UPDATE: New Patreon details

Heyoooooo and good morning everyone! I wanted to give ya'll an update on this Patreon's upcoming changes and when they will be implemented! :)

As a recap: I will be discontinuing the cycling Patreon Art Rewards perk from all of the tiers as a means of reducing stress and being realistic with my capabilities. As stated before, the supporters who already earned their rewards before this decision was announced a couple months ago will still have their rewards honored, of which I'm slowly but surely working on as we speak! I will be pinning the Patreon progress trello for everyone to access without issue within the next few days :>

THAT SAID! With the active reward incentive gone I will be replacing them with other rewards and privileges. So without dragging this thing out, this is what the changes will look like based on community feedback:

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Tier changes:

$1: Tip jar. Access to WIPs | Voting/Content Request rights

$5: Apple Tier. Early access to finished art and content (about a week ahead of everyone else) | Discord Community access

$15: Blueberry Tier.  Free File access to all designs/lineart. 5% Online Store discount

$30: Honey Tier . Commission slot priority; if you get a commission slot your comm automatically takes priority (with the exception to Sponsor who gets higher priority) | 5% off any commission received + 10% store discount. The slot limit will be removed.

$100: Sponsor Tier: Guaranteed commission slot to any commission opening (you ask, it's automatically yours) | 10% off any commission + 20% off store products. Yearly access to 1 personal commission slot that will receive a special 30% discount; can be requested at any time regardless of my commission-open status. The slot limit will be increased to 6.

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Patreon Content Changes:

-Character of the Month: Supporters put in requests on a monthly basis for a character they wanna see me draw, including characters of fandoms I don't participate in. There will be a call for these requests at the beginning and end of each month!

-Themed Character Design Packs: A brand new feature I wanna give a try! Basic gist: Once every few months I will make a call for a theme to create upwards to 3 base designs to be used as lineart bases that'll eventually be added to my upcoming online store as P2U. All patrons will have voting rights to dictate which theme I work with next. Patrons $5 and up get to see them first, patrons $15 and up receive the final packs free..

-Speedpainting Vids: A return of a practice I stopped doing a little while ago; speedpaint vids will be made available once again. While it'll automatically be accessible on my YouTube, they will also be made accessible as a lil addition to some of the content I make.

-Request Streams: Similar to "Character of the Month", patrons will have access to 1 monthly request stream. Can only be of characters belonging to a fandom or my own OCs. Not too sure how I'd hold these; the most likely is on Discord. If on Picarto, there will be clear guidelines that only Patreon supporters can make the requests.

-Bi-monthly comics: Whether they be 2-panels long or 20 panels long, bi-monthly comics will be making a comeback. All patrons will have the right to submit story suggestions of what they'd like to see based on the fandom I say I will be working on for that comic.

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And that's it so far! TL;DR, the Patreon will be shifting away from an active avenue of income to something more passive, but with the idea that I engage with you guys and ask for your input a whole lot more often! :)

These changes are slated to take place starting in October, so you will begin to see the tiers and some of the Patreon info change throughout the next few weeks to fully implement them. As for the online store, I aim to have it open by October 15th at the latest, with a small stock to start out so I don't overwhelm myself.

Aaaand I think that's it? If I forgot something I'll be sure to give ya'll the headsup! And if you have any questions please feel free to comment or DM me. Other than that, thank you all so very much for your support and for your patience! I'll talk to you all soon! :>