[Patron-Only Feed] I'm actually not a fan of trains

Revisited hypnosis as a theme in some of my recent works, though mostly brellomascot-centric. People seem to dig that stuff.

The third image here was just a bit of material practice. Didn't quite get what I was planning to get, but it certainly looks neat. I think it might be neat to practice & study assorted subjects more often; perhaps I'll set up a "Serious Saturday" for work such as this in the future?

Commission Streams

In previous weeks, I mentioned the idea of Sketch Commission streams on Wednesday. This past Wednesday, I ran a test for commissions. In fact, the test was extremely fruitful. I received the exact minimum number of commissions I wanted to receive within that single day.

Further testing is required, however. I need to make sure that I'm able to reasonably expect commissions regularly throughout the month. If I'm not capable of getting commissioned work on a weekly basis, these streams may not be a viable means of earning money for weekly food expenses.

The commissions in question are in the Dropbox Archive, but have also been posted onto my blogs.

Momentary Scare

I had a brief scare earlier in the month. Once September started, there was a massive drop in Patrons & Earnings. Upon closer inspection, the drop went below what I was earning early June, but thankfully, I'm picking back up.

graph shows results based on 3 months; Jun 8th - Sep 8th

I'm always concerned about providing the best possible experience that I can, or creating something worthwhile that people would be happy to support the creation of, but this sudden drop made that concern all the more real. I'm still ultimately making less than I was in August, so I hope I can figure something out to make occurrences like this much less scary.

If there is anything that I could do to make the Patreon experience better for you, please let me know.

On Video Games...

I am still enjoying Monster Hunter World, but now that I'm in post-game, I'm spending a lot of time worrying about equipment management... I try to only play a little at a time so it doesn't occupy my entire day.

Dragon Quest XI recently released in the West, and I have thoroughly enjoyed what little I have played. I haven't gotten too far. I have spent SO much time simply exploring the town and taking screenshots of the game's environments & people.

I look forward to using this game as artistic inspiration.

I've also been playing Mini Metro occasionally. Mostly during moments of stress or really boring hours.

It's a game about building subway networks with limited resources, and trying to efficiently get passengers of certain shapes to corresponding stations. It's challenging, but very calming. 

Complete with minimalist art & sound direction.

I tend to do pretty well, but once my transport lines get REALLY long, efficiency drops and I eventually get a game over.

Don't forget to eat and sleep!