Update for all tiers + new tier and new extras for all!
Added 2016-10-21 20:53:39 +0000 UTCIn my desire to expand both my creative activities and provide to you, my supportive patrons, MORE in general, I've determined some changes I can make, confident in knowing that I can keep up with them.
I would first like to announce that there will be a monthly Patron-decided full color illustration from this point forward, called the PatreonPick. Picked by all of you! This will include many new characters from beyond the Sonic series, but Sonic characters will always be present as well. This is to keep things fresh and interesting, but won't diminish the amount of Sonic work I do either. The votes will roll-over from month to month, meaning that votes will accumulate on each character that receives them. The character with the highest vote in any given month is the winner, but then it is reset to zero/placed in cooldown. This ensures that the same character(s) will not keep getting chosen. More on all this shortly..
TIERS
The $1 and $5 tiers have been upgraded a bit.. plus a new $10 tier!
Those pledging in the $1 tier will now get access to the Patreon feed, and will be able to view sketches, WIPs, and the standard web-resolution version of any finished work ahead of when I post them in any of my public galleries. This tier also receives the ability to vote once a month for the PatreonPick.
Those in the $5 tier will be the receivers of the new monthly .ZIP, sent to you at the 1st of each month and will contain all HD files of relevant works, including the PatreonPick, HD versions of any additional finished pieces I've completed, and both seen and unseen sketches done throughout the previous month. This tier will now have TWO votes to use when voting for the PatreonPick.The votes can be placed on one or multiple characters.
And introducing the new proper $10 tier. This tier gets extra access to my PSD files, one is included every month in a .ZIP specifically compiled for those in this tier. This tier also has THREE votes to use when voting for the PatreonPick, meaning those in this tier have the most say in what they want to see. The votes can be placed on one or multiple characters.
How does this change things?
Only slightly. Sketches, WIPs, and standard web-res versions of finished pieces will be posted to the Patreon feed throughout the month as they always have been. However, the "meat" of the monthly content will be provided in the .ZIPs (HD versions, PSDs, unposted sketches that I just didn't feel like uploading to the feed for one reason or another.)
Here is an example file diagram showing how these .ZIP files will usually look:
??? COOLBLUE_201611.zip
? ??? 01_PatreonPick
? ? ??? patreonpickHD_201611_sketch.png
? ? ???patreonpickHD_201611_ink.png
? ? ???patreonpickHD_201611_color.png
? ? ???patreonpickHD_201611_raw.PSD (for $10 patrons)
? ??? 02_Illust
? ? ??? illustHD_201611_01.png
? ? ???illustHD_201611_02.png
? ? ???illustHD_201611_03.png
? ??? 03_Sketchbook
? ? ??? sketch_201611_01.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_02.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_03.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_04.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_05.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_06.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_07.png
? ? ???sketch_201611_08.png
When does this begin?
The Voting Ballot for the PatreonPick illustration to be drawn during November will be posted next week and the voting will go until the end of October. Starting next month, the Voting Ballot will be posted on the 1st of the month, the same day that I will send out the Dropbox link to the .ZIP for $5 and $10 patrons.
The first of these comprehensive .ZIPs will be sent out on the first of December, and it will contain everything from November, including the PatreonPick that you will be voting for soon.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment! Thank you guys for sticking with me as my time here on Patreon has been gradually evolving. I had been wracking my brain trying to figure out the perfect balance of how to bring more to the table in a more interactive way and I think this is just the ticket.
