Hoist the sails, Maties! We're going on an adventure — A Dedicated, Ever-Growing Library of References Built for Artists. (Patreon)

Hello, friends! I've returned with yet another introspective. Though, this one won't be as sappy. Lol.

SO, as most of you know, in the last couple months I shared that I had a goal of achieving $2k a month on Patreon by the end of the year before I walk the metaphorical plank and return to life as a reluctant contributer to society in the form of *gasp* a job. 😂

So this entire time I've been collecting data. Not on you guys, but on myself. The first couple of months were a bit of a riff raff into this goal, and I realized what this entire time was missing from my page: Organization, Consistency, and a Clear Product.

and what has plagued it so: Random, Inconsistent Bullshit. 😂

Therein lies my problem and what has always been my problem. This page has always been treated as another social media page where I post whatever the hell, whenever the hell. A random post here, another one there, a random video here, a post about OC's there. Just aimless, no north star, no schedule. Just randomeness, and quite frankly this is not sustainable if I want to grow this Patreon page into an actual valuable and trustworthy resource.

So I aimed to fix that, and in the last two weeks, I've felt more purpose in my page than I have in its entire lifetime since 2022. Simply put, the schedule is demanding, but it's comforting in its structure. It helps me laser my focus on my goal, and thus has lit a fire of dedication in me that I aim to keep ablaze for the foreseeable future.

I have a "dream" for this Patreon page.

Personally, I learned to draw from studying references. Specifically though, reference drawings as opposed to real life references. For some reason, I learned best when studying from drawings of a subject rather than the real life counterpart, and that is what I stake my entire knowledge of drawing around. This is why I'm able to do what I do. Now, I only ever studied from action poses, and so that's what I became best at. It wasn't until I started to broaden my horizons in drawing different kinds of poses that my mind quickly zeroed in on one thought:

I wish there was a website or a resource with drawing references for everything. Humans, robots, cars, animals, clothing, everything. A giant library of already-made drawings made to be references and resources for me to draw from and study.

I want to become that resource.

For the past four years my Patreon page has been a ship that set sail on an open sea with nowhere to go as it drifts off wherever the wind takes it. Well, friends, I feel it's about time I became the captain of this ship.

Thus I am re-launching my Patreon Page with a new identity starting in October! (I need to get everything in order lol)

An Ever-Growing Reference Library Built by an Artist for Artists.

And the product is simple: A new collection of themed drawing references every Wednesday and Sunday.

And therefore, there will be changes to how everything is organized! The schedule will remain the same, but I want this place to be easily navigable. So my Collections will receive a complete overhaul!

Every post will be labeled going forward. The titles will drop the "Today's Sketches" and move to the theme the drawings are based around. They will then be categorized within a specific collection where they will all be gathered accordingly. For example:

MOVEMENT

Running • Fighting • Jumping • Falling

INTERACTION

Kissing • Hugging • Dancing • Carrying

FANTASY

Werewolves • Monsters • Transformations

SOLO CHARACTER

Warriors • Heroes • Villains

That sort of thing!

The Membership Tiers will also recieve a slight tuning to reflect this new direction.

Now for the elephant in the room for me: There will be a price change for the $5 tier. Starting October 1st, the $5 tier will move to $7. Existing members will not recieve a change in price. This change will be for new members only. The $3 tier will move to $4, and the $10 tier will remain the same.

VERY IMPORTANT: To any new members - I strongly advise you to join via your web browser to avoid any additional fees on IOS. Joining through the app will add roughly $2.50 more to the asking price if you join via the app. It's kinda crazy actually.

So why? Why this change? I'm looking at this change to be indicative of what I'm committed to turning my Patreon page into not what it is now. Because quite frankly, my page right now is not that valuable in my opinion.

An archive of 4 years worth of primarily random action poses of which many have already been shared to social media. That is not a product nor an enticing incentive. 😂😅

I've only been working under this new schedule for 2 weeks. And in those 2 weeks I've drawn more than 50 drawings. Before, that's more than what I'd normally share in a month.

To be blunt, this is a lot of work. It's time consuming, and that's what I see the price change for, for me. A year from now there will be 100+ collections of themed drawing references, two years from now 200+, that is the value proposition I see in my mind, and it's one I'm committed to make happen.

I've had my Patreon page for 4 years, but to me, this is year one. Those of you who join now will be joining at the ground floor of something that I aim to make truly awesome.

Two weeks, but it's only the beginning. A new era has dawned, friends. ☝️ I've set sail to my ship, and I'm thankful to have you all as part of my crew. 🙏 You guys are seriously the goats, and thanks for humoring me this whole time. 😭😭