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An update on what's been going on IRL and Patreon.
7 years ago
General
I wasn't sure of how to start this journal but a few weeks ago some stuff happened IRL in my family and my parents won't longer be able to support me in some of my college expenses.
I still have a year left before I graduate and my current class schedule is very tied up and at different times of day, I also don't have many job options at the moment as most of them expect you to be available at all times, I won't be able to get a stable full time job until I graduate or at least not until this year's end, I've saved some money for these past years for in case of emergencies but I don't think it's going to be enough to cover this year let alone the next one.
So I've been going around for the last month wondering if I should make a Patreon or not, making a patreon was something I had not in mind for any time soon but after what happened in my family it seems to be the best option I have at the moment, I could also raise the price of my commissions but that's something I don't want to do, I feel 20 dollars is more than enough for my pics.
I had some tier ideas and rewards in mind:
5 Dollars tier:
-See sketches of upcoming art pieces both select and non select
-Be able to see select art pieces 1 month prior to release.
-50% discount on select commissions slots ( I'm planning to make both commission slots for both normal commissioners and patreon members).
-Instant access to an art pack with sketches, unfinished pics and a few finished pics I never posted from 2014-17 ( +50 sketches/pics last time I counted).
3 Dollars tier:
-Be able to see select art pieces 1 week prior to release.
-30% discount on select commissions slots.
-Instant access to the art pack.
This would also be a good opportunity to better organize my upload rates since I'm very prone to uploading multiple pics in a week and then nothing at all for a couple of months which is something I'm very prone of.
I want the patreon to be cheap and accessible, I know I've already asked a lot from you for the past years, thanks to the commissions I've made for you I've been able to pay off my college re inscriptions as well as some of the expenses from my school projects, I'm really sorry if I disappoint any of you with these news, this was not something I originally had on mind and I'm running out of time, I'm only planning to keep this Patreon open until I get the chance to get a stable job sometime next year, I don't want to rely on patreon to make a living after I graduate.
Sorry if there are some grammar mistakes here and there, my english still needs some polishing and again sorry for these news, if you could support me it'd really mean a lot.
I'd like to know your opinion, the tier rewards are still not a definitive thing, I want to see if I can include more rewards
Sounds like a good one; if only temporary.