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Patreon: What is it and why should I care?
8 years ago
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Follow me on Picarto to always get alerted when I'm streaming!For those of you who watch my art here you might have noticed the only thing really being posted lately is commissioned work. That doesn't mean I haven't been drawing my own stuff, it's just not here. 'Well if it's not here, where is it?' you might be asking, and to that I say 'It's on Patreon!'
I'm glad you asked! Patreon is a crowd-funding platform similar to Kickstarter, except instead of having one huge project funded at the end, it's about giving support (code for $$$) regularly to give artists and creators something like a normal wage. From Patreon's own explanation: Patreon is a way to join your favorite creator's community and pay them for making the stuff you love. Instead of literally throwing money at your screen (trust us, that doesn’t work), you can now pay a few bucks per month or per post that a creator makes. [...] This means the creator gets paid regularly (every time he releases something new), and you become a bonafide, real-life patron of the arts.
Well, you care if you like my art and you want to see it regularly. All it takes from you is $1USD a month and you get to see everything that I post to Patreon. Currently I'm posting one picture a week, but I hope that will increase. Additionally at certain support levels you are guaranteed a commission every month, and at higher levels you get a discount on any additional commissions! I think that's some decent incentive to support. I also have an ongoing questionnaire for Patrons to get an idea of what content you would like to see in the feed.
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Patreon? What the shit is Patreon?I'm glad you asked! Patreon is a crowd-funding platform similar to Kickstarter, except instead of having one huge project funded at the end, it's about giving support (code for $$$) regularly to give artists and creators something like a normal wage. From Patreon's own explanation: Patreon is a way to join your favorite creator's community and pay them for making the stuff you love. Instead of literally throwing money at your screen (trust us, that doesn’t work), you can now pay a few bucks per month or per post that a creator makes. [...] This means the creator gets paid regularly (every time he releases something new), and you become a bonafide, real-life patron of the arts.
Why the fuck do I care?Well, you care if you like my art and you want to see it regularly. All it takes from you is $1USD a month and you get to see everything that I post to Patreon. Currently I'm posting one picture a week, but I hope that will increase. Additionally at certain support levels you are guaranteed a commission every month, and at higher levels you get a discount on any additional commissions! I think that's some decent incentive to support. I also have an ongoing questionnaire for Patrons to get an idea of what content you would like to see in the feed.
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Any additional questions? I'll update here with the answers!
However I personally have a debit card available to use for Patreon payments, it simply runs as a credit card. Again, not sure if this works internationally.