The Major(?) Changes To The Patreon
Added 2022-10-18 17:28:24 +0000 UTCTLDR points have been bolded.
Lately my mental health has been going down harsh in the gutter, making me think impure thoughts. The stress from my queue has been killing me and being the only person to draw it all while being burnt out from drawing for money vs drawing for myself is affecting me greatly. Not only that, I've been having some personal problems at home which is afflicting my self-worth and motive to keep going. So to maybe simmer things down I might have to cut off a few benefits from my Patrons, more specifically those higher up. Yes, I am talking about monthly rewards. I have a really big queue and it's becoming too much for me when I need the money to hold my house and free pictures ON TOP of bigger commissions just might not be in the cards for me. It was experimental to bring them back and I thought I'd be able to manage it but it seems too much at the moment. They might come back a third time in the future, but definitely not any time soon. I apologize that to those on the Puhpee Superfans tier that this is may decrease your interest in further support, but please understand that I'm only one person and can only take so much work. As for the other tiers, discounts still exist. You will still receive content as soon as I finish it, and get to see what I do before public release. I'm not sure whether or not I should add something else to compensate or remove the tier altogether. I suppose I'm open for suggestions.
On the topic of owed art, I'd like to address the process of taking commissions. You see that I typically change my commission statuses on my profiles on social media and my website, but I feel that's not enough. Not only that, Twitter doesn't like keywords like "Commission" or "Patreon" or "Kofi" which is obstructing my visibility. Nor do I really like interacting via Twitter DMs that much. So to counter this, I might have to make a Discord server SPECIFICALLY for commission openings. I also might do art streams in there where you might get to see me work. More information on that will be sometime before next month. Additionally, I have been thinking about setting a cap for commission slots. I realize that I might be taking too much work than I should. I understand that not everyone has a wad of money they can take out of their ass and pay off my bills easily. I try NOT to overwork myself, but I need the money to keep going and I guess that's what causes clogs in my queue, pushing other works behind while I continue to think about those few ones who have been waiting longer and I feel guilty and hate myself for it, yet have no strength to draw. It's complicated. This is incredibly embarrassing and unprofessional for me to say this publicly, honestly.
