Thanks for making fun art!

There is some interesting side effects of the current climate. Since the majority of people like more mainstream subject matter and attracting a bigger audience makes more money I do worry art in the community will be bread to be more "normal" in the pro-suit of more earnings. SO keep up the weird stuff!

i'll do my best :3

The weird stuff is exactly what pays!

Yeah true, sure it would be fun to make some money on the side but I dunno, I never saw the point in hiding works behind a paywall. In fact, I've unwatched some people because 90% of the works they started to upload were censored images with Patreon logos slapped on them. Yeah no, I'm here for the pr0n. Not going to pay for something that the majority is still doing on here for free. Lol!

Funny thing is that these same people then start complaining about AAA-game companies when they start doing microtransactions and lootboxes, which is basically the same thing. Ah the Irony of it all. =P

I agree though, I just draw for fun because I'm a weirdo furry with weird likes and interests, just knowing that people are out there appreciating my work is enough for me. Heh~ X3

Although from what I've heard the shinies system is just a donation kind of thing, so it's not necessary to view said artworks, just an extra way to support your local artist... at least from what I got from it. Dragoneer said that he wouldn't want to put things behind a paywall ( https://www.furaffinity.net/journal.....4#cid:56096738 ) but... it's Dragoneer and he didn't specifically say he wouldn't allow users to do that at some point in the future. I dunno, maybe I'm just sceptical. ^^

yeah i know the shinies are a way of donation , but what i see allot is (with patreon for example) that people will play the "poor guy" and say things like ;"a donation is realy appreciated , i need the money cuz blabla so i can spend more time on art ."
maybe they -are- poor but when i check their journals it tells differently.

people are getting to greedy and lose their drive of sharing their art , am not saying that all should be free , commissions are a decisions of the commissioners.
am just starting to get the feeling like ur walking in a red light district, girls are showing a little bit from behind windows , "wanna see more ? come inside and pay":P

Oh yeah, I getcha. Begging for money is very prevalent in the fandom and you're right- that might become more common. =/

And yeah, It's like people forget that in the end, it's a hobby. I keep my stuff available to everyone since I still remember that I'm just sharing my hobby with fellow hobbyists. The redlight equation is pretty spot-on btw. =P