I've been made aware that several people are unable to access the locked content on my website. I have noticed on my end that the header isn't loading either, updates won't update, and I'm going insane lol.
I have a suspicion that the server host is having issues, but unfortunately it's not my server. The site is hosted on a friend's server who I have not been able to get a hold of for over 6 months now. So at this point, I think it's safe to say that the website may need to be rebuilt on a new server. Because as far as I'm aware, there's no way to just transfer a website without having access to the host and I can't expect a response from my friend at this point.
I already got the next animation rendered and submitted for sound design so it will be released on schedule. So that gives me two weeks to build a website! *cries*
I should mention that I'm not a programmer or website designer. Everything I've done with my website up to this point has been trial and error. So if anyone has vast knowledge on front or back end website design, I'd love to hear from ya.
In the meantime, I'll be creating a post for the $10 and $5 tier with links to the content you should have access to, that is within the TOS set by Patreon. So unfortunately, that means no AV.
I'll try my best to keep things on track and I apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
Cheers,
Spruce.
2022-07-19 15:13:15 +0000 UTC
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Check out my epic new merch!
https://spruce-art.com/shop/
With the addition of this merch store, $5, $10, and $20 tiers will get to enjoy additional benefits on top of the existing benefits they already enjoy. The normal benefit will be as follows:
$5 - 5% off
$10 - 10% off
%20 - 20% off
However, for the Grand Opening this month, enjoy additional %OFF!
$5 - 10% off
$10 - 20% off
$20 - 25% off
Grab your coupons from the link below before you shop!
Patreon coupons: https://spruce-art.com/coupon-page/
2022-03-08 00:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Thank you all so much for such a wonderful year! Please check this FA post for further details and a sweet pic!
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/45293118/
But I just wanted to say to you guys that I truly appreciate your continued support and I am aiming to provide more content for you next year and hopefully at a higher quality than ever before! If you ever have any suggestions or ideas for my Patreon or for my artwork in general, don't hesitate to message me! I'll see it sooner on Discord but here is fine too :3
Thank you! <3
Cheers,
-Spruce Moki
2021-12-31 21:40:43 +0000 UTC
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I hope everyone's Christmas and Holidays went well! Just wanted to let you all know that I'm planning to resume a 2 post schedule starting January.
See you then!
2021-12-26 18:21:18 +0000 UTC
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Effective immediately, I will be reducing my animation releases to once per month. The releases will be on the 2nd of each month.
The reasons for this is to improve the quality of the animation product by not rushing the process. The new rigs (such as Bunsen) are far more complicated than previous rigs, as well as taking longer to render in general. Additionally, it'll allow more time for my audio guys (whoever I commission) to work on the audio at a more comfortable pace and yield better results.
Another HUGE benefit of reducing animation releases to once per month, it will free up some creative energy as well as time to work on other non-animation projects. Such projects include creating my own models/characters to use in my animations, create more complex scenery for use in the background of my animations, drawing on the side here and there, and experiment with new avenues of entertainment. All of which benefit all of you in the end by providing a better end product and experience.
Any past animations released on the 15th will still filter through their early access cycle appropriately.
I may review Patreon benefits to better reflect the content shift.
Let me know if you have any questions/comments/concerns!
Cheers,
Spruce
2021-09-08 20:21:36 +0000 UTC
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If you ever have issues with connecting your Patreon to my website, please try this. I find it to be the most reliable way to get things working as they should.
2021-08-03 15:34:21 +0000 UTC
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I hope ya'll like Bunsen's Dragon. Gonna be starting with a new interactive on the 2nd :D
Just a friendly reminder, I mostly post directly on my website https://spruce-art.com/
That's where all the action's at. Or you can keep up to date on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SpruceMoki) or FA (https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sprucethedeer/)
See you all next month! And thank you for being so awesome with your support <3
2021-07-29 16:28:52 +0000 UTC
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I post twice per month!
Make sure you're keeping track either through my Twitter https://twitter.com/SpruceMoki or my FA: https://www.furaffinity.net/user/sprucethedeer/
2021-05-02 20:03:24 +0000 UTC
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I post twice per month on spruce-art.com
Once on the 2nd, and once on the 15th!
Be sure to visit to see the latest in the art gallery :3
2021-04-15 20:06:34 +0000 UTC
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Hope to see you there~ ;3
2021-03-26 21:55:10 +0000 UTC
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Over 50 new patrons this month! Thank you all for your awesome support! Hope I can continue to deliver~
Good news is that my new computer is coming in this week! Should be able to start getting apps installed this weekend! It. Is. A. BEAST.
Hope everyone is doing well, and I'll see you on the 2nd for an interactive release ;3
2021-03-23 20:51:46 +0000 UTC
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An awesome friend of mine was able to help me fix it!
2021-02-26 02:12:36 +0000 UTC
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I got a temporary solution in place so people can access the early access content they paid for. Thank you for your patience
2021-02-24 23:20:49 +0000 UTC
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After updating the website the galleries won't load. I am not a savvy programmer and so I'm very limited in being able to fix it. I reached out to my friend who helps me with the website but he's a busy lad so I don't know when he'll get back to me.
One good thing though... the new version of the website I've been working on the last few months doesn't use the plugin that broke sooooooo that's good I guess.
2021-02-23 23:17:08 +0000 UTC
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I rerendered the animation after fixing a normal map issue on the Trex and it now has sound thanks to Audio Elk!
View it here: https://spruce-art.com/menu/art-gallery/
2021-02-23 17:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Now out for my $10 tier patrons~
https://spruce-art.com/menu/art-gallery/
2021-02-15 16:38:58 +0000 UTC
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Now in early access! https://spruce-art.com/menu/art-gallery/
2021-02-02 21:25:02 +0000 UTC
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Find it here on my FA: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40250947/
2021-01-22 18:57:45 +0000 UTC
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Check it out NOW as a $10 patron https://spruce-art.com/menu/art-gallery/
Thank you all so much for your patience with this one.
Some fun facts:
Took nearly 32 days to render in 1080p
It contains nearly 10,000 frames of animation
The project folder contains 455GB of data
From end to end, it is about 5 minutes of unique content.
Again, THANK YOU, for your support and patience with this project. I'll be trying to do shorter projects in the future for faster turnaround time.
Cheers~
2021-01-16 00:54:09 +0000 UTC
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If you could quick fill this out so I can better accommodate you peeps~
http://www.survey-maker.com/QRA1MF1L6
2021-01-07 04:26:56 +0000 UTC
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So if you haven't heard, I'm working on a remastered version of The Playful Wyvern for its final release. Not only is it being completely rerendered from 540p to 1080p, but I also made corrections to animation, camera motion, and lighting which you can see above. I also added motion blur!
Truthfully I thought this would be done rendering by now but it has about a week to go (uninterrupted). It's been rendering nearly non-stop since December 7th.
I hope you're as excited about the conclusion of this project as I am! Lol
Cheers,
Spruce
2021-01-04 15:14:21 +0000 UTC
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Please remember that I release on the 2nd of the month now instead of the 1st, due to Patreon's payment processing schedule. I'm sure you'll all love what I put out tomorrow ;3
2020-12-01 18:28:38 +0000 UTC
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Heyo! So I wanted to update you guys on what I've been working on.
I'm sure some of you may have noticed some animation errors and so what I'm doing is fixing those, fixing the minor errors with camera two, and on top of that, refining some of the belly animations to look smoother.
Additionally, I'll be rerendering ALL of the scenes (both cameras) at 1080p. I'll be making 3 different versions of the interactive and 2 versions of a more traditional video format. For the Interactive: Very Low Quality (at probably 480p) Standard at 540p (which is what I've been doing so far And a 1080p version (which will be much more intensive and may not run for everyone) For the video: 540p and 1080p. The latter only being for Patreon and Gumroad
I wanted to get all of the silly errors fixed before I rendered it for 1080p so it's been taking some time. To give you an idea, for the two cameras, it's about 8000 frames of animation. In terms of time, it's about 5 minutes or so of animation with both cameras. I have not estimated how long it'll take to render but I would guess it's possible to take a couple weeks.
In other news, I recently invested in some new assets that you can see above (and below).
Should help me flesh out better outdoor settings for future animations as well as maybe doing mood pieces.
Anywho, hope you are all doing well! (and yes, I ended up contracting covid-19 but I'm recovered now minus a lingering cough. Sorry if things seemed slow for a bit there!)
Cheers,
Spruce
2020-11-25 01:55:58 +0000 UTC
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Don't want to make this a big deal, but for the past few days I've had a light cough and some aches and this morning I work up with a mild fever. Yesterday I did go get tested for Covid-19 and will know in a few days.
The reason I'm saying this at all (I usually wouldn't) is because this may affect my ability to work. I'm going to try to continue working like I have been because I don't want people not getting the content they deserve.
Cheers,
Spruce
2020-11-05 15:27:28 +0000 UTC
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Version 7 of The Playful Wyvern (and all subsequent releases) will be on the 2ND and 15th of each month. Reason for this is because of Patreon's payment processing occurring on the 1st. So to avoid issues where people pledge to see the sweet content only to not get processed right away, the 2nd is the release day, NOT the 1st.
2020-11-01 01:35:25 +0000 UTC
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I'm choosing to release the next update for The Playful Wyvern on the 2nd instead of the 1st (and for subsequent months/updates) because Patreon becomes backed up on processing pledges on the 1st. This way if someone sees the post and sign up, they don't have to wait so long to see the content they want to see.
On the last update on the 1st, I had many that had to wait a whole day to access the content. So to ease anxiety and confusion, I'll be doing my releases on the 2nd and 15th of each month, instead of the 1st and 15th.
2020-10-22 23:40:16 +0000 UTC
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Play it now over here as a $10 patron: https://spruce-art.com/menu/art-gallery/
v4.0 is now in the $5 tier.
v2.0 is now public! https://spruce-art.com/the-playful-wyvern-public/
2020-10-15 19:07:18 +0000 UTC
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