If you 🥜 to my art, the morally correct thing to do is give me money.
I turned on paid subscriptions, oh boy
I have turned on paid subscriptions. And since I’m new to the self-promotion game, I’m not going to beg you to pledge (Really) (Seriously).
Instead, today I would like to argue that anyone who’s masturbated to my art owes me money, from an objective moral standpoint.
Not from a financial standpoint, mind you. I’m not going to come pounding on your door like a cop if you busted a nut and you didn’t pay up. I’m here to argue why post-nut donations are the morally correct thing to do. And you want to be a good person, right?
And if you disagree - no worries. I have plenty of friends who have pretty different philosophies from myself, or are just plain scumbags and do bad things (Scumbag friends are hilarious, everyone should have some in their circle).
Now, if I may present my case:
1: I draw weird stuff. Giving me money is a vote for my artistic future
If you feel the world is made better with my creations, upgrading to a paid subscription helps secure my artistic future.
And if you’ve masturbated to my art, that’s a pretty clear signal from your body that you like it, and you want me to make more of it. Why would you deny anyone’s sexuality, especially your own?
2: I walk the talk, and so should you (Because I literally can’t imagine anything else).
The first time I came (sexually) and did not feel any guilt, I was thinking about W*lo from P〇A1. After I cleaned up, I bought the game, diapered up for a marathon play session, and fell even deeper in love with W*lo.
My great zetsubou, or, despair, has been that I was not living in Japan while P〇A was the latest P〇mn game. I have missed out on a lot of doujinshi- but living in this cultural desert motivated me to draw him more.
According to e621, W*lo’s one of the most frequent tags in P〇mn Un*te. This is my fault. I’m on a neverending quest to draw W*lo with the entire P〇mn Un*te roster (the full story why can be shared another day).
I have undeniable romantic feelings for this character. Sexually, he is my fetish in the classical definition of the word. It’s kind of hard for me to wrap my head around, but imagining/drawing him with P〇mn is a little easier for me to process (Not that I’m opposed to him with human characters). This is partially why, through sheer determination, I inserted him into the world of P〇mn Un*te.
My point in bringing this up: When Un*te releases a skin/p〇mn, and I finish to the thought of them with W*lo, I buy it2. The ratio of “explicit Un*te art I’ve drawn” to “un*te skins I’ve purchased” is a low ratio, but it’s not zero. By many standards, I’m a P〇mn paypig, both of official and unofficial works. When I’m in Japan, my only focus will be on loading up a bookshelf full of W*lo-centric doujinshi. I have gotten my hands on as many secondary works as I can, as a temporarily-embarrassed gaijin.
But, I know most people do not have psychotic, life-altering, moé feelings towards one particular character.
I’m saying that I do, and I have a limited theory of mind, because I have autism. So if I can give back to the company and fanartists who contribute to my fetish, I think everyone should.
If I’m one of those people for you, and I’ve drawn your particular fetish, here’s the button to be a paid subscriber:
3: You will get more of my stuff by subscribing
Paid subscribers get access to TAPIR TERRACE VIP LOUNGE.
You get behind-the-scenes WIP’s, and manga before anyone else.
I’m kicking this off with the original rough draft of PolyMonFur chapters 1-6, and I’ll gradually add more goodies.
I don’t know what this has to do with morality or ethics, so I sort of lost my original thesis statement/gimmick of this post.
Coda: It’s 50% off for 1 year
I’m having a grand opening sale, bumping the price from $10 a month to $5 a month.
You can also pay yearly- normally it’s $100/year, with the sale you’re getting premium access for only $50/year.
You can cancel anytime, no pressure. I will not judge, shame, or pester you for this. We will still be best friends even if you can’t financially support me. Seriously, it’s cool.
Sale ends February 29th. For you high rollers, this is your time to act.
Coda 2: About those art giveaways
I’m not doing the December giveaway just to turn around and ask you to pay up. Honest. If it’s kept free, we can have fun and relax (and I can freely block anyone who’s a stinker. Don’t be a stinker).
But if you liked the art you received, subscribing- even if it’s only for a month- is an overwhelmingly strong and direct way to say thank you.
(If money’s tight, sharing this publication with your referral link goes a long way)
I keep personally toying with the thought of opening commissions. I’ll forever and fondly remember anyone who loved my art enough to ask “When are you opening commissions?”
But truthfully, the thought of opening commissions scares me. It really scares me. And I’m not sure when I’ll feel ready.
But I know I’ll feel closer to “ready” when at least a few guys can chip in to fund my existence. That says “Hey, I like your stuff, and I want to see more of it, even when you’re not hand-crafting art for specifically me.”
And maybe I’ll get more guys who want to subscribe just to see me make more manga/light novels, with no interest in personalized commissions. Right now, I can’t predict who’s going to give more.
I tried appealing to the coomers in the audience for most of this post, since lets be real, that is the majority of the people who’ve signed up here - but that doesn’t mean they have any interest in paying up (Go ahead and prove me wrong!).
I know I want to listen to whatever slice of my audience feel compelled to upgrade to paid. I want to hear what they want, while still figuring out what works for me. Yes, I’m still figuring things out. The easy part is sitting behind a laptop and drawing/writing for 20 hours a day. Everything else is kind of a mess.
So I want to say a big thank you to everyone who’s here, watching me struggle, being patient with me. I said this last post, and I’ll do it again.
Thank you.
The names of characters and franchises in this post have been intentionally changed to avoid accidental discovery via online searches. Everyone does it on Twitter so I’m doing it here too because I have goddamn manners and don’t want to spring my fap journal on the unsuspecting just trying to look up walkthrough guides
I mean, if it’s under $20, and I will generally try to wait until there’s a sale. I’m a paypig, but I gotta eat. Although, I know I’ll break this rule if Un*te ever offers a W*lo outfit for the human character. There is no amount of money that could be too high for this, as it would give me immense lifetime satisfaction. Right now my avatar wears the Sh*rona outfit!