Big Changes for SenshiStock Patreon!
12/29/16 UPDATE: I have adjusted the pledge levels today! I will be posting the new rewards for the $5 Patrons this weekend.
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Hi Everyone!
This is an important update regarding some BIG CHANGES here so if you have a moment, please read through. ♥
As I've mentioned many times, this Patreon has been a huge help for me as far as hiring models and creating more awesome images for artists! However, when I started this, I really didn't know where it would take me. Now that I've been at it for over a year, I've come to realize that the amount of stock I'm currently making is far outpacing what I would ever be able to post to the gallery on DeviantArt. It's also probably more than any artist would ever reasonably use (though I'm all for resource hoarding, oooh yeah).
In light of these realizations, I would like to simplify this Patreon to make it more accessible to people and to make it a little more manageable for my Patrons and me.
My changes to the tiers starting on Jan 1, 2017 will be:
-Pledge $1 or more per month-
Early Sta.sh access every month and other random goodies.
-Pledge $2.50 or more per month-
Above, plus SenshiStock.com Subscription - get all the SenshiStock.com themed packs before they go on sale!
-Pledge $5 or more per month-
Everything above, plus 30 SenshiStock images every month.
This is a huge simplification of the Patreon while still allowing Patrons some excellent perks but with less burden on everyone's hard drives. Please let me know in the comments if you have any questions or concerns. If you currently back at a pledge higher than $5, you have time to adjust your pledge if you want to. Please message me if you don't see this message until after the pledge processes and I will help with a refund of the difference.
I look forward to many more years of pose reference creation!
Comments (9)
Soooo ... I will pay less but get less pictures ;A;? NO MORE HOARDING? I'm like a senshi stock dragon, you know? Yes there were much pictures... but therfore I loved it.
Yes, less pictures each month but hopefully they will be a very good selection as I'll be curating the best of what I have. ❤️ If you didn't have a chance to drop your pledge amount before it processed for December, I can issue you a partial refund if you'd like. I'm sorry to disappoint you but I ask for your understanding while I try to find a creative and manageable balance. 😊
@Earlier Reply (why can't we reply to replies??) Aha! That was where I misunderstood! I didn't realize that anyone who backs at a certain level would receive all backlogs for that level -- I Thought it'd just be the content for the current month! Why not take a poll and see what folks would like to see for higher tiers? I love everything of yours, so I'm a bad person to ask. LOL! Poses on demand, maybe favorite book/movie scenes re-enactments... I've loved seeing that you were offering crits each month, too!
If you reply to the top comment it adds it to the end. Not obvious haha. Yes I'm not sure how it will work for people currently at the levels that will end. I think they will no longer have access though. I'll have to see what happens when I make the change. I'll still be doing the crits, I'll have to add that back.
The only thing I worry about is devaluing a wonderful and abundant resource -- you do such amazing work, you should have higher tiers available, too!! As a thought: I know some folks post a tier that allows Patrons to choose a back-month of content. So, for instance, if they're looking for stock of someone rock-climbing but the rock-climbing 30-photo set was a few months back, they could subscribe to a $10 or $15 tier so that they receive both the current month and a set from the back-catalog of their choosing. I know it's more work for you... but could also be valuable for both you and folks looking to use specific poses from your amazingly useful sets! Just a thought!!
Thank you for the thoughts! I'm not sure if I completely understand, but anyone who backs at a level with downloads will automatically have access to the back logs at that level. Is this something different? I'd like to be able to offer some higher levels again in the future (I am so very grateful for people's generosity) but I don't think more stock is the path I want to continue with. Perhaps poses on demand or something?
Looks ok to me.
That sounds like a good improvement.
seems fine to me