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Patreon Changes for September →
🕑 Added 2016-08-20 16:07:01 +0000 UTC Hey everyone.I just got back from two days out of town, so I apologize that I haven’t had any recent updates. I didn’t take my computer or my phone, and it sure is nice to unplug sometimes! Try it! Lol.
I had time to brainstorm (I brought a notebook and a pen!), and I thought really hard about changing to Pay-Per-Creation, but that seems a little too complicated. I don’t know about you all, but I like paying a set price each month for something, like my Skype phone number, my VPN, or gym membership.
Being that I’m doing this on a Pay-Per-Month basis, I admit there have been times (specifically with pinups) where I haven’t gone above and beyond. Sometimes I know a comic page could be a little better too, but I don’t worry about it because I feel like I need to get it done and move on to the next one, so you have more artwork for your money!
I’d much rather not bother with deadlines and calendars, and instead simply focus on making the best comic page or pinup that I can produce, no matter how long it takes. I’m letting you know because you may see a slight decrease in output, but I hope that’s in exchange for higher quality work. This was the basis for considering changing to PPC, but I think it can work just as well for PPM, and I hope you agree.
In September, I will be revamping my rewards/tiers:
$1 will get you a non-watermarked 1500 pixels high version (elsewhere will be 1250 pixels high and be watermarked), as well as the initial sketch to whatever my new pinup/page is.
$2 will get you an alternate version. Comic pages will include both lettered and unlettered versions, while pinups will include a wet version, futa version, or alternate costume/hair version, depending on the situation and how I feel about the particular piece.
$3 will get you the 300dpi versions (and everything in the lower tiers)
$5 will get you the PSD with all the layers (and everything in the lower tiers)
As for the content itself, I’m going to streamline it. I feel I’ve been erratic, and all over the place recently – my apologies, guys!
I am going to focus on comics. Between comics, while a new story is in development, I will do the best pinups I can, but as soon as the next story is in, I will work only on that story until it is finished. That means Superman and Black Canary will be all I work on until it is finished. Then I will do pinups until the next story is done. I don't yet have a story or characters in mind for the next one, by the way.
That's all. I hope this isn't too much of a shock for y'all, and I hope you actually like the changes! <fingers crossed>.
Have a great weekend!
Ben
Comments
Daniel Robert Clubb
Hmm, I upped it to 20 :).
Ben Marxx
Well, you can change your pledge amount at any time, so if you want a pinup next month, pledge $20 now. You will always get what you pay for, so you get a pinup every month for as long as you are active at that reward level. If you no longer want a pinup, simply drop back to $5. :). Thanks again, by the way.
Daniel Robert Clubb
You're welcome. I was thinking about uping to 20, but how would the pin-up work? Would be a one-time, once a month, or once every two?
Ben Marxx
Thanks! The only tiers above $5 will be the commissions, though nobody has taken me up on them as of yet. Other than PSDs and 300dpi images, I just don't know what could possibly warrant $10/month. I do plan to finish at least one more Superman and Black Canary page before the end of the month. Hopefully that AND a pinup. We'll see. :) Thanks for your support, Daniel!
Daniel Robert Clubb
It seems like you're going to have a pattern rather than over invest in too many things. That makes sense to me, and I'm sure those pin-ups in-between will be amazing. Will there still be the tiers higher than $5?
