Patreon Overhaul for the New Year
7 years ago
Halfway through my last paused month on Patreon for the year and, hopefully, ever. I took on a LOT of work in order to keep me, my fiance, and our dumb dog Ditko's life going and I'm DOING that work! It's awesome work too, have you seen the shit I get to draw? Amazingly cool single characters, giant monsters, historical warriors with furry flare, and GINORMOUS orgies. All hand painted too! I pencil, ink, and paint my little-ferret-tail off but it's worth it! So here's my plan going forward (especially important for Patreon subscribers, potential subscribers, and people interested in commission work):
-We're going into the new year and it's time for the Patreon to update itself to my current workload and supply/demand levels. To do this I'm going to CLOSE OUT all the commission slots (that's $10 and up) for December. I'm going to turn them off the site on Friday so that everyone has time to read this journal and adjust their payout level. In December it'll just be uploads of artwork, etc... since I've got a lot of work to do and December is usually a rough month for work due to the hectic nature of the holidays.
-Then, in January, I plan to relaunch the Patreon commission tiers with some changes. The big one is, yes, the prices will be going up. All my friends, business partners, my SO, and even some commissioners have told me I NEED to do this so I'm biting the bullet and... making more money? It feels weird. I feel guilty! AGGHH!!! Stop sabotaging your success Bone! BUT there will also be tiers now where you can get a full painting every month sent to your door. It'll be pricey but I think I'm the only person offering this so hopefully it's worth it!
-I also want to add in some new bonuses at smaller tiers but you'll just have to wait to see those while I iron all this out.
As always: if you have questions about anything (commission status, updates on comics, clarification, etc...) leave a comment or note me! I try to do things as transparently as possible!
-Bone
-We're going into the new year and it's time for the Patreon to update itself to my current workload and supply/demand levels. To do this I'm going to CLOSE OUT all the commission slots (that's $10 and up) for December. I'm going to turn them off the site on Friday so that everyone has time to read this journal and adjust their payout level. In December it'll just be uploads of artwork, etc... since I've got a lot of work to do and December is usually a rough month for work due to the hectic nature of the holidays.
-Then, in January, I plan to relaunch the Patreon commission tiers with some changes. The big one is, yes, the prices will be going up. All my friends, business partners, my SO, and even some commissioners have told me I NEED to do this so I'm biting the bullet and... making more money? It feels weird. I feel guilty! AGGHH!!! Stop sabotaging your success Bone! BUT there will also be tiers now where you can get a full painting every month sent to your door. It'll be pricey but I think I'm the only person offering this so hopefully it's worth it!
-I also want to add in some new bonuses at smaller tiers but you'll just have to wait to see those while I iron all this out.
As always: if you have questions about anything (commission status, updates on comics, clarification, etc...) leave a comment or note me! I try to do things as transparently as possible!
-Bone

Warthog117
~warthog117
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE I AM ENTITLED TO FREE ART WHEN DOGGYFUCKER641988 GAVE DEM OUT UR'LL BE HEARING FROM MY FURRY DADDY (cuz we in a furry family xD -3-)

Keiro_Penn
~keiropenn
Did you ask for my opinion? No. Are you getting it? Yes. You should scan and mail out prints of some of your work each month. I would trade money for that. Maybe other people would too? Also you're a top-teir artist, don't charging bargain basement prices.

Boneitis
~boneitis
OP
I've been wanting to do a monthly print package but I've yet to make enough dosh to give me the time to do it. Hopefully I can make it happen at some point but I'm just one guy!

shkkf
~shkkf
It is doable if you find a company that makes them for a small amount, several of your pieces would go well in such a case.

Boneitis
~boneitis
OP
The biggest issue is finding a company that has a decent backend!

Kazekoe
~kazekoe
You should see what he charges for prints at conventions