Important tier changes (Patreon)
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The $40 Kingpin tier will be gone by the end of this month; instead, the $10 Supporter tier will have those same benefits. The tier description will be updated to reflect this.
That means at the $10 Supporter tier you can do as you wish with prints of my sculptures. Sell them on Etsy, eBay, and conventions, and use them to promote your products in ads, cast bronze figurines, etc. Just don't re-distribute the digital files, and don't use my renders and photos while promoting them.
Having a "merchant" tier has never really sat well with me, and I've regretted it almost from day one, but at the time it was "the thing to do" so I went with it and making tier changes is always scary.
Also, finally. A plead. If you see other Patreons talking about this move in public (or even in their community spaces that you have access to) in a derogatory way, claiming I'm trying to copy them (this, unfortunately, has happened in the past in our 3D printing community, and it's never a nice thing), please don't engage them in my defence in a negative way. Keep it as classy as I know you folks are :)
Hell, I dabble in the occasional shit talk, myself, but it's important to do it in private. We all need to vent our frustrations, but it doesn't look good to do it in public.