As described on the page, our Patreon operates on a per-video basis. That means whenever we release an"Art Video" on the channel, your pledges would be processed. However, there's a bit of ambiguity on what"Art Video" means. As such, we’ve established what we call the Patreon Video Canon, or“Canon,” for short. This simply outlines which series your pledges will go towards.
The Current Video Canon
Episodes of Smashified
an episode is comprised of 2 videos, one for commentary and one for music
Episodes of Smashified Trophies
an episode is comprised of a single video
trophies that get posted directly to smashifiedart.com without a video aren’t included
Episodes of Splatshine
an episode is comprised of 2 videos, one for commentary and one for music
Characters from Smashified Live
A single patreon post is created upon completion of the character art
Extended Commentaries
For episodes of Smashified(not including trophies) and Splatshine, we record an secondary, extended commentary for the art process time lapse. In these longer commentaries, we’ll be able to dive much deeper into the art and music process, and generally offer a much more unfiltered and raw discussion overall. These discussions are generally much more low key in nature, without any flashy editing. Think of it like a podcast!
We’ll typically release an episode on YouTube before recording the corresponding 1 hour commentary, so you can expect to see these 1 hour commentaries released between the main episodes of each series.
Downloadable Rewards Library
We grant access to a pair of libraries where you can download various assets from each Smashified character.
Process Library
This includes documentation of the creation process for each episode in the form of sketches, model sheets, progress shots, annotated drawings, etc. These are distributed to patrons pledging $5 or more.
(If that link doesn’t work with the password, try here)
Resource Library
This includes the actual project files used in the creation process. These can be Photoshop files, 3D files such as .obj, .blend, .fbx files, model UV maps and textures, etc. These are distributed to patrons pledging $10 or more.
(If that link doesn’t work with the password, try here)
Distribution
Links to these libraries can be accessed through a Dropbox link, which is password protected. Packs for every episode are available for download from this link. Every month, we’ll change the password and send the new password to all respective patrons who have at least 1 successfully processed payment in previous month.
E.g.: if a new episode is posted in May, then a password will be distributed to patrons who had at least 1 processed payment in April.
This is simply to ensure that we are being fair to the patrons who have already given money, as well as protecting ourselves from the possibility of users pledging an amount of money, downloading the packs, and then unpledging before any payment is processed.
If you are a patron, and you don’t receive a download link for an episode that you should have received, please message us or email us at smashifiedart@gmail.com, and we’ll do our best to resolve the situation.
Which Videos Does Patreon Support?
The Current Video Canon
Extended Commentaries
Downloadable Rewards Library
Process Library
Resource Library
Distribution