Welcome to the Patreon! How-to and guide! (Patreon)

Welcome Camper! Here's how to take the most advantage of your patronage!

Tier Offerings

Here's a run down of the current tier offerings, and what they entail:

Sapling - $2

• Access to Illustrations early

• Access to regular Patreon posts, and the YeenZine, my monthly newsletter with lots of goodies!

Oak - $5

• Access to all previous rewards

• Access to the Patreon exclusive Discord

• Access to Discord Streams

• Early Access to comics!

• Punch Card - Access to a punch card for commissions! Get 40% off (max $50 off) after 8 commissions!

• Access to Voting! - Vote in monthly polls for an illustration driven by the community!

• First Access to Commissions- I'll post an unlisted commissions link to Patrons first!

Cedar - $10

• Access to all previous rewards

• Suggest Poll ideas - Throw your idea in the hat each month for a community driven illustration. Your idea (if chosen by the Discord) will be put into the monthly poll for an Illustration!

• Contribute to Happy Trails Quest (when it comes back!)

• Name in Credits - your name gets put into the credits of the comic!

• Comm Priority - If you submit a commission to me, I will prioritize accepting it over public submissions!

Redwood - $20

• Access to all previous rewards

• Comic Cameos - Get your Character in the comic if I need an extra! Gain access to the Cameo Channel in the Discord, where you can put your character up for audition! I might pick your character to show up in the background, or as a character that interacts with Maple and Syrup and the Cast! (note that I might not always need Cameos!)

• Discounts on Commissions - get a $10 discount on your commissions with me!

• BIG Name in Credits

Getting Discord Access

Joined and you don't know how to get into the Discord? You can go here to get help for how to access Discord if you are an Oak and up member!

Polls

Polls start in the Discord server, where Cedar and Redwood community members suggest ideas for the upcoming illustration poll. You can find those threads here. You must be Oak and up to access the Discord server! There, the community votes (Oak and up) on what responses they want to see me draw. It can be anything, with any Happy Trails character! If you like a character and I haven't drawn them in a while, put em in the poll suggestions!

After the Discord votes, I take the top two winners and plonk em into the official poll on Patreon the second monday of the month. After voting, I draw the winning illustration idea for the month, annnnd I draw a teeny tiny sketch comic that gives the full thing some context. So if you wanna see some real character interaction, keep that in mind when you make your suggestion!

Early Comic Pages

Before I post the comic pages live, I post them here on the Discord, and on the Patreon. People tend to flock to Discord first for discussion, so you should try joining in! Even though the pages get posted early here, I encourage you to check out the Website for even more community interaction when the public pages drop, but no spoilers!

Cameos

If you're Redwood tier and up, you gain access to the Character Audition channel on Discord! You get to put your character up for Audition for roles in the comic I might need to fill in the background. This isn't a sure thing, and I might not always need/want bg extras, BUT if I do, I'll ask there on the Discord!

Asks

Every week I pick some asks to answer from my Discord! Oak and up can participate here! I'll draw one or two responses as a sketch and I'll put those responses into a new semi-newsletter called the Yap Gazette at the end of every week! I'll answer the rest as text responses, and I'll save some of my favorites for something else...

Yeen Zine

The Yeen Zine is a monthly newsletter focusing on the upcoming month alongside everything I have in store for it. It's got WIPs, Sketches, and even some Asks that I choose to color the response for! Think of it as a catch-all need-to-know magazine that keeps you up to date with what I am working on! You'll be able to see comic snippets, a little lore, and more there, and it's available for Sapling tier up!

Punch Card

The Punch Card is a tier perk for Oaks and up. After you purchase 8 commissions since starting your subscription, you can get a comm for 40% off (max $50). As I'm just adding this perk, I start the count now, even if you've gotten previous commissions from me. When you're ready to redeem the reward, let me know and I'll take that amount off of your commission! You can save the reward, but you must be actively subscribed to take advantage of it when it is redeemed!

Credits

If you are Cedar tier and up, you will be credited on any comic I decide to release in full, whether that be digital or physical. I'll be using your username to represent you! If you'd rather me not, please contact me via Patreon DM and I'll take note of it! Thank you!

FAQ

What happens when I join?

When you join as any tier, you get access to your tier specific benefits and posts. Oak and up need to link their Patreon to their Discord in order to get the full extent of their perks! You will be charged every month for the same amount on the same day you subscribed. Keep that in mind if you change your tier midway through the month, and make sure to read each tier offering thoroughly!

This page is going to be constantly under construction, so check back regularly! Thank you!