final Changes+Stopping the leaks at it's source+limiting the size of my patreon

Thank you for your tutorials! They are amazing! I'm starting drawing on tablet again because of you! You are an insporation!

Yep. Everyone is still waiting. :) She said she'll send it by e-mail this time instead of patreon. Hopefully soon.

I still waiting for you message.Amazing works!

Gawd, I hate that people are such jerks that they steal peoples' work! Hope everything works out!

are we ever going to get content?

DanniDBear

16 oct .... and nothing yet

Still waiting :/

Same. Dido on that thank you. :)

YummyUnique thanks for letting me know, don't use Facebook ;)

On a FB post, she said that she's gonna send out the term between 16th-17th, beacuse she's facing difficulties processing the videos.

been charged but not received a message with download link for the last term

I don't have anything either. And didn't get the mail for the last term :(

Is sakimichan not posting anything?? Or can I just not see it now, since I'm a 1$/5$ patreon??

You should be good :D For some reason Sakimichan has been struggling with files this month so their taking a bit longer! Don't worry everyone is still waiting :3

Mizukitt

You should come to an anime convention in NC next July called Animazement if your free (its kinda smallish, so i dont blame you if you decide against it) ! Love your stuff, and keep it up! *Sends Virtual Hug*

So I have a question! If you post something on say your public Facebook would those kinds of things be okay to share in say.. Other Facebook groups? (Credited to you of course)

Shane Harris

Any chance you could check if my payments made it through? I'm patient but this is taking longer then usual o_o Oh and Thank you for your hard work~ Loving your work

Fireseal Lee

Hi, you are my favorite artist, you are amazing... now i dont have much money but i want support you with more in the future, (sorry my english is so basic), Good job and i wish all your goals come true!

thank you ^^_^ I wil send them asap!

Sakimi Chan

I am waiting for u send message. btw, u a stunning !

Hiya and welcome to the team :D Sakimichan has been working on getting rewards sent out! Please be patient with her! You will receive an email through your actual email (usually it does it through patreon). Once she emails you it will include a code which you will use in her special gumroad for previous terms. Hope that helps!

Mizukitt

Hello Sakimi, It s the first time I pledget for the 20$ the 3 october passed, but I still didn t receive my reward and was asking how do we get to gumroach for one of your pasterm?

Can you really call it "stolen" if the Watermark/Signature is clearly visible? I dont know if this Hinata Artwork is from an Term or one those she showed at her Tumblr for free.

Madam Melisse

I believe her plan is to do some all nights to get them sent out this week.

Mizukitt

Any news on when term 41 rewards will be coming out to us?

Foreign Planets

Hey josh I've send you a message ^_^

Sakimi Chan

So, I just wanted to express my feelings about this briefly. I myself have been having some troubles financially at times to be able to keep on as a patreon even though I love the work you do and have never shared a single piece of your art, and you've been very willing to work with me and, assumption wise, many others who may have the same issues going on or may have just missed a term they really wanted. The only thing that hinders me about this is that the spot I have been freely choosing to move in and out from may not be there after such a time when I find myself scrapping by and unfortunately have to cut myself off to be sure I get by, so it just sort of pains me about it. Hopefully you'll have an answer for me Sakimi, but its understandable if not. - One of Your Loyal Patreons

josh

Your STOLEN artwork ... <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665935135" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=665935135</a> ... it can be taken down by file a "DMCA-Claim" to STEAM: <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/dmca/create/665935135" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://steamcommunity.com/dmca/create/665935135</a> Please make a STEAM account shall you doesn't have one, and claim back your artwork!

Frank Leo

No worries. We know you're doing the best you can. Don't overwork yourself. &lt;3

demcro

Sorry guys for the wait. I am going to pull a few all nighter so I can send it out by this week. :(

Sakimi Chan

sorry for the delay I'll try to send it by this week. :(

Sakimi Chan

Which terms do you need access to? *_*

Sakimi Chan

Same here, I think the term is just late. Hopefully soon.

Don Wagner

Same for me xc I didnt receive anything

the Term 41 to be exact

I have not received my Patreon Reward even though my Creditcard has already been charged and it is already Oct. 11 here. I am assuming I got accidentally skipped when you were handing out the rewards.

This is a bit of good news to me. Because I paid for content in 2015 and due to my poor internet access I wasn't able to download it. And when I finally updated my internet provider, the download link was locked &gt;_

RespawningFly

I think she means the time you have to download the art will be extended to five months instead of just one month.

I'm not sure what you mean from one month to five? Does that mean if we got the September term,we wont be able to view it until february?

Still waiting...

hey sakimichan! I am a little confused as what you mean to 1month to 5??? Does this mean the change will in 1-5 months??? Just wanna make sure I understand :)

Sorry! the files takes longer than I expected to process. The link will actually be sent to your email instead of patreon message. the limit for the download time will be changed from 1 month to 5. sorry for the delay. :(

Sakimi Chan

sorry it's going to be delayed till next week. :(

Sakimi Chan

Yep, it's processed now. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

thanks. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

Sorry! the files takes longer than I expected to process. The link will actually be sent to your email instead of patreon message. the limit for the download time will be changed from 1 month to 5. sorry for the delay. :( I am just copy and pasting at this moment to save time now. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

I am confused, what do you mean by folder? *_* do you mean on your computer? if it's on your computer it should be fine. *_*

Sakimi Chan

Me too.

havent got mine, and hopefully i can get it soon.

Hi i will happily make the folder private or even remove it if needs be, you can decide. But as a new teir 2 member since this afternoon I have been compiling your art work in my favourites on this site only and have named the folder "SAKIMICHAN ART". please let me know if this is ok as i am loving your work and would hate to jeopardize later viewing of it. Cheers ElJay x

Is there a problem with the rewards? I haven heard or gotten any messages. And it's the 9th now..

Nope. She hasn't sent it out yet. I've been checking everyday. #impatient. XD

Hi I still have not received the reward for my tier level from last month. I read it was delayed. Just checking if it was still delayed or accidently missed. Love your artwork by the way. It's brilliant. Xxx

I'll keep supporting you whatever steps you take to protect your work. you make such beautiful art and you should protect it as best you can, from those who doesn't respect the copyright of others.

As usual, I'm late to the party and just now catching up on all the news. Sakima, it's your art and you have the right to protect your work. I think you've reached a good compromise that will allow you to protect your work (and find the pirates) while doing your best to keep your patrons happy. I've honestly been amazed at the value you've given us. We get beautiful art from you every term for a very modest contribution to you. I'm one of the folks who really won't miss the PSD's simply because I'm one of those untalented folks who's lucky to draw stick figures. I just enjoy seeing your finished product! Best of luck to you and I'll still be here supporting you - including letting you know if I see anyone out there trying to profit from your art.

Myron

I will support your decisions. I agree that is better to you.

Hyeokjoon Shin

Hey Sakimi! I'm new to Patreon, so I'm sorry if this is an obvious question. I signed up to this on the 30th of Septemeber, so will I be able to get Term 41?

Hello, forgive the random question. I'm new and I have yet to receive the 41 term message when will they be sent or due to all this it will be delayed?

Julio Draco

I did. why? *_*

Sakimi Chan

Question! did you ever draw Boa Hancock NSFW?

thank you. :) I am fine with people sharing in a private group. :)

Sakimi Chan

yes! please let me know! just don't post it in public. thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

Thank you and sorry for the delay. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

I respect your desision. I hope to continue seeing your beautiful art and being part of this beautiful community

Keep up the good work love your stuff. There are only a few artists I follow and your the only one im a patron for.

Sakimi, If we find your work being sold on amazon or redbubble or something like that, should we email you (or contact you some other way)? Would that be helpful? I know I've seen at least 2 different people selling your work before, but wasn't sure whether I should try and contact you or just let it be. I'm rather new to the art community, so I wasn't sure how to handle something like that.

I found you over pirated works and DeviantArt and I'm happy to be one of your patreons. It is your decision and I will support you, no matter what. :)

Bastion Of Tales

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

as long as it's private and within your community I am fine. :) I just don't want people selling my work without consent. :(

Sakimi Chan

thank you I am glad it all worked out, there is still a few details that I need to iron out but currently I am still brain storming. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you Shawn. :) Just let me know privately I don't mind it as much unless they are selling my work without my consent. :(

Sakimi Chan

thank you I'll be continue improving my work for my fans. :)

Sakimi Chan

Thank you Frodorok, it's fine just to let me know anything you guys come across. you actually don't have to specifically try to find them. I just want it to not become something too out of control. :)

Sakimi Chan

maybe :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

Don't worry there is always people that drop pledges when ever the term finishes. :)

Sakimi Chan

thanks. :)

Sakimi Chan

Thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thanks. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you I am glad it inspires you! :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you! I hope this whole thing won't become something that is blew out of proportion. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thanks. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

I won't be posting the blacklist, but i'll still keep an eye on some of the websites. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you! let it be a pirate hunt and not a witch hunt as long as they are sharing within a private close group it's fine. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

thanks:)

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

Thank you for the support! I'll try to get term 41 out before the end of this week. sorry for the delay. :(

Sakimi Chan

thank you for letting me know Darold, I won't be doing any of those anymore it's something that is too hard to control and might get out of hand. :(

Sakimi Chan

Thank you. I am happy you are willing to do that for me but I don't wish to summon a mob I just want everything to be settled without any blood shed. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you XD I am happy I have so many people that is willing to support what I do.

Sakimi Chan

There is going to be Step by Step included for tier 2 and yaoi/yuri tier. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

I am so sorry to hear that but I also saw your most recent message and I am happy that the misunderstanding was resolved. :)

Sakimi Chan

let's hope this pirate hunt doesn't become a witch hunt. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

Thank you for the suggestion, but I won't do that. it would just make things a lot worse. :(

Sakimi Chan

Don't worry there is always around 40-50 users that drop in pledge after a term is finished. There is always a spot for new users. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. I am just hoping it wont become a witch hunt. I still want people to enjoy my work but not selling them. :(

Sakimi Chan

thank you :)

Sakimi Chan

I currently have storenvy that I am planning to update in the very near future (as soon as I have the time) and if you guys want it I can also sign it. :) <a href="https://www.storenvy.com/stores/101642-sakimichan-art-shop" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.storenvy.com/stores/101642-sakimichan-art-shop</a>

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

I am not trying to hunt down people that is sharing works because they like my work, I am trying to prevent people that is abusing the good will of those people and selling the work without my consent. I am hoping that by doing this people who wants to share is willing to put more thoughts into who and what community they want to share it in. There is always the chance of space emptying up for the slots, I always have around 40-50 people drop after the rewards are sent out. :)

Sakimi Chan

Hello Jo, don't worry there is always users dropping their pledge you can always try to choose a term you want to support. if not you can still let me know. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you! I m just hoping that I can send everything out before the end of this week. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

Question. If we are already a patron, are we in the clear? I have looked a blind eye in the past to leaked content, but that is how I found out about your work, and I love your artwork, hence why I am a patron now. Keep being awesome and I will support any decision you make. ^.^

Thank you for the help. :)

Sakimi Chan

You are welcome I am just trying to make sure that opinions are heard and the best approach is used, it's still work in progress.. :)

Sakimi Chan

thanks. &gt;_

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. I am glad it worked out :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

thanks. XD

Sakimi Chan

thank you for the support. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you for the support. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

thank you. :)

Sakimi Chan

Yep that is fine as long as it's not the full size. :)

Sakimi Chan

Just to check, I occasionally use your work as avatars on game sites/forums. It's not in large form, and I'm always happy to tell people where I found it. Is that ok? (I found you on Patreon partly so I'd have a way to give back for my use.)

Well I'm actually happy you changed your mind. Of course it is your art and therefore your call whether you watermark it or not. But as much as I like your art I am not willing to pay for watermarked pictures. Signature is very much welcome as it adds to the art but I feel like watermark degrades it. So I am happy with your decision because it means I will be able to continue supporting you and get what I want for my money making it a happy deal for both of us :)

I am happy that you decided against the watermarks. As always, love your art, and good luck with the pirate hunt!

Sakimi, as many have said, we'll support whatever path you decide. We want you to be able to enjoy what you do and share it with us without it being a stress point of being exploited. If there is anything particular you would like us to do when we come across your art in other websites, let us know and we'll do it!

Shawn

Hey Sakimi~ I've just recently subbed to your patreon but I've been a long time fan and supporter of your work. Its very unfortunate to have your artwork stolen and used for other purposes. However, all of us here will continue to support you. In time, I would hope that the piracy dwindles and you can focus fully on what you love. As we all would like to see your creations and your continuos improvement, stay strong and make your mystical creations! :D

Charms

Very happy to hear that you are not going forward with the watermark plan, If there is anything your patrons can do to help regarding finding leakers, please let us know. Keep up the fantastic work

Big Dinner

Coming soon, spot the micro-dot game.

squarenuts

I'm sorry that this has been happening to you Sakimi Chan! I fully support the changes you want to make to the tiers which are pretty reasonable to me as a patron trying to improve my drawing skills anyways. I hope the new changes help!

mithrilmoon

Hi Sakimi Chan , I understood your decision and I'm really happy you don't downgrade the quality of your work. I really hope the leakers realize the wrong they do to you.

Sebastien

I'm okay with your decision, just hope I will be able to update to a higher tier coming November

Fusselkeks

Supporting you regardless of what it is you choose to do! &lt;3

PrussiAntique (Antiqua)

Hey, i would only say that the new watermark was sure okay for me. But if you want to do not im Happy too. :D ... and i think your Blacklist is a good idea to, hope i can help you with this list, i hate ppl who do this things.

good for you sakimichan!

Thank God I found your Patreon page today!! New to patreon.. but I love your works way before.. I support you 100%

Rinnocent

Kudos to you!! Looking foward to your new art and good luck with catching those pirates.

AJ

I haven't been subbed to your patreon for very long, but your art has always been an inspiration for me! Far before I actually subbed as well. I more than agree with your decision and hope that you'll have everything comfortable sorted very quickly! :)

Xae

Awesome sauce. Let's hope that it works out and you can just keep creating your glorious art in peace.

Fingers crossed it works out!:)

Whatever makes things better for you. You do what you gotta do. Keep up the amazing work!

WingZero

Well, I'm glad you settled on a response you're comfortable with. I hope you're able to keep up the lovely work

Appendingfic

I would support you no matter what. But I think this final decision is better. I hope very much that a leaker blacklist used habitually by online artists becomes the norm. 🙌🎯

Wow, alot has happened the last few weeks :o I hope you'll catch the culprits! I will keep supporting you, no matter what your decisions are :) GENKAI BATTORU!

Good luck, Sakimichan. I hope it all works out

EbonyFare

I'm with you on your pirate hunt! :D

Alvin Balce

I think it's great that you are going to take a stand against the leaking! The changes are more than acceptable, lower size psd's shouldn't hinder anyone trying to learn from your workflow. The best of luck with your pirate hunt! If I stumble upon any of your work that is meant to be an exclusive I'll let you know!

Grayman

It's worse than that, because cyberbullying or things like that can go both way. Who knows what the "shamed leakers" may do in retaliation? No matter what happen, having an uncontrollable community hunting in your name can backfire, and it's the creator that will suffer in the end, not the community doing the hunt. Sakimi should keep the blacklist private, and share it on demand if she want to help other creators, but at her own discretion. Just like the "pirate hunt" shouldn't be publicly supported, she should do that with a group of people she trusts, behind the scene. Encouraging people to do their own justice can make things go wrong very quickly, I hope Sakimi has thought about it longly before taking any risk.

AlphaPizza

Supporting you at 100%. It's your art, your Patreon, you decide ! It's sad you have to do this but somehow it find that... "pleasant" to be a member of a restricted community, like if we were all "special and lucky" to be able to be your patreons ^^

Ewilan (beledhien)

Whooo ~ it's been a crazy couple of days. @w@ Thank you for taking so much time informing us with all your info ~ :D I don't think I saw any info about this in the final changes, but I was wondering if you are still going to restrict psds to Tiers 3+? And if you're still resizing them? :0 And I do think the blacklist idea sounds like a good idea, but it might be a little tricky singling out people and handling the backlash of that public shaming. :0 I don't know if having a public abbreviated list of some sort would work best or just keeping a list in private and just sharing with any creator that might be interested in it? Online harassment/hunting from the massive public could cause serious damage to the culprit and could turn into major cyberbullying, even if they do deserve it for leaking things/selling things for profit in the first place. XP Handling people who sell things on ebay, amazon, etc. is a much easier process since you can just report them without having much contact. xwx All I can say is to be careful in how you approach this blacklist concept ~ and like someone else mentioned, you might want to seek out some legal advice on the matter. Anywho ~ I'll still support you with your decisions and if I have any concerns, I'll definitely let you know. :D

Mizuki

After thinking about this for a while, I want to add a little more to my thoughts. I just want to say that you should be careful about the way that you handle this. Obviously these pirates are in the wrong for using your work with out permission. There is no debate there. But I think you should be careful about how you direct your community to support in reporting pirates. Even with the best of intentions, things can go too far. In the end, this community's focus should be about you and your art not a community focused on hunting pirates. I don't know if I'm expressing my thoughts well enough but there it is. I just want you to be smart about the way you handle this.

Trivayne

Take your time with the rewards, get everything on your side figured out. Sorry you have to deal with this *hugz*

Dl2agon

I will support your decisions no matter what. I hope that you're able to get as many of these taken down as possible, and I will keep my eye out for pirates. Keep on creating, you're amazing &lt;3

Anadia

Thank you Sakimichan! I'll do my little bit by keeping a lookout for pirated use of your art pieces too!

I like the idea of limiting the number of patrons. It seems to me that you hit a point where you are making enough money to support yourself very comfortably and that your main concern now is artistic integrity, rather than just piling on subscribers to making more and more money that begins to mean less and less to you. It is a nice problem to have. If you can limit and control a smaller group of patrons and weed out bad actors you stand a much better chance of actually preventing privacy than your previous idea. I'm just glad I subscribed when I did! Good luck to you going forward, I look forward to my first tier delivery!

HamboneWilson

I'd strongly advise against trying to disseminate any blacklist of people you think leaked your work because you'll be opening yourself up to a number of legal liabilities in the various countries you have patrons, even if you feel your reasons for doing so are factually or ethically correct. Issues such as that are traditionally tried as publication of private facts. Definitely consult a lawyer before even thinking about posting identifiable information on those people online.

When you found a pirate as well as your stolen works, please make a post here with the pirate and his site's info ... so that, we all can jump in to help you to get rid of the pirate et al.

Frank Leo

No matter what you choose to do you will still have a huge fan base that follows you. When you're the best at something, you can pretty much do whatever you want. I could care less how you choose to combat piracy, I will pay whatever I need to in order to keep all the happiness and joy that your art provides. Art is way more expensive than what sakimichan charges, as her patrons were are very blessed.

Big B

I would have preferred the seal before file loss level 2, fewer and fewer things for that reward

Oh wow, this is quite the change in direction. Its definitely an interesting course of action to take and I'm really curious to see the effects of this. Hopefully, those effects are to the benefit of you and your peace of mind. As long as you're happy with your decision, that is all I care about. Tightening up the community in order to easier track down the source of leaks is an interesting idea that I wouldn't have thought of. Honestly, the fact that you would limit the number of people that can pledge and in turn limit the income you would get from Patreon says a lot about how seriously you are about the leak issue. I'm unsure how you plan to track back the people who leak your content, but it seems like you have an idea about it and will trust in you. I wish you the best of luck in tracking these people down.

Trivayne

Sakimichan I hope you do what is best for you &gt;

Mizukitt

I have decided that this community is something I no longer wish to engage in Sakimichan. Sorry but this whole mess has stressed me out on a very touchy date for me and has made it clear this isn't an art community but a bunch of people obsessed with 'getting their money's worth'. As I said I will still support you but I will no longer be a part of this.

CandleBriar

You keep saying "it's not fair", but it's not her job to be fair. This isn't an issue of fairness or justice. It's about what she considers will be the best decision for her and her work. Your arguments would probably be more convincing if you could boil them down to something other than "it's not fair".

Shawna Canon

All the best with the pirate hunting! I hope that whatever plans you're putting in play are effective.

Timmothy Clarke

Make a public list of the leakers, Name and shame them. Make people aware that people will not get away with it.

Hopeofhell

It sucks that some legitimate honest people that will want to support your work won't be able to because of a couple of leakers who got no souls, and it sucks that you will lose those potentials benefits... :/ But if you feel like that's the right decision and makes you feel better about sharing your work on patreon, I still support your choices a 100%. :)

Kurios

High gratitude, Sakimichan, for relieving the vastly honest and abiding over the few dishonest and outliers ^^ As others have made mention, the energy you pour into your art and the reward tiers organized indeed seem generous and are positively appreciated! That should not be dismissed in the slightest. Even still, I do agree completely that watermarks, whilst perhaps seemingly innocuous, indeed do severely degrade the aesthetic energy and positive feelings, even creating negative energy, and as a blanket might attempt to address one problem whilst creating plenty more for plenty folk. Even if others will not make public statements to such degree, I believe many feel the same way, and likewise that ultimately the measures taken with your art are contemplative and that we should not presume to understand your perspective like we understand our own. All that aside, I shall look forward to your incredible art and tutorials as they are given life... of how majestic and surreal they are, and practical and informative :D *hoists a pirate-hunting flag in support*

RyvyrDGoblin

I supported both decisions but thanks for trusting us!

Ivar

Have you thought about opening up the $70 tier a little bit? Prints are somewhat tougher to copy than jpegs. (Also I neeeeeeed them!)

I will support you!

Konda

I normally only sign up every once in awhile when I see something I like eg. Line art tutorial these past two months. And I always try to get in the 20 dollars tier to get two months worth rather than constantly stay on the pledge. The pirates can simply never leave the pledge since they will continue trying to sell your new works for their own personal gain, meaning the only ones losing out are people like me who pledge when we see something we like that month, or new people that want to support your art, as well as yourself for limiting how much you can make each month. I think limiting the cap will not benefit any of us in the long run, but hunting the pirates down will at least give you the ability to do dmca type activity.

Bryan

I'm glad the watermarking was reconsidered, but I was hoping to occasionally hop on and support a term which catches my fancy from time to time to get the PSD's, but with the limit now... and it already being full my luck is out.

Jo

Do what you need to do to try and snuff out theft of your work. Best of luck as everything gets implemented.

A Dead Phish

I agree. Whatever you decide, I will support it.

Whatever you decide to do I whole-heartedly support it. Leakers and pirates are the bane of every creative person and have been strangling the creative community for years. I'm with darktown art on this one; I was fine with your previous solutions and I will be perfectly fine with any others you come up with. Stay strong, be true to yourself, and fight the good fight!

Long Division

I agree with a lot of this. I still think this proposal is less fair than water marking since it locks people who wouldn't abuse your work out entirely. But you are being super generous with your rewards and I think some of the people here have forgotten that.

CandleBriar

I haven't said anything about this yet, however, since I have been a long time supporter, I feel like I should also add something into the mix now. I personally wouldn't have minded watermarked work. After all you were giving away A LOT for the tiers paid. and I find it very sorry that there are people around there who think that your generosity should be abused. I m aware that a lot of people are jealous of the amount of money that you make and might think for that reason that their behavior is justified. However, You are working SO MUCH to create all this content, hardly ever taking a day off, that I think all you are making here is justified, and that leaking your content is unfair towards those who pay money for it. Therefore I find the idea of a blacklist to be a good idea. It is only fair, also towards other creators, to know what people to look out for. This is just my two cents of course.

DarkTownArt

I was fine with the watermarks and I honestly think this will punish people more since loyal patreons won't be able to sign up or change their pledge amounts. It also won't solve the fact that once a piece is leaked it will stay leaked and become increasingly more likely to be edited to remove your signature. I will still support you but I really feel this is way less fair and places all new comers under the 'possible criminal' banner.

CandleBriar

While I could see it as an issue if a dedicated follower wants to change to a higher paying tier or back out for a month or two due to financial issues, I can also see how this can really help. I support you in this and will continue looking forward to seeing and learning from your wonderful work. Cheers!

Seraziel

sakimi sensei i will help you with the hunt of the pirates, you have my sword! =) if i will spot them i will report them to you ^^ I hope I can help you not to get too stressed with this situation =)

This seems more fair. Thank you for hearing our concerns and putting them into consideration.

Eric

Yeaaaaah, blacklist all those disrespectful jerks, lol.

GamerWulf

Thank you Sakimi! It's a good decision, I hope everything goes beautifully from now on. :)

thank you ^_^ I think i will host a monthly pirate hunt post where everyone can openly post anything that has been leaked out !

Sakimi Chan

I wish you luck finding these pirates and I hope we can all work together to help you by direct you to these pages that are posting without permission.

SunTallulah

Thank you for listening to our feedback and adjusting your approach. It's really nice to see that you were open to that. I support this new approach 100%, and I wish you the best of luck with it. :-)

Shawna Canon

I am never leaving ur patreon!!!

Isamu

So sorry to hear that you're having these issues. It sucks when everyone has to suffer because of a few assholes. I'm glad you're looking at making it more fair for the rest of us.

John Slaughter

I love the way u put ur signature on ur art. So stylistic!!!

Isamu

I love this decision. Thank you for all your hard work and the wonderful pictures you put out each month to your fans. It really means a lot when your fans feel like they are heard. Keep up the sexy cool pictures and DEATH TO THE PIRATES!!!

Jaden

FULL SUPPORT HERE!!! Anything u need, let us know!!!

Isamu

I support your decision and good luck in pirate hunting!

Turntables

Indeed, well done!

VGBNEM

no problem and thank you guys for supporting me. If it's within my power I will try to make it happen.

Sakimi Chan

sadly didn't get a tabel there U_U ! but i will update my online store very soon with all the recent posters :)

Sakimi Chan

Hope to see you @NYCC!

Thank you. I was not in favor of the watermarks and this seems like a very fair way to try to protect your art. Well played.

Matt