Oh boy. I don't think I've ever been as nervous as I've been today. I feel like I'm standing in front of a entire auditorium full of people in nothing but my underwear right now. My heart is going a mile a minute and it took me forever to muster up enough courage to do this but here it goes.
First of all, I want to absolutely thank you all for the tremendous support I've gotten to do all these weird pictures and comics for you. I get the occasional hate comment thrown my way but it's small compared to how much love I receive.
However, as time has gone by you'll notice that some of the projects I've started have either slowed to a crawl or stopped to a screeching halt entirely. And that's really because the focus has to be on working so that I can pay the rent and all that. However, I really hate that. I want to continue Sonic Survivor Island in it's original comic form and not do the one picture and a story thing I said I was going to. I don't even have time to do that so that poll from a while back was pointless. If it comes back, it'll be a comic. As with Anime-Toon Institute, I had an entire story planned out for it and I never got past the third page because of prior commitments.
I realized that if I were to continue them, I would need to focus more on this stuff then anything else, but that wouldn't prove to be a smart idea if I weren't financially stable enough to do it. So that's why this exists. If I'm able to somehow make this successful enough to treat it as a sort of second job, I'll be able to continue all the projects I've stopped AS WELL as do even more comics.
I have an idea for another competition based comic series starring various anime characters for instance. And despite claiming the Tails the Babysitter series was over, I had other ideas for it. But I had to end it because committing myself to a comic that I do outside of commissions isn't viable anymore.
This patreon thing would be a great help to me in working towards making that a reality. I know it may not yield any results, but some have expressed willingness to help and I figured I might as well take them up on the offer. If each one of you donated a dollar it'd make that dream a reality in an instant, but again, I'm a realistic person. It's perfectly fine to show support any way you so desire. And I really don't want anyone to feel obligated to do anything.
The philosophy that if people really like something and want to see more of it, than they'd support it is something I've seen ring true. I don't know if I'd be lucky enough to see it happen but the fact of that matter is that I want so bad to just do these pictures for you all and pump these comics and stories out non-stop. Doing this is something I think about all day when I'm in a position where I can't and it sucks. I even set it up so that no matter what you donate, you'll get access to something.
It's a very nerve-wracking thing I'm doing right now. I don't know what the response will be or if it'll pan out well or not. I don't know if I'll be able to finally focus on this for a substantial amount of time or if this will turn out to be something that just gives me a minor boost in financial support. I really don't know. But, I want to try. It makes no sense not to at least give it a shot.
I made the Patreon two-days ago and have sat on it for so long because I'm so scared but I know there's something worthwhile in at least giving it a try. So I will. Best case scenario, the Survivor Island, Anime-Toon Institute, and new comics will finally get to come and be put out faster with the same high quality than before. Worst case scenario is that I stick to doing just commissions.
Either way, donation or no-donation, one dollar or 10, I still love you all no matter what. Someone like me who felt as alone and as hopeless as I did at such a young age, reaching a point where I'd have even this many people looking at my stuff just makes me feel happy.
I'd also like to thank Tails for his contribution here. Say hello Tails.
Tails: Daaaaughaagaaa....~!
Thanks Tails. You're such a helpful fella. I'm glad you decided to wave that flag of your own free will and weren't hypnotized at all.
Pricing on some of the commission discounts seem... off. I'm just a lurker and never really paid attention to how you price your commissions, but tier 3 and tier 4 are basically the same, since tier 4 has a higher minimum price for the same discount. Might wanna look into that.
Pricing on some of the commission discounts seem... off. I'm just a lurker and never really paid att
No problem. Hope this works out for you. If I ever bother to sign up for Patreon, I might throw some money your way, since you're one of, like, 3 artists who routinely does good diaper art of Sonic.
No problem. Hope this works out for you. If I ever bother to sign up for Patreon, I might throw some
