Changes to Panther Prince ($20) & King of the Jungle ($100) Tiers

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to let you know that there will be changes coming to the Panther Prince ($20) and King of the jungle ($100) tier starting on August 1st. After discussion in my VIP server on discord (please join), it seems that many of you are interested in some changes that will hopefully increase the value of your tier at no change in price.

Please note the tier name changes in this post. Please read through carefully this also. I will explain how it will affect patrons I owe art to at the bottom. I will follow through with the partially paid commitments over the next two or three month period.

AND please make sure you scroll to the bottom when finished. I appreciate all your support and have written a thank you note down there.

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KING OF THE JUNGLE ($100) TIER CHANGES

Instead of the bi-monthly full colors, I will be offering:

• Monthly colored sketches as shown below. The majority of you have said yes to this change. Colored sketches by nature are significantly quicker but I will be doing about 10-12 per month on this plan. That being said, this change will both:
  (1) get you twice as much artwork from me and
  (2) it will cut the time monthly for me by about 15 hours of work (all while actually increasing my output). That extra time can be used of more fun fanart projects for you guys and allow me to take commissions again (something I haven't done in about six months)!
  
• SCROLL PAST THE PANTHER PRINCE CHANGES BELOW TO SEE HOW IT WILL PAN OUT. There are some of you who will start and others I still owe full colors to in August.

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PANTHER PRINCES ($20) TIER CHANGES

Instead of colored sketches quarterly for Panther Princes, I will be offering:

• 25% discount on commissions (payment plans available)
• Priority on my commission queue
• Early commission reservations/notifications (a perk I am moving from the $3 to the $20 tier)

Here is a quick breakdown of these new rewards:

• FLEXIBILITY: Most importantly, it gives you more flexibility on when you commission and does not lock you into one style
• BIGGER SAVINGS: Your discounts on the commission sticker price can exceed that of $20 per month -- with the past structure, you saved a total of $20 off my sticker price (paying $60 over 3 months for a $80+ picture). With the new 25% discount, you'd save ~$38 on cel shades and $50 on full colors right off the bat -- and you wouldn't have to wait.
• PAYMENT PLANS: If you'd like to split the payments up and are okay waiting, that's fine too! Say you want a $100 picture. Firstly, you'd get that 25% off. Then you could pay the remaining $75 over however many months you'd like using your pledge alone! Keep in mind, that I am okay sketching it so long as that portion is paid but beyond that, the commission must be paid in full to be completed.
• SKIP THE LINE: Any commission from my $20+ patrons will be bumped up earlier than non-patron and lower tier commissions that are not a WIP. Patron commissions will be worked on in the order received and the due date. You'll also have the opportunity to commissions in advance before public opening and get notified about other promos such as YCHs
• Panther Prince ($20) tier slots will no longer be limited.
  
• FOR ME: it provides more flexibility and forces me to take commissions -- one thing I have been bad at over the last six months. It will also allow me to remove the limit from the tier to allow for more than 12 patrons.

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What about Kings & Princes waiting on art?

Have no fear! Current Panther Princes and Kings of the Jungle will have their art redeemed and/or cycled through until fulfilled. See below for my current list of outstanding work for the two tiers:

King of the Jungle ($100)

• KoJ Odd Month folks (the ones I did in July) are all set and will be starting on the new system in August.
• KoJ Even Month folks will be getting their last full color in August and will start on the new system in September

Panther Princes ($20)

• PP Group 1 is all set and will be on the new system starting August 1st
• PP Group 2 will be on the new system starting on September 1st after their art is fulfilled
• PP Group 3 will be on the new system starting on October 1st after their art is fulfilled

August will be a busy month both from the perspective of fulfilling the art I owe and travel plans at the end of the month. If I don't get these all squared away in the month listed above, don't worry. Any overflow will be pushed to the following month. Thanks for understanding.

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Thanks so much again for taking the time and pledging your support to my artistic cause. It means a lot to me. One of my dreams is to become a full time artist and your pledges give me hope that it will one day come true. I really do appreciate your patience with the large changes that have taken place over the last month including the implementation of Dropbox, the tier name changes, and now this change. My goal is to make your pledges well worth it and keep myself happy as an artist. I think this is a good way to do it. I hope you agree.

As always, please ask me question if you have any!

Have a great day

? Pan