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Things in the near future, Patreon, YCH, and more
2 years ago
Hey guys, a little informative update on the next YCH and stuff.
Donations, Ko-fi and Patreon:
I wanted first to thank everyone who has supported me these last 2 months with donations in Ko-fi or directly, you have no idea how helpful it has been.
Thanks to those donations, thanks to my last commission (in which I still work) and my first YCH I managed to raise enough money to reach almost 77% of the funds needed to be able to buy the future new PC that I still need. Unfortunately I had to use part of that money to cover some emergency expenses recently, dropping from 77% of the goal to 48%.
This represents a couple of steps back to the goal of buying the new PC, but not too many thanks to the donations I received, again, thank you so much to everyone who supported me, it means a lot.
All this has made me consider Patreon, honestly I never liked the idea of using Patreon, I know it's a vital space that many artists use nowadays, but I didn't think I could use it for several reasons, you know me, I'm not very fast to be able to offer monthly prizes to my possible collaborators on Patreon, I don't manage discord server, so I can't offer that as a prize, I can't offer direct commissions on Patreon because I already have a wait list of people waiting, all that plus I don't like paywalls, I prefer that everyone can see what I publish and draw and little by little grow my audience with my art.
I always thought that if I would use Patreon, I would use it as another tip jar page like I do with Ko-fi, or as an area where I can offer monthly prizes to people who support me, but I'm still far from being able to do that. I hope in the future I can develop a simpler and faster style of drawing that will allow me to do these monthly prizes, but right now, the only thing I work with is my detailed style and it's a style that I really appreciate and enjoy drawing, but as you can see, it's something that takes me a lot of time between drawings.
However some friends have recommended me a lot to simply have Patreon as a second Tip jar and additional gallery, and it's something I'll be working on a bit in the next few days.
About the next YCH:
As you can see I just published a wip of my work with the magic minotaur and I have just finished the lineart of the whole drawing, I started almost a month on this and well, once I finish this commission I'll start with the second YCH.
Unfortunately I have taken a long time on this job, but it also has a higher level of detail and work, it's an important job for me, as it will establish the level of quality and detail that I can offer in my work, YCH and commissions, not only characters but also backgrounds.
The time I take between drawings / commissions is still my biggest enemy, but I hope to improve my times and continue to offer art for you guys ^^.
I'm saying all this because I'm thinking that the next YCH can be something bigger so I can make it easier to reach the goal of the money I need to finally buy the new PC.
I'm considering doing a YCH with 2 or 3 characters, so I think there is a better chance to get closer to the goal or even completing the goal in my next YCH.
I haven't thought about the poses yet, but I have a basic idea of 3 characters fighting against enemies out of the frame, as a united group, I still have a fantasy mood so I thought about an idea of a group of 2-3 characters as a group of adventurers like a D&D group, a spellcaster, an archer / rogue and a warrior or paladin.
Another idea I had was 2 fighters in a boxing or wrestling ring, but I like the idea of a group of adventurers better.
If you have ideas, comment them, they will help me to make a decision later, I also want to know your opinions.
Without further ado, thank you for the patience you all have for me, thank you very much for all the support you give me, I hope you have a nice day!
Donations, Ko-fi and Patreon:
I wanted first to thank everyone who has supported me these last 2 months with donations in Ko-fi or directly, you have no idea how helpful it has been.
Thanks to those donations, thanks to my last commission (in which I still work) and my first YCH I managed to raise enough money to reach almost 77% of the funds needed to be able to buy the future new PC that I still need. Unfortunately I had to use part of that money to cover some emergency expenses recently, dropping from 77% of the goal to 48%.
This represents a couple of steps back to the goal of buying the new PC, but not too many thanks to the donations I received, again, thank you so much to everyone who supported me, it means a lot.
All this has made me consider Patreon, honestly I never liked the idea of using Patreon, I know it's a vital space that many artists use nowadays, but I didn't think I could use it for several reasons, you know me, I'm not very fast to be able to offer monthly prizes to my possible collaborators on Patreon, I don't manage discord server, so I can't offer that as a prize, I can't offer direct commissions on Patreon because I already have a wait list of people waiting, all that plus I don't like paywalls, I prefer that everyone can see what I publish and draw and little by little grow my audience with my art.
I always thought that if I would use Patreon, I would use it as another tip jar page like I do with Ko-fi, or as an area where I can offer monthly prizes to people who support me, but I'm still far from being able to do that. I hope in the future I can develop a simpler and faster style of drawing that will allow me to do these monthly prizes, but right now, the only thing I work with is my detailed style and it's a style that I really appreciate and enjoy drawing, but as you can see, it's something that takes me a lot of time between drawings.
However some friends have recommended me a lot to simply have Patreon as a second Tip jar and additional gallery, and it's something I'll be working on a bit in the next few days.
About the next YCH:
As you can see I just published a wip of my work with the magic minotaur and I have just finished the lineart of the whole drawing, I started almost a month on this and well, once I finish this commission I'll start with the second YCH.
Unfortunately I have taken a long time on this job, but it also has a higher level of detail and work, it's an important job for me, as it will establish the level of quality and detail that I can offer in my work, YCH and commissions, not only characters but also backgrounds.
The time I take between drawings / commissions is still my biggest enemy, but I hope to improve my times and continue to offer art for you guys ^^.
I'm saying all this because I'm thinking that the next YCH can be something bigger so I can make it easier to reach the goal of the money I need to finally buy the new PC.
I'm considering doing a YCH with 2 or 3 characters, so I think there is a better chance to get closer to the goal or even completing the goal in my next YCH.
I haven't thought about the poses yet, but I have a basic idea of 3 characters fighting against enemies out of the frame, as a united group, I still have a fantasy mood so I thought about an idea of a group of 2-3 characters as a group of adventurers like a D&D group, a spellcaster, an archer / rogue and a warrior or paladin.
Another idea I had was 2 fighters in a boxing or wrestling ring, but I like the idea of a group of adventurers better.
If you have ideas, comment them, they will help me to make a decision later, I also want to know your opinions.
Without further ado, thank you for the patience you all have for me, thank you very much for all the support you give me, I hope you have a nice day!
