High-Quality Illustrations vs. Quickly-Produced Sketches

Just touching base with you all.

As many of you know, whenever I'm considering plans for the Patreon, especially if it involves a shift in direction, I try to involve you and get your feedback. Your thoughts are very important to me, and you are a very big part of the Patreon experience.

For a while now, I've mentioned wanting to create more impressive works of art, such as high-quality illustrations, landscapes, and even comics. However, as I'm sure you know, all of those endeavors require a massive time investment. 

I've slowed the rate of my production on Patreon as of lately, but I'm still spending most of my work hours towards the same kind of content, following a similar strict & regular schedule, but the content quality hasn't necessarily improved as a result of it, and it's tiring.

In order to shift towards creating better artworks, I'm going to have to get comfortable with the idea of taking longer than a handful of hours on a single project. Illustrations of higher quality sound like an amazing idea, but it's an admittedly scary one, especially since it'll likely mean a change in the frequency of major posts. That's not to say that I plan to go long periods of time without uploading, but the reality is that "finished" products will take longer, and this will likely affect the upload schedule.

So... how do YOU feel?

Would you prefer my focus shifted towards creating bigger & better artwork? 

Or do you prefer how it is now; with simpler work that's uploaded faster?

High-Quality Illustrations:

- Slower to produce, but higher quality

- Less static imagery on blank backgrounds

- Comics (Ongoing, Short Comics, CYOA)

- Greater environmental detail

- More dynamic NSFW artwork

Quick Sketches:

- Faster to produce, but lower quality

- More frequent uploads

- Pretty much what the experience has been thus far

HOWEVER, FEAR NOT, DEAR PATRON:

Keep in mind that should I shift the Patreon direction towards high-quality illustrations and longer production times, I still hope to maintain activity and produce sketches.

Obviously, I still have to sketch my concepts before fully realizing them. Additionally, I still love  to draw quick, spontaneous content, and I'll still have to practice my skills through sketching. I still want to offer Patron Sketch suggestions too, as I love involving you whenever I can.

Changing direction with my Patreon means that my work can offer more depth, however, and there will then be much more to fall in love with to justify supporting me. It means I can spend more time creating & sharing what I'm passionate about, and provide a sustained interest in what I'm creating.

It also means that my personal direction can go beyond "Uhhh... What do I draw today?" If my cognitive fuel tank can have more freedom throughout the week by not having to worry about forcing a sketch that's "just good-enough," I can actually spend that time more wisely.

I expect that the reward tiers will have to be adjusted in order to make up for such a change, and I'd have to do a good job of maintaining contact, involving you in the creative process, and providing consistent value across the experience.

Please share your thoughts with me:

I really want to know how you feel about these ideas so I can determine how people would ultimately respond to the change if I do decide to commit to it.

If you have any thoughts in regards to how I can make the Patreon experience I offer more worthwhile to you, especially if I do change directions, please let me know.

I can't know how to make the experience work best for YOU unless you talk to me.