Ultimate Rewards Changes 2022

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!

But before panicking, please read complete this announcement, because it is very important to me that all of you know the reasons of the changings of my way to give Patreon rewards.

All of you have been helping me incredibly on the way I’m fulfilling this dream of working at doing what I love to do in this life, and bring happiness to the world. And I’m always trying to be as generous as possible, giving too much to each one of you, no matter the tier you are in, because I really feel you deserve the best for being here in this amazing Clubhouse.

During 2021, especially in the end of the year, I had to overwork on a very insane way, and I even had to pause for a couple of months my offer of giving Patreon rewards, because it was going to be way much to add even more to my queue. I don’t want to repeat the same this year, I prefer to have less work and focus on each piece, instead on overworking trying to finish almost one illustration a day.

I was working again on an Excel sheet, to check and doing maths for how many drawings a year and a month I’m doing only for Patreon rewards. In total I’ve been doing an average of 228 drawings per year and 19 per month.

I’ve been working for days on a way to make everything fair for everyone. For all of you and also for me, so I can give worthy rewards to each one of you, and I can have spare time to myself, to dedicate more time on each illustration, and be able to work on personal projects (Like finally working on a second part for Art & Biro, and other comics I have in mind).

From the changes, the only new thing I’m adding are the Bamboos

What the “Bamboos” are?

Bamboos are a chance to get a FULL COLOR ILLUSTRTION!
YES!! That one feature that was only for +$50 tiers, now anyone who is supporting with $8 of more can have it, choosing 1 per month. I would be announcing it every month in the Telegram channel, and contacting personally the one.
Also if you have doubts how this will work, ask me on Telegram or on a PM.

^The type of Illustration you may get thanks to a bamboo^

I was waiting for 2022 to start to make this changes and introducing this new feature, but I hadn’t figured them out until now.
But now it is time to present them each one to all of you!

Little Bear Level ($1)

This is going to be exactly the same, my eternal gratitude for your support and for believing in my work

So it will look like this:

• -My eternal gratitude. Thank you very much for this!!

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Gummy Bear Level ($3)

They will have access to my Full Resolution versions of my drawings, as always. But the benefit for joining the Telegram Group will go up for the Zoo Level.
Important Note: If you are in the Clubhouse Telegram group and you belong to this level, YOU CAN REMAIN THERE! This new update will be only for those who join after February 2022. So are safe to remain in this level and keep being part of the Telegram group.
Discord Benefits will remain in this level.

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Each 15 days I'll be adding more.

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Zoo Level ($5)

They are getting access to see Work in Progress (WIPs). Plus getting access to the Telegram Group.
I know I’m deleting getting a free sketch once a year, this was something very difficult to maintain. But I want to be very fair with all of you who are already in here. So if you were here on Patreon on this level during or before January 2022, you will get this sketch reward only ONCE more. That means that if you were about to complete 12 month supporting me, I will do a sketch for you anyways.
So, for example, if your benefit was about to be credited on March 2022, I will ask you what you want for sketch on March 2022, but not on March 2023.

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Access to see Work in Progress

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Monochromatic Level ($8)

And here is where the Bamboo benefit starts! They will get all the previous benefits, plus a Bamboo (a chance to get a Full Color Illustration). If you have doubts how this works, message me on Telegram or on a PM.
And as the same as on the previous level, I’m deleting the free sketch once a year, it was really difficult to do way so many sketches a month, and I prefer to give all of you the chance of getting something even better.
But, to not be unfair with any of you, if you joined Patreon on this level during or before January 2022, I will remain the sketch reward only ONCE more.

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo

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Bamboo Level ($15)

Ironic that the bamboo benefit is given from the previous level than the one named Bamboo, hehe. But plus the Bamboo benefit, you will get every year a collectible Enamel Pin, exclusive from the Clubhouse, that it won’t be for sale out from Patreon. And I’m adding the Christmas Surprise from this benefit, because you’re awesome and you deserve something from me during my favorite season of the year.
And exactly the same than the two previous levels, to be fair with all of you, I will remain the sketch reward only ONCE more, if you joined my Patreon on this level during or before January 2022

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo
• · -Phsyical Enamel Pin + Free Shipping (After supporting at least 6 months, a new one every year)
• · Christmas Surprise

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Fruitcake Level ($20)

They will receive all the previous benefits, plus a sketch once every year!!!
But again, I want to be very fair with everyone who was here on Patreon supporting me before, so everyone who has been here on Patreon before January 2022 on this level, you will get the promised Flat Color Illustration instead a sketch only ONCE more! That means that if you were about to receive your Color Illustration on June 2022, you will still get it, but on June 2023 you will get a sketch instead. I really hope you all understanding this, and I’m really doing my best to be fair with everyone for your awesome support!
The mention at the end of my videos will remain the same from this level.
So this level would look like this:

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo
• · -Phsyical Enamel Pin+ Free Shipping (After supporting at least 6 months, a new one every year)
• · -Christmas Surprise
• · -Mention at the end of my videos
• · -A free sketch (Once a year, after every 12 consecutive months you support me at this level)

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Giant Panda Level ($30)

They will receive their choice of a badge, icon or a flat color illustration once a year. Plus all the benefits on the previous level, except the free sketch. And once again, I want to be fair with everyone who has been here before these changes. So you will receive your sketch reward only ONCE more if you joined my Patreon on this level during or before January 2022. But after receiving this sketch reward, you will receive ONLY the choice of badge, icon or flat color illustration once a year.
So the changes are now like this:

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo
• · -Mention at the end of my videos
• · -Phsyical Enamel Pin+ Free Shipping (After supporting at least 6 months, a new one every year)
• · -Christmas Surprise
• · -A free badge or flat color illustration (Once a year, after every 12 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -Free Clubhouse T-Shirt

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Oreo Bear Level ($50)

It’s going to be almost the same than how the current rewards are working with this level, except that I reduced the times I’m doing Telegram stickers, instead twice a year, is only once, but increasing the quantity of worked stickers from 3 to 4.
Plus, your level also got added the Bamboo benefit! And the Icon for the mention on my videos is remaining as well.

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo
• · -Phsyical Enamel Pin + Free Shipping (After supporting at least 6 months, a new one every year)
• · -Christmas Surprise
• · -Mention at the end of my videos + Icon on the mention.
• · -Free full digital/traditional color drawing (once a year, after every 12 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -4 Telegram stickers (Once a year, after 6 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -Free Clubhouse T-Shirt
• · -Free Poster

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Ailuropoda Melanoleuca Level ($80)

For those who are curious what the heck the name of that level means, it is the Binomial name of Panda Bears.
This level is remaining exactly the same way ad before, except I’m removing the Flat Color Illustration once a year, but adding the Bamboo benefit.

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo
• · -Phsyical Enamel Pin + Free Shipping (After supporting at least 6 months, a new one every year)
• · -Christmas Surprise
• · -Mention at the end of my videos + Icon for that mention.
• · -Free full digital/traditional color drawing (once a year, after every 12 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -4 Telegram stickers (Twice a year, after every 6 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -Free Clubhouse T-Shirt
• · -Free Poster

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DUUUUUUUUDE LEVEL ($100)

This is the level which received less modifications, I’m only removing the Sketch reward, which all of them who are currently on this level already had received anyways.
Also I’m adding the Bamboo benefit, which is awesome!

• · -My eternal gratitude!
• · -Be part of my special Telegram group
• · -Full resolution versions of my drawings. Every 15 days I'll be adding more.
• · -Access to see Work in Progress
• · -A Bamboo
• · -Phsyical Enamel Pin + Free Shipping (After supporting at least 6 months, a new one every year)
• · -Christmas Surprise
• · -Mention at the end of my videos + Icon for that mention.
• · -Free full digital/traditional color drawing (once a year, after every 12 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -5 Telegram stickers (Twice a year, after every 6 consecutive months you support me at this level)
• · -Free Clubhouse T-Shirt
• · -Free Poster

And that’s all. You may feel that I’m reducing way too much with this change, but actually I’m adding new benefits, especially for the bamboo one, that if you are not sure how exactly the bamboo one works, ask me personally and I’ll be glad to answer your doubts.

My goal here with this new reward changing is to work in more projects (like second part of Art & Biro), and less in Patreon rewards. To give benefits that won’t make me overwork as the current ones were doing.

These changes will start being valid on February 2022, but as I said on the descriptions of each tier, if you have been here during and before January 2022, many of your previous rewards will remain as promised at least ONCE more before changing to how are going to work for after February 2022.

And of course, how it is obvious, I will work on every promised reward I have in my queue right now, and on all those that I asked you what you wanted as reward but you haven’t told me yet. Those will be worked, and that’s what I’m precisely focusing these firsts months of the year, to clear up that queue completely!
You can check that queue on:

https://trello.com/b/W6ob94vS/patreon

I would understand perfectly if you disagree with the new changes, especially if you were here because you are really wanting to get a drawing of your character by me and you were here on Patreon looking for it, which is completely understandable and valid. That’s why I tried my best to not be unfair and keep those benefits, at least for this year, who has joined Patreon before I changed rewards, so read carefully the changes on your tier, because I decided to remain those rewards to most of them at least for this year (2022).
But I would understand as well perfectly if you decide to reduce your tier or withdraw your support, I won’t feel bad about it, because I know there are other priorities but supporting a silly panda. So no worries!

And to all of you who has been walking with me through this adventure, you need to know I appreciate every bit of support you have given me, no matter if it is too few or too much, it means a really lot to me!

Be sure I won’t modify rewards on the near future anymore, instead of that, It will be very likely I’ll adding more rewards, like maybe some peeks on the future comic pages that hopefully I will start working on them in the second half of this year.

Exciting times are coming, and you can be part of them!

Also… there is a new design for the 2022 Clubhouse Pin. Once I get them ready, I will show to all of you and detail the information if you are getting one or how you can get one. Yay!

Lots of loves from your panda friend:

Paco.