I’ve been looking more into patreon as one of the visiting lecturers mentioned it and how lots of animators particularly in America use it to be able to fund their own projects. So I’ve been researching a few of my favourite artists to see what they offer on their patreon and see how viable it is as an option, at least to start with if I cant get my foot in the door of the animation industry right away!
@fernandadiasartwork is an animator I have followed for a while who is able to create short animations and music videos using her original characters and upload them to youtube with great reception – getting millions of views.
I’m aware that it would take a while to get enough traction on patreon to make a living wage, but as I have a following of around 44k I don’t see the hard in trying it, at least over the summer if I don’t hear from any studios.