Adjustments to Patreon Art Rules
Added 2024-03-28 16:00:07 +0000 UTC** Edit: I have removed "full-body inflation" from the themes I will be removing from the list below. It will currently remain as an option for now.
I will be removing a few themes from the THEMES Allowed section of the Rules starting on March 31, 2024.
The following will no longer be themes I will draw for Patreon Art or Commissions:
• BBW
• SSBBW
• major Weight Gain (see exceptions below)
Exceptions: Still allowed:
• Thicc
• Slightly chubby
• "Soft" bodies
• similar themes
To clarify, I am doing this for a few reasons:
• I know a few people who've dealt with issues related to this theme, and it's emotionally difficult for me to draw them.
• These themes are not quite in my wheelhouse compared to the art I've created for the past few decades.
• The skillset for drawing these images is not quite in my wheelhouse. I've only done 2-3 of these types of images, ever.
This change should not be taken as either judgement on those who embody or enjoy such themes.
When my patreon page was originally launched, I had hoped to offer the possibility of drawing themes that are not normally seen in grOw. While there are still some of these that I will continue to draw, I realized that there were reasons I chose not to create certain images (including those themes mentioned above).
I am mulling over one or two more themes to cull in future months, but there are different reasons for those, and I am still reflecting on them and whether to do so.
The March 2024 Grayscale Patreon Art image is probably my last foray into this arena.
Thank you for your understanding.
Comments
Thank you! I think my decades of being a professional graphic designer, working with many different clients, has helped me achieve that. (I thought I wrote this yesterday, but it didn't seem to have "stuck")
BustArtist
2024-03-30 14:44:47 +0000 UTCIt’s interesting to know that even when a subject has been outside of your wheelhouse or tastes, you’ve still always approached it with a quality and integrity that’s difficult to match. You are a prime example of a true professional.
That New Shoe Smell
2024-03-29 16:36:12 +0000 UTCPhew! I would have been disappointed if blueberry was a no-go. You did an absolutely stellar take on it in GrOw Cinema and I’ve been hoping you’d dabble in it again. The fact that those issues did poorly on release is downright criminal. They actually reignited my interest in full-body inflation.
That New Shoe Smell
2024-03-29 16:25:43 +0000 UTCI removed "full-body inflation" from the axed list and put it back on the themes allowed.
BustArtist
2024-03-29 14:06:21 +0000 UTCI have put full-body inflation back on the acceptable list for now, "inflation" being the operative word. Blueberry has always remained on the list.
BustArtist
2024-03-29 14:05:34 +0000 UTCFor me, there is an enormous difference between belly expansion (especially based on the catalyst for the expansion) and weight gain. It seems that you think it's simply a matter of drawing. I think you missed first bullet point under "To clarify" especially (which I just changed from its original second position). Many artists have a hard wall in the spectrum of possibilities when it comes to the things they will or won't draw. I tried going over that wall a few times in what I would allow. They came up rarely, but when they did, it was very difficult to draw them for the 3 reasons above. So, I’ve experimented with going passed my usual limits, but I feel that’s it has not done me well and it is time to stop. In terms of the other 3 themes you mention, yes, ONE of those is one that I am considering. This one is definitely an extremely emotional issue for me that is mine to divulge. For the sake of patrons who choose this theme, *if* I remove it, I will do so as I did here, before the start of a new Patreon Art contest cycle and will honor any requests that have won.
BustArtist
2024-03-29 14:03:04 +0000 UTCWell, it's your decision. But also too bad, because i was hoping for something like this for Vera. https://www.deviantart.com/blubberblimp/art/Stocking-Stuffed-1004424609
nitste
2024-03-29 10:17:05 +0000 UTCWith the removal of full-body inflation, does this mean that blueberry is off the table as well?
Roy D Mercer
2024-03-29 01:53:07 +0000 UTCI may not understand his reasoning, but I cannot support the decision of removing BBW and SSBBW from the rules. The Theme rarely wins in the contests,but to simply remove it takes away the opportunity for it to happen. I guess my concern is what are the expectations moving forward: is pregnancy, belly expansion, or cum-flation allowed moving forward.
Ortega_Omega
2024-03-28 20:27:38 +0000 UTCEveryone have their own personal reasons to not go into one theme or another. He's just setting himself out respectfully. I don't see where the problem is.
4BLover
2024-03-28 19:58:06 +0000 UTCYour own emotional well being as an artist should come first. Totally reasonable to set boundaries and guidelines. I fully support this! (also, Fat isn't my wheelhouse either; Belly Inflation is different than obesity)
Eyestalk64
2024-03-28 17:37:25 +0000 UTCI don't understand this. You've drawn belly expansion before, but you won't draw a fat chick. I personally cannot support this change.
Ortega_Omega
2024-03-28 17:33:45 +0000 UTC
