End of Month Update - March 2020 + Covid-19 Lockdown Situation (Patreon)

Okay guys, this is going to just be an update regarding both my current situation, both in terms of where I am at, and given what has been happening regarding the pandemic thus far.
I guess the first place to start will be about what we all seem to be affected by so far...

Covid-19, National Lockdown

As you all know, we are swimming about in a worldwide pandemic at this time. People are getting sick, and many have died.
Here in New Zealand, the entire country has been put into lockdown, and everyone has to stay at home, save for getting a bit of exercise in and getting essentials, such as groceries.
The only social contact we can have outside of technology-based communication is that with those we live with. This is all to prevent potential transmission of the virus.

Regarding my evening work at the pizzeria, that is closed for at least 4 weeks. So my evenings have been free. Honestly, I think that is great - because I'm not even sure if I would count as high-risk or not (I used to get bronchitis every single year, at least once a year, and given Covid-19 is a respiratory virus, I really wouldn't want to take chances).
Regarding the fact that lockdown started almost a week ago now, I have purposely used it as an excuse to actually pull right back for a little bit and just chill out - something I neglect often.
To be honest, I don't feel stressed at the moment because of it, so it was a good move to make.
That said, it is just a temporary thing, both the lockdown and chilling out - can't just take all this time off from my ongoing obligations, after all! xD
So... let's move on to my current situation regarding Patreon and stuff! :3

Comic Hiatus Update

Tarri's Day and Tarri's Day Adventures are still on hiatus. I guess it was funny in some way that the lockdown kinda coincided with the hiatus - I had no idea this would happen when I first decided to establish a break from my comics! ^^;;

That said... part of me has been considering doing comics given the pandemic - I mean, everyone is stuck at home, so maybe getting at least one of the two comics up during this time might actually be a good idea...

Remaining Patreon Rewards for March

Because of this little self-appointed break, I have not been working on the last two rewards for this month (the Poster Art for the $10+, and the Art Elections pic of Sally).
These will be done, and I plan to start with the first of them this afternoon.
Both of these rewards will be released in the first week or so of April.

Possible New Reward

I had the idea of a second livestream for higher tier supporters. I just thought it would be nice to do some colour streams as well, but of course that would require extra time, so therefore higher tier members mean less requests made - essentially, the numbers would have to be limited.
In addition, in order to keep things simple and to avoid complications (such as a complicated character), I have decided that these particular streams should also be themed - but hey, that is part of the fun, right? :3
Given they would sit at a tier level less than commission levels, they would have the same rules - that is, same as the $5 livestream, one character requested, with no dictation of pose or action (though they could be suggested). Also, the request must also be made in-stream.
These help limit numbers, as many requests will cause problems.

Speaking of numbers, upon mentioning this thought in March's livestream, it was pondered if the higher-tiered requests would replace the sketch requests of the $5 tiers, something I never considered.
Given that number of requests are everything, it is an idea I am open to, and have come up with the following possibilities:

• The higher tier patron participates in making requests in the higher-tier livestream
• The higher tier patron can participate in making requests in both streams
• The higher tier patron can choose to make a request in either one stream or the other, but not both

After all, eventually, if I manage to gain more patrons, numbers could become an issue - I have already considered holding two separate streams per month in the future in order to handle the numbers (this refers to separate streaming days, not the two streams representing west and east).

One other thing remains to be considered is at which tier this particular stream would be slotted into. The two candidate slots are the $10 tier and the $15 tier.
Given the number of supporters above $10, I am considering the $15 tier - in addition, the $15 tier does not have it's own unique reward, aside from the 20% commission discount.

At the very least, for now, I think it might be a good experiment to try, anyway. :3

I'd like to know what you guys think, if you have thoughts! :3

Also... keep safe!! <3