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Please Read Everything! Patreon Revamp
🕑 Added 2021-04-07 23:54:27 +0000 UTCHi guys!
The time has come for me to revamp some of my Patreon tiers. I've put this off for so long because I truly love you guys and I love drawing all of you with every part of my heart! You all have such brilliant characters and fun ideas and drawing them every day prevents me from going into art block and keeps me very happy!
I'd really appreciate if you guys kept this inside of Patreon until next month so existing Patreon supporters have the best chance of securing spots they want!! ;;
I was going to do this last month, but when I was working through the changes there was only about a week left in the month, and I wanted to give you guys at least a three week notice so you could decide on whether or not you want to stick around. <3 I promise you, I absolutely understand if you decide not to and I will not take it personally. I appreciate your support up to this point and will never forget it.
The Gold tier (and by proxy, the daily doodle pool and rewards) has become very popular, so much so that I just cannot keep up at the end of the month any longer. Although I only promise a headshot, ultimately if you do not get picked, I feel the need to give you guys what you wanted and that involves me doing a lot of extras. As result, I spend extra days at the end of the month doing extras for people I missed because I don't want you to lose out. Not only has it started sapping my energy keeping up with the demand, but I also feel absolutely terrible when people do not get picked for a full colour. I hate the element of chance and even though I've guaranteed a full colour next month for people who have missed out, I feel things are on the path where I cannot guarantee even that...
I've truly put this off for a very long time because I didn't want things to change, but ultimately I have to limit slots, just because if I don't my Patreon will become something where I cannot please everybody very swiftly, and also a place where I cannot work on my own projects as initially intended. Limiting slots for daily doodles will also free up time for me to take more commissions within (and secondarily outside of Patreon). So, I do hope you guys can understand that as a result of limiting daily doodle slots, my time for other projects (like traditional commissions) will increase!
Daily doodles have become way more refined than when I started doing them... They've become images that I charge in the range of $65-90 for outside of Patreon. It's just evolved in a way that I need to start reflecting in the price tag. I know the price changes are different for those that are accustomed to $20 full-colour full-body doodles, but I really have to start charging more for these spots because the price difference is drastic on and off of Patreon ;; I apologize to those who might no longer find entering the doodle pool within their budget. There will also be a cheaper non-coloured option if that option is of interest to you.
I'm also changing the "monthly free commission" that gets voted on. Patreon has made it very clear that all forms of raffle (even things that are voted on) are banned if a user has a chance of getting more than another user, and I don't want to risk getting banned going forward. This will change to a monthly non-OC pinup idea where users can submit an idea for a pinup of a canon character (E.g. From movies, TV, etc) for voting. I apologize to people who liked this feature but it's simply too line-walking on rules to remain. :(
Another thing I'm adding is a guest role to my Discord - If you've been an active Patreon for a long time and have been active in my Discord, you'll be welcome to stay even if you delete your pledge. I don’t want you to feel obligated to pay just to hang out with friends you’ve met and I love having you around. This guest role is (of course) at my discretion.
As for future tiers and how many slots there will be for each tier, please check out the image below. The new tiers are something you'll be able to upgrade to at the first of next month if you chose to do so.
I'm well aware Patreon is probably gonna squish this image, so here's a URL: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/252323561199501312/829502890980147210/NewPatreonGuide.png
The new tiers will go live at the beginning of next month (On the 1st of May, more info to come on the exact time) and thus will be something you can upgrade to if you wish, instead of deleting your pledge. re-subbing, and getting double charged.
Again, I apologize for having to do this at all... I truly love how this has been run for two years now, but if I don't throw some limits in now, I'll just not have time for other things. I hope you guys can understand :( If you have any feedback, please do PM me or comment here. I'll really appreciate it.
If you have any questions or suggestions I am absolutely open to them. <3 <3
Thank you all. Much, much love!!
Comments
That means SO much to me. Thank you so much Kaedal ;; I love drawing for you and drawing your characters <3
Kaedal
I'm honestly surprised you've been able to do them at such a rapid pace, and for so long. You're a great artist and a lovely person, and I'm certain I can speak for others when I say we'd much sooner you take care of your own health by imposing some limits before you're overwhelmed. Hopefully these changes will help you out <3
