guess who back

(it's me)

I'm finally back from my break and I'm feeling exceptionally motivated to continue with my work with reinvigorated clarity on what it is I'd like to work towards!

As promised, I have an announcement on some changes I would like to make to my Patreon for the betterment of my own wellbeing, but also to redirect my efforts to goals more meaningful to me and hopefully to you too!

• Firstly, I will be creating a new discord for Patrons. This will be for all pledge tiers. I've made this decision for you to properly communicate with me and create a close-knit community. I will also be using this as a space to post some content (in addition to here), stream drawing every so often, and offer another new pledge reward that'll I'll get into in a bit. It'll be a disaster at first, but that's all part of the fun. ,w,
  
• I am going to be removing my short-lived Ko-fi. I've decided that keeping my income pool in one space is less stressful and requires much less maintenance.
  
• In light of this change, I will be introducing a new pledge amount to my Patreon - £1 tier. This tier will offer no benefits. The main purpose of this tier is to replace the Ko-fi as a way to "buy me a coffee" through Patreon. That said, the £1 will still have access to the discord.
  
• At the start of every month, pledge tier £8 will now have the chance to send sketch requests to me. This will be done through my discord in a specific channel, but I've yet to figure out the specific logistics to this. Obviously I'm only one squirrel with four paws, so I'll have to figure out how many sketches requests I can handle each month, but for now I will take on one or two. Not every sketch request can be fulfilled!
  
• Artwork variants / alts will become less frequent and no longer patron exclusive. When creating art, I've found myself thinking too much about alts and have sometimes hindered pieces I've wanted to make to accommodate for them. I'm going to focus more on creating more individual art pieces and other media.
  
• I've been talking about this for a while, but I have finally upgraded my tablet from a scratched Wacom Bamboo tablet from 2011 to a new GAOMON PD156 PRO. I have also decided to move to Clip Studio Paint from Paint Tool Sai. My new tablet is still en-route, so don't expect this change immediately.
  
• Lastly, I will be doing some general maintenance to my Patreon, including updating my bio, goals and other welcome notes to reflect these changes.

I know that was lot to read, but I hope you enjoy these new changes and know that I am working on implementing all of this as soon as this announcement is posted. It might take me a few days until it is all ready!

These changes were made to restrict myself less, become more focused in my goals, but more importantly feel closer to the community that supports me.

I can never say it enough but I appreciate the support always. I can truly say I'm looking forward to the future. Thanks guys.

Keepin' it real

Jojers