Update/Follow up of suggestions post.
Added 2020-09-07 15:30:01 +0000 UTCHello!! Thank you so much to those that were able to send a response in the suggestions post! I've got so much interesting info! Some super fun ideas! And I've also got some feedback!
Here's the link if someone who hasn't filled it would like to! And the form will remain open for any patrons in the future that might want to send responses as well:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/41015034
First of all! In order to make it feel more comfortable to write answers, I'll remove the option to make the replies visible after they are sent! Instead I'm thinking I could write a little summary instead! Especially about some of the most popular replies and suggestions I'm thinking about implementing!
All replies were and will still remain anonymous [They are anonymous for me too, I don't know who wrote what!]
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So far the kinks are quite diverse and I'm trying to think of how I could incorporate them!
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From the fandoms the most popular ones so far are:
Homestuck, GW2 and FFXIV.
Followed by Avatar:TLA/LoK, Evangelion, overwatch and Undertale.
I am not very familiar with FFXIV itself, but I at least know about some of the races and I adore their designs! Like the Au Ra, Miqo'te and Viera. [Had to look up their names because I only knew them as "Bunny/Dragon/Cat people 😅]
3 characters from the game were mentioned and by design alone I'd really like to draw Y'shtola Rhul and Graha'Tia!!
From Homestuck so far there's a preference for canon ships! Also Vriska is quite popular!!
From GW2 only canon characters mentioned were Gorrik and Blish! [Haven't reached that part of the story yet, but I'm very happy because I agree there's little male Asura content and I'm glad there's interest for it too!]
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From my characters the most popular are my Gw2 characters! [And my fantrolls were mentioned too!]
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Current Patreon suggestions included:
More WIPs and personal art/sketches. And more male Asura!
An also that current content is alright [Thank you so so much, I appreciate that you guys are very understanding in regards to the current focus on commissions and learning 3D!! ;v; ]
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Future Patreon suggestions included:
Patreon-Only Commissions/Quick Sketch Requests:
Maybe on a limited slot Higher tier/ or as a bonus based on repeated support.
Being more present/more interaction!
More drawings/sketches that shows my characters actually interacting and developing!
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Based on the info gathered so far and last month's experience, here's my plan for this month!:
The sketch page from last month was fun and I appreciate the "excuse" to get to draw a bit more of my characters and share it! [I sometimes feel a bit embarrassed to share so much OC stuff but I'm really happy to know there's interest in them!]
Sadly I have to admit that I'm starting to feel a bit of burn out: I'm starting to get a bit slower with commissions and that leaves me with little time for focusing on 3D, and... not having that "break" kinda affects commissions further;;; [It's a dumb vicious cycle]
SO! To make things easier I'm planning on, for now, keep focusing on those two things. And for Patreon content, I'll try to do more warm up and fun/silly sketches to share here towards the end of the month! Like the extra sketches that were available to download last month [These would have a focus on GW2].
AND I will post a compilation of my 2015 sketches, [Mostly Homestuck!]
As well as sharing any 3D progress I make!
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And here's some ideas for the Future!:
I should finish all pending commissions by November/December. So starting January, the focus will shift to Patreon and 3D content. I'll add more tiers and more options. Some things I'm considering:
- 1 nsfw, drawing of a character/ship based on poll. [Thighs up, rough painterly coloring]
- 2 Voting Polls: One for the Character and a second for the Kink featured. [from 3 to 9 options to choose from.]
- Limited commission tier that can be NSFW [3 consecutive months for painted, full body, single character] [4 consecutive months for painted, full body, 2 characters]
- Monthly or every-two-weeks OC introduction [Info + new drawings]
The archive/digital art compilations would become part of a higher tier. [Probably $3 or $5]
I'd like to do Streams too! [Once I'm able to get better internet connection;;; but it can be for streaming the monthly drawing or for working on 3D, but that might be a bit boring ..? unless it's sculpting!]
I'm also playing with the idea of making a Discord server? 🤔
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I'd love to hear thoughts about these ideas!
Comments
;___; Epyon bless you! Thank YOU for taking the time to write all your thought it's also really detailed I really appreciate it!! 1. Yeah I feel like a Discord server would be really cool for quick polls, easy to access info and even sharing some more work outside Patreon! I also really love how easy it could make communication! It would feel mmore easy going and I think with everyone interacting together we could build and come up with really fun ideas! I just worry that it might be more than I can handle, at least right now? But yeah if anything I would reeeeally like to be able to share a few Patreon extras through it! 2. Thank you so so much for understanding OTL, I also feel a bit better knowing it happens haha;; I’ll definitely keep it in mind too for January!! 3- I remember that streaming was really fun and I want to try it again! Maybe even with a mic so I don’t take too long writing! [I have no real practice talking in english though SO… Hopefully It’ll be somewhat understandable, and as time goes on I could hopefully improve!] But if not streams, at least I’d like to eventually offer timelapses!! Those are also really fun to make and watch! 4- Oh I’m really happy to hear your opinion on community interaction! It is a relief because I definitely want to! But it’s something I’m not used to, so that opinion reassures me that it’s ok to take it little by little! [But yes I definitely would like to share a lot more and be more present, and I’d also really like to build together projects or other fun group ideas!] Also! I really don't want to just completely disappear, I want to keep posting updates, even if only once or twice a month for starters, but I definitely will do my best to stay present and reply! 6. Again thank youu!! I'm glad you liked the poll!! I'll keep trying to think of more ways to allow for easy interaction or for collecting more info and ideas!
2020-09-08 20:00:59 +0000 UTCThoughts in random order... 1. Discord server is nice, if only to do votes/polls/etc., if you need a hand with setup or anything say 'hey', I run a few so I'm happy to help out if you go that way. >:] 2. Definitely good to recognize getting worn out, I see a lot of new Patreons start up with a ton of ideas and energy and then drastically scale it back a month or two in because they overcommitted. Better to start slow and ramp up than start fast and burn out. 3. Streaming is cool if your computer and net can handle it, even if the stream itself isn't always interesting (because of the work being done or such), the social gathering can be nice? But, depends on how you feel about it. Definitely would try to attend if I can though. 4. Community interaction is definitely appreciated on a Patreon, but if you're not that kind of personality, that's ok too. I think what's more important is keeping people informed, and then the social part is icing on the cake. It's usually when creators just disappear for months or such that it gets harder to keep the community chugging along. 5. Thanks for polling us, and writing all this up! >:]
epyon_avenger
2020-09-07 19:52:33 +0000 UTC
