Tier & Life Updates!

Hey folks! In case you're interested or not joined yet, I have two Telegram Channels set up!

The Channel is just for updates & announcements! - https://t.me/TwilightSaintArt

The Group is for Patrons only! - https://t.me/joinchat/CrlFrw3ZTLetID4NzN_I5w

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Anyway, I made some updates to my Tiers I wanted to let y'all know about! Also just some general life & schedule updates as the year keeps trucking on quickly by.

I'm going to start working on a monthly Patron-only blog! This will basically be a topic-focused article, outlining my thoughts & insights on upcoming projects. I'll be covering topics in depth from artwork, what I look to for reference, inspiration, etc, to fursuiting such as character acting, switching characters, endurance, etc, to dancing including lighting, clarity, personal goals, and more.

I always like to kind of include a little 'uh-huh' to some of these topics in my DA/FA Journal updates, but those Journals are primarily focused on Commission Queue updates & convention plans. A focused blog will also let me outline some topics rather than flooding the Patron Telegram chat with giant paragraphs, hehehe!

I'd still like to see the dust & now spring pollen brushed off the Tele Chat a bit! I admit I've been pretty MIA apart from 'post & run' from the internet at large lately. Case in point, I would've loved to open for at-con-delivery Badge Commissions for FWA and was unable to, and it looks like I'll be unable as well for BLFC! Phew!

With my recent qualification, (level-up, hiyah!) at my Squadron, my work is less...technical, but a lot more big picture. So rather than focusing on the nitty-gritty of my flight plan, I'm spending more time on safety, territorial airspace, and Commander's Guidance & message traffic. It's a lot of reading, as unexpected as that is, but is an important part of my job and keeping my wing-dings safe.

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Anyway! Back to Patreon info!

I've beefed up a number of my Tiers and also expanded on the information of what is included in them! I hope that helps make 'em nice & shiny but also more streamlined and easier for someone to find a Tier that matches what they'd like to see and what is expected from my end. <3

I've also condensed them a bit as well! I'm unsure if y'all get updates when I update Tier info, but if you've noticed any emails lately, that's just me shuffling some things around! You may find some Tiers switched around or more items included in them now. But as always, if you pledged to an upper Tier, you still have access to all the Tiers below it! Hopefully that's clear in 'All previous awards included.'

As always, if anyone has any specific questions, don't hesitate to ask!

The only place where 'All previous awards included' is an exception is the Private Dance Tutorial Video Tier. No matter if there's even an Armored Titan pledge, those pledged to the Private Video Tier are ensured that your videos will remain completely private! The only time that would change is if the Patron tells me directly they would like the video posted.

Buuuut, if someone doesn't mind if the video is posted publicly, I have a Public Tutorial option as well! This is a similar format, except it is not as personal as the video will eventually be posted publicly to my YouTube. It is a less expensive option, and that's just because, as I said, the video will be posted to the public, and it is also just slightly shorter than the Private option. I am definitely seeking to make the Private Tutorial videos longer to cover even more topics. My goal is to make them kind of like a dance class at a private studio!

And these Tutorials are SUPER fun to make! For my own fun, I'll also be making 'Mini-Tutorials' where I simply focus on ONE technique or motion, then I demo it in a dance where I focus on that move. For example, a certain arm combo, or how to exaggerate head motions. Just a single topic for a short video, (averaging 3-6 minutes, depending on how long the song is!) that will be public. For a Patron Tier, I am making these open to requests! Folks can request a certain technique, or I'll focus on the technique that gets the majority of requests if there are multiple in the same month. Apart from Patron requests for the tutorial, these are NOT personalized or customized. If you're looking for a 100%, fully custom, one-on-one creation of a Tutorial all for what you're looking for, the full Tuts are where it's at!

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And on an art note!

I'd like to expand on the 'Anytime Redlines!' option by also including a +$20 option for a customized 'scratch pad' or article where I basically create a single-paged 'Poster' where I include references, photos, thumbnails of your WIP that I've redlined, my own sketches & expansions, and bullet-point notes where I outline some ideas, anatomy or composition tips, and more! A mini, customized inspiration page!

For +$50, there is a new option for a 'repaint overlay' of your piece. It will be a very thorough, indepth exploration of the lighting, composition, anatomy, and clarity of your piece. I will include a full 'over-paint,' full color and lighting, to convey certain aspects that I will expand on via notes. This is a 100% customized artwork tutorial for your species and your particular piece of artwork!

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Direction & Feedback!

While I'm definitely trying to keep my Patreon art-focused, I'm wanting to up the quality of the fursuiting content I create as well, which is a lot!

As always, I am 100% open to y'all's feedback! I appreciate the support toooons, and if there's anything I can do to make being one of my Patrons even better, I'm all ears! (Even if I don't reply asap, because I'm probably either flying or in a classified space, hehe!)

I'd definitely love to expand more on my character development - of both artwork, and if I have a suit of the character, how I portray them via acting - with these Blogs I'll be starting. I hope y'all enjoy them! If anyone has any specific requests or ideas they'd like to see, drop me a line and I may discuss it in this upcoming Blog or the next one. :)

I am also trying to keep up with the frequency of my posting! Oftentimes, I'll have some 'Feral Artwork,' (what I refer to my traditional sketches on the backs of my flight plans as,) and I simply forget to post them, hehe! I'll be doing my best to up that and my Full-Resolution pieces at least once a week.

Aaaaand, I've typed too much! On to edit another Dance Tutorial video and some new dances and somehow get some chow in there! :) I'll talk to y'all later!