I usually only like to post positive journals, but here's a negative one, and it's about something I think is a problem for all geniune fanartists.
That and I want to make my stance clear.
I'll be honest, personally, seeing people selling fanart (and of course, fanart nudes (and of course, fanart nudes of underage characters.)) on patreon is this gutwrenching feeling of.... the Titanic sailing towards the iceberg...
I support patreons with great causes, educational material, and those creative artists using the platform to bring their ideas out to an audience without a specific publisher...
And I do understand the 'couple thousand dollars