Important Notice pt 2 w/ updates to previous

Back so soon -- sorry for the sorta spam!As many of you know, Patreon is primarily a place to support artists and give them more time/money to create work. In order for that to work, I'm going to have to charge a bit more for my tiers than I do on regular commissions. Otherwise, what actually happens is, I end up spending more time working for less, which isn't the point of Patreon! I'm super grateful to everyone who has supported me thus far -- I am going to have to make some changes to make sure this whole thing stays a means of support and not a means of hindrance. I'm sure you understand!So, I've revised the upcoming changes to the tiers and rewards:$1+ : Access to the doodles, images, and posts I make on here. Effectively a tip jar for those who wanna support me.$10+ : Early access to exclusive commission slots that are given the priority over general slots. Access to private raffle streams, occurring once monthly, with a chance to win one colored sketch of a single character. Extra payment for two characters optional during the stream. Below rewards apply.$30+: A monochrome sketch of a single character.Extra payment for two characters can be discussed on an individual basis. $50+ : A monthly colored sketch commission of one character. Extra payment for two characters can be discussed on an individual basis. Below rewards apply.$65+ : A monthly single character detailed flats commission. Below rewards apply.$125+ : A monthly detailed flats commission of up to two characters. All below rewards apply other than the $65 -- still get a single image only, but have the option of making it two characters.Regarding changes to raffles: Starting next month, I'm going to ask that you keep your requests to one character each, and the stream will happen once a month instead of twice. That might sound like a lot less raffling, but keeping it to one character will greatly increase the amount of winners I'm able to manage in one stream!If you're really desperate to get a two character image in the stream, we can discuss extra payment options when the time comes. Also, since my raffle streams tend to run around 11 hours a session, I have to take great care to not overwork my wrist. Because of this, I tend to not draw much the day before, and not at all the day after. That's three days out of my general work schedule. Two of those a month adds up to almost a week that I'm out of work!All rewards and streams for this month will still be completed as scheduled. But starting August 28th I will be switching it to the new system.Thanks once more for your continued support, patience, and understanding!

VOTE ON COMIC IDEAS!

Alright guys, I picked out some of my favorite ideas and now it's time to vote on them c:You can vote for two if you want! I may end up choosing a combo if the two highest voted go together well~To vote, please just comment on this post c:IDEAS:-Heavy Bondage-Oviposition-Feral size-play-Lesbian kitties-Anything so long as kitties are involved

COMMISSIONS OPEN!

Check the prices and TOS here!http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-pricesPlease be ready to pay up front through Paypal only. Send me a PM if you're interested!Slots:1. veloxsouth2. pinkbutterfree3. DeuceSwift4. [open]

Exclusive Commission Slots to Open Tomorrow!

Tomorrow at 1 pm Pacific Time I will be opening up THREE Patreon-exclusive early commission slots!How do these work? These will be open for two days, assuming they are not filled before then. After that time is up, I will open up my general public slots on FA and IB (three to each site). The slots taken through Patreon will be given the priority, and will all be completed before I begin alternating between completing the public slots. So, basically, you guys get to the slots first, and your pieces will be done first! Neat, huh?Once my post is made tomorrow, if you are interested, please PM me rather than commenting. It makes our conversation easier for me to access later.If you need help deciding what to get, be sure to check out my pricing guide, as well as to read my TOS towards the bottom of the page, here. http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-prices

SLOTS FULL!

Thanks so much, you guys!~Slots:1. pinkbutterfree [COMPLETED]2. Suel [COMPLETED]3. Ren Andrews [COMPLETED]

Melvis' Kink Profile

I just whipped up a big ol' list of my kinks and my anti-kinks! For those of you who like to give the artist free reign or pick things you know they'll like, this should be very handy. There may even be kinks in there you didn't know we shared. ;0This is also helpful if you're not sure what I will or will not draw! The different categories give good ideas.Fave = Stuff I love and will leap at the chance to drawYes = Stuff I like and will generally draw happilyMaybe = Stuff I may draw under the right circumstances, open to be discussed (I won't bite)No = Stuff I absolutely will not drawEnjoy~https://www.f-list.net/c/melviskinkshttps://www.f-list.net/c/melviskinkshttps://www.f-list.net/c/melviskinks

Exclusive Commissions Slots Opening Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (July 14th) at 1 pm Pacific Time I will be opening up THREE Patreon-exclusive early commission slots!How do these work? These will be open for two days, assuming they are not filled before then. After that time is up, I will open up my general public slots on FA and IB (three to each site). The slots taken through Patreon will be given the priority, and will all be completed before I begin alternating between completing the public slots. So, basically, you guys get to the slots first, and your pieces will be done first! Neat, huh?Once my post is made tomorrow, if you are interested, please PM me rather than commenting. It makes our conversation easier for me to access later.If you need help deciding what to get, be sure to check out my pricing guide, as well as to read my TOS towards the bottom of the page, here. http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-prices

Exclusive Commission Slots to Open Tomorrow~

I'm on the very last image of the previous queue, so y'all know what that means. Tomorrow (November 15) at 2pm Pacific Time I'll be opening three slots exclusively on here.It'll be first come first serve with no reserving slots! Please be ready to pay up front through paypal (I can allow a few days wiggle room on that).Prices and examples are here if you need help deciding what you want: http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-pricesNOTE: Due to time restrictions put on me by a two-week vacation over the holidays, I won't be able to do paintings with more than one character or a background this time. Sorry!Also keep in mind the TOS at the bottom of that page!Hope to hear from you tomorrow~

Give me ideas for comics!

That $300 goal is coming up real fast! With that in mind, I want to know what subjects/themes you guys would like to see me do a steamy comic about! Anything you can think of, I wanna hear. I'll pick my favorites and make it into a poll once the goal is met.Toss your ideas my way!

$250 Goal Reached!

Hot damn you guys! Destroyed that $250 goal. That means raffle streams will now happen twice a month!I will have to make this effective starting next month with how my schedule is looking. On that note, though, the stream for this month will be happening on Sunday, the 26th. I will of course make a couple reminder posts closer to the date, but mark your calendars or whatever it is you do~Thank you so much for the outpouring of support, you guys! <3

SLOTS FULL!

Thank you once again! Those of you who missed out, don't worry, I'm going to power these out and be open again very soon! And at that point, I will be opening the new slots at a different time to give some of the different time zones a shot~SLOTS:1. pinkbutterfree2. Suel3. ren andrews

Fake Pledges and Bots

Throughout this month I've been getting a staggering amount of pledges from users who all fit the same criteria -- no icon, a first and last name, and an email address of gibberish and numbers. Most of them have been $1, just enough to have access to my work, but a few have been higher. I was a little suspicious but really excited at how successful my Patreon was becoming.Now that payment time has rolled around, every single one of their payments has been declined. I did some digging and found that other creators have had the same problem, which is bots pledging just enough to get at your work, and not paying. Apparently it's, of course, centered around art theft, and posting your private work to places that people can see it for free.Apparently Patreon has very minimal security measures to keep bots away, not even having a captcha system (I haven't pledged to anyone so I don't know if this is true. Is it?). This seems like a major oversight on their part. This is well over $100 USD that I was counting on getting to pay for food and not leave me scrambling to get my commissions open again. ALAS. Resume the scrambling.As you can guess, I'm thrilled about this. Any suspicious new patrons will be getting thoroughly checked out by me from now on, sent a message to confirm their not-bot-status, and blocked if need be. I will also be sending a message to Patreon to urge them to up the security, and I'd suggest that a lot of you guys do as well if you can, as they're not going to make any changes unless a big stink is raised.Yeehaw.Those of you whose payments have not gone through yet but I have had interactions with in the past to confirm you're human, don't worry. I know who you are, and you won't be blocked.

Patreon-exclusive commission slots to open tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Sept 11) at 11 am Pacific Time I'll be opening four slots on here, which will be given the priority over slots opened to the general public (which will open the day after these slots are filled).IMPORTANT: Be sure to keep in mind my updated prices and TOS. Check everything out here before you make any decisionshttp://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-pricesSee you then folks!

Slots full! Thank you~

Prices again: http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-pricesSLOTS:1. Anonymous2. gittons

$300 Goal Reached! Give me kinky ideas!!

My goodness you guys! $300 goal is in the bag!Which means that next month, I'm gonna be able to work on a naughty comic for your enjoyment~ The question is, what should be included in it? I wanna know more your kinks, what you'd like to see in my style~ We've got a few suggestions so far and I'm loving what y'all are coming up with. My faves will be put into a poll at the end of the month!Thank you so much for your support, as always <3

Reminder -- tiers changing tomorrow!

Changes outlined here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/reminder-to-28th-6590092Keep in mind that whatever your pledge is at the start of this next month is what will be charged to you, and what I will receive for that month. So, whatever tier you are at on September 1st is the reward you will get for that month. Basically, if you want to set your pledge to a different reward, be sure to do it before September 1st!

Update + Stream date

Hey guys!! Long time no talk. Thought I'd fill you guys in, since it's been way longer than I would have liked.Rotten and I are finally all moved in to our new home! This place really is so much fuckin' better than where we were. It's nice and quiet, there are kitties and tiny dogs everywhere, and most importantly, we're alone together for the first time. Really so excited just to have a healthy living space for the first time in forever.There has been so much shit to do, so many errands to run. I've barely had time to even think about drawing. I feel so bad for leaving you guys hanging all this time, especially those of you waiting on commissions. But don't worry! Things are starting to slow down now, so I should be able to resume regular work soon.I'm going to send out messages to those of you in the reward tiers after posting this! Please be sure to reply with your idea asap so I can get on it.ALSO, some great news. Since I don't have to work my schedule around dodging my shitty roommate anymore, I can do streams on Saturdays!So, with that in mind, this month's stream is going to be Saturday, April 29th. I'll let you know the time of day sooner to the date.Thanks so much for your patience, guys. Things have been really hard over the past year, and they're on the way to improving, but it's still gonna be tough during this recovery period.Hope to have some art for you soon!

Experimental Piece Refs Please!

Heyhey! When you get the time, be sure to send me a ref of the character you'd like me to draw, and if you have a preference of what kind of mood/action you would like them doing, be sure to let me know as well c:

Feral Size-play wins!

After another couple rounds of commissions I will get down to business on a feral size-play comic! I'm going to try to sprinkle in a bit from the other themes too if I can. I have a really hot idea that I'm sure you're all going to love~Until I'm ready to start I'll be doing planning and designing the characters. Super excited!

Stream Reschedule -- Apologies

Hey guys, I know this is super short notice and I apologize for that, but it looks like I'm gonna have to move the stream to tomorrow (Nov 17). It will still be at 12 pm Pacific Time.I worked for most of the day yesterday and this morning my wrist really hurts without even picking up a pen, so I dont want to risk blowing it out today. After a day of rest it should be better.Sorryagain! Hope you understand and have a great day.

Slots Full! Thank you!

All full up! Thanks so much you guys, looking forward to working on this queue c:SLOTS:1. Anonymous2. Pinkbutterfree3. Veloxsouth4. DeuceSwiftPrices and TOS here: http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-prices

August! A notice to all patrons~

The new month is here! First I want to thank you all once again for supporting me -- it's thanks to you guys I'm able to do all this art, and I appreciate it so much!RAFFLE STREAM DATES: There are a couple events in my personal life this month that I'm not too sure on the dates of, but for the streams I'm gonna try to shoot for the 12th and 26th. If anything changes regarding that, I will let you know ASAP!SEND ME REFS: All $35 and up patrons please PM me your refs and requests for your monthly sketches! The same goes to the $50 contributors, I need refs for your experimental drawings as well as your monthly sketches c:Anyone I owe commissions to: Thank you for your continued patience! I have personal drawing that I want to get done this month as well as some in depth planning for the comic, but I will get your pics to you as soon as I can c:Thanks again everybody! Happy August <3

Commission Slots to Open Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Feb 2nd) I'm going to open 4 slots exclusively on Patreon c: I have an appointment earlier in the day but I am hoping to open them by 3 PM Pacific Time. Prices and TOS are here: http://drippy-kitty.tumblr.com/post/142045215545/commission-pricesList of 'hell yeah' and 'hell no' kinks: https://www.f-list.net/c/melviskinksSee yall tomorrow!

$20 Goal Reached!

Thank you so much, you guys! I will be upgrading to Picarto's premium today, so you can expect to see some rewards posted up very soon. I'm super stoked to get this party started!

Private Raffle Stream date for May!

Hey y'all! The raffle stream for this month, I'm thinkin should be on Saturday, the 28th, starting at 1pm Pacific Time. That's still a few weeks away, so I hope everyone can make it! I will be posting a couple more reminders before the time comes.