Version 2.0 of the Ready Art Zone Patreon is ready for Prime Time. Check out the latest.
**I expect to be putting up the new badges and making this official over the coming week**
Please check out the NEW Patreon main gallery here to see if you can log in (via your Patreon credentials):
http://www.readyartzone.com/patreon/
All RaZ Patreons should have access to my main (free) gallery and the special Patreon gallery. You can log in using your Patreon credentials (this is all handled via Patreon so you are secure!)
Biggest change going forward – Art will (for the most part) be delivered via my website and galleries at ReadyArtZone.com. Read that again!
Seriously – this is a MUCH better solution for everyone. This is because you will be able to see PAST Patreon uploads in one place. Right now – a new pledge is limited to the month they subscribe. This will allow you to not only see the new art but check out the old updates too in the Patreon Galleries.
Read on for more information on how things will work!
Main Free Site – I will be stopping the weekly comics from the main site and ONLY publishing complete stories at the end of the run. Right off the bat patrons will be getting even more exclusive art. This would mean a wait of a month or more for non-patrons. Free art would be brought in only when the Patreon is done.
Patreon Comics – for the most part this would remain the same for all patrons. 40 pages a month. All Patreon comics would be shown on my main site in a Patreon section. Additionally all patrons can see the entire site and log in with their Patreon account. All this is handled via Patreon’s login system and all your information is secure.
Patreon Comic and Story Rewards – still in effect and given to all Patreons. Additionally these will be available on the site for Patreon download at any time. See below!
Link to rewards: http://www.readyartzone.com/patreonrewards/
Weekly Comic Preview – These are 1 panel or more previews of upcoming comics. Reward levels starting at $2/month will be getting these. At $10/month you will be seeing roughly 3 previews a week.
Vote in regular polls – These would be regular polls with things like “hey, do you want to see me draw A or B?” or things along those lines. I can’t say how frequent these would be but this would be for all people $2 and up.
Vote/Create special polls – This is YOU suggesting people for me to draw and THEN me setting up a poll for people to vote on. Example “You tell ME some people you want to see me draw and then I will put those people in a poll for the $2 and up Patreon." These people would effectively control the CONTENT of the voting. I do reserve the right to add in my own polls of course but as much as possible I would allow YOU to choose things.
High Res Comic Downloads –Patreons paying $5/month or more will be able to access special downloads of the month’s comics. This is an added perk to the comics and mostly put in as a nod to people donating at higher levels.
Influence new story ideas – this might be something as simple as a private forums where we can talk or even a Discord channel. I’d love to hear more from you!
Sketch Art previews – this are occasional previews of new stories, new ideas and rough drafts for characters. These would be mostly behind the scenes stuff. Some would be finished art, some would be rough.
NEW TIER CHARACTER COMIC ART TIER! Read this if interested
Character Comic Art – Generally speaking - once you sign up and pay for this - we are go and there is no turning back so read and understand!
For starters there will only be ONE slot of this open per month. This is to test the waters and see how it goes.
I get asked about this a lot and finally added it. This is me drawing YOU custom character art. Right now the idea is you sign up, we talk, agree on the subject and I draw something YOU want. Some details:
OK – there you have it. Thoughts and comments are welcome and appreciated.
Thank YOU!!
Ready