Dan Mapplethorpe
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Changes to Patron Rewards! + Satoko Swimsuit
🕑 Added 2025-07-07 17:39:48 +0000 UTCHey everyone, thanks for being my patrons <3
This is just to let you know a few things will be changing re: Patreon rewards.
I want to reduce my workload so that it makes more sense. I want to avoid burnout, and work on the comic more as my priority. Because that's what the Patreon is for - to support my work on the Lusty comic!
Satoko Swimsuit - Request
Just a little about the sketch request first! This is based on Satoko Kusagakure from A Ninja and An Assassin Under One Roof. She's in a swimsuit because it's swimsuit month! Or at least it is in the northern hemisphere. It's cold as shit in Australia right now.
Hi-res Download: https://www.patreon.com/posts/133596947
Requests to become simpler again
I need to change requests back to what they were meant to be originally - a sketch I can complete in an hour tops.
For an example of what I mean, please see the Satoko Swimsuit sketch above! See how it's less polished, has no tones or complex lighting, no background, nothing else? That's what I mean.
I love doing requests, but I want to stop getting short-sighted and focus on the bigger picture - the Lusty comic! I hope patrons will feel the same way as I do.
This is as much about me reigning in my impulse to make every drawing into a major production, as it is about managing expectations in future.
I know this may be disappointing to a few of you, and I'm sorry. I've really loved bringing your OCs and favourite characters to life, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to draw them for you. Please let me know how you feel about this change.
Polls to become simpler again
I want to change polls to be about simpler illustrations of just one character, like "Lilya Tentacle Toy", rather than complex one-page comics like "Girl Dinner".
They could even be black and white drawings, like my Weekend Question Time drawings, which were lots of fun and didn't take too much time.
This is what polls used to be for, but just like patron requests, I kept making it bigger and bigger over the years! And now I'm feeling burned out. I need more time for the comic, for commissions, and for myself.
Please leave comments about how you feel about these changes this month, here or on the Discord. Or if you'd prefer to speak more privately - my business email is Lustycomic@gmail.com.
Once again, thanks so much for supporting me and Lusty <3
More updates soon!
Comments
Alexander Roper
Anyone would be (kinda) "sad" when a change is for "less", but you are human too and you have your own health and life to balance. I pledged because I knew I would get big bangs for my buck (and I did, thank you), so I don't mind the changes if it makes you feel better/relax.
