Important Update: Patreon, Computer, General Stuff (Patreon)

I will try to make this update, despite being important, as succinct as possible.
So you know what that means - go to the concessions stand and get yourself something to eat and drink, because I usually fail at "succinct". xD

But for you all, I will try. :P

First, Patreon - For December, and Changes

I will start with saying this will be divided in two.
First...

December

For the month of December 2020, I will be taking a semi-hiatus on Patreon. I think it would be a good idea for myself to just tie things up, if anything needs tying up, and to just do art in general.
Kinda like a break, except that there will still be a couple things that will be coming out, regardless.
So this month, regarding general Patron Perks:

• Sketch WIPs ($1 and up): These will still appear as I do art. I will post the WIPs and art at the same time.
• Art Elections ($2 and up): There will be no Art Elections this month.
• Wallpapers ($5 and up): There will be a Wallpaper this month, and it is scheduled for whenever it is I scheduled it.
  I forgot what date that was, probably the 10th. xD
• Pinups ($5 and up): There will be no planned pinup this month. That said, if I happened to decide to do one, then there will be. Basically, if there is one, it will be on a whim.
• Sketch Requests ($10 and up): There is no planned sketch requests for December. However, like the pinups, I may open up requests on a whim.

So, this is how things will be for this month. Basically, this is kind of a I-need-to-take-a-temp-step-back while at the same time trying to focus more on my roots, just like I used to.

Patreon Changes

At the same time, given that Patreon has been stagnant in it's growth for a long time now, I am going to simplify it and stop treating it as a path for a main income, and prepare it for a l̶i̶f̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶m̶e̶ s̶e̶l̶ll̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶l̶a̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ side-incomeness.
Thing is, if it doesn't earn me enough, I will need to likely find another source of income, which will take some time.
So simplifying it so that I don't have to put a lot of time into it will also prep me for that potential outcome. Thing is too, I wouldn't want to be in a situation where the only art I have time to do is purely for Patreon, or I will never see growth, haha...

For starters, I will be attacking the tiers and perks.
I will start by reducing the number of tiers to make it simple - a $1, $3, $5, and $10 Tier will do fine, though I might keep the $15 Tier, as well.
Each tier will have a single perk, with each higher tier also containing the perks of the tiers below them.
At this time, the tiers will be as such:

• $1 - Art WIP sketches
• $3 - Monthly Wallpaper Art
• $5 - Monthly Pinup
• $10 - Art Elections

The $1 Tier stays the same, however I will move the wallpaper art to the $3 Tier so that there are not two perks on the $5 Tier.
The pinups will stay on the $5 Tier.
The Art Elections, which currently sit on the $2 Tier, I have decided fits better at the $10 Tier. My reasoning behind this is that for starters, the Art Elections, unlike a singular poll where I ask which character you want me to draw, are a series of multiple polls, driving the final result of what is to be drawn, in which character, situation, etc. In addition, a perk on the interactive level that the Art Elections have means it makes little sense to have such a perk at a lower level than say, the Wallpaper and Pinup art pieces, which you guys don't get a say in.

A $15 Tier, if kept, will not have any additional perks.
Also, the commission discounts will be removed from the tiers - the reason being that if anyone pledged with the intent on cashing in on this discount, only for me to not have commissions open frequently enough, it then would not be a good thing to advertise.
I will keep commission discounts available for higher-patrons, they just won't be advertised as a perk since commissions aren't open all the time.

Anyhooo... I think that might be about it for that.

My Computer

So far, as you might have guessed, my computer has been operating mostly normally. I think I can safely say that while I am able to use my computer to art again, it does heat up and can end up becoming laggy now and then.
Essentially, my computer is still working fine-ish. But it isn't working the way it used to... just mostly the way it used to.
I am still saving for a new computer as rapidly as I am able, and I have made a habit of backing up any new files or updated files to external pretty much on a daily basis, just in case.

And yeah, the changes to Patreon are also kinda due to my computer's 2-week freeze-up and current little ongoing issues... especially going into the summer months, which... oh wait, we are in summer now, whoops. xD

But yeah. Don't want to push it if I can help it.
And a simpler Patreon obligation means I don't have to freak out as much if I have to turn my computer off. :3

General Stuff

In general, I will be trying to put myself back to my original roots and just do art for the most part.
Comics, I plan to restart those in full in the near future, and I do plan to get a Christmas one out, anyway. But how I create these comics will depend, I might change it so I make one at a time, or two, max.
It might even be less stressful that way.
But regarding comics, I will touch on that at a later date.

For now, I just want to do art in general.

I mean, hey, it might even be what helps with my Patreon in the future, who knows? It's worth a try, right? :3