Neme303

What's been going on

To put it short, My mom was diagnosed with cancer last April. for the least 3 weeks she's been declining in health. unable to keep food down, dehydrated, and in the ER. Last Friday I thought we were going to lose her but then she sort of just came back, she was coherent and talkative. My sister and I then arranged for her to go to a rehabilitation hospice earlier this week. After a few days she went back to the ER last night and is currently beingwatched  by a few nurses who are in contact with me and my sister.

The outlook doesn't look good.

New Tiers are live

I hope they're pretty straight forward

Freebie Show Me That Smile

 "Don't waste another minute on your cryin'."

Had this Tawny pic on my HDD so posting 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Naming Troubles

Due to Copyright issues I don't believe I will be able to call my comic, "Dragon Knight" so I will have to come up with a new title.

July 4th 2019

Happy 4th

Making some changes to Tiers

I've been on Patreon for a long time. After a lot of consideration I'm altering tiers to make things smoother on both you guys and myself.

So starting next month (May 2019), these will be the new tiers.

[$1 Tier]

This will give you access to my completed works as soon as they're done. (These are timed exclusive; they will be released publicly at a later date.)

[$2-3 Tier]

Here you'll be able to view:

- Completed Works early

- WIPs and Concept Art

[$5 Tier]

This will allow you to see:

- Completed Works early

- WIPs and Concept Art

- Rough drafts of my stories; may be able to give some input

[$10 Tier]

At this level, you'll get to see all of the above and you will get to view the completed stories early when they are done.

If you guys have any suggestions then I'm all ears

Are you guys enoying the light sketch uploads?

I figured you guys would like to see pieces from their conception to completion

Have you ever felt Less than or not good enough?

 Well these are feelings I've struggled with my entire life. If you're like me then it's a struggle just to get out of bed in the mornings and you'll sometimes (most of the times) stay in bed for 3-4 hour hours before getting out. Trust me, I know that pain. Your mind goes back to every mistake you've ever made in life and you often use that feeling to degrade and berate yourself.

"Way to say the wrong thing to her, now she'll hate you forever!"

"All you had to do was nod and agree, now you've said too much and they all thing you're weird."

"You never make friends because you're too much of a spaz."

"No one will ever love you because you're too needy, creepy, ugly, et cetera."

"You like furry art and no will like you because of that."

Again, I know the feeling very well. it''s been my life ever since I was aware of myself.

BUT!

There is a way out. I'm going to tell you how. Are you ready? Here's the secret.

You have to want to change.

You have to want to change enough to change your routine. I'm not saying anything drastic, start small and work your way up. If you slouch, straighten your back every time you're aware of it. Go for walks around the block. get a a morning, night, and cleaning routine. eat 3 meals a day. You'd be surprised how well you'll start feeling just by doing stuff like that.

If you're like me and feel doughy and out of shape, You can buy dumbbells and exercise right there at home. A big myth about working out is that it takes years to get a good-looking body. in reality  You can drop weight, build muscle, and look fit in 6-12 weeks with consistent workouts and proper eating (I'm going to start documenting my progress on my Instagram). By "Proper eating" I don't mean dropping all fatty (good) foods, I mean lowering your portions. For instance, When I  ate sandwiches I would always make 2 and add sides to it, Sodas, Chips, or 1-2 bowls of ramen, et cetera. If I lower it to 1 sandwich, a handful of chips, and juice instead of soda not only do i help myself get fit I also save money on groceries. Little adjustments like that can go a long way. I should also add that it's ok if you misstep just as long as you get started again.

As for those of us who are socially awkward, talking to people and making friends is the mental equivalent to scaling Mt. Everest. It seems impossible, but it's been done before. If you're like me then you tend to blame yourself if things don't go like you thought they should. Maybe you smiled and waved at a coworker and they didn't respond. Or you told a joke and no one laughed, or you goofed up a sentence and your associates laughed at what you did. Don't feel bad. This isn't the movies they're not all against you. Truth be told, they're probably just like you and trying to get through their day with minimal issues. So don't feel bad. I know it's hard and you will sometimes feel like you have to fight not to feel bad, but you'll be better off for it. As for starting conversations and making friends What I've discovered is, not to talk about yourself unless asked, ask people their opinions, listen to said opinions, and not be afraid to politely disagree. I know it feel like times are tense these days but people respect those they feel they can talk to.

But everything I just said means absolutely nothing to you if you yourself don't want to change.

If you fight taking the action is too difficult then start by just saying, "I'm going to be better." and eventually you'll start to feel it.

I hope this has helped some of you and I wish you good luck and good mental health.
 

Image of the Month poll

Hey everyone! I was thinking about new content I can do to give you guys and I figured I'd do an image for every month only you guys would get a say.

How it would work is every month I would come up with 4 options for an image of the month, and You guys (Sophomore Tier and Up) would get to vote. Voting would go on for the first week and at the end of the week I would stream the image that won the poll.

New Patreon Tiers have gone live

thank you again for your continued support

Changes To Patreon Tiers

After some serious thought, I am changing Patreon tiers to give you all notice that at the end of the week I will be changing tiers and their rewards

Starting Saturday, June 16th the New tiers will be as follows

$1-Tier Thank you for your support

$5-Tier Access to completed works (Low-res), Access to Lore-building WIPs( every piece of art involving the worlds of Dragon Knight, Room 351, et cetera)

$10-Tier Access to completed Works (Hi-res), Access to ALL WIPs (Lore-building or otherwise), and access to weekly private streams

$20-Tier Access to completed works (Full-res), Access to ALL WIPs, Access to private streams, and access to the month's sets (Access will be terminated a week after each release ).

All previous posts will remain as is,  but going forward these tiers will be the standard.

Thank you again for your support and patience. I couldn't ask for better patrons.

More Dragon Knight Development Art in March

I've hit a bit of a snag in Room351 so in the mean time I'm making more Dragon Knight art to compensate

Someone is stealing my Patreon posts

Well, due to this recent discovery I'm going to have to change the way I post rewards. I will also be going through all patrons and deleting all the ones that have been declined. I'm not sure how I'll go about the distributing if rewards but in order to curb this, something has to be done.

Another Freebie: New Years 2018

Happy New Years!

Freebie: Christmas 2017

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

New Apartment!

I finally got a new place and I'd like to show you around

A heads up

So I have an extensive amount of work to doand funds to appropriate. Unfortunately, my jobs are pulling me left and right. But, I'm not giving up. If you haven't already heard, I WAS ACCEPTED TO THE APARTMENT. I am supposed to move on 11/20 but even that will be a slow process so long as I get rent, utilities and insurance paid before or on that day I can move on my next day off. But onto the real reason I am posting. I realize that my post are sporadic. I don't like it either. So what I am doing to remedy this situation is start by really promoting Room351 and sets. I will promote 351 by doing "weeks of" where I dedicate posts to character introductions. First up is our favorite downer, Bianca. As for Sets, I will start posting previews elsewhere and development works along side the 351 characters. My goal is for every full color image I post to post 2-3 development images. I really want to do you all proud and I thank you for helping me get this far.

Ignore that Bianca full shot image

I accidentally saved over the completed version and now I have to remake it (photo-related)

Wip Tara and Bianca

Set subject- Lucy Love 2

With no internet, I'll have to settle for photos of my sketchbook. I hope you all will understand. Anyway, here's more from the Lucy set idea and it's her in her training gear.

A special bonus for July

In addition to the Room351 posts coming later in the month I figured I'd make being a patron a bit more fun from time to time my showing a few light glimpses into the other story universes I have created. 

This month I'm going to share a story concept I first cam up with back in 2006. Originally called, "Godhand: The Last Refuge" it was the story set in Medieval Fantasy, with magic swords and flashy battles (look, I was 16 and at the height of my fascination with anime).  Over time, I let it fall by the wayside, partly because I had no reference to medieval weapons or lore to build upon, and also because I was filled with teenage angst. 

But a couple years back, I got inspired to make a medieval fantasy once more  because I had watched most of Queen's Blade but never finished because it's so terrible.  I wanted to make a story about beautiful knights that was actually about them fighting and growing as characters rather than stopping every five seconds for fan service. 

I am calling this story, Dragon Knight.

Today, I will be sharing the 5 main characters and 2 minor characters.

As for when you can expect more development on Dragon Knight, well that will come after I finish Volume 1 of Room 351.

$10 Tier added

well I'm glad everyone supported the idea. I've added it now.

Thanks for your input.

New $10 tier

So i was considering bringing in a $10 tier. What it would offer is all development art from my sets including pieces that don't make the final cut. I know its not really 351-related but at the moment, money is getting tighter and im considering all options. Let me know what you think.

May Freebie Part II : Wran's Surface

A desert planet with massive naturally covered valleys. This was my first attempt at an alien landscape

May Freebie: The Planet Wran

My first attempt at coloring a planetary system

Oh my god, I actually got the Patreon app to work!

I can now update you guys with sketches on the fly!

March Update

Car Accident

 As the title suggests, I got rear-ended today. So instead of being at work I am now at home. The other driver left and I don't have enough money to cover an ambulance so I'm currently at home. My Neck and back are sore and the impact caused me to smack my hrad on the steering wheel. I don't have enough money for an ambulance and no one I know is answering their phones So i have no ride to the hospital, Since I hit my head I'm sfaid I might have a slight concussion. So I don't want to go to sleep.so fpr the time being I'll just continue commision work until I van find someone to take me to the hospital 

A current heads up

Hello everyone it's Neme.

I'm sorry for the sparse  updates but over the past month I have been seeking employment in order to help gain a more stable income. 

So far my attempts have been unsuccessful. but I'm still dropping applications and checking in, hopefully I can get a job soon.

Thank you for your patience.