deadwinter
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Feedback Request!
🕑 Added 2015-02-14 06:14:36 +0000 UTC Hello! I'd first like to say thank you to everyone who has supported this Patreon over the past however many weeks it's been going. You've really made a tremendous difference in my life and enabled me to work on a lot more things stress-free, and for that I am extremely grateful. I'm also reaching a bit of a burnout point as far as typing up weekly art journals goes. Somewhere along the way I got it into my head that I should document as much of my process and the way I think as I can, and a lot of that is worded in a way which seems like a lesson but is really just the way I approach different aspects of my work. They're fun to do but they've begun eating up more and more of my week, and I don't know if I can sustain them at the current pace indefinitely. I'm going to keep posting game dev posts, but I'm thinking of making some changes to the art journal content that most everybody sees, so I'm looking for a bit of feedback. If you're a regular reader of this blog, would you mind less-frequent Art Journal content and more Patreon-only art content? Or if you're really into the journal posts, is there a particular aspect of the art process or some other topic you'd be interested in reading about? My goal from the outset was to fill this Patreon with meaningful weekly content, but after so long I'm starting to get noticeably winded so I'd like to reach out and ask your feedback of what you'd like to see here in terms of art content? Thank you again for all your support, this has really been a lifesaver for me, and I'd like to keep going, and keep making more comics more frequently. You've done right by me, and I want to keep doing right by you.Comments
I have been having trouble keeping up with your posts, so I would definitely appreciate the reduction.
I'm with most of the other people. I really enjoy the art posts a lot so I would like to see them continue but I'm also perfectly okay with them being more sporadic or updating less often, especially given the amount of content and thought you put in to them.
Your posts are incredible, but they're not why I donate. Honestly, I think you should ease off the pressure on yourself, and then either take them as samples to publishers, or kickstarter turning them into a book. The combination of experience and fine art training is powerful, your writing is lucid, your examples vivid. You could do what Mark Crilley has done for Manga.
Matt Webb
^ What they said :3
Sam Harrington
I read and like the posts, but as other people said, I pledge to support the comic, not for the patron-only stuff :).
Kit
I really enjoy reading the journals, but the real reason I kick in with a bit of money is because I think you're a Nice and Cool Person who was already doing interesting stuff. If your Patreon account is here to offset the amount of time you have to spend doing contract work, then there's no need to fill it all the way back up with ancillary bits. Don't feel forced on our part.
Go at your own pace! Don't burn yourself doing something every week - when inspiration strikes, go for it, but otherwise it's fine! :)
Haxxton VonWham
honestly i don't really read the posts... i just believe in the comic and am interested in the game and want to support you in living your dream job... do whatever you want really! so long as the comics keep coming, I'm happy!
I wouldn't feel left out if you didnt post on a regular schedule. What I would love to see is the comic progressing, and I guess everyone else agrees with me on that. You've already explained lots about your art style and planning process when drawing and it's mind blowing to me (as someone who is not an artist) to learn about these kinds of things, but not important to my well-being . So if dropping the weekly schedule gives you more free time to draw, GO FOR IT!
