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Covid-19, Commission Updates inc. & Reopening Patreon/Sub...
3 years ago
So the last few days I've had what I thought was a really weak cold, that turned out to be Covid-19. After 2 years of steadfast precautions it finally got me. I managed to make it this far without contracting it but I think our family's 4th of July party is what finally got me. Luckilly I think I'm over the worst of it and on the recovery so things are looking better.
Also an update on commissions. I've been working on a lot of pieces in queue and I have WiPs and near complete pieces to show to the people who have been waiting, I just ask for a bit more patience while I get past this additional Covid road bump.
Lastly I am reopening my Patreon and opened a Subscribestar. It has been a while since I last closed my Patreon account. I made the big mistake of letting it turn into what was ultimately a second form of commissions, but this time they will serve to fund my personal art only. I'll also start posting from my vast collection of unpublished sketches, with my patrons getting early access. I'll post a journal with more information and the links to the opened accounts once I'm ready to begin.
Also an update on commissions. I've been working on a lot of pieces in queue and I have WiPs and near complete pieces to show to the people who have been waiting, I just ask for a bit more patience while I get past this additional Covid road bump.
Lastly I am reopening my Patreon and opened a Subscribestar. It has been a while since I last closed my Patreon account. I made the big mistake of letting it turn into what was ultimately a second form of commissions, but this time they will serve to fund my personal art only. I'll also start posting from my vast collection of unpublished sketches, with my patrons getting early access. I'll post a journal with more information and the links to the opened accounts once I'm ready to begin.
I think the decision regarding Patreon is a good one. Unfortunately, I see it too often that artists with a Patreon account burden themselves with far too much work, out of the thought/wish that 'donors should have something for their money'.
Which ultimately just amounts to some form of 'I'll draw something for you/you get a 1 hour artslave per month/you get a free commission every three months/etc.pp' in the high tiers.
Which then piles up into a huge workload on top of the normal commissions until the artist eventually has to close the Patreon account again.
I find the variant of really only using Patreon for donations much better. Low tiers with just little things/the classic 'you can see sketches' or similar.
As little effort as possible for the artist and the donors... well... really donate the money to support the artist. Not to receive anything of value in return.