[Patronage] Patrons of the Monstrous Arts

[Wulf Ratbane]

The Patrons of the Monstrous Arts project will use a fantasy roleplaying “monster manual” as a test case for patronage funding of the publisher’s art budget: Dedicated fans make an early commitment to the work, specifically by funding the art budget to increase the number and quality of illustrations the work will contain. The patrons benefit from a final work that has more original, high-quality illustrations than a typical small publisher can afford; the publisher benefits from a better-looking final product; and last but certainly not least, the illustrator benefits from a more reasonable rate for his work.


If you are a publisher, an illustrator, a gamer, or simply curious about the possibilities of crowdsourcing and self-publishing, please visit the project's home at Kickstarter.com and consider becoming a patron of the project.

Patrons of the Monstrous Arts

 

[Qwillion]

Interesting,

I initially avoided Kickstarter because it was limited to Amazon's Flexible Payments Service, and did not allow for paypal or direct payment via credit card.

I may have to join simply because of my love and support of patronage projects.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

I may have to join simply because of my love and support of patronage projects.

I do hope you'll consider it, as I think this is an excellent model for indie game publishers, illustrators, and fans alike. Should be a big win all around.