Thank you all for your support, especially during this very difficult time for me. Doubly so for those of you who have been with me for years. Were it not for your support on Patreon, I would not be able to maintain my career as an illustrator, nor would I have come as far as I have as an artist.
Although I've stagnated the last few years, I have come a long way since the very beginning. I have improved my skills, created a massive body of work featuring Female Link, become a semi-notab...
2023-12-22 06:23:47 +0000 UTC
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$1
- Less attention to Sketch Collections, thus lower quantity
+ Work-in-Progress snapshots to upcoming Illustrations
$3
+ Added focus to Early Access Illustrations
$7
- Less Frequent Concept Art Posts
- Dropbox Archive Password Protection
$10
= Pogchamps (unchanged, kinda still figuring this out)
$50
= Dungeon Master (unchanged, but I will make a tutorial for pledging higher amounts of money).
Add...
2023-12-22 05:39:13 +0000 UTC
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Still collecting more information so that I can make better decisions moving forward.
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A long time ago, I used to allow patrons to suggest characters they'd like to see drawn. Although I have not done so in long time; as they were since replaced by the occasional voting poll.
Sketch Suggestions were a fun way to encourage community input, but I stopped doing it since it was stressful. I could not draw everyone's suggestion because there were simply too many, and I did not l...
2023-12-18 08:12:16 +0000 UTC
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As I try to make sense of the direction to move towards in 2024, particularly in the face of recent policy changes here at Patreon, I am endeavoring to collect information to better understand your needs as a patron.
Please provide that information.
I understand I'm asking you a lot of questions lately, but please understand it is done in the interests of providing as good an experience as I can - because changes DO need to be made.
2023-12-18 00:59:10 +0000 UTC
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Gathering information once again; this time concerning your interests as a patron. What kinds of content you enjoy most as well as how you prefer to engage with the experience.
It's actually convenient that this is happening at the end of the year - considering we have a habit of gathering feedback to help shape the experience around this time anyway. This just happens to be way bigger than ever before due to the crap behind the scenes.
As I determine how to set up Subscribe...
2023-12-17 05:44:04 +0000 UTC
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Collection more information concerning your use of the Patreon services to cross reference it with what's allowed and what kinds of decisions I might make in the future. Please provide information.
2023-12-14 20:44:08 +0000 UTC
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Two patrons recently expressed an interest in Pixiv Fanbox over SubscribeStar - which was my first consideration, though I wasn't sure if it was as suited to those of us operating overseas... Plus I'd have to censor genitals on there. Still, because some people mentioned it, I'm asking you all too.
So if you would please provide that info to me, I would appreciate it.
2023-12-14 07:34:46 +0000 UTC
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In order to make choices about what to do next, I am collecting even more information to better understand what you want and how you might respond to certain choices.
So if you would please provide that info to me, I would appreciate it.
2023-12-14 06:37:24 +0000 UTC
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Given all that's happening right now, I'm really struggling to create a solution that's going to work for everyone and not cause me to lose a lot of money. So I'm trying to make as seamless a set up as I can. In order to move forward, I need a bit more information. Expect a few polls as I try to better understand what you want and how you may respond to certain choices.
So if you would please provide that info to me, I would appreciate that.
2023-12-14 06:11:05 +0000 UTC
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12/13/23
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I have thoroughly removed all links to Patreon from twitter & tumblr. That means I am now cut off from the ability to generate new patrons (and increasing my earnings) through advertising on my primary outlets. A shame, after the massive success of last month...
Issues with SubscribeStar
This feels like a problem where a simple victory is impossible.
Financial Loss
I am apprehensive about having you all move to Subscrib...
2023-12-13 01:17:37 +0000 UTC
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While I don't wish to be an alarmist, and I clearly don't have the whole picture...
Recent on-goings behind the scenes suggest this platform is being uncool to its creators. There is going to be a policy livestream in a few days, suggesting guidelines were completely changed on us. However, even if they were not, members of staff have been incorrectly labeling creator content as infringing upon its guidelines and removing those creators from the platform without warning, completely dest...
2023-12-10 05:42:27 +0000 UTC
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This post will update over time during the month.
2023-12-02 22:07:46 +0000 UTC
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Dropbox Folder HERE.
Using Dropbox's Services, you can see every drawing I've drawn over the last several years, with occasional artworks that are exclusive to the Dropbox archive itself.
Don't forget to eat & sleep.
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2023-12-01 20:25:47 +0000 UTC
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Plan for December:
- [$01] Sketch Collection (will include Dungeon Master results)
- [$03] 1 Monthly Pinup (and a bonus illustration based on Voting Poll)
- [$07] Concept Art (undecided, considering a few ideas)
- [$10] Voting Poll (character-based)
- [$50] Patron Sketch Requests (one for every Dungeon Master)
That's what you have to look forward to in Decem...
2023-12-01 09:24:14 +0000 UTC
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Tired. Here's a concept arto. this idea is far from where I'd really like it to be, but maybe I'll have more to talk about in the future.
Don't forget to eat & sleep.
2023-11-26 11:05:05 +0000 UTC
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I've done a bit of game development work across the last few days, having added 3 new features.
1. Crumbling Floor
This feature is taken from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Making contact with these floor tiles will cause them to shatter, encouraging players to run away & can prevent access to earlier areas.
As you can see, they are capable of regenerating - but t...
2023-11-21 09:21:04 +0000 UTC
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There are only 3 available slots remaining for the Dungeon Master reward tier.
Plan: What's next?
My primary focus for the remaining half of the month will be drawing our Patron Sketch Requests for the Dungeon Masters and sketching some concept art.
Thoughts:
I haven't produced much for the patron sketch requests yet, but I'm feeling okay about them currently. I've noticed a few benefits from their inclusion. It's reasonable to suggest that I'...
2023-11-14 13:40:50 +0000 UTC
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2023-11-10 13:22:19 +0000 UTC
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This post will update with new images over time.
2023-11-05 07:12:29 +0000 UTC
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It's time! Now that November has officially begun, I will be opening Patron Sketch Requests! This feature will be made available exclusively to the Dungeon Master membership tier for $50, which at the time of this post, is limited to a max of 10 patrons!
Do you wish I drew Female Link more often? Or perhaps you'd like fan art of a character from pop-culture? Maybe there are certain themes or subjects you'd like me to do? If any of that interests you, then consid...
2023-11-01 18:33:27 +0000 UTC
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Dropbox Folder HERE.
Using Dropbox's Services, you can see every drawing I've drawn over the last several years, with occasional artworks that are exclusive to the Dropbox archive itself.
Don't forget to eat & sleep.
2023-11-01 18:32:11 +0000 UTC
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Now that we're in November, it's time to try a new component of the Concept Art membership tier. This lets you curate your experience while also providing me with potential direction for upcoming content.
So, what would YOU like to see explored via Concept Art this month?
2023-11-01 18:31:58 +0000 UTC
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Based on the latest feedback survey, a lot of patrons enjoy community interaction and influencing what I create, but don't necessarily need voting polls to do that. Additionally, a lot of people seem to enjoy having diverse content, like with fan art. Most patrons are content with the experience.
So, here are some changes I'm considering. I will continue to watch the survey, but will assume that the current balance represents the collective beliefs of the entire user base. I'll spend so...
2023-10-24 21:51:14 +0000 UTC
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We tested a simple voting poll this month. I want your thoughts concerning the broader subject before moving in any direction with changes or curation of the Patreon experience.
Select all options that apply.
2023-10-23 22:11:20 +0000 UTC
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Poll Winner.
2023-10-23 20:39:54 +0000 UTC
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Just showing off some recent work. While I recently showcased the beginnings of my dialogue system, the sprites used for the characters were from an unrelated game. Although the system still needs a bit of work, the coding is far enough along that I can focus on doing some art for it - and that's what this is. Each sprite is planned to use two frames (to simulate talking). It's a little blurry in the pr...
2023-10-20 23:47:15 +0000 UTC
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A few months ago, I drew a character inspired by the Clock Tower games, which I thought could be fun to maybe do something with some day - especially as a way to explore a different type of horror and more bad end fetishes (by virtue of clock tower being a game where you'd likely die a lot).
This month, I decided to revisit the idea and try some rough concepts for another character in th...
2023-10-19 13:18:26 +0000 UTC
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I've been working on a dialogue system over the last few day. It's quite complex, containing well over 500-600 lines of unique code. Because of the way it was initially designed, it does make it harder to make some adjustments - like visual effects with the text box to make it a bit easier on the eyes (like with smooth textbox transitions between speakers).
Games have wider screen spaces than they used to, so I'm not really sure if the current proportions will be good enough. Most moder...
2023-10-17 06:27:18 +0000 UTC
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As a quick aside: the winner from this month's test poll was Cordelia. It was pretty close, but I guess 4-5 days is a good time limit. It will be a while before the drawing is ready, but yeah.
Anyway, onto Game Development...
You can see the agenda HERE: https://trello.com/b/x1qGE9m9/cv-beaumont-engine
We are still in the early phase of development, despite having put ou...
2023-10-14 00:28:27 +0000 UTC
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This month's theme was "Witch." So, I asked patrons to suggest some witch characters and picked 4 to compete in this month's voting poll. The winner will be drawn.
Let's get to voting!
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The Suggestions only had 11 comments and weren't very active anymore, so I'm jumping a day forward. In older voting polls, each stage took a week to allow patrons p...
2023-10-07 14:25:33 +0000 UTC
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