Update: Struggle Mode Engaged
Hey all, been a while since an update on things, so lets get to it!
TLDR;
Brief life update, finances could be better
Neck Injury, work delayed a bit
What do you want to see more of? Open discussion
Thank you for being the best!
How things are going; OK enough
To start, I'll let you all know that things are maintaining as best as I can at the moment, but there is a need for life to improve overall.
For those that follow me on social media, I've been putting out calls for commissions more than usual, cause let's face it, shit sucks for everyone right now. :/
I'm the sole income earner at the moment and certain IRL obligations are difficult to manage
I know it's not easy for everyone to afford expensive commissions and it's definitely not anyone's responsibility to support every artist till they're broke themselves, I wouldn't want that.
So I at least want to make sure if anyone gives me money I give them something in return at the very least.
Even if it's long-overdue on the return part, I will still keep it in my mind to accomplish it.
So every little bit you do support me, I am grateful for, even a $1 goes a long way, so thank you to everyone here who likes my work.
But all this to say, finances could be better and I am trying to work for it and earn it honestly, but also, there is no obligation to anyone to put themselves out to help me.
I do have a support system I'm fortunate enough to fall back on in-case of emergencies.
Work Delay due to Injury
This past week I've had a neck injury that basically turnd me into Michael Keaton Batman, where I couldn't turn my head at all.
But I'm doing alright now, after a lot of muscle relaxers and painkillers, I can move my neck again with minimal pain.
So, I am behind on a lot of things, from Cup O' Love, HiBap, Patron Rewards and Commissions. I appreciate everyone for their patience and concerns!
Being an full-time artist is tough man!
Open Question; What would you like to see more of?
I definitely want to know what you want to see here on my Patreon page.
So far, HiBaP is the content that I can keep going once a week still, since it's sponsored by Slipshine.
Cup O' Love is the current Variety comic, and I'm taking my time and putting a good effort to making it look nice and polished rather than quick and dirty like previous Variety comics.
I know the original goal was to have a weekly Cup O' Love as the free and polished comic, with the Variety being the easy to produce stuff, but things changed to the Variety comics being the main attraction, and not everyone liked that.
So I want to ask, what does everyone really want?
Is it the character specific story stuff, like Mya and Janet, or Tommie the Tomboy? Or the random stories with niche kinks, like Girls w/d1cks on Guy action?
For the most part, I tend to draw what is on my mind at the time, what I want to see, while still trying my best to make sure you all are also involved or liking the direction it goes.
Anyone interested in animations? I do want to do more animation honestly.
So let me know, what interests you the most about being a Patron with me?
Thank you for your continued support
Seriously, thank you all for staying with me. I know it's difficult times all around and art is a luxury these days, so know that I don't take it lightly or take for granted what you contribute.
It's been difficult to be as active as I used to be with my community, streaming and chatting on discord, but I do keep everyone always in mind, even if I don't communicate as much.
Thank you all again for being the best!
Dsan
Comments (13)
Sorry to hear about this! Would love a commission piece by you if you have the health for it. Just hit me up, and let’s talk.
Firstly want to say hope you are doing alright and hanging in there! I would love to see some Valentina! I know she is going to be a main antagonist in the coming HIBAP arc so was hopeful we could flesh her out a bit to have that arc hit harder, maybe a short origin/backstory. Or sense being number 1 means so much to her maybe a story where she was number 2 and finally dethroned the previous #1. Just think it could be fun to add some depth to the featured antagonist :))
Oh no worries, I already have her whole story planned out. ;)
Would love to read the mma story
Hope you are able to recover soon
Tommie the Tomboy was a fun read where can I go to read that story
First, I hope you feel better soon, and you can take care of yourself. Second, i love your characters, so the current variety comic is serving me well. Maya and Janet being the bridge between your various casts might be fun. I have enjoyed the Futa on male stuff too, as it doesnt have any of the humiliation stuff lots of those do.
Personally I'd be happy to see affectionate sex between ladies-with-dicks of whatever flavour, and their partners. Maybe do some pin ups and sex scenes with Mya and Janet, and Tommie, and whoever. Make some art thats really approachable that you can publish to reintroduce yourself to an audience. See what does the numbers and takes off. I don't want to say "start from scratch", but I think it would be a good idea to do something with general appeal that could potentially relaunch you to a wider audience.
Yeah, I have felt a bit out of the scene since all my effort goes into comics behind a paywall. Having some seperate art of the characters would be amazing, and help expand on them all too.
Glad to hear it wasn't anything too serious. Please take care of yourself and put your health first. As for preferences I love Tommie the tomboy and always will say yes to more of that.
Tommie is the GOAT
Above all else take care of yourself. As part of this gooning society, I believe the better the artist's health and feelings the better the content. I also wouldn't mind a slice of life series. Maybe one about your avatar making jokes. Like an avatar corner. For instance in some mangas where they have side chapters where the avatar for the creator advertises continuing readership. But instead of advertising it can be a out how your feeling about your current story or upcoming events. It can even be also about what you just wrote in this post. Give it a cool name like "dsan's ink and bean" *keeps the coffee aesthetic but. It's like a side section to ur brand giving us highlights, future goals and lighthearted humor.
More Dsan would be a lot of fun, I've been meaning to make art with my avatar and bringing myself to the front of things more with it
