Sketch tiers + Charge upfront

Hello everyone!

I am currently planning on doing some changes here and I want to make sure you guys are aware of what I'm doing before it happens.

The first changes coming up will be splitting the Dream-Stream Supporter into two different tiers.
Over the last couple of months I've been doing two streams per month, which I wish to keep doing. The sketches I've been doing have been extra detailed because of this, and are worth more than $15 at this point. I am thus planning to split the sketch tier into two separate tiers:

The basic sketch tier at $15. The sketches will be just that, sketches. Mostly black and white, with potentially some colour splashed in for good measure. The way it was intended before I got carried away.

The loose render tier at $40. These images will essentially be pinup images, drawn in a slightly looser style compared to my fully shaded and rendered work.

I will be drawing both the basic sketches and the loosely rendered images on stream together, so there won't be separate streams for them.

The other change I'm planning on doing (and I've been thinking about it for a long time) is to switch to charge upfront for Patron pledges.
In case you want to read all about how it works, you can find the info here: What is charge up front?

In short, it means that new Patrons will be charged right when they sign up rather than at the end of the month. This means people can't sign up in the middle of the month and get access to Patron-only things and then end their pledge before the end of the month, thus avoiding to pay at all. I've seen it happen way too often by now.

It does not change anything for those who are already Patrons and wish to simply remain in their current tier. You will be charged as normal in the beginning of the month. The only change comes if you wish to change your tier to a higher one. If you do so, you will be charged the difference between the lower tier you were on and the higher tier you're switching to, right away.

I intend to implement these changes during the first week of October (so in the coming days).

I hope this is all clear and sounds fair to you guys. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you all for your continued support!