Important Patreon Reward feedback survey

I enjoy hearing your marvelous voice. You are real, so 'awkwardness' is natural. Just be yourself. Thanks.

Tom Vann

It will be interesting to see where this goes. Would love to see some room for Sakimi's roiginal projects in here, too. However, I guess this depends on what people'll vote. XD

DarkTownArt

I procrastinated, but finally filled it out! I did have one loyalty idea expressed in the survey that I will bounce out here as well: Yearly art book. Have ALL of your art that you created for the year collected in an art book. Those that were with you the whole year at the higher tiers and provided $200+ get the book for free, and those with $100-200 get a 50% discount. This, I feel, would give a more compelling reason to pledge along with giving you something to sell online or at conventions. Even if you decide that such a thing is not financially viable to provide for free, I still hope you consider creating them. I'm an avid collector of art books, and having some from Sakimi would be awesome!

Shawn

I just finished! I would like it if you do exclusive request if we pay more! I also like more nsfw softcore or hardcore because I am a perv XD!

Finished it! and thank you for the holiday wishes! I hope you had some great days too!!

MagEagle

i liked the speech xd actually the reason i became a patron at first was to see voice over tutorials so I would love to see more than just plain video processes! keep up and happy new year:) and looking forward to new mentorship tiers!!

Thank you for beautiful content and working so hard!

Answered the survey. Hope it helps! Merry Christmas, Sakimi-chan. Keep the good work!

TeofiloHurtado

im getting teary after the voice message ( ; A ; ) WE LOVE U SENPAI! ill support u forever <3

I am not here for the NSFW stuff exclusively so if you got rid of it, I'd be fine with it...but I doubt it as you enjoy it so much. I still think you should do a variety of soft and hardcore stuff. I myself like seeing softcore more than hardcore. Some of the male NSFW should be made softer I think or since you give us multiple options in a piece or psd file... create the limp and the not blushing. I guess I am saying give us the option of where it looks natural. Esp if you do it to one of your fairy, elf, etc pieces; give the option of it looking like they always walk around in the nude so it isn't a big deal or a turn on. This is like so many fantasy artists have in the past even before internet. I really liked the Link piece where you gave a limp, not turned on option because he was nude due to washing. I also would prefer to see more hetero couples over yoai and yuri. I really enjoyed the Dragon Ball ones. Really it all comes down to what makes you happy. I don't want what you do to become a burden even though I would like to see what I have mentioned. If you choose to keep doing exactly as you are doing, I wouldn't leave. I pretty much only would if/when this becomes a financial burden on me...but I still may pledge a dollar for the updates.

BlackMN

Awkwardness isn't something to worry about, if you want to do more voice messages it will become more natural over time. I'm very grateful that you have taken the time to post a survey, it tells us that you actually care about what we think when it comes to your art and gives us a chance to feel more involved. If you decide to change things up a bit, I think most of us will be fine with it and you will still have our support!

Thank you for taking your time to write this survey for us. Those that truly love your works will continue supporting your work regardless of nsfw or whatever reasons. Since you've got such a huge fanbase, there's bound to be people with different perspectives on stuffs but just continue do what you love and what makes you happy. I'm a huge fan of you anyway so will be supporting you always =D

ebluberry

test complete!!! :D

Maenta

I really like your student tier idea :) I think a more affordable idea might be a 'mentorship' "program" that would possibly be outside of patreon (otherwise your options might get too busy) at a more affordable rate that's more relaxed. Maybe just touching base a couple times a month and critiques and some direction over Skype without strict assignments or anything, so you don't have to prepare anything. That way it would be a lot more personal and flexible for both you and your clients. (P.s. Don't worry about the NSFW stuff too much. The reason you're doing so well is because a lot of people have grown up with "Sakimichan's" art and they love it. It may sound weird, but I can't say that I'd support a different artist who did the same things as you, just because they aren't "Sakimichan". In a way, your art is sentimental for some people. I know it is for me :) Anyway, thanks for listening! )

Marcus

I absolutely enjoy seeing you work each month, Sakimi. :) Thank you for actually taking the time to poll those of us who may not be more vocal on your Patreon/FB! Glad to be a supporter of such a talented and creative individual. Ja matta~

just finished mine up :) love your work sakami! about to wrap up my second month with you and i regret nothing!!!!!! <3

Erik D

Hope our feedback is helpful!

I poured my heart answering all the questions!!! <3

I must say that all of your material looks fantastic! I would continue to support your no matter where your direction leads.

Nice survey and it's a pleasure to provide feedback, though in all honesty I love your work enough that no matter what you make in the future, I'd be happy with it Do particularly love the idea of that series mentioned in the end though

Jon Mopho

Really enjoyed the survey! Regardless of what direction you choose to take I really enjoy all the work you do. It has helped me out so much with my progress so I'm really thankful. I think the only thing I would like more is just a more even mix of male and female artwork c:

Lauryn

Really liked the survey, and keep on loving your art. Keep up the fantastic work :)

Hi¡ It was a really interesting poll, I think you need to make the things you love¡ It would be awesome see your full potential¡ and about the leaks, its so rude for the people submint your work, its like they dont have respecto for you or what you done, so I dont mind if the price rise I love the idea of the menthor¡ in the higher price¡ ajshajhsdjhs I dream with somenthing like that¡ I want be one of your students¡¡¡¡ plz considerer that¡ and, well, have a very nice xmas¡ and sorry for my bad english¡ best wishes from Mexico¡

Ihsnet

I'm done with the survey and about NSFW art, I really don't care about it. I ignore it and download the clean version XD it's my preference anyway, and I also agree with others who said your art is great without it. I don't think you should focus on NSFW to win people's interest since your skills are unique anyway and you have your own style in art. I have one comment though, I think it would be a lot more interesting if you would paint new character often. Recently, or let's say in a couple of terms, we have the same character over and over in different poses/environment. It's getting repetitive, and I'm not saying it's a bad thing but it would just be better to show us how you would draw other new characters from anime or even popular movies/books like HP or anything else (maybe you should create a poll for this one, it could be fun) I'd appreciate to see more guys too!

STILLLUNE

I want to chime in a bit; I'm not necessarily the most common case. I have kids, so a physical poster tier doesn't interest me; I can't hang them up anywhere. :) (Although my eldest LOVES your take on the Powerpuff girls!) I support because of the voice over tutorials, and getting cool pieces of art in my mailbox regularly. The fanart aspect is nice, but my interests aren't aligned with the mass of voters. The NSFW is very good, and I DO want to see more of them, but it's not the only reason I'm here. It's the totality of the offering; getting pretty (and yes, sexy) art regularly, along with the occasional tutorials that strike my interest. The video process ones are fascinating just to see someone really comfortable with the tools using them, but I almost never have time to watch all of them.

Morgan Schweers

I think I like your idea of one on one mentoring so much!!! And i would love to pay for them...But please don't make them very expensive....

I finished the survey :3 although I wanted to pick more than one for the answers hahaa

Veronica Bohrer

please dont get rid of teir 3 i already had to downgrade cuz of lost job. Love the yoai/yuri stuffs (probably fave part bc im a pervert XD). Having 18+ be that expesive might make me cry alittle but what i say usually gets ignored so yeah. your choice really

That's great to ask for our opinion, thank U ! As far as I'm concern, I would love to see more men in your drawings (but I already told you :x lol) I like fanart and original the same ! For NSFW I'm not a big fan of it but it doesn't bother me. But I think you should not do this too much, you're a great artist without this and you can show us wonderful drawings without NSFW contents ! :) I like the posters idea too !

Lyly Pixie

The audio was great, I'd love to hear more of that. Also it's great to get a survey and be able to "discuss" new ideas. The thought of a potential poster tier is very exciting.

Done! Very interesting poll, I'm liking the though of posters though ^w^

Puresol

I enjoy hearing the audio, it makes getting the information out fast and connected to everyone. The awkwardness makes it fun to listen. I submitted the survey, perhaps have multiple Tiers for what patreon want most like Tutorials only (voiceover and step by steps) NSFW only as a spare options you know? Or if patreon have option such as "ad ons" to current tier would be ideal. This way they can choose if that month they would like to add poster, etc. Plus you can always use audio to keep fast updates! Not sure, only if you remember to lol.

amethyst

My honest survey answers paint me as more of a sleaze than I'd thought I was going in--I'm still here proudly throwing a few bucks to you, a really rad artist, and I'm even mostly over the heartbreak of Zelda x Hilda losing the yuri poll a little while ago. Anyway, Happy One Year to you!

Starpointer

Thanks for thinking of others likes while considering your own. I only wish that more of your attitude was at DA, she gets flack all the time because some really hate she does NSFW stuff and are mean to those that that like that stuff :(. Also even more messed up is that they say some pretty bad things about her. Sorry for the paragraph but those few just make my blood boil. Happy Holidays!

I like the thought of including more options/tiers but I hope it's something you can manage. As for NSFW content, I'm not a huge fan but there is a good chunk of your audience that appreciates it so I think it'll still be nice to have. I think it would also be nice to mix the variety of these terms with new things like robots or non-human characters but that's for the Patrons to decide. Overall: I think your patreon over the past year has been incredible and I'm sure the Patrons are excited to see what you will bring to 2016. :)

M

Will you be able to see what your patreons have voted for individually from the survey?

josh

The suggestions I'd have are: - Use a naming system like "Nov_2015_HairTut" so you don't get duplicate titles and people don't overwrite old tutorials by accident; - Make more tutorials about production pipelines, like the ones you made about how to design a character; since you worked in an actual studio, it makes sense to want to draw from your experience. In general, alternate more between advanced and basic tutorials so there's always something for everyone. - One of the questions is: "would you mind if I did more original NSFW piece then fanart? yes, I'm mostly here for the fanart nopes, as long as it's sexy" It doesn't really account for those who aren't bothered by the NSFW art. :P - It would be nice if you had a milestone where, if you reach a certain goal, you had a monthly public Twitch session where you examine just a few of the pieces that are posted to your timeline and offer feedback on what could be improved. You could make this as high as you wanted, but it would be good to see people strive month by month to hopefully get their piece critiqued. - Rather than using Patreon or Tumblr for art submissions, I would recommend a Google+ community like Istebrak's: it's a lot easier to browse pieces that people submit than it is here on your Patreon (where the submissions are mixed with your own posts and other posts) and as your community members become more confident in what they do, they could also comment on other people's submissions and help them improve bit by bit. Finally, I'd suggest that once you've gathered data from the survey, you inform your Patrons of what changes you want to make. That way we get to know if you've received, for example, an overwhelming request for just NSFW art, and if you're not going to cover tutorials any more, people know in advance and don't get disappointed!

Renmiou BV3gM6

Congratulations on the 1 year mark! Excited to see what a new year of art will bring :)

haha XD yeah I wanted to see what everyone wants to see most so it's only 1 answer question

Sakimi Chan

no i wont stop making 18+ art :) I was just wondering, it's always good to know the what ifs.

Sakimi Chan

Please tell me your not going totally PG on us. If you really want to than I will not stop you or force you to do what you don't want to do. It will just suck for me. With love from a loving but very worried fan now :(

First post here but I just want to say that more Tiers or options is never a bad thing, whether or not people can afford them or not is up to them. Having options is better than barely any I find :) Just want to thank you for your awesome art though, You're great!

Before I finish that survey - is Q9 meant to be a single select option? I feel like it ought to be multi-select :D

Antsstyle

You are secretly Beemo, aren't you? XD <3 <3 <3 I'm filling out your survey right now while listening ~ ;) <3

Mizuki

that will be one massive folder XD ! but ill try to find more efficient ways for you guys to get the rewards.

Sakimi Chan

I'm not sure if this is the right spot to say this, but I'm happy with mostly everything except the way to download the rewards. It'd be nice if everything was in one folder or rar/zip.