Hmnn, original adopts would be more worth it to buy, instead of bases+ imo...

T-Shirts would be cool too!!!

Ah I see! I do enjoy doing adoptables too, though there are times where I wish I could do a few bigger, more intricate adopts instead of many basic ones like what I do now. I did used to do some like that in the past, but they didn't sell well enough to justify the time spent making them.

If I had some passive income though, returning to adoptables like that was one thing I'd consider, since I love to design characters~ ;v;

You could try to design some and see if people are interested!
Ahhh I know the income problem v-v

Yeah, my income is the main thing restricting me from being able to expand much on anything. That, and I also kind of worked myself into a bind with wanting to do too many things that will have consequences if I let them go, even temporarily... haha;;;

I love bases and buy them religiously haha. If you made bases I would probably buy them. ;3

;o; baww, thanks! I'll take that into consideration haha <3

If you have an income problem, your priority would be to make a commission sheet summarizing what you do and how you do it. And if anything else, you should make monthly goals on making bases ala the kobold one  sephrendemon did once it's been reached.

What kind of commission sheet do you mean? Would it be different from the one I already have? And I have thought about if the focus of a patreon I do could potentially be for making bases, that is indeed also an option.

I'm still thinking in relation to a patreon how I would handle tier rewards and giving them out, because I've heard a lot of stories of people pledging, getting all the rewards immediately, then removing the pledge before patreon even charges them.

There's always the option to make people pay up front as soon as they pledge.

Ah I didn't know you could do that! That would definitely make things simpler then~ :D

And I meant draw up and submit a commission sheet for viewers/potential customers to take a gander at.

I've seen alot of different Patreons, and there usually is a bunch of different troubles I've noticed from the sidelines as being a patron/client. But one of the biggest troubles I think that Patreon artists tend to do is create reward tiers that aren't realistic. For example a rather large artist who has a really large viewer base going and making a limited reward tier that gives the members a sketch every month. And what ends up happening is that the artist will unintentionally swamp themselves because of it. Or be able to keep up, but instead have the rest of "normal" post-able content drop off to a point of being only stuff coming from your Patreon.

If your going to build a Patreon, the biggest advice I would tell you is to be conscious of your audience, and build tiers that both make since as rewards, but also is a do-able endevour in the long run. Be communicative too, and don't be afraid to change up reward tiers based on how many Patreons you have jump on board with it. As long as you keep a strong presence with your patreon, people will likely follow you because your be upfront with them. It's a whole different step to people when they're making a monthly investment in you rather than making a single investment like with a commission.

If your goal is to complete these projects (game or portfolio) or what not, perhaps you should set that as your ultimate goal for the Patreon, and as reward tiers plan accordingly to be able to make those happen. If bases are something considered, maybe making a medium-low tier reward being access to a new base every month? If you like the T-Shirt idea, maybe make an Etsy or RedBubble or whatever, and have for lower tiers get discount codes to these purchasable merchandise?

Lastly I guess, as coming from a client's perspective. Prices are going to also be a big deal (and heck some people will actually do this where they give maybe only a dollar or two a month, because that's all the can invest). Also realize affordability too, I know I would love to get content from you, but your right in that area for me that would require me to throw away all my "eat-out-with-friends" budget for the month if I we're to order a commission (let's just say a full body). For the most part, I'm a watcher because I can see all the personal content, and other's commissions you've done for them, which is currently free. There would be basically no way for me to afford even the lowest level ref sheet option without saving for perhaps 3 months. If you switch to a patreon model, consider that there is probably a chunk of your audience who may even have it harder than me, and still watch you to support you and your endeavors. If you totally do away with the norm, you might separate your audience and leave them feeling abandoned.

Thanks for all the info! I'm definitely made aware of the issue regarding tiers and what to promise as incentives to pledge higher tiers. Ideally if possible it should be something that won't end up doing the same thing as commissions and just eat up my time when the goal was to free up my time.

And if I go with patreon, the original goal was to have it make it possible for me to do more original art and expand upon my characters and ideas. That would never be something that is exclusive to patrons, it would be so I could spend more time to make art normally again to share with everyone at all. Right now as it is, my original art and characters and ideas seem almost completely absent from my galleries.

Hmm, I could imagine doing a tier where you only get the base that's posted in that month, then a higher tier where you always have access to all the bases that have been made. That's a possibility too.

I would definately be interested in a base by you.

Aww! Thanks for letting me know Miliki, I will take that into consideration~ ;v;