small update (new discord link at the end of the post, expires in 24hrs) (Patreon)

sorry, folks. the imgur albums are no longer available. we have some patrons who decided to post the uncensored versions of the comics exclusive to patreon, and after doing the most basic of looking into it, they simply downloaded the imgur albums and posted them on different sites. on one of the posts, they just shared the zip i usually include on the patreon post. it felt like a spit on the face...

im not sure how i feel about this. im definitely conflicted, since in my younger days, i used to download the shit out of those free galleries, and even now i go on exhentai to see the latest works of my fave artists, and find new artists, which in turn, i then go and donate to, since i now fully understand the challenges of being a freelance illustrator. i know even a dollar or two really helps a lot during the month.

at this point in my life, supporting the creators i like, and getting support; a lot of things i used to do, ive stopped. case in point being that i dont really blame the people that shared the albums, really. maybe theyre just young and dumb, or plain old cheap, like i used to be, and lets be honest, im still not that mature.

its a good lesson for me. ive been a bit too relaxed about where i post my stuff. so, no more imgur albums from now on. just zip files with the comics and poster packs in them, which even that seems to be a bad idea now...

after that, there´s really nothing more i can do. i dont want to spend hours of my day filing dmca takedowns. i suppose i will just have to place my trust as a businessman, on you, my clients, and hope we can maintain that exclusivity ya´ll get to enjoy by supporting me.

the worst part of it, is that it really didnt bother me until i saw a comment on one of the posts. that comment, man. it felt like i was being told, "i know you work hard but fuck you, i aint paying for shit". it´s the type of thing that you always tell yourself to not let bother you, ESPECIALLY since its from an unknown face from the internet... but it got to me.

who knows, maybe it´s because it´s the end of the week and im a bit tired after working on that specific comic. i dont think anyone enjoys working really hard on something and then finding out they wont get the full amount of rewards for it.

anyway, i know i said that i was gonna share another update on the oreimo comic tonight but, im not doing that anymore, not because of todays incident, but because im really tired. i always forget that after finishing a comic, a wave of fatigue washes over me, so instead of working on more comic pages, i was thinking of just doodling tonight and taking it easy with some quick sketches. ive been thinking about 2 new couples all week, and i think i want to draw some sketches and try to find their designs tonight (one of them will be my first father/daughter couple huhuhuhuhuh:P )

anyway. that´s all for today. i hope ya´ll enjoyed the small comic. im writing this now, feeling much better. it seems i let out all the steam i was feeling. thank goodness for these blogs.

drop by the discord later to see the sketches i´ll be sharing tonight.

discord invite: https://discord.gg/BupWKX