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Patreon Rewards Poll
Hi Everyone!
The Patreon campaign has gotten off to a good start! I want to reward my patrons with fun stuff! Whether you’re a patron or not, I’d like to know what kind of rewards you like to get.
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My favorite crowdfunding reward is a postcard with a hand-written note from my friend Jo. I like it because it reminds me of fun times!
Have you ever received a reward for a donation? What’s your favorite, and why?
My Panels In Edge Animate
This is how I am currently doing panels in Edge Animate.
Each panel is a symbol. A symbol is basically a box you can put things in. This symbol is named pl2_ani, and it represents Panel 2 of Page 10. It contains 3 things: a gif animation, a still poster image, and a rectangle.
Symbols have timelines, which is where the animation happens. The timeline can be played from anywhere in any way, depending on how you code it.
I have set up the previous panel to play pl2_ani’s timeline from the ‘ready’ label. The panel will play the timeline from that point. In that part of the timeline, the rectangle has a box shadow (an outline) that fades in from transparent to blue. I have added a trigger that tells the timeline to stop playing. This means, when the previous panel has finished its animation, this panel will highlight. That lets the reader know which panel to click.
Other things on the timeline include: the ‘start’ label that says when the panel should start, a trigger to play the gif, a keyframe to turn the gif display on, a keyframe to turn the poster image display off, and a trigger that tells the next panel to play from its ‘ready’ label.
Patreon Page
Patreon is a service that allows you to give support to creators. It’s like Kickstarter, but a little different. Kickstarter helps creators earn large amounts of money quickly. Patreon is designed to be slow and steady.
Nwain is a long-term project, so that’s why I’ve chosen Patreon. I can update my Patreon page over time, without having to stress about a looming a deadline. That’s great, because I really don’t need the extra stress. It’s hard enough balancing a comic with a part-time job and commissions!
When I earn enough support, I can work on the comic full-time. It will be my only job, and my life will be a little less crazy.
Page 8-9 Update
Page 8 and 9 are now up! Hooray!
I’m still experimenting with gifs. They’re working well, except for one problem. On mobile devices, panels might flash when you tap them. That is a known bug. It has to do with loading, once again. I’ll figure it out.
Anyway! Nwain’s adventure continues!