Making Big Changes Next Month (Patreon)

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. I've been fighting and uphill battle with Patreon as of late. A lot of people the past 2 months have abused Patreon's loop hole of joining the site, pledging, ripping all my files, and leaving without paying. I went from making almost $400 ($100 away from my goal), to $200 in just one month. So not only am I out a lot of money, but all those people made out with my art for free. I've been attempting to communicate this issue with Patreon for the past few months as well as talk out some ideas with other artists. Patreon promises to change but we'll have to see.

So starting next month, I'll keep to the high res files, but I'll be removing the head shots and replacing them with free sketch raffles. And then I'll replace the free sketch raffle tier with free colored sketches. For every ten patrons I get after the initial ten, I'll offer another chance at a free sketch. So for example, if I have 1-10 patrons in the $10 tier, I'll do one sketch raffle. If it gets up to twenty, I will add another sketch to the raffle making it two. So that means 3 sketches at thirty, and 4 at forty. I'll also be doing one free sketch raffle for all patrons level $5 and up once per month.

I'll also start doing bigger giveaways for bigger patrons through the months. Maybe when I need a new full color example or a new badge example and so on. But I will keep all my rewards to the prior months! This means if I do a raffle in June, it will be for all the paying members in May!

Sorry for all of this guys and thanks for those of you who stuck with me! If you're not a fan of the changes, you can still drop before the first. But for those of you who stayed, I hope to give a little something more for you all!

Thank you everyone! Have a great weekend!