Patreon Content for the New Year! (Patreon)

Hi everyone! I hope you have a peaceful, lovely end of the year. I wanted to run something by you guys for what to expect next on here. First, some context:

I’ve been having a slow-motion epiphany over the last few weeks while trying to come off my breakdown (see this post for those who missed it). At the day job, I do art for my company. On the furry side, I do commissions and comics that have a set story/direction that I’m committed to. All these projects have something in common, but I couldn’t quite figure out how it was related to my struggles to feel better. Then I had a moment of clarity.

I’m not… doing any personal art! There’s just no room!

I never draw my sona anymore, make new characters, and have shelved several ideas/stories. What I once thought of as no big deal and a hindrance to my productivity anyway, I’m starting to consider the absence of creativity unrelated to how I make money as detrimental to my well-being. Thus, leaking into my professional work too. All my work takes longer than normal because I have a harder time with it, which means that my Patreon content and quantity of output suffer.

It isn’t the most comfortable thing to express because I feel like I’m being ungrateful for my career that is largely creative work. Work is still work though, and I’m bound by rules and the will of others in every corner. I think for me to get back to a healthy relationship with everything I make, I NEED to make room for open creativity, which means changing some of my Patreon content.

I want to indefinitely stop the character Q&A. The Q&A is a lot harder on me than it seems. Because I have to sift through all the questions, make sure I’m being accurate with character traits and background, coming up with something fresh but within canon, etc. it doesn’t have a natural flow; it has a structure. And art-wise, my life right now is nothing but structure. I know the Q&A is fun for you guys (which is why I’ve been putting off admitting this), but I am at my limit on my capacity for creative labor right now and it would be a big relief on me if I could just release it from haunting me.

In replacement, I would use this section to fill in my own personal art and new polls/games/Patron engagement. I could do little comics about my life, random new characters and stories, sketches, request polls, and more. They would still be furry-esque, so you can still expect similar content to what you came here for, just not always specifically related to the interns comics!

My theory is that… if you guys give me the leeway to pad bonus content on Patreon with open personally-driven stuff… this could potentially ignite future projects, pick up the speed in which I can get through the commission line, and grease the rusty wheels on the comics.

I love my day job, and I do not see it ending in the near future because I keep getting pulled into interesting projects that I'm proud to be a part of. I never actually redid my schedule to accommodate it in tandem with Patreon/commission content, which used to be my only focus. If I'm gonna get through this and find a new balance, I need to make some room for myself in order to keep consistency for you. I hope that's okay. It matters a LOT to me because Patreon is literally my financial stability. The day job would not be able to sustain me alone so if pitted against Patreon, Patreon would win with zero hesitation. (many artist get paid beans irl). But I WANT to pull off both if I can...

So, if you guys are cool with it... starting up from here, Patreon will consist of Main Comic, Side Comic, Commissions, and personal content. I'll do my best to keep it heartfelt, entertaining, and spicy for you!

Thank you so much for taking the time to read, I hope you have a nice weekend and more to come soon! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment.