Prototype (color) (female)
Added 2022-03-28 06:56:51 +0000 UTCSorry. Can't say I've settled things yet. Shit's hit the fan; my life was a bubble, and if anything, I chose the right time to relax my hobbies.
Have gotten a fair bit of progress, though. Managed to settle on a better job, paperwork's slowly but steadily draining, even managed to get past my first share of COVID. Which I guess it's inevitable at this point. Not a terrible time, by the way. Nice excuse to fuck off for a bit. It's a fresh batch of problems, which is great because I'm more sick of the usual ones. Actually got sick twice. Sucked; paid too much that second time. Should've just stomached the pain; wasn't anything serious. Fucking insurance; doesn't do anything. Got rid of it. Anyway.
Something's been bothering me for... maybe years? It's probably best if I confess, sooner rather than later:
I feel like publishing two separate variants of each picture (one for each gender) is compromising the quality of my work.
It seemed like a good idea in the beginning, but I've realized since that there's something in the human brain that prevents a phallus from functioning as anything other than a central component of its piece. Either it's obvious (and jarring) that I've hidden the dick from the female variant, or the composition of the futa version is baggaged by the surplus (and loud) focal point. It's hard to find motifs that strike a solid balance, which hinders creative freedom.
I mean, it should come as no surprise that the idea of publishing actual porn has crossed my mind. But it's pretty hard to depict characters having sex when they're supposed to function simultaneously as female *and* futanari.
I think I'm going to have to put a stop to that.
Also... Ugh. This is hard to put into words.
I have resolved to believe that... charging you... is morally questionable.
I have a day job. It pays enough, but more importantly, it's fulfilling, and I'm too comfortable to quit in the name of my artistic career. You should be paying actual, needy artists. I'm a coward; I don't *deserve* your money.
And then I realized there's actually a more pressing reason to stay on Patreon: It's the only platform that will let me post anything I want. DeviantArt and Pixiv are censorers, Twitter forces impractically short posts, Futanari Palace is in shambles, Hentai Foundry has a mod approval system (that seems to disapprove of hypermuscle), Danbooru does not allow self-posting, and buymeacoffee discriminates against porn.
I think... the right course of action is to unify all the existing tiers into a free one (with an extra one for those of you who'd feel more comfortable contributing), and stop forcing my characters to exist as both genders.
... Which... unfortunately for some of you, probably means that I will rarely draw pure females from now on. I'm sorry.
Anyway, that's the plan for now. It's not set in stone because I still need maybe a couple of months to finish all the other stuff, and I don't even know if Patreon is going to let me get away with it.
Feedback appreciated; thanks.
Update: Sorry; forgot to set the proper tiers again.
Comments
> As of now. Aren't you saying you're going to almost exclusively do futa characters from now on? Ok, I suspect we might be arguing different things. When you said "futa characters like Roll might get you in trouble if someone reports you," I assumed it was because of the whole underage thing. When I said "there's no futa variant for Roll," what I meant was that I pussied around when sexualizing her. I ended up not giving her a dick, and I only undressed her when she looked plausibly adult-like. The Roll pictures were statements on my views on pedophilia. Because I was supposed to stay within Patreon's terms of service, the message turned out pretty tame: "I don't think people is going to be creeping around elementary schools because they saw mountain-muscle Roll." Also (but secondarily), I drove myself into a corner because she won her survey. The point is, it's not something I see myself hammering further for fun. I don't have that fetish. (Yet.) I don't think I'm going to get in trouble for putting dicks in more "overage" characters.
Nikhail
2022-03-29 16:55:35 +0000 UTC>I did have the common sense not to push too hard on that one. As of now. Aren't you saying you're going to almost exclusively do futa characters from now on? On twitter, pixiv and furaffinity you can find many, many futa pics that would make futa Roll very tame :D >I've toyed with the idea of hosting my own site I'd advice against that. Personal sites are a pain in the ass to run nowadays unless you have an actual portfolio and are very active in commissions. You'll never get as much traffic/comments as you'd get on a main artist platform and if you only post a picture every couple of months or so it'd look abandoned. My 2 cents of course.
John Rikhter
2022-03-29 06:33:13 +0000 UTC> Futa characters like Roll might get you in trouble if someone reports you. There's no futa variant for Roll, though. I did have the common sense not to push too hard on that one. > but you're not forbidden to link an external source where the uncesored picture can be downloaded. But see, that's what I want the Patreon for. I've toyed with the idea of hosting my own site, but I don't think I would be able to do it completely anonymously. Pain in the ass, too. Except... I just realized: I can't make a $0 tier. Arggggh! Why is it so hard to post porn on the Internet?! > Furaffinity Granted.
Nikhail
2022-03-29 02:57:45 +0000 UTC>Patreon: It's the only platform that will let me post anything I want Eh, not really. Several artists, including a big shot like SinenSian, were thrown out of Patreon and had to move on to Pixiv because of supposedly underage characters. Futa characters like Roll might get you in trouble if someone reports you. Pixiv only requires you to put some kind of censorship on the penis (like black lines or blurring) but you're not forbidden to link an external source where the uncesored picture can be downloaded. As far as I know the only website with a structured gallery for artists that allows you to post anything and everything without restrictions is Furaffinity (characters don't actually have to be furries). However, considering your manga-like character style, I think you'd have attention on Pixiv. Anyways, not many reasons to stay on Patreon if you're willing to post your art for free. ^_^
John Rikhter
2022-03-28 14:20:56 +0000 UTC
