Some Important Updates
Posted 5 days agoHi there! Hope everyone is doing well~
I'm sure it is well known by now, but this account is a group effort between myself and my husband krechevskoy. If you've ever commissioned us or attended any streams, you are sure to have seen him around the place.
Those of you who have been around a while will also know that I have been working on immigrating to the United States. It comes as no surprise, but this has been an excruciatingly slow and painful process. Add in a fair few other external emergencies, and this past year has been physically, mentally, and financially exhausting...
Still, the show must go on! So let's get this show on the road!
Dicked over by Dropbox
If you only take one thing from this journal, PLEASE let it be this. Do NOT use the Dropbox desktop client.
At the start of February, the Dropbox moderation team decided that our artwork violated their TOS. Rather than informing us of this, issuing a warning, or even just disabling their account... they instead decided to ban us without any form of notice, and directed their software to fully erase the files from our local machines. Not just the files in Dropbox either, but all of my personal files, my app data, a few softwares... ultimately rendering my machine unusable without a full reinstall.
Thankfully we keep redundant backups of my artwork and other critically important files, so we were able to recover that... but there are countless other files from my photos and documents which are simply gone. I may never know the full extent of what was lost, but the last full machine backup that I had was from 2017, so you can imagine it was a lot.
As it so happens, Dropbox decided to pull that little stunt 3 days before Krech was travelling down to stay with me, so that we could sort things out with the embassy here. The sudden loss of files and the need to reinstall his computer put us on the back foot. Additionally, the NVC sprung a considerable amount of paperwork and processing fees on us, which has consumed most of our bandwidth the last few months.
For those that noticed the sudden drop off in posting, that would be the cause.
New Posting Policy
Since we've had to take some time off of posting, we've decided that we aren't really fond of the whole "early access" thing... It adds a lot of work for us when posting, it doesn't seem to provide much value to our patrons, and it generally feels a bit scummy to do in the first place... so we're just not gunna do it anymore. At least, not the way that we have been.
We do have a Telegram (Art Channel - Art Chat - Off-topic Chat), which we are going to be using as our primary social platform. This will be the best place to talk to us, as well as getting early access, WIPS, and seeing completed artwork first. Basically, that will be my space to talk about stuff as it is happening, and to share stuff as it is finished.
Some time after things are shared there, they will be making the rounds to get posted everywhere else. We'll try to be as quick as we can with that, but it takes time to add all of the little formalities that all the other platforms require, including filtering which things are allowed on which platforms.
What About Your Patrons?
Obviously we still love our patrons, and we want you to feel like supporting us is worthwhile. We just don't feel like the early access thing was providing that much value to the patrons we talked to about it, and we really didn't like the idea of exclusives either...
For now our plan is to get back into streaming more frequently/regularly, allowing some patrons to join us on voice as we do, doing regular art raffles, and opening up cameo slots for patrons. Basically, the goal is to try and let you interact with us more directly, and have a chance to get art or other goodies as well.
If you are a patron (or you are considering it) and you have any ideas, please let us know!
IMPORTANT: Patreon does NOT allow many forms of content, including cub, incest, non-con, dub-con, violence, cbt, bdsm, etc. If you want access to that content please support us on SubscribeStar instead!
Comics and Crossroads
Our current comic, Crossroads: A Matter of Love, is nearing its end. There is going to be lots more on the way, but first I've decided to take a (hopefully) short break.
I've realized I may have set the bar too high on the visual quality of my comics, and not focused enough on the writing, speed, or clarity of the content. I'm still quite proud of what I've produced so far, but I want to take a step back and try to flex some different muscles, so I can bring you guys even better stuff in the future.
In order to facilitate that, I've started putting together a short adult comic, which I am really hoping you will all enjoy. It's probably going to have a bit more too it than just sex, but I promise it won't be too complicated to read with one hand. 💦
Tarot Cards
Tarot Cards are still happening, and new cards have been made (posting shortly). We are reaching out to people as their slots come up. If you have any questions feel free to contact us about it.
There are still a handful of minor arcana available, if you are interested: Signup Form
Merchandise (and the lack thereof)
It seems that Gumroad joined the ever-growing list of puritanical sites that have banned all forms of pornography. This isn't really a major loss for us, but it does mean our Art Bundles, and Dakimakuras no longer have a place to be sold.
If you did want to get your hands on either, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do. We still have a handful of Krech Dakis that didn't get sold. Until further notice these will not be getting reprinted, so grab them now if you are interested.
Commissions
Our main focus will be shifting towards Tarot Cards, Patron Raffles, Comics, and a few other projects (see below). However, we will still be taking a few regular commissions each month, so If you are interested, please do not hesitate to fill out the Request Form. (If you have already submitted a request, we do still have your information.)
Other Projects
Outside of the norm, we have also been working our butts off the past year and a half to learn 3D Modeling and Game Development. It's been a long and bumpy road, but we are finally to a spot we feel comfortable announcing it publicly.
You'll be able to follow updates for both on our Telegram channel, so be sure to join.
We don't yet have anything specific in mind for either, but if you have some ideas please feel free to share them in the comments below. 💕
(If you have any experience with either, and you are interested in helping us out, please give us a shout as well!)
Conclusion
The past few months have been a hell of a time, and it doesn't look like it'll stop anytime soon... but we're choosing to look forward with optimism for the rest of this year. We want to be more active, more creative, and mostly more involved with our community. Let's make some awesome stuff together!
All of this is only possible because of our commissioners, our patrons, and the love and support of our fans. If you are able, please consider signing up on SubscribeStar or Patreon, or making a one-time donation through Ko-Fi. We'd be very grateful!
https://linktr.ee/bastionshadowpaw
I'm sure it is well known by now, but this account is a group effort between myself and my husband krechevskoy. If you've ever commissioned us or attended any streams, you are sure to have seen him around the place.
Those of you who have been around a while will also know that I have been working on immigrating to the United States. It comes as no surprise, but this has been an excruciatingly slow and painful process. Add in a fair few other external emergencies, and this past year has been physically, mentally, and financially exhausting...
Still, the show must go on! So let's get this show on the road!
Dicked over by Dropbox
If you only take one thing from this journal, PLEASE let it be this. Do NOT use the Dropbox desktop client.
At the start of February, the Dropbox moderation team decided that our artwork violated their TOS. Rather than informing us of this, issuing a warning, or even just disabling their account... they instead decided to ban us without any form of notice, and directed their software to fully erase the files from our local machines. Not just the files in Dropbox either, but all of my personal files, my app data, a few softwares... ultimately rendering my machine unusable without a full reinstall.
Thankfully we keep redundant backups of my artwork and other critically important files, so we were able to recover that... but there are countless other files from my photos and documents which are simply gone. I may never know the full extent of what was lost, but the last full machine backup that I had was from 2017, so you can imagine it was a lot.
As it so happens, Dropbox decided to pull that little stunt 3 days before Krech was travelling down to stay with me, so that we could sort things out with the embassy here. The sudden loss of files and the need to reinstall his computer put us on the back foot. Additionally, the NVC sprung a considerable amount of paperwork and processing fees on us, which has consumed most of our bandwidth the last few months.
For those that noticed the sudden drop off in posting, that would be the cause.
New Posting Policy
Since we've had to take some time off of posting, we've decided that we aren't really fond of the whole "early access" thing... It adds a lot of work for us when posting, it doesn't seem to provide much value to our patrons, and it generally feels a bit scummy to do in the first place... so we're just not gunna do it anymore. At least, not the way that we have been.
We do have a Telegram (Art Channel - Art Chat - Off-topic Chat), which we are going to be using as our primary social platform. This will be the best place to talk to us, as well as getting early access, WIPS, and seeing completed artwork first. Basically, that will be my space to talk about stuff as it is happening, and to share stuff as it is finished.
Some time after things are shared there, they will be making the rounds to get posted everywhere else. We'll try to be as quick as we can with that, but it takes time to add all of the little formalities that all the other platforms require, including filtering which things are allowed on which platforms.
What About Your Patrons?
Obviously we still love our patrons, and we want you to feel like supporting us is worthwhile. We just don't feel like the early access thing was providing that much value to the patrons we talked to about it, and we really didn't like the idea of exclusives either...
For now our plan is to get back into streaming more frequently/regularly, allowing some patrons to join us on voice as we do, doing regular art raffles, and opening up cameo slots for patrons. Basically, the goal is to try and let you interact with us more directly, and have a chance to get art or other goodies as well.
If you are a patron (or you are considering it) and you have any ideas, please let us know!
IMPORTANT: Patreon does NOT allow many forms of content, including cub, incest, non-con, dub-con, violence, cbt, bdsm, etc. If you want access to that content please support us on SubscribeStar instead!
Comics and Crossroads
Our current comic, Crossroads: A Matter of Love, is nearing its end. There is going to be lots more on the way, but first I've decided to take a (hopefully) short break.
I've realized I may have set the bar too high on the visual quality of my comics, and not focused enough on the writing, speed, or clarity of the content. I'm still quite proud of what I've produced so far, but I want to take a step back and try to flex some different muscles, so I can bring you guys even better stuff in the future.
In order to facilitate that, I've started putting together a short adult comic, which I am really hoping you will all enjoy. It's probably going to have a bit more too it than just sex, but I promise it won't be too complicated to read with one hand. 💦
Tarot Cards
Tarot Cards are still happening, and new cards have been made (posting shortly). We are reaching out to people as their slots come up. If you have any questions feel free to contact us about it.
There are still a handful of minor arcana available, if you are interested: Signup Form
Merchandise (and the lack thereof)
It seems that Gumroad joined the ever-growing list of puritanical sites that have banned all forms of pornography. This isn't really a major loss for us, but it does mean our Art Bundles, and Dakimakuras no longer have a place to be sold.
If you did want to get your hands on either, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do. We still have a handful of Krech Dakis that didn't get sold. Until further notice these will not be getting reprinted, so grab them now if you are interested.
Commissions
Our main focus will be shifting towards Tarot Cards, Patron Raffles, Comics, and a few other projects (see below). However, we will still be taking a few regular commissions each month, so If you are interested, please do not hesitate to fill out the Request Form. (If you have already submitted a request, we do still have your information.)
Other Projects
Outside of the norm, we have also been working our butts off the past year and a half to learn 3D Modeling and Game Development. It's been a long and bumpy road, but we are finally to a spot we feel comfortable announcing it publicly.
You'll be able to follow updates for both on our Telegram channel, so be sure to join.
We don't yet have anything specific in mind for either, but if you have some ideas please feel free to share them in the comments below. 💕
(If you have any experience with either, and you are interested in helping us out, please give us a shout as well!)
Conclusion
The past few months have been a hell of a time, and it doesn't look like it'll stop anytime soon... but we're choosing to look forward with optimism for the rest of this year. We want to be more active, more creative, and mostly more involved with our community. Let's make some awesome stuff together!
All of this is only possible because of our commissioners, our patrons, and the love and support of our fans. If you are able, please consider signing up on SubscribeStar or Patreon, or making a one-time donation through Ko-Fi. We'd be very grateful!
https://linktr.ee/bastionshadowpaw
🌠TAROT CARDS🌠
Posted 4 months agoThis year we're going to try to do a full 78 card Tarot Deck, and that means we're going to need some help!
We've had a long week off to recover, and we want to hit the ground running.
We'll be starting to assign cards later today, but there are still a TON of slots left.
Make sure to sign up if you are interested!
You can sign up to claim your own card HERE.
The list of claimed and available slots can be found HERE.
You can find a full list of cards and their meanings HERE.
💕 Pricing and details are included in the signup form! 💕