Patreon Previews
8 years ago
Okay, I get why artists put a whole bunch of art behind the patreon paywall. Sure. That's great.
But if I see links to peoples patreons that I don't know (The chance to meet a new artist or two!), and /all/ I see is stuff behind paywalls, it's the fastest way to get me to turn around and go 'nope, not even worth the time'.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that patreons are like skirts. They should reveal enough to be interesting, and hide enough to keep me going for more.
So 100% behind the donator-only is like a skirt that goes to the ground. Sure, I mean, it might be a nice skirt. But the artist over /there/ who is showing some art will get me jumping for sure.
But if I see links to peoples patreons that I don't know (The chance to meet a new artist or two!), and /all/ I see is stuff behind paywalls, it's the fastest way to get me to turn around and go 'nope, not even worth the time'.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that patreons are like skirts. They should reveal enough to be interesting, and hide enough to keep me going for more.
So 100% behind the donator-only is like a skirt that goes to the ground. Sure, I mean, it might be a nice skirt. But the artist over /there/ who is showing some art will get me jumping for sure.

Elie the Gryphon
~sciencesamurott
That's a really good analogy xD