Monthly Checkup #18: Productive 'n Plump
Added 2023-02-02 06:40:10 +0000 UTCHey everyone! I just wanted to let you all know what is going on in the world of Arkveveen, me, and my art. This is just a short update post... or it should be.
I've managed to get back to work on commissions at a very nice, steady rate. But I'm still pretty burnt out with my art, and burnt out with commissions in general. I would like to draw more for myself, but it doesn't seem to be increasing my passive income on here. I seriously love and appreciate the $120 I'm getting from you lovely and wonderful people here. But I'm going to need more if I'm to stop feeling so stressed about money all the time, and feeling forced to do so many commissions in a row just to make money fast enough, while still having enough left over.
I still have no clue what to do besides what I've already been doing. I've been doing occasional polls, where patrons vote on what they'd like for me to draw. I can keep doing that then, and finish those up at my own pace. They can be early access, or maybe I'll go the forbidden route and just make them exclusives... because early access images don't seem to be enough to get people subscribing. The problem, is that I'm not rewarded enough for the effort I put into these pictures that I am drawing for myself ( which I WANT to draw for myself for once ). It's still at least $50 worth of effort for only maybe a few new patrons who pitch in about $10, then they just cancel their membership later. Heck, if I draw my fursona with one of my friends, that is $75 of effort if it's colored.
I can also just draw special fanart for my friends, like I usually do, and make those exclusive to only patrons. We'll see what I got up my extra large sleeve! I know that no matter what, you'll keep pitching in. And quite frankly, the $120 I'm getting is still helping a lot to cover monthly payments. I just wish it was a bit more to take more pressure off of me. Maybe I'll advertise my Patreon more? <3
