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7 years ago
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A friend recently ran into this issue, and I thought it might be useful to add my own bloviation to the discussion:
The fact that you run a Patreon does not relieve you of the duty to give your paying commissioner the full res file of their commission, along with any alt versions (if applicable).
I mean, you could certainly try to stipulate that, but I'll quite happy tell you where you can stick your business. If you want to ask me to delay posting a copy of the commission to my gallery then, so long as you're upfront about it and set a reasonable timeline, I can play along. But if you want to make any part of the picture completely Patreon-exclusive, excluding me as well, then you're going to have to fund that drawing through Patreon alone and you will most definitely not be using my characters in it.
Now don't take this the wrong way. I'm totally cool with people running Patreon campaigns as they please, this is just a matter of keeping priorities in order in terms of who's paying for the art and who's getting what they paid for. It's simply not appropriate in any way, shape, or form, to give someone other than the paying commissioner more access to the art that they paid for than you give to the commissioner themselves.
At the end of the day it is not my duty to bankroll your business in ways that not only deliver no benefit to me, but compromise the benefit I might have otherwise gained by employing your services.
The fact that you run a Patreon does not relieve you of the duty to give your paying commissioner the full res file of their commission, along with any alt versions (if applicable).
I mean, you could certainly try to stipulate that, but I'll quite happy tell you where you can stick your business. If you want to ask me to delay posting a copy of the commission to my gallery then, so long as you're upfront about it and set a reasonable timeline, I can play along. But if you want to make any part of the picture completely Patreon-exclusive, excluding me as well, then you're going to have to fund that drawing through Patreon alone and you will most definitely not be using my characters in it.
Now don't take this the wrong way. I'm totally cool with people running Patreon campaigns as they please, this is just a matter of keeping priorities in order in terms of who's paying for the art and who's getting what they paid for. It's simply not appropriate in any way, shape, or form, to give someone other than the paying commissioner more access to the art that they paid for than you give to the commissioner themselves.
At the end of the day it is not my duty to bankroll your business in ways that not only deliver no benefit to me, but compromise the benefit I might have otherwise gained by employing your services.
Understandable.
Plus I only have one follower on Patreon. So I don't post on there, and my patron knows it. If I have more patrons, I probably would post more on there.
*shrugs*
Patreon can be an amazing gateway and opportunity to create unique content, ideas and positive incentives such as; personal projects, discounts, comics, votes/polls ect. There can honestly be a whole plethora of perks and ideas for a Patreon but holding a commission hostage is stomach churning, it is completely unfair and seems highly unprofessional at the expense, convenience and degraded quality provided to the commissioner.
I find it extremely detrimental in encouraging positive business for everyone with options and really hope this doesn't become a trend amongst amazing artists. This really shouldn't be a norm. Patreon should be used to benefit creators and supporters alike but some make it a liability imo.
Glad to see this issue brought up and discussed, it really should be and i'd say you did so logically, rationally and constructively. These types of concerns are justly warranted.