An experiment, and a result:
TLDR;
- I’m poor. To continue drawing I need money.
- Forces from big companies and lawmakers make it difficult to both draw NSFW and SFW. Doing one or the other is usually a better strategy. Right now NSFW is much more profitable.
- Short term change is more NSFW, and NSFW is back after some experimentation with a secret alt account.
- I still plan on releasing at least 1 piece per week on each site (so SFW and NSFW)
- Weresdrim.org is reopened (my site with NSFW content)
I originally wrote a very lengthy explanation detailing much of the thought that went into both decisions, of why I stopped doing NSFW, and then why I have decided to start again, but I realised this could be unwise in the end.
There are many things that may seem irrational without the full picture. I don’t think I’m obliged to explain my actions, and I wish I could explain further. All I can say is that conditions have changed, and I’ve gained new information. These influence my decisions.
If enough people are genuinely interested I might consider going further into detail, but I have a feeling most people don’t want to read such a lengthy post. I could be wrong though.
v2.1 Changelog
- Weresdrim.org (my NSFW art site) is reopened. I’ve unprivated my previous NSFW images on pixiv.
- I had a secret alt account (called Pekoppai) for a short NSFW experiment. I’ll be posting these images on Pixiv too, they’ve already been uploaded on Weresdrim.org.
- NSFW content will be paywalled and censored in many cases, with membership available on Weresdrim.org to get HD and uncensored versions.
- I’m leaving Patreon (this will make it cheaper for my Patrons to pledge getting the same rewards, and gives me a larger share of the amount pledged).
- Previous (SFW) membership perks have been changed, but most of the important stuff is now free for everyone.
- Commissions have been reverted to be without membership. I’ll periodically put them in stock when I feel I have time for them again. They can be purchased here when available. I’ll announce availability whenever they are. Price remains roughly the same when accounting for the discount the membership gave.
- HD downloads are available below every SFW image in posts (i.e. on art)
- I’ve implemented an image viewer on both sites, which has made the viewing experience much better.
Hi Westerdrim, this is Tanooki John from DA. I’m sorry that you decided to leave DA. I planned to do that myself but I changed my mind, because there’s too many people I care about there, and now since this Eclipse thing went to full throttle, DA has gotten from bad to even worse. Eclipse is just horrible. BTW, I was wondering if you have Discord? My Discord is …
Tanooki John#1896
We should talk about commissions one day and I would love to support you soon. Please take care.
~John
Hey John, I plan on opening my discord to the public soon so we can talk there more. I’ll probably post the link on twitter.
It really is quite bothersome that DeviantArt has forced Eclipse onto everyone, I always turned it off myself.
As much as many were disappointed by my leaving, you can probably see why now.
It’s bothersome to manage too many platforms as it takes up time, and DA is by far the worst platform I had when I decided to stop there.
I can’t manage what DeviantArt decide to do with their site, they have their own rules and control how things work there.
On my site I can control as much as my ability enables so it’s quite nice.
Happy to hear you’re interested in commissions and supporting me, I’m sure we’ll talk more soon.