit my working hours as namakxin. Despite the difficulties in communication, I have truly done my best to continue creating artwork, and for those who understand, I had to either quit or postpone secondary tasks like SNS promotion for account promotion and financially sustainable Adoptions. Even if you don't "understand," just knowing about these issues is appreciated. Now, I've somewhat escaped those pressures, and although it may seem like a compromise with reality, I wanted to say that I can't return to the previous life of namakxin. While I'm still doing my best in many ways, it's true that I'm lacking compared to the past, so I humbly accept any disappointment or criticism, and I plan to continue as long as I want to do this, so your continued support is greatly appreciated.

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Major Announcements (Changes to Support and Various Updates):

• The P&M Series will be uploaded every Sunday. I plan to work on one character from Monday to Friday and upload about 20-30 pieces at a time. The reason for keeping weekends free is to catch up on weekend work if I couldn't during the weekdays.
• It's become easier to create themed artwork, so you might see different versions of the same characters... of course, this is subject to good results.
• On Deviantart, I plan to upload one character from Monday to Friday. Sponsors can think of it as getting a preview the Sunday before the upload.
• Every Friday, I plan to work on characters based on ideas you've provided. See below for more details.

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About Suggesting Ideas and Regular Voting for the P&M Series: 

Honestly, since I started NSFW production at the beginning of the month, the workload has decreased a bit, and the incentive to continue sponsoring has also diminished compared to before. Still, I sincerely thank those who continue to support me. Due to lack of time to handle everything as before, I've been constantly thinking about how to provide value to those who continue to contribute $10. So, going forward, I will post Suggest Ideas every Monday, choose one of the many ideas, and work on it on Friday. This seems better than voting. The first upload will be on March 4, and it should be self-explanatory. If too many ideas come in for Suggest Idea, I will occasionally gather them for voting.

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Regarding NSFW: 

NSFW production is unstable. This is the conclusion I've reached after months of research. Even the P&M Series doesn't have a high success rate in terms of time investment, and NSFW artworks are even lower. Since stable production is impossible, I'll likely keep it as a $1 option. I'd like to conduct polls and other activities, but being selected in a poll doesn't always mean production is feasible. However, I'll try to upload one character every Saturday.

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About Subscription Info/FAQ: 

The reason I haven't updated this since its creation, especially regarding NSFW, is that I've been contemplating whether to continue, how to produce it stably, and how to organize rewards. Now that I've somewhat organized my thoughts, I'll update the explanations to be more user-friendly. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment, and I might add it to the post.

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Regarding Artwork Creation Feasibility and Creative Journey:

Regarding Artwork Creation Feasibility and Creative Journey: Artwork Creation Feasibility has become irrelevant with the update to version 6 of nijijourney, as the relevance of a character looking similar or dissimilar and being producible or not has diminished. If a character looks similar but lacks appeal, it is classified as unproducible, and if it somewhat resembles the character but with noticeable flaws making the production time-consuming, it is also considered unproducible. Artwork Creation Feasibility will be removed in early March.

As for the Creative Journey, the decision has been made to discontinue it as it takes a day or two to write, and it is deemed more beneficial to spend that time creating more artwork. There was a plan to write and upload using a mobile device during personal trips that prevent artwork production, but with the realization of being able to work on mobile, it seems unlikely to continue unless deemed truly important. For now, it will be left as is.

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Thank you for reading. I will do my best to satisfy you with various artworks in March. I hope everyone has a great day and a wonderful year.