Moving forward, my goals and You! (Patreon)

Hello everybody!

I would like to begin by stating my sincerest gratitude and respect for you all for sticking with me. Whether you’ve been here since day one or one day ago, thank you so much for your support. I would not have the skill set I have today without Patreon and your support. As someone who didn’t feel encouraged or that anyone believed in me throughout art school, it makes me so happy to be able to say that I no longer feel that way that at all. The uncertainty I had surrounding my art’s ability to provide me with income has lifted and my ambition has done nothing but grow.

I have to apologize for what I feel has been a large mismanagement on my part and a great disservice to my Patreon supporters. I don’t feel that I’ve consistently delivered what I should be delivering month after month, and that guilt has caused me great embarrassment and awkwardness. I produce too many unfinished/ rough works that I am not very partial to, and I set aside the subjects and pictures that most excite me because I am afraid of boring you with the same content. I know that it’s a silly notion but it’s something that I’ve developed over the last year or so and I am trying my best to stop. I know from experience my most popular and well-received works are the ones I see through because they excite me from start to finish, and I really want to focus on delivering more of those kinds of works to you.

My life has gone through a lot of changes in recent years, especially in recent months. My goals have developed and the path I want to travel has become much clearer. These things I want to accomplish are impossible without significant personal growth, not as much artistically but instead habitually.

I’m sure most of you have seen my fantasy RPG character designs, featuring Prince Albrecht, Ganix the Knight, Mage, Barbarian, etc. I'm sure you all have been wondering what I’m going to do with them. This has been an idea I have had for many years now, and the earliest design iterations of these characters were drawn in 2013. However, I think I've finally reached the skill set to move ahead with this plan.

I want to make an RPG Adventure/Visual Novel game featuring these characters. I would like this series to become my first real footprint in Gay Adult media. I will create another post detailing exactly what sort of project this will be, but I know now I won’t be able to build it on my own. I feel this is the kind of project I am destined for, considering my training and experience in Animation, Game Design, and of course homoerotic art, and I know I could deliver something grand.

Next, I would like to start selling merchandise, such as prints, regularly produce commission work, and continue to offer art tutorship. To successfully execute each of these, I will be required to balance my time more efficiently than I currently am. However, these are things that I want to achieve with all of my beings and I am ready to make the necessary changes to my life.

In under a month, I will be moving back home to live with my parents because I will no longer be able to afford my current living situation. My third goal is to move back to Toronto, which is something that I have wanted since I left school, and my current earnings would not allow me to do this comfortably. While living back home, I aim to increase my art revenue, as well as develop better habits that will lead me to further successes with my art and livelihood moving forward.

I view those who pledge me here at Patreon as my as my greatest supporters and cheerleaders, and I value and trust your judgment. My questions to you all are these: what can I do additionally, or differently, to help me achieve these goals? What am I doing right? What other thoughts do you have for me? What could I do to encourage you to pledge more? What sort of merchandise, such as prints, would you be interested in purchasing? I’d like you to be honest and as helpful as you can be. My goal above all is to grow and I cannot do that without critique, so let me have it.

My pledge to you all is that I will continue to get better, continue to produce quality artwork that I hope excites, inspires, and keeps you believing in me. As I have stated, I don’t believe I have been doing enough or utilizing my time as efficiently as I could be, but I’m going to get better. I want to create something wonderful with you all.

Thank you very much for reading this. I won’t let you down and please let me know your thoughts.

All my love,

Diz <3