Before I get into the details, I want to make one thing clear: nothing will happen immediately, and nothing will be changed without proper communication beforehand. I’m bringing this up now because I want to be transparent about where things stand and what I may need to adjust going forward. Part of the reason I’ve been quieter recently is that I’ve had to deal with a number of technical, financial, and structural adjustments behind the scenes, and this post is also meant to give proper context for that. My current intention is to keep the existing prices for supporters who remain in their current tiers, while I carefully think through possible new options and structures. At the same time, I don’t want to present anything as fully set in stone yet, because new ideas may come up, constructive feedback may help, and the planning still needs to be done carefully before anything is implemented.
Over the last 3 years, I have kept the same Patreon prices, even as production costs gradually increased. More recently, after my motherboard died, I also had to make an important reinvestment in my work setup. I had to replace it at a time when AMD AM4 parts are no longer a priority in the market, which has reduced availability and pushed prices up. On top of that, I also had to buy a UPS to help protect my system from the power outages that most likely caused the damage in the first place. And to be completely honest, if the damaged component had been my GPU instead, the impact would have been much worse.
Throughout all this time, I kept the same prices despite rising costs, and that reduced my ability to maintain the same level of investment in both the work itself and the structure behind it. My intention was always to preserve the existing structure as much as possible and keep delivering my work without making changes that would affect the people who support me.
But over time, this situation became less and less sustainable. In addition to rising costs, my monthly revenue also dropped by around 16%. At the same time, the weakening of the dollar against the Brazilian real reduced even further the real value of that revenue when it comes to sustaining production here. In practical terms, that means I am receiving less while the cost of keeping everything running has become higher.
In order to hold this structure together for so long without adjusting prices, I had to start making important cuts in my workflow. And these were not cuts to superficial things, they were cuts to tools that genuinely helped with quality, efficiency, and protection of my work.
Among those cuts, I had to give up ZBrush, which was part of my production process. I also had to cancel my DAZ Studio subscription, which gave me access to very useful plugins in my workflow. On top of that, I cut AI tools that helped me with proofreading and English translation, which directly affected an important part of how I prepare and present my work in English. I also had to stop using the DMCA service that helped me fight piracy, which means I am now much less protected in that area than before.
At the same time, my server costs have also increased because of the need for more capacity. So in addition to dealing with lower revenue, I have also been facing higher infrastructure costs just to keep everything running properly. And on top of that, part of my revenue is still affected by the fees and deductions applied to subscriptions made through the Apple Store, which reduces even more the amount that actually reaches me, and in some cases can also delay access to those funds by up to 75 days.
I held this structure for as long as I could. I spent years trying to avoid making changes, absorbing everything I could on my own. But I have reached a point where continuing like this is starting to compromise the foundation of my work in a way that no longer makes sense to maintain.
At the same time, this restructuring is not only about costs. It is also part of a broader effort to improve the structure of my work and add more value to what I deliver. That includes production workflow improvements, technical corrections that can be reused more universally across characters and projects, continued progress on my current comics, the development of a new independent platform, the evolution of my morph work for Genesis 9, which I’m very eager to move forward with soon, new products connected to my creative pipeline, and other initiatives that can help make everything more consistent and sustainable in the long term.
As part of this, I am also thinking about new tiers, both with different reward options and with additional support tiers for those who want to contribute more while keeping the same core benefits.
I am also evaluating ways to expand and strengthen this structure through additional production avenues, including commissioned comics, in a way that I can manage responsibly without compromising my main projects. The goal is not to lose focus, but to build a stronger, more efficient foundation with more room for growth.
So this is why I need to start reorganizing this structure in order to keep my work viable in the long term. The goal is not simply to pass costs on, but to rebuild a healthier and more sustainable foundation so I can continue producing with consistency, quality, and more value for the people who support me.
I sincerely want to thank everyone who continues to support my work. That support truly makes a difference, and it is what allows all of this to continue existing. In the coming days, I also plan to share an update about the tier structure, thinking about a healthier and more sustainable way to move forward.