Update: IMPORTANT NEWS FOR THE NEW YEAR!

Hey there guys!  

I have some big announcements to make, about all kinds of things, and it's a bit of a long one.  But, it's important.

First, I hope everyone's holidays have been well!  Especially after such a long year. TT O TT It has been exhausting over on my end as well.  I'm sure some are like me, fighting the burn out, and I'm sure others are dealing with far more taxing things such as the loss of loved ones.  I hope that what I offer, albeit silly lewd drawings, have been at least a little of a bright spot.

That being said, I'm going to rip the bandaid off.  I really need to raise commission prices, and it's going to affect not only the regular commissions, but Patreon as well.  I put it off as long as I possibly could guys, I really did.  I actually needed to do this beginning of last year; some of you even may remember me bouncing it around, if you watched my vlogs from Patreon.  But, I know that Covid really put a dent on everyone, especially financially.  So, I waited.  

Inflation has really hit our area, hard.  Being a rural area, the prices have raised...and not wages.  If it weren't for the child tax credit this year, we really would've struggled.  My hubs hours keep getting slashed on top of it, and we lost our insurance.  And so, I can't put it off any more.  I am sorry.  It is a necessary cost of living raise I'm giving myself, if nothing else than so I can find a more permanent insurance situation.

The prices are changing as follows:

Regular

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Color Splashes          : $20
Monochrome Base : $30
Colored Base            : $50

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Patreon 

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Color Splash              : $25
Mono Solo                  : $40
Mono 2 Characters       : $45
Illustration              : $50
Color Solo              : $60
Color 2 Characters      : $75
Mermaid Tier      : $120 

Now, those of you here may have noticed, that I only listed one selection to the 2 person colored sketches!  This is because that is another thing changing.  I am combining the two colored sketch slots for the 2 character tiers!  As such, I will be dropping one slot out of this group.  It will be moving to the 2 character Monochrome sketch tier.  It's just...proving to be too many per month.  My kids have been needing more and more help with school, especially with the Covid catch up we've been doing, and it's just...I need to relieve the pressure a bit. D:

That being said!  There are some upsides to this.  Up to this point, it's been left unsaid about things like alternates and the heavy  armor and such things.  The upside to the cost raise for patreon is that...I've adjusted the cost to actually cover these things!  X-rays, messy vs. clean shots, armor vs. nude....all these alternates are now completely fair game, explicitly so instead of implied!  The only thing unallowed?  Adding extra characters to your tier slot. XD

I'm also not changing the cost of add ons in the regular commissions--it's still just $20 to add an extra character to a colored sketch commission. :3

The 2 character Colored tiers are getting the same benefits now! So, the 3 votes, PSDs when we have them...all shared now. XD  Extra time also means not just extra time for my fam...but for things like Vlogs, more artwork for the Redbubble store (I'd like to migrate it to the Patreon manufacturer!), more warm-up exclusives, wallpaper, etc. (Updating sites would be good. XD)

The stretch goals are also remaining, so with the pricing changes...we will definitely hit the Illustration stretch goal!

I am also adding an additional stretch goal--a $2000 one.  If we hit it?  I will commission someone to make a comic page for Sakeko. :P  Story time!

I've also added connectivity between Discord and Patreon, as you noticed.  I will be adding a channel exclusive for Patreon users that will be a bonus.  It's a little quiet in there, I realize.  Now, I don't want to be overt buuuuut...there MAY be a bonus for Patreon users who post their characters or screenshots in my Discord....I'll leave it at that. ;3

So!  When do all these changes happen?  February will be the change over.  January is the last month--I want to give everyone time to decide what they'll do, and I'm hoping this will help. That being said, I of course want everyone to be involved--feedback about what you want to see, what exclusives you'd like, etc.  

I feel like all of this has grown so much since I started 8 someodd years ago.  Things have changed, I've learned a lot.  To have all of you here, supporting me even as we continue to learn and grow has been fantastic.  ^O^  I'm happy you all find me worth following and investing time into, and I definitely love investing time into our little community here!

Here's to a great, and hopefully very eventful and naughty new year!

Cheers!

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