Get glopped on !! :O
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Second gif I added in a bit earlier in the scene, I have to add bg to it ! And then the end of this one is cut a little funny, I might change animation and dialogue slightly bc they chat a little bit before we finish this up!
2024-06-14 04:05:56 +0000 UTC View Post
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH GAY RATS LETSGOOOOOOO
You know the usual, remember that I pack these VERY full for one person so there may be carry-over to the next month!! The cameraman NSFW page 18 is carried over from last month bc I didn't get to it (lots of motion in the most recent Theratpy page & animating... liquid .... in the most recent cameraman page which both took a while) so we'll tackle that asap B-]
[4th-8th] Out of town, and I brought my pc with the intent to continue working but I messed up and left my tablet pen back at home, which is a 6 1/2 hour drive >:(( and now I can barely animate >:,(( So, I'll try and post some sketchbook drafts in lieu of next animated post!!
[16th] 🌎 Public release of Session II in full with audio & music! to Patreon, TikTok, Tumblr, YouTube, and Twitter !
[17th-19th] 💜 Dr. Zo short! Continuation of Annie plotline :)) <Part 1 draft!
[20th-23rd] 💜 Cameraman NSFW - Mind Wander Precursor Comic/Intro
[28th- 30th] 💜 Cameraman NSFW page 20 if there is one, but if not then we'll vote for what you guys want to see next! >Bled into July, update: Link to Mind Wander End (mostly draft format)
🤭🤭
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We're so close to being done with this one! Remember back when I was like "I think it's gonna be like, 10 pages max" 🤡 Now, I THINK it'll be 19 or 20 if I'm not mistaken on the length of the next few !!
2024-06-02 18:44:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Coming soon, sticker sheets!! I'll make a post on here and cross platform when they're available for real if you'd like to get a sheet or two! Get more Theratpy in your life B) Of course, the finals will not have any logo overlapping them this is just for now until they're out for real! :))
Here is as much info as I currently know:
I've been quoted that they'll cost somewhere between 5 and 7 USD per sheet, give or take for shipping, handling, tax, etc.!
I requested they be approximately 6 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches!
While I will eventually have a website that will show everything Theratpy you can shop all in one place, even then, the actual links to buy will not be to a website I run! It will be to one of the websites run by Fenris Publishing, a publishing company I am now officially signed with that is going to take care of most of the process for me!
They can ship internationally, and I'm waiting to see where they cannot ship to because there are a few places!
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First texts between Dr. Zo and Annie !!
Edited from the previous, where the texts were virtually the same but the vibe was different from what I wanted, MUCH happier with this :)))) Thanks for patience with posting, this week has just been packed and this took a long time to rework!
2024-05-20 09:18:52 +0000 UTC View PostHello hello, announcement to all patrons & free members!
My $1 tier is where people can join and see 3 pages ahead in the Theratpy Main Story! (as well as $1 receives monthly lineups and sometimes early tiktok content!) I've discovered the $1 tier takes double the percent in credit/debit card payments as any tier that is $3+, and isn't long-term smart of me to keep open.
So, I will be locking the $1 tier by the end of this month, and opening a $3 tier that has the same exact benefits as the $1 tier! The $1 tier will likely be renamed to the 'Early Bird' tier or something of that effect, which basically means because you were here before this change was made, and so you can absolutely still stay there and I will still be posting 3 pages ahead both to the $1 tier and the soon-to-be $3 tier.
To everyone that is on the $1 tier- Feel free to stay there! ! You will not be required to up change/up your subscription, as I will be closing it, not removing it, and your benefits will remain the same for the forseeable future! I don't believe Patreon lets me remove any tiers unless every single person on it manually unsubscribes.
Basically, if you decide to leave the tier for any reason, you will not be able to regain access to it! If you want the same benefits, instead you will have to join the soon-to-be $3 tier, which will have all of the same benefits as the $1 tier.
To my free members, if you would like to become a $1 patron and see Main Story pages 3 pages ahead, now is the time to do so! The earliest I will lock it is in a week (the 21st), but it could take til the end of the month, so if you want to join, then now is the time (you could even do a full year and it'll discount it! It makes it like $10.50 I think?) and you'll be considered one of the OGs! B)
The hope with this modification is that most of my patrons are $3+ ones, so that you guys are actually funding Me and not Patreon & your credit/debit card companies! If you're someone who can afford $3 instead of $1 and would like to be contributing those extra 2 bucks a month to my artwork and all, great! If not, that is completely fine, of course you can reap the reward of being an early bird (a morning mouse, per se?) to my content by being able to pay less than anyone who joins after the 21st!
That's all for now, except that on the topic of MERCH, only update currently is that sticker packs will be happening first, as they won out by most popular & wanted item by a landslide :D More to come, happy Tuesday!!
2024-05-14 09:24:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Cameraman is a mess . and soon to be messier, give it like two more pages
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First gif is the page and second gif is some wips that'll be part of page 17! :o wasn't sure what I wanted in this page vs the next so now there's carry over work :)
Happy Tuesday !! Early morning Tuesday!!
2024-05-14 08:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy May!!!
Sorry a lil late with my lineup, but here it is ! As always, this is a lot for one person to do in one month, and sometimes projects will bleed over into the next month!
[12th-14th] 💜 Dr. Zo Short! Continuation of Annie texting :)
[22nd-25th] 😊+ [modified as of 5-24] Making sticker designs!
[26th-29th] 💜 Cameraman NSFW page 18 (pushed to June!)
[30th-31st] Make-up days/extra content days! [allotted for make-up days [allotted]
Hi, great news !! I've signed on with a publishing company called Fenris Publishing, who are going to be distributors for upcoming Theratpy/beetlerat brand merch! They may in the future be who I go through to turn Theratpy into a physical book or a DVD, as well 👀
If you'd like to, I've put together a poll for you guys to give your input on what merch you might like to see available! It takes about 3-5 minutes, and there is a segment to make specific suggestions/express your individual specific merch wants as well :))
Thanks in advance for checking out the poll and giving me your thoughts and opinions! I'm super stoked for another way to bring more content and more Theratpy in a whole new way !
I'll be discussing with my contact point how their promotions are run, and if I'm able/allowed to establish coupons, discounts, or advance access to anything we make for my Patrons, and see if a separate/new tier needs to be made. I will for certain keep you as updated as I can over the next couple months!
2024-05-03 06:37:00 +0000 UTC View Post
50 seconds !! Deffo enough to be the 14 & 15 page updates, as pages are typically 15-25 seconds !
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You guys are so sweet to me, I slept I swear after last post and I'm about to again for bare minimum 8 hours !! You guys better sleep too, don't make me be the only one >;o Have a good Monday !!
2024-04-29 09:02:43 +0000 UTC View Post
*Almost immediate update, fixed some ordering for continuity and it added like 3 seconds to the animation, so here's that before I rest ! I'll add cameraman's hand going down to Zo's neck in the second part when I work on this more in a few hours :)
Looots of movement now so there's more animating to do per second, plus this page is kinda long and might end up having some of it as part of pg 15! bear 🧸 with me 🐻
Also again , so sleepy tired, only thoughts are that the start of this completes the end of the last page, and I still have some slick work to do, and also we're maybe like 4 pages from done with this one? and everyone remember to get good sleep zzzz
2024-04-27 09:45:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hmmmmmm this is taking a hot minute and isn't quite done yet BUT it's Dr. Zo & Annie's first text convo!! Happens the same day Dr. Zo gets his haircut a few weeks before Tailsgiving, and at this point they've known each other for two and a half years, but only interacted at the salon!
For fun facts, Dr. Zo gets his hair cut short to visit with his family, then lets it grow out again, usually getting two or three trims throughout the year.
Hehee right now I have it so his little butt is out while he's sitting on the bed, might change it and might change the texts to some extent - I believe Dr. Zo would again apologize for not realizing he was calling Annie's cell to make his hair appointments, and I also believe he would ask Annie if he gives his number out to all his clients, and the responses to those are important chunks of info both for getting to know them both through their responses and for setting up stuff for later !
We'll probably do a poll for if finishing this takes up the later chunk this month for another Zo short, or if you want to instead see something else, such as with Cameraman! Excited to have more polls again with you guys :)))
2024-04-18 04:54:24 +0000 UTC View Post
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Progress!! And first inside-mouth view I've ever drawn!
Too sleepy to make more comment right this second zzz except that the start of this page completes the end of the last, and the end of this page needs background work + whole page needs more slick/wet ! that's all zzzzz
2024-04-11 08:20:20 +0000 UTC View Post
<Travel to Pilot/Previous Session || Travel to page 24>
Pages 1-23 of the main story, compiled, with music by Robin and Sound Design by Levi! Released over two months earlier than the public!!
2024-04-10 01:12:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Mom is pressing buttons 🗣️🗣️
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2024-04-05 23:46:49 +0000 UTC View Post
IT'S APRIL!!
As stated before there'll be no more focal point for now, as it's too big and too time consuming for its worth (and for one animator) right this second. Their replacement will be scenes between Doctor Zo & Cameraman or Dr. Zo & Annie that I've heard interest from you guys in seeing, as well as scenes to add to the forming of their relationships specifically in the Twitter timeline.
As always, I pack these VERY full for one person to accomplish in the timeframes I give myself, so always be aware content may spill into the next month!
*Also, recommitting to linking each item listed in the Monthly Lineup! So you'll be able to click on everything made this upcoming month on this post :)
[9th] 💕 COMPLETE WITH FULL SOUND DESIGN Theratpy: Session II!
[17th] 🌎 Theratpy: Main Story pg. 20
Update as of 4-22, about one project behind, so Cameraman NSFW page 15 might push into the start of May!
[21st-24th] 💜 Dr. Zo Short! - ended up being a TikTok post finished on 5-2!
[25th-28th] 💜 Cameraman NSFW pages 14-15
[29th-30th] Makeup days/extra content days! [allotted as makeup days as of 4-22!]
The full of Session II compiled, WITH MUSIC by my lovely musician Robin Grundy only available for $5+ patrons!
Sound design by Carl/Levi coming soon as well, it's in its final stages!
2024-04-04 21:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Getting messy with it !! .///.
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Sorry for a bit of delay, we had an apartment inspection today and I had to spend a lot of yesterday cleaning 😵 Hope nobody pranked you too hard for April Fools!
2024-04-02 01:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostContinue to Page 11! >>
You've seen this already, the rest is currently WIP except that pg 11 is already up, however it's getting QUITE long so here's a compilation so you don't have to swipe through each individual page!
I would add it as an attachment as well instead of just a drive link, but the file is too big for Patreon 🙄
Sound design will begin once it's closer to being done, it's over halfway at this point, and there'll of course be updates throughout the next month :)
2024-03-28 21:39:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello hello it's Mel, keeping you guys posted on where I'm at!
The Focal Point series (pages) unfortunately takes far too much time to animate each month to get it looking how I'd like, and keep it at a good pace. So, until I am able to afford a second animator to lighten and quicken the load, I'll be returning to a posting style I believe you guys enjoyed that gives way for more story much faster!
There will be more short scenes like in the Educationals/Behind-the-Scenes collection, filling in gaps and adding more scenes to enjoy. I believe this was not only easier content to make, but also more enjoyable for viewers and patrons, at least while I have so few people on my team and am the sole animator!
For those of you who haven't heard, I'm having tax troubles, as I didn't realize Patreon doesn't withhold for tax season, and now I owe over 4k to the goverment! If you'd like more info on that, I have a GoFundMe available (please don't feel ANY obligation to donate to it!! You guys do enough for me as is, you're literally already my lifeline.) as well as have made posts across multiple platforms. I've only ever dealt with W-2s, and a 1099-K is a whole other beast I knew nothing about, so there's a lot going on behind the scenes IRL right now.
But, still chugging along and doing my best!! I love that I'm able to do this as my job, and my community is incredible. Can't wait to bring more content in the upcoming months! - Mel
2024-03-28 18:40:14 +0000 UTC View Post
One light two light red light blue light
2024-03-25 06:39:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Finished page :]
Separate note, finally have my allergies under control :,) thank goodness, it was such a mess
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2024-03-21 06:45:46 +0000 UTC View Post
It's not snark, mom, it's jolk :(
2024-03-12 21:07:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I think I went a lil overboard with adding slick, might refine it later :0 Left the animatic version in bc I know some of you like seeing process work, and I haven't been posting a ton of it!
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2024-03-07 07:47:24 +0000 UTC View Post
IT'S MARCH!
As always, I pack these VERY full for one person to accomplish in the timeframes I give myself, so always be aware content may spill into the next month!
*Cameraman NSFW page 10 should be out late tomorrow night but I've started taking sleeping meds along with my allergy meds and they've been making me sleep a lot and at weird times soooo if it's a lil later than that, that's why!
Yeah mom, sure mom yeah, of course. yeah
2024-03-02 23:10:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Then beg 😵
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FINALLYYYYY this page in particular has been the bane of my existence for the last like 5 days + I modified the previous page bc I was informed the dick looked upside down (?!) and the person was RIGHT and now I changed it bc I could notttt unsee it
Also tell me I am not alone, allergies have been kicking my butt and Claritin needs to Clear me out a lil better than it has been fr fr
2024-02-26 07:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Henry is raising a good point to think on, which is, does Cameraman just want the feeling, or does he want specifically Dr. Zo? 🤔
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2024-02-20 23:11:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Silly ratbit, Trix are for kids :3
Took me FOREVER to get this put on to Patreon, that's my bad 😭😭 I've had it in my notes app since the 4th; The last week and a half has been packed outside of my computer!! Birthday, extra streams, Valentine's day, finishing unpacking, sorting out my close relationships, and doing some behind-the-scenes with sound design and music that isn't shareable yet but is on the way!
For now, here's for the rest of the month, and as always, finish dates are approximate! Because of the shorter month and the beginning of the month being a bit slow, there will be one Focal Point update this month instead of two: