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Galyo · 11-14-2016

Hey, don't worry, I agree with what you wrote.

When it comes to art, I used to do a reasonable amount of commissions until my graphics-tablet died a horrible death. It was beyond repair, and I couldn't (and still cannot) afford a new one. A friend of mine actually gifted me his tablet (which was super kind of him), but unfortunately it's of the really cheap and unresponsive variety. At this point, I'd still rather use the mouse.

The commissions were kind of the only thing that kept me drawing. I know it's a popular saying that an artist should always love the craft first and foremost, but I honestly never felt that way. I hate seeing my art in or around my house or anywhere else, and the only thing I got out of it was to make other people happy. After my tablet died, the few potential commissioners I had left turned very skeptical when I offered them to do a drawing using only the mouse, so that was pretty much the end of that. At that point, I pretty much just stopped drawing at all because I had no more reason to. I do still have a few drawings I would like to finish (probably using the mouse), but that's mostly so I can complete some sort of portfolio.

I agree that doing a Patreon is not a joke, but since I have absolutely no idea how popular TF art is outside of the TF community I thought I would open this topic to find out if such a thing was reasonable. The answer I can take from this would be "not really". :P Thanks for your lengthy reply.

11-14-2016	#26
Galyo Process Fan Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 67	Re: How profitable would a Patreon be for a TF artist? Hey, don't worry, I agree with what you wrote. When it comes to art, I used to do a reasonable amount of commissions until my graphics-tablet died a horrible death. It was beyond repair, and I couldn't (and still cannot) afford a new one. A friend of mine actually gifted me his tablet (which was super kind of him), but unfortunately it's of the really cheap and unresponsive variety. At this point, I'd still rather use the mouse. The commissions were kind of the only thing that kept me drawing. I know it's a popular saying that an artist should always love the craft first and foremost, but I honestly never felt that way. I hate seeing my art in or around my house or anywhere else, and the only thing I got out of it was to make other people happy. After my tablet died, the few potential commissioners I had left turned very skeptical when I offered them to do a drawing using only the mouse, so that was pretty much the end of that. At that point, I pretty much just stopped drawing at all because I had no more reason to. I do still have a few drawings I would like to finish (probably using the mouse), but that's mostly so I can complete some sort of portfolio. I agree that doing a Patreon is not a joke, but since I have absolutely no idea how popular TF art is outside of the TF community I thought I would open this topic to find out if such a thing was reasonable. The answer I can take from this would be "not really". :P Thanks for your lengthy reply.