An Important Message about the State of Things

Hey all, this is a somewhat serious post, but it's a thing I do need to talk about. First of all, as the year draws to a close, I would like to thank every one of you so much for your continued support. You folks have basically made it possible for me to keep doing art for a living, and I hope I will be able to continue drawing for you for a long time to come.

Now, moving on to more serious matters, I know a LOT of people are facing a financial crunch right now, and I'm sure I'm certainly not the only artist you'll have heard this from, but... the numbers right now do not look great for me. I've lost about $200-300 worth of subscriptions this month. To put that into perspective: imagine if your rent suddenly, without warning, increased by $200-300 a month. I have a little bit of money saved, but not enough to coast for very long. A LOT of artists are struggling right now; I know this isn't just me.

I'm not posting this message to beg you all for money - you folks already form the core of support for me, and I'm not asking anyone to go beyond what they can afford in order to support me (I will, of course, welcome folks who do want to raise their subscription tier, but that's not the point of this). However, I do have a large favor to ask.

And that favor is to please point people my way. I make a LOT of YCHs every month, but I see very few people actually posting them anywhere. The art I make is meant to be seen - please post it in the places you feel comfortable posting it! Share it around, point people my way. If you've been happy with the work I've done for you and you follow my social media, please consider sharing MY reward posts (especially "currently active" ones like the one I just posted a short while ago) with positive testimonials - tell people what you like about my art. If you think it's a good value for your money, say so. If you're happy with the consistency of the work, say so. Encourage your friends to support me. I enjoy doing this kind of work - aside from the fact that it points people my way and helps me get more work, posting my stuff and saying you're happy with it is also incredibly validating.

As another update (unrelated to the above), I will at some point in the next few months be updating my ref library, so at some point on a future form, there will be a field on the form that asks you for a ref, and it will be required. You don't need a "formal" ref sheet or anything, but I will need something that gives me enough to work with that I can draw a broad range of YCHs/stickers with it - i.e. a picture with eyes open (so I have a reference for eye color) and as little clothing as possible (so I have a reference for fur patterns, markings, and so forth). This isn't going to be a monthly thing, but I'm going to try and be in the habit of doing a ref update at least once a year (a lot of people change their characters and get new references without ever letting me know). I will make sure you have a way to discuss it with me if it's going to be an issue for you, but I just wanted to let you all know that now so that you can plan for it and figure out what ref you want to give me.

I'm sorry for having to make a post like this, and I hope this sort of thing will be rare, but we're going through rough times right now. I know it's scary for everyone - but that's why ART is so important. We get to have our little fantasies in a world where things seem to just be going badly. But when I make art of those fantasies, it is meant to be seen and shared! I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year - here's hoping 2026 is a better year for all of us.

December 2025 Rewards!

Hello all my lovely supporters! I am posting these a little earlier than usual this month because I would like to take the week of Christmas and New Year off, so here they are - the rewards for my December subscribers! For this month, we're doing a fun little musical theme, and we've also got some fun reaction stickers. These will be finished by the end of March!

To claim your rewards, head on over to my website and click "Subscriber Rewards" and click the appropriate button for this month's form. If you'd rather have the form on its own instead of going through my website, click here. If you want these rewards and aren't a subscriber yet, or want more than what your current tier allows, be sure to subscribe or upgrade your subscription tier before midnight on New Year's Eve (December 31)! This form will close on January 31, so be sure to get your form in by then. If you were a subscriber last month (November), don't forget to claim those rewards too before the form closes at the end of the month!

Thank you all for supporting me <3

September 2025 Basic Rewards Ready

Hello all! Thank you for continuing to support me :) I have completed September's basic rewards, so if you were a subscriber in September and claimed these rewards, they are now available to download! Premium rewards were already completed earlier, and I hope to have the options for THIS month's rewards (December) ready to post soon.

As a last reminder, if you were a subscriber last month (November), please don't forget to fill out the reward form if you have not done so already. The claim form will remain open until the end of the month, but please don't forget. Stickers have already been added to sticker packs, so if you don't see that already, you should very soon. I don't think I had any new sticker packs created this month, so all of you should have your packs already.

To download the completed rewards, go to my website (ursamajorartworks.com) and click "Subscriber Rewards," or simply click the link below to go straight to the rewards folder:

https://link.ursamajorartworks.com/AliothSubscriberRewards

September 2025 Premium Rewards ready

September's premium rewards are ready!

If you claimed YCHs back in September, you can download them now, as they have all been added to the public rewards folder :)

If you haven't submitted your form for November yet, make sure to do so!

Enjoy <3

To download the rewards that you claimed, just follow the instructions in the image, or just click on this link to go straight to the rewards folder:

https://link.ursamajorartworks.com/AliothSubscriberRewards

November 2025 Rewards!

Hello all my lovely supporters! I'm so sorry for how long it took me to post this - I've had a busy month this month, so getting to all of it has been a challenge. But the rewards for my October subscribers are now ready to claim. For this month, the YCHs are just a fun little nod to the upcoming winter games! We've also got some fun reaction stickers. These will be finished by the end of February!

To claim your rewards, head on over to my website and click "Subscriber Rewards" and click the appropriate button for this month's form. If you'd rather have the form on its own instead of going through my website, click here. If you want these rewards and aren't a subscriber yet, or want more than what your current tier allows, be sure to subscribe or upgrade your subscription tier before Sunday (7 December)! I'm giving an extra week to sign up since it took me so long to post these. This form will close on December 30, so be sure to get your form in by then.

Thank you all for supporting me <3