ALRIGHT whats up everyone.
i've been meaning to do a post about my patreon for a minute, so, we're going to do that right now. i'll keep the text brief and images heavy.
also will be kind of a state of the studio update.
let's go (gm)
i've been meaning to do a post about my patreon for a minute, so, we're going to do that right now. i'll keep the text brief and images heavy.
also will be kind of a state of the studio update.
let's go (gm)
THE TALE THUS FAR (recap): i moved out of my spot a few years ago to run a small theological and weird stuff art studio. its going well.
my first goal was: if you are on a certain part of the internet, you would see my stuff. i achieved that goal, i think. got it off the ground
my first goal was: if you are on a certain part of the internet, you would see my stuff. i achieved that goal, i think. got it off the ground
it took me a while to get a grip on the controls. what im releasing, spending time on, how often - balancing all that with making $, balancing the deep stuff with the funny stuff, the aesthetics with the internet, seeing what the long term road would be
but, now, i have that.
but, now, i have that.
i have often joked that there is some low ranking angel who, as a punishment, was given the task of overseeing my little operation here.
however, thats really how it feels. its all come together, and i can see things really J-curving up to the next level.
however, thats really how it feels. its all come together, and i can see things really J-curving up to the next level.
the operation has really clarified itself: i have the comics going out as the small arms, day to day.
then behind the scenes, i am tinkering in the lab on the heavy weaponry. and its all hooked into things much larger than myself. basically, i just show up and it happens.
then behind the scenes, i am tinkering in the lab on the heavy weaponry. and its all hooked into things much larger than myself. basically, i just show up and it happens.
long story short, i finally settled into a very fortuitous position that is really allowing me to smash the turbo and go to the next level. my operation is hooked into promoting God and higher ideals, but its natural, not forced, and im not a "teacher". i just make the stuff.
thats basically the set up. i dont have to dress myself up as some guru. the concepts and larger paradigm just act through the images. i can just be the craftsman.
and the craft perfectly suits the time. not to sound a-humble, but i can see that i can fill a niche that is empty
and the craft perfectly suits the time. not to sound a-humble, but i can see that i can fill a niche that is empty
so, thats the pitch. im extremely confident. i can see the empty space that needs to be filled, and im just - right there. its like everything about my life led up to me being the perfect pawn to be in that square. im all in. this is all i do and think about 24/7. this is it.
and then, thats where the patreon comes in. realistically doing the art thing is rough. something breaks in the studio - or, i need to order some very expensive test prints - or, i thought this fabric would work, but it doesnt, dead end, turn around, theres always 'money stuff'
theres 0% chance i would have gotten this far without the patreon. on one level its just the lifeline, straight up. theres just too many random expenses. im not complaining, i love it, just being honest.
then, theres the secondary level where it lets me go all in.
then, theres the secondary level where it lets me go all in.
the money from the patreon lets me free up time from random jobs, which i (really) appreciate, but that do not advance the operation. i can go further and harder out on a limb with the safety net. the stuff im dropping for the holidays, i spent months on. patreon lets me do that.
im all in. i wake up, im thinking about this. im taking it "there" (all the way). i can do it. i always have a notebook with me. i fall asleep reading things that are relevant to this every night. this is it. i have no hobbies.
link, then what to expect:
patreon.com
link, then what to expect:
patreon.com
thanks for reading my rundown. this is why i actually made the thread:
WHAT YOU GET:
every week on wednesday night I post what has been happening in the studio that week. it started as just scans of my sketchbook but has grown. its different every week.
WHAT YOU GET:
every week on wednesday night I post what has been happening in the studio that week. it started as just scans of my sketchbook but has grown. its different every week.
its always different. sometimes its plans im making long term, sometimes its random drawings, sketches, sometimes its comic ideas and longer comics: its really just everything happening behind the scenes. as a body of work, im very proud of it. its a very cool part of what i do.
normally, im pretty cagey about posting stuff from there to the outside world but, enough time has passed and i want to show people whats happening so, lets open this folder of patreon stuff from january of last year and see whats inside:
sometimes, im toying around with something visually and trying to see how it could work. here you can see the obvious commonality and theme:
these often are the seeds that later become the finished images people on the outside see:
(just posting it all uncut from this folder) - sometimes its an informational theme im figuring out, for example here (and above), i was thinking about tradition, people that keep and pass on tradition, how that works, etc.
on that theme, these images became finished graphics later:
sometimes ill post different colors or themes im trying out as im working - this also fit into the same theme as above:
i have so much going on back here, sometimes really cool stuff surfaces, and it gets backburnered only to hopefully resurface later.
for example here, i was reading a book called 'the ways of mental prayer'. never posted any of this publicly, it just happened one week:
for example here, i was reading a book called 'the ways of mental prayer'. never posted any of this publicly, it just happened one week:
lots of things happen behind the scenes here, sometimes it feels like what people publicly see is just the tip of the iceberg:
its also a place where i can show myself figuring things out, which i think is a cool part of the process - for example, i was really unsure of what the book cover should look like at first. this wasnt even all the things i tried:
last thing - my favorite is the before / after - sketch / finished progress images. ill post a few of those. i think flipping between them is cool.
this is where we started, but these were all about the november vibe:
this is where we started, but these were all about the november vibe:
thats the tale. if u like what i do or find it interesting, the patreon is the full 'behind the scenes' feed. i think its very cool (obviously, i make it), and it also makes what i do possible.
its different every week. sometimes its a fat basket, sometimes its one or two things
its different every week. sometimes its a fat basket, sometimes its one or two things
its weekly (every wednesday night). like any human (with baby), rarely things happen + its delayed or something, but i put a lot of effort into it. in a way its my favorite part of what i do: the behind the scenes feed.
thank u for reading my infomercial
patreon.com
thank u for reading my infomercial
patreon.com
oh yeah, last thing. money wise once c0v1d started i just let people sign up at whatever level they want. its supposed to be 5 a month but if 1000 people want to give a dollar, hey thats how some cathedrals were built, im cool with it. im trying to double the # of people on there
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