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2 years ago
May 5th 2023
Tl;dr: Still alive, still active. I plan on posting to more places (& FA); and to set up Patreon, Comic Projects, YouTube, Telegram, Discord, and discounts for commission. In addition to delving into blender/3d works. (Among more stuff).
Dang, been a min, since I was on here. Wanted to let y'all know about alot of developments.
Firstly, that I have been posting alot via Twitter > FA more. But, I have decided to expand my horizon much more. The Linktree below, has more account set up, on more sites. Hell, I even have Postybird set up for multi-site, except for here. In regard to post constancy; I have more of a backlog kinda process. Meaning, I like to have multiple works ready for posting, instead of focusing on one art work; then going to the next from scratch. Thankfully, with the new drawing techniques, I plan on multitasking different draft pieces. So the art making process can be:
Multiple drafts made across different clients ---> Clean up each ---> Ask for additional changes to be made ---> Finalize changes ---> Repeat for all other clients, to get all current works to finalized changes stage --> Then coloring, ect. Once its on the coloring stage, due dates for that gets setup to time completion.
Additionally, and regarding coms; I have been closed for coms, for a while. I do plan on opening them up. However, I am trying to get a new job (as of May 2023), in addition to getting more organized with completing works from start to finish. Matter a fact, I have reached out to other people, to do free requests for. In order to shake off the rust, and experiment with different styles. Still complete the final works for a few to this day. I still have issue with being constant with it. Mainly due to procrastination. I do have ways to combat, via scheduling, and working programs like work.exe & pomofocus, to stay focused. Additionally, I have a Trello set up, to showcase the commission list, and what I plan on drawing, including due dates.
Once I do open coms, it will be the day I fully set up Patreon, with content. Firstly, I should state that none of the works will be paywalled. It will be more of an early access kinda thing. And additionally, I will offer commission discounts to people subbed to the Patreon. (For example, 25% off for $2 tier, 50% off for $5 tier, 65% $10 tier/month). It still needs to be developed, as I still want to only really set up only one, $5 tier. I personally don't think I got enough content/preparation to justify having a $10/month tier yet. Perhaps a 2 & 5 dollar tier would be solid for now.
I think it'll be more than fair for people looking to commission me, and support me with the digital art path. Not to mention, this will push me to be consistent with the content making, and prove the value of supporting my work. As opposed to forcing it. While I would love for digital art to be a main job, I still need to get my stuff sorted for the long term. It should be noted, that the Patreon, kofi, ect; are not meant to be hard requirements for viewing the content. All the kinks of it, will be sorted out, once everything is settled & ready.
Also one more big thing to note. I plan on using my YT channel for art content, art time-lapse, and more! ETA on video/video scheduling, is to be announced. I have recorded works setup, I have set up my audio processing properly, and practice with narrating. I shall see y'all soon!
https://www.youtube.com/@LATCHNOON
Tl;dr: Still alive, still active. I plan on posting to more places (& FA); and to set up Patreon, Comic Projects, YouTube, Telegram, Discord, and discounts for commission. In addition to delving into blender/3d works. (Among more stuff).
Dang, been a min, since I was on here. Wanted to let y'all know about alot of developments.
Firstly, that I have been posting alot via Twitter > FA more. But, I have decided to expand my horizon much more. The Linktree below, has more account set up, on more sites. Hell, I even have Postybird set up for multi-site, except for here. In regard to post constancy; I have more of a backlog kinda process. Meaning, I like to have multiple works ready for posting, instead of focusing on one art work; then going to the next from scratch. Thankfully, with the new drawing techniques, I plan on multitasking different draft pieces. So the art making process can be:
Multiple drafts made across different clients ---> Clean up each ---> Ask for additional changes to be made ---> Finalize changes ---> Repeat for all other clients, to get all current works to finalized changes stage --> Then coloring, ect. Once its on the coloring stage, due dates for that gets setup to time completion.
Additionally, and regarding coms; I have been closed for coms, for a while. I do plan on opening them up. However, I am trying to get a new job (as of May 2023), in addition to getting more organized with completing works from start to finish. Matter a fact, I have reached out to other people, to do free requests for. In order to shake off the rust, and experiment with different styles. Still complete the final works for a few to this day. I still have issue with being constant with it. Mainly due to procrastination. I do have ways to combat, via scheduling, and working programs like work.exe & pomofocus, to stay focused. Additionally, I have a Trello set up, to showcase the commission list, and what I plan on drawing, including due dates.
Once I do open coms, it will be the day I fully set up Patreon, with content. Firstly, I should state that none of the works will be paywalled. It will be more of an early access kinda thing. And additionally, I will offer commission discounts to people subbed to the Patreon. (For example, 25% off for $2 tier, 50% off for $5 tier, 65% $10 tier/month). It still needs to be developed, as I still want to only really set up only one, $5 tier. I personally don't think I got enough content/preparation to justify having a $10/month tier yet. Perhaps a 2 & 5 dollar tier would be solid for now.
I think it'll be more than fair for people looking to commission me, and support me with the digital art path. Not to mention, this will push me to be consistent with the content making, and prove the value of supporting my work. As opposed to forcing it. While I would love for digital art to be a main job, I still need to get my stuff sorted for the long term. It should be noted, that the Patreon, kofi, ect; are not meant to be hard requirements for viewing the content. All the kinks of it, will be sorted out, once everything is settled & ready.
Also one more big thing to note. I plan on using my YT channel for art content, art time-lapse, and more! ETA on video/video scheduling, is to be announced. I have recorded works setup, I have set up my audio processing properly, and practice with narrating. I shall see y'all soon!
https://www.youtube.com/@LATCHNOON
Sounds like you have everything planned out with your new process. I'll be sure to keep an eye on what you got coming down the pipes because I think your work looks real cool, and I hope you can get more people interested in your work, and I'm sure your Patreon plan might definitely motivate some people.
Always wishing you the best dude, keep up the hard work!