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🕑 Added 2017-02-28 16:59:26 +0000 UTC HelloI'm gonna tell you some things I've been thinking about trying out.
But first: I have messed around with the patreon page a bit. Among other things I added tags to most posts so it's now easier to find the extra pages and content without having to go through everything.
Now. Basically what has happened in my life is that I am going to have to move in the upcoming months. This will raise my living expenses somewhat, and as a result I have been looking into ways to make more money off the internet. One major way this could be done, is a bigger re-commitment to Blastwave related things and this patreon campaign especially.
So one thing I'm going to do is start doing atleast one comic per month. And I mean one comic as in, a normal comic or one of the extra pages. I think doing these various different versions is gonna keep it interesting enough for me to not lose my miiiiind. I'm planning on upping the quality of the extra pages somewhat as a result. Originally I planned to do them in quicker, simpler styles. I might still do some simpler pages on top of the one bigger page... like green comics or something if I happen to get ideas for those. I wont go as far as promising 2 comics per month at this stage.
Second thing I was thinking was to start drawing random pictures, not necessarily anthing blastwave related, based on your suggestions. This would give this patreon a bit more utility for me, so it's not just for blastwave things. Also it would increase the contact between me and you and it would give me something to post on tumblr and shit, in turn advertising this patreon.
So how that would end up working is that I'd make a post at the beginning of each month where you can suggest ideas and things. And then we could have a poll about it or something. I still need to figure out exactly how to do this. I then draw that picture at somepoint during that month and next month we start again.
And lastly I'm going to start doing commissions more reguralry, but I'm gonna post about that on my tumblr ( http://www.gotmorr.com/ ) in more detail later.
So yeah. What do you guys think? I'd be open to suggestions if anyone has any ideas.
Oh and I need to make pictures for the different pledge tiers, anyone got any ideas what to put in those?
Comments
LafinJack
I would be interested in seeing any of your work whether it's your original style or new evolved styles.
Duke BG
I think, drawing based off ideas of patreons is a great idea!
perlatus
To be honest, I'm surprised there are so many patrons considering how infrequently you put out new stuff :p Shows how good it is. I'm looking forward to more content! Patreon is a great place to put sketches of random crap.
Davey Nagelkerke
I suggest you do the second option and draw me a *DRUM ROLL PLZ* BLASTWAVE COMIC! Did you see that coming? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Well, your ideas about a monthly suggestion drawing can be done a few different ways. Patreon has a poll function, so if you already have a few ideas, you can just enter those in and get the results a few days later. Or you can just have a monthly (what would you guys want me to draw this month, tell me in the comments) kind of thing. But yeah diversity in any patreon or artistic media makes things interesting for the patrons as well. It would be cool to see what other new ideas or techniques you have to show us every so often if you have the chance. It could be little things. It doesn't have to be all that huge. The more active your account is, the more often people might check in every so often. But yeah overall, your quality of art shouldn't ever deter but only get better.
