I'm a bit sad ='(
Added 2016-05-03 20:13:44 +0000 UTCSoooo it happened, my content leaked around. The doujinshi. I know is kind of inevitable but is something that harms me.
One of my patrons did send my content to a well known website.
I'm kinda sad cause it feels is never enough. I give 99% my art for free and just keep 2 things for patrons. The monthly picture and early acces to my doujinshi, which i still publish for free later on. And now the whole doujinshi leaked, when I wanted to live it with people, week by week, giving them a lil bit more of the dou til is finished.
I kind of assume that if this leaked, next monthly picture will leak too.
I don't blame you, my patrons, cause you are my most big supporters. I just want to share my feelings over this cause is frustrating.
Patreon allows me to live by my own and focus on drawing. That way I can give 99% my art for free. It maybe looks like I make a lot but I pay high taxes as freelancer. Without patreon I'd have to look for other job and forget about drawing as main thing. If my content starts leaking, I'll have no options but reduce the rewards or reduce the content I give for free. So far I'm not going to do that yet. I want to see where this goes :'(
So please, who did this, if you are reading me, think before you do so again. It's sad, I really want everybody to enjoy my art and that's the reason I give most of it for free but... if that's not enough for you, that you have to send it to the most famous pirate website for doujinshis, I wonder what would be.
Comments
Oh my can't believe there are people like that. So sorry for this incident that happened. Hope everything went well :)
Sabrina Michelle Billones Grødal
2016-09-11 14:14:37 +0000 UTCI am so sorry to hear :( that's just...wrong :((
Nancy Rémillard
2016-06-18 22:10:15 +0000 UTCAninsar foncia, pirulín fanyar ajajanian!. Anagualpa pachumba mixi, pilonga caplús. Rataclasta ea! :)
2016-05-09 22:16:54 +0000 UTCEntitled assholes. They seriously can't spare a single dollar?
iavenjqasdf
2016-05-05 04:04:47 +0000 UTCConsidered that you have most of your works publicly available for free, some of patreon works just as early access then release it for free. This is indeed sad. And you also have one of the most generous reward for lower tier! Pledging support for you, in my opinion, is totally support you to work rather than getting exclusive paid content to the point that I almost see no point to leaked your work!
Krisada
2016-05-05 02:29:06 +0000 UTCThank you hun ;3;
JustSyl
2016-05-03 20:58:19 +0000 UTCYeah i did, sent it to both sites that already uploaded it. But i think it leaked to more places already. It had 53 favourites on one of the pages @.@ Once is leaked, is leaked sadly xD i don't really care about it but the future pictures DX
JustSyl
2016-05-03 20:52:30 +0000 UTCI have no words to describe how sad i am for you... Just know that all my good thoughts go along with you... *hugs*
Adrital
2016-05-03 20:52:01 +0000 UTCOh yeah, I don't know if you have done this yet or not, but the site, at the very bottom of the screen, has a DMCA copyright button that you can use to get into contact with someone to have it removed if you havnt tried it already
Splicerb
2016-05-03 20:50:19 +0000 UTCAwww thank you so much, that's so lovely from you ;3; I'm just worried. I mean, is not about this leaking, which is unrespectful for the patrons also. They didn't even bother in checking the tittle and called it "Dou" which is the name of the folder I share... I'm just worried about the future. If the monthly pictures leak and my patreon drop so much, I'll have to find other ways/time to keep making living, that would mean less rewards or less content cause I'd have to focus on comissions. And I wouldn't want to do that cause you people really supported me so much ;3;!!
JustSyl
2016-05-03 20:47:43 +0000 UTCHey Justsyl, still a big fan of your work, and me and my boyfriend were upset about the fact that you had your content leaked, I made a comment on the page of the leaked doujin with a screencap of this post hoping that an admin at the site will take it down, Makko (My boyfriend) actually has that picture you did for me in a small frame somewhere now ~////~>
Splicerb
2016-05-03 20:43:44 +0000 UTCThere really isn't a good way around modern technology and how people treat the creators who make art. This happens too frequently and makes me quite mad (not just as a paying patron, but for you as an artist). You have every right to be angry. A suggestion would be to take a look at other artists that use Patreon and ask around how they protect their artwork. Most for the most part do the loyalty system, which honestly doesn't work very well. Perhaps you will be able to get a better sense of what to do. But don't give in because it is hard to find amazing artists like yourself =3 Be proud of your talent!
Simon
2016-05-03 20:31:16 +0000 UTCThank you so much for your lovely words <3 Is just... I know people likes my art. But... I mean, I give most of it for free. So is that's difficult the little bit I keep exclusive for patreon to make living of it to keep giving the 99% for free? ;-;
JustSyl
2016-05-03 20:22:52 +0000 UTC*manju hugs* I understand being an artist is difficult. I've seen many good artists whose content get leaked. I know you've put a lot of time and effort into your work, especially the doujinshi that you were so excited to put up for all of us. Though I cannot draw like the people I am a patron toward, I do photography work as a freelancer. It is expensive and time consuming just to be given little to no pay and be expected to do more than our job description. There are many of us who value your work as an artist. Stay strong. You have a huge support group so don't let a few buttheads get to you. *another manju hug*
Simon
2016-05-03 20:19:38 +0000 UTC