Training Tier Closing!

TLDR: 

This is an announcement that the $10 Training Tier will be closing permanently by January 1 2022.

All Patrons enrolled in this tier will still receive the rewards for this month (December), but you have until January 1st to adjust/cancel your pledge and sign up for the main $5 teir. If you do not do this by then, Patreon will charge you $10 and you will not be signed up for a tier (which means you probably wont see ANY rewards! I will make more reminders as time approaches. You can do this immediately without missing out on December Training Tier rewards. 

Why?: 

There are 2 reasons I am making this decision. 

1. As some of you may be aware, the second tier was my goal for 250 Patrons! Although we have reached that goal a few months ago, I have been unable to sustain it. I talk more about this in my recent youtube video here: https://youtu.be/48aPijeC3RI Unfortunately, this also means that I need to spend the time I would have working on this tier, more effectively elsewhere.

2. The vast majority of the feedback I get in exit surveys comes from people who feel they aren't getting what they expected from the $10 tier. I have realized that part of it is that I have marketed it too much as a standalone 'art course' rather than a collection of in depth lessons similar to my youtube tutorials in topic/curriculum. I now feel its best to focus on rebranding my Patreon towards those more interested in my own work/ process/goals/plans etc in particular, and making my $5 tier even better for those interested in that. 

 I know quite a few of you will be disappointed to hear this but its for the best. I want to maximize the amount people who are satisfied from supporting me on Patreon the best I can. I will, however, take what I have learned here and continue to provide tutorials on my Gumroad page. Eventually I might even make a few courses soon!

So just to be clear, my entire Patreon is NOT closing, just the second $10 tier!

Thank you all so much for your understanding and support! 

(and please enjoy the early look at my second Jinx Drawing variations)

~ Josh