NEW Tiers and Rewards! (Patreon)

Patreon is growing and it's time to offer new tiers and rewards, Challenge and Critique respectively.  
Both are based on two new points, a monthly art challenge that will go out with the regular rewards and a livestream where I'll critique the finished challenge artwork. The challenge assignment will be outlined by me, will change in subject each month and will have a deadline of midnight the 16th (late entries will not be counted). This will give patrons who do yet work professionally a sense of what it is to work within a commission outline and on a deadline all the while producing art to build a portfolio. Images will be judged on three criteria: concept/creativity, execution and personal artistic growth. I have set up a closed Facebook group called Swatches Patreon where a new photo album will be made for all finished challenge images to be uploaded. Patrons of these tiers will need be added to the group to add their images, don't swamp email me.

The distinction between the Challenge and Critique tiers is who gets their image reviewed. Those in the Critique tier will always have their image reviewed in the livestream while only the winner of the Challenge tier will be awarded a review during the livestream although all challengers are invited to join the stream, learn from the feedback and submit questions during the Q&A time. The same challenger cannot win twice in a row though multiple winnings is allowed. The critiques will involve a mix of discussion, red-line corrections and paintovers. Due to the time-intensive nature of doing such critiques there is currently a cap of 5 patrons on the Critique tier. Critique patrons are invited to join the stream with camera/mic to discuss their image and ask questions during their review time.

Additionally, another livestream will be held earlier in the month which will be hangout sketch group. While I may answer some questions there will be no lesson, just a chance to hang out, talk art and sketch together. I'm thinking it will be the second Tuesday at 8pm CST. I'll invite patrons on stream with me so have your webcam and mic setup if you're interested.

Please post questions about the new tiers, rewards and streams in this thread.