BAD NEWS! (Sorry...)

So... I hate the feeling of online drama and all that.

Don't get me wrong. If anyone finds solace in sharing their sorrows online that's great for them. Anything that works in easing things up for everybody (I have even got my own venting bursts in the past). But I hate feeling like I'm imposing my crap on others. It's just a visceral thing.

But I'm afraid that this time things are looking dire on this end and it's gonna affect heavily my online presence and my ability to produce arts. TT_TT

I made a post some time ago about all I wanted was being able to do my arts and how life kept getting in the way. Hell, I even opened subscription sites for those who wanted to help me go by and spend more time working on my arts. (BTW... Subscribestar! WTH!? I don't know how many months I've been trying to get into that site, which would allow me to upload uncensored works and reach a wider audience... But noooo... Ahem. Sorry about that.).

Well, thing is, due to a job opportunity, I'm in no position to reject, I have to move. FAR. Far from my current life, my friends and family... You get the idea. The place I'm moving to is also quite expensive to live in, and my income is gonna be... I was trying to find a nicer word but the only one that comes to mind is meager.

Which brings me to another thing I hate doing... Asking for stuff.

From the moment I opened my subscription sites I knew I didn't want to paywall content. I wanna people to enjoy my artworks and those who can afford it and feel like it have my whole gratitude if they decide to support them. At some point I was even doing kindda Ok, but I felt like for a support only subscription I was charging too high and did a bit of a stunt to lower my prices, in which I lost a lot of subscribers, and A LOT of income.

Thing is, now I might have to rely on that income to make ends meet. If I don't get some cash from working on my arts I most probably will be forced to find an alternative source (IE: A second job.)

Which would render me UNABLE to produce ANY artworks at all (IDK what I would do at that point, as this is one of the few things that really keeps me going TBH.)

So here I am... Basically asking for some support.

And I hate it cause it feels like begging and because I know a lot of people has it hard AF already and I'm asking for money to keep doing something I like... But I don't know how to make the whole artworks thing work otherwise.

On the other hand, if I can make ends meet I would have a more constant schedule to work on arts maybe?

So I think the bottom line is: if you feel like it and can afford it, consider supporting me and my works? It's always been greatly appreciated but now it would mean the world to me.

Thanks a lot and sorry to burden you with my sorrows today.

Yours truly.

Lord Black