Status #44 | Am I even allowed... [IMPORTANT!]
Added 2019-03-21 16:09:26 +0000 UTCHi everyone,
This is going to be a bit longer journal/poll for you guys. Something important so - I hope you have time to read this out.
First, I know I keep saying this but I really want you guys to know how much your support actually means to me and how much it have been helping us. So thank you! All of you!
'Cause of your support in here patreon - you have been helping us in so many situations! I haven't been hungry at all, we have a roof on our head(now a bigger one thanks to commissions, patreon and paypal). I have been living care free for so long thanks to you.
Not only things have been going better financially... also my drawing skills have been improved over the years. All these patreon requests - wow! Always something new to draw! You never know what you guys might ask me next. And - it seems - that I have been making people happy with these pics. Making there ideas/dreams come true. Even slightly. It have been a lot of work 'cause there is so many of you... but it have been rewording in the end~
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For the past month - I have been going through some crazy twists of emotions: sadness, hate, love, happiness...and now more than ever...fear.
Last month - I went to "glucose tolerance test". How did it turn out? Well - it turns out that I'm too close of getting diabetes in young age. They also said that I'm getting it sooner or later. Better later, right? Well, I talked to my father who has diabetes(and the reason why I have the risk) - and he said that I need to start living like I had diabetes. So I might live longer without getting it. These past weeks have been really hard but I'm hoping things will get better and that my head and body will get used to these life changes.
This is also the reason why I have been stressed out...I have been acting really badly and getting angry to people easily.
I'm sorry. I'm really sorry everyone for acting badly.
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The whole idea of "getting diabetes and maybe lose everything in young age", have been getting to me. I have been starting to ask myself: "Is there something I still wanna do? Should I start making my dreams come true and work for the future?"
And the answer to all of these is, yes. I do.
This comes to the thing I'm afraid to ask you patrons...
It looks like the only patrons I have are now the ones who gets art from me every month. I'm afraid that that is the reason why I don't get more people here... cause in other tiers - they don't get free art. I'm afraid I'm stuck in a loop and I don't know what to do.
It's not your fault. It's mine.
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What am I about to ask?
Hold with me just a short moment more - I get into that.
The thing is that... cause of all these requests... I haven't have much time or strength to do my own art. Maybe get my dream started.
What's that? My Dragon Ball Super, original fan fiction comic (I need to come up a better name for that project...).
It takes time and I have ideas in my head. Actually - almost the whole thing! In my head... stuck. I wanna do something huge! Something I have been wanting for so long. I always keep saying "I'm gonna do it!" But I never have time to start it...
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And now... that is where you guys come in. Oh damn am I even allowed to ask this...
How would you guys feel about... maybe... take a few month break from requests? So I can get my dream started?
My plan would be:
Have a break from requests for 2 months so I can work on my comic. I'm happy to give your guys characters a cameo in my comic! I would also change my tiers just a bit so you all can see my comic progress.
After 2 months we can take one month were you get requests again and then again 2 months break. Like you would get request every 3rd month...
Plus if I start doing this comic - I need to get a external hard drive where I save all the comic stuff. Cause there will be A LOT of stuff!
I know... I shouldn't ask this... that is the main reason you guys are here, right? Plz correct me if I'm wrong!!
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*Sigh* Okay - I opened up. Now - I wanna hear... for reals! How you guys feel about all of this?
I'll be here. Waiting...
Comments
This sounds good to me. it would be unresonable to have you not be able to work on things that you want to do. -> <a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/b7f0X8Okk1uyk/giphy.gif" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://media.giphy.com/media/b7f0X8Okk1uyk/giphy.gif</a>
The Black Pharaoh
2019-03-23 06:42:29 +0000 UTCThanks. I might change the 2 months thing to 1 month. I still have a lot to think about. And yes, I'm still taking commissions normally.
Tuua
2019-03-22 09:48:07 +0000 UTCIdd be willing to hold off 2 months i suppose. I do have a question though. Will you take commissions during the period?
Winters King
2019-03-22 09:45:19 +0000 UTCWhether it's your own ideas or pics for patrons, I enjoy the art. As long there are still other updates, I don't mind sketches only every other month or so.
RichtofenRed
2019-03-22 01:59:29 +0000 UTCI'm fine with it
Able Ellis and Jason Tojin
2019-03-21 21:33:46 +0000 UTCThank you~ I’m happy to hear you think that way~
Tuua
2019-03-21 18:53:53 +0000 UTCThay sounds completely reasonable, patreon is a tool so people can support the creation of content so if that's the creative content you want to make then go for it! I think that would be awesome! And one request every few months is still a pretty great reward!
2019-03-21 18:50:01 +0000 UTCThank you! And yes! That is what I was thinking. I'll be upgrading pledges in every place I have been advertising them to let people know about the changes. In there and in here.
Tuua
2019-03-21 17:09:01 +0000 UTCHonestly, Patreon is here so we can support you to reach your goals, and if one of your goals is to get this comic up and running, then I'm all for it. I'm totally fine with the sketches being one every three months. The one bit of advice I do have is that if you decide to do that going forward, to make sure to update the patreon pledge info so new people know what's up.
Brother Fluffy
2019-03-21 17:06:26 +0000 UTCThanks bro~ <3
Tuua
2019-03-21 16:52:42 +0000 UTCDefinitely got your back sis! This is something that’s important to you! It’s your dream! You do what you need to do! And I’m always here if you ever need to talk. What you’re going through is something very difficult to swallow. I think the way you want to handle this is a totally fair and adult decision on your part. Proud of you!
2019-03-21 16:42:50 +0000 UTCYeah I guess that's true. But I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you guys and for that reason I wanna think about you guys too.
Tuua
2019-03-21 16:35:34 +0000 UTCYou need to come first. Plain and simple <3
Lady Xyla
2019-03-21 16:34:04 +0000 UTCThank you~ Yes sure. The thing is that if people would be willing to keep staying here but take a break from getting a request pic from me for few months. I would be happy to give their characters a cameo in my comic. There is few scenes where I might need some extra characters.
Tuua
2019-03-21 16:24:54 +0000 UTCa sibbling of mine is diabetic so i have seen how hard it is for them but hope things work out for ya for the better tatara as for the break on requests could you give us some more details on that? the more we know what ya have planned the more things are easier since some people pause their patreon while others have the money still coming in but give people temporary other rewards (like for example with a comic they might make a cameo in it in the background) and some go where people save up for a bigger idea instead of many small one's other then that though hope things works out for the better for ya!
Erdno E. L.
2019-03-21 16:20:58 +0000 UTCAck! The enter button messed me up again, haha but i am 100% behind you. Just let me know what you need me to do and i will gladly do so :) whether that is changing tiers or even just not requesting anything for a while!
Manjibutt
2019-03-21 16:16:10 +0000 UTCWow! That is difficult. Diabetes is not easy to live and deal with on a daily basis. I do not think you will lose everything, but i can still understand the fear and anxiety associated with it. It is not an easy thing to understand.
Manjibutt
2019-03-21 16:14:49 +0000 UTC
