StygianRook's Master Post

This was something I've posted on my DeviantArt subscriptions page, so I figured I should post it and pin it here too to make things easier for all my patrons.

It's mostly Dropbox links to every pic/reward I've made so far to make things easier to access for everyone, as I've received many messages that it's difficult to find specific rewards from past months/years.

I'll always keep this and the linked posts up to date. You might see a notification whenever that happens.

I'll also append some things at the end of the post that I haven't posted before due to it all previously being my unnoficial thoughts, but feel free to just read up to the parts that interest you. And no, I'm not quitting or going anywhere, giving up is not an option.

Knight Reward Files: https://subscribestar.adult/posts/1985218

Bishop Reward Files: https://subscribestar.adult/posts/1985438

Rook Reward Files: https://subscribestar.adult/posts/1985441

Patron Suggestion/Feedback Form: https://subscribestar.adult/posts/1985444

As for access to my Discord server, make sure to connect/reconnect your Discord account to your account and the bot will assign you the role automatically. In the past I could invite people manually, but that doesn't seem to work as well now, so please follow these steps if you haven't been invited yet.

If the links to the Dropbox folders seem to stop working, try loading the links on a new Incognito mode window of your browser. If that still doesn't work, please message me and I'll update the posts with a new link.

And for transparency's sake, here's also a roadmap or to-do list for things I've planned, so if I ever look like I'm inactive, chances are I'm working on one or more of the following:

-Studying/researching professional art techniques, fundamentals, design patterns, and conventions. I find myself constantly asking or expecting too much from myself, so I'm working hard to meet such expectations, as giving up is not an option.

-Finding ways to draw faster/easier due to my unpredictable real life situation leaving me with inconsistent amounts of free time. Again, giving up is not an option.

-Making my galleries and profiles more presentable or more professional, possibly making custom banners and/or icons and emojis as well. This is more of a nice to have, but it should help making my content more presentable too as a result.

-Planning the composition of future pics, whether it's personal projects or patron rewards. Planning/construction phase always takes the longest for me, but it's one thing I cannot afford to cut corners.

-Preparing more original content. Fanart is great when it comes to series I really like and attracting new fans/customers, but I also feel I'm not doing my own characters enough justice, so I'll need to fix that.

-Preparing to reopen commissions. I can't count on passive income as things are, and the tradeoff would be to increasing my commission prices to account for any future risks or losses for as long as I decide to continue drawing niche NSFW art (more details and my thought process below). I'm going to be more proactive once I have the necessary skills and an optimized workflow to make my prices worth it.

-Improving my existing setup, equipment, and tools/assets. Since whatever I earn with art is barely enough to cover one person's expenses in my country, I'll focus on investing it back into my own art/craft. That way I should have a better chance of producing higher quality content and in turn be able to eventually earn what I need for my family too.