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I often think about how great this community is and how everyone is supporting eachother. I love it when you all share your work in the Community section! 

But now I was thinking if maybe we can do more for this community, so everyone can stay in touch easily. So I was thinking about starting a Discord channel exclusively for Patrons (Discord is an app you can put on your phone, a channel can have multiple 'message boards' in which users can chat with each other) But of course I want to hear your thoughts!

I'm also open to suggestions for the subchannels we should have in the Discord, I'm guessing there should also be an off-topic/chat section  😉  

I also might want to do something like a weekly 1 hour live stream chat in the future (having trouble getting a webcam though, all the good ones are sold out in the Netherlands). That would be perfect to answer questions or just have a fun conversation.  Right now I spend 2 - 3 hours messaging each day and this might be a way for me to manage my time better (so that there's more time left to make video tutorials of course!)

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Michaela

I’d really love to, I had to go down on my membership due to being out of work but it would nice to receive advice and help on art projects :)

Noa Lapid

I am more into Slack community type, but shall join whatever you choose💐

Gina Pierce

I think this is a great idea!

Art with Flo

Yes! And I think it would be a great way for patrons to help eachother out as well. I've seen so many patrons encourage each other and give tips and feedback. That's just great

Art with Flo

Unfortunately Slack doesn't offer a Patreon integration

Rachael Gillett

I think this is a fantastic idea! Just something to keep the community in touch and help each other as well with any tips of just needing more artists and friends to follow and support! Also thank you for your clairvoyance in the things going on around us. It’s takes courage to state and stand by your opinions and beliefs while knowing there will be people who don’t agree.

Dominique

Great idea about the Discord channel and the live-streams! I would love to connect more than ever before! 💕

Julia

Yes, love the idea ✨✨✨

Saphy

Great idea! 💕

Art with Flo

Thank you Rachael, it's the very least I could do. There are so many ignorant people out there that are blind to their own privilege (no one should have privilege!). If anyone wants to hate me and stop supporting me at Patreon, because I support the BLM cause, then I don't even want their support. Every human being is equal, heck, I don't even understand why we should divide the world into countries. Denying some people the right to enter a country. It just makes me sad

Julie Li

this is a great idea!!

Heidi D.

Great idea. I am all ready in some of those discord art channels and it’s very nice. Mostly there are lots off subchannels, coz of big community’s. Channels like: introduce yourself (with insta etc), sketch, post your artwork, questions, critique me, inspiration channel... off topic are often for posting your pets, suggestions on music and a game channel. I like that there are a lot of subchannels, so you don’t have to read a lot of things you are not interested in, but others are. In discord you can even set a subchannel to not get a message when someone is posting in this particular channel. Those discord Channels about art are very inspiring and helpful.

Art with Flo

Those are some lovely ideas Heidi! Thanks! I'm actually working on setting up a channel, since there are already so many positive responses :)

Sarah Smith

I think this is a great idea! I have just started using Discord and it’s helped me feel more connected to people since I live alone and am high risk. I think it would help me be more accountable to doing art. I’ve been getting behind on tutorials because I haven’t had the mental energy but I hope to catch up soon!

Kelli Gaines

Fantastic idea and I’m for it!

gordon thomas

I think it’s be fun. I’m in a couple of other Discord groups; they a neat way to let all the members of a community interact. This group would probably be one of the most friendly Discord communities out there.

David

That would be fantastic

Gaby Rietbroek

I haven’t been around your Patreon Flo for quite a while because of personal reasons but I have picked up drawing again. I love your idea to keep in touch better and inspire each other

Nadia Salsanadia

It would be nice, I wpuld be more a lurker though

June Sigler

Art and being part of this Patreon group is my sanctuary and break from politics and social networking. I love that this group is about creating art. I’m not interested in more discord

Art with Flo

It will just be extra, nothin will change in the sanctuary here ☺️

SP

It is a good idea. Sorry, I don't want to add more apps on my phone. Most of the people are on Face book Personally I think it will be good to have ART WITH FLO closed community face book group only for patreon. You can messages, live stream ect.

Mn Xd

Goed idee

Sean R.

I don’t have Facebook so I would like this better

Sean R.

This is awesome! I look forward everyday to seeing everybody’s artwork on the community section. I love chatting with everybody!

Aileen T.

I would love that!

Laurie Williams

Hi Flo, this is probably not something I'd use personally, however it might be a good idea for the group as a whole. Be careful that it doesn't become a big job for you to manage as that might become problematic. Keep up the great work!

Wendy Dresser

I like it, it's a good idea and I would enjoy participating. I would just like if there is to be social/political commentary that it be limited to a subcategory. With everything going on in the world right now, I need to keep my leisure time free of discord for my own sanity ;)

Stacy La

Love this idea! I just recently decided to dedicate more time to pursuing drawing and illustrating and it would be great to connect with like-minded people.

Daniel Teat

That’s a good idea! Would you ever consider doing a street scene tutorial? Or a city tutorial? 💛

Art with Flo

Thanks Laurie, keeping up with all the messages is already a big job and I hope that a Discord might actually help me out a bit. If anyone has a basic Procreate question or is stuck following a certain tutorial, there might be others that can help out when I'm not available (a girl needs to sleep sometimes 😜). I guess we'll see how it goes 😊

Art with Flo

I hope we can just talk about art in the discord and some other fun free time stuff, it should be a fun place to take your mind off things. If people start feeling like they need to discuss politics in the discord, then I'll definitely make a subcategory for that

Art with Flo

Yeah, I definitely want to do something like that in the future. It's on the big to-do list 😅

Dreamy Moonlight

Discord group is a good idea! I’ve been wanting to interact and discuss with all students

Laurie Williams

Flo, I hadn't taken into account that you're already getting "smashed" with questions through YouTube and Patreon. For that reason the Discord thing might really help. Hopefully a couple of natural community "leaders" will emerge and might be willing to take some of the workload away from you. Good luck!

AniyahTeaPetals

Discord is perfect! It’s also easier to navigate the chats there. I’m all for meeting new peeps and like minded classmates! Its so much fun!!

Deborah Walker

Hello Flo! I am new to your Patreon site... super excited to be here! Cant wait to learn all that I can!

Riley

Would absolutely love a Discord group!

Breeonn

Hello Flo! I’m so excited to go through your tutorials. I was looking for one in particular, the Fur one that is on YouTube. I was hoping to find the beginning of it because I do not know how you created the ombré circle? Where would that.

Art with Flo

I don't have any tutorials to paint a ball, you can just make a circle and fill it, then set the layer to Alpha Lock and use an Airbrush to add shadow on one side and light on the other. It just served as an example on how to paint fur though. You might like the tiger video here at Patreon, I show how I build up fur with a pattern in that video.

Eduardo Torres

Flo wondering if you have a tutorial about landscape, im from nyc i wanna give it a try with the city landscape ❤️❤️❤️

Art with Flo

I don't have a city landscape video yet, but I'm actually working on one right now! It should launch later this week.

Ibrahim Habib

One hour weekly live chat would take this fabulous community to a whole high level. I often wonder how you keep up ❤️🧡

Art with Flo

I wonder that myself too 😅 The live chat will have to wait until I have a better set up, with a proper internet connection and an extra camera. Right now I work on a messy attic, so that's not the best place 😉