Starting out at as a NSFW 3D animator. Patreon, Intellectual property, Laws, etc..

[CrabCycle]

I'm not sure if other threads on this subject existed, but someone I know has been polishing their blender skills for quite some years now to try and freelance as a smut/NSFW animator, and has gotten to a point where the 3D art is imho way more than decent. I can compare the quality to a lot of other 3D artists who seem to make a fair wage off of sites like patreon, but neither he nor I have any know how as to the pitfalls that a career like this can have.

I realise that there might be no real guide to this, considering the nature of the work, but what tips and must know information would you give someone starting out?
About things like intellectual property, laws of his country (Canada), how/where to advertise, or even just the pace at which to pump out projects?

Are there any rookie mistakes, obvious or not, that could become huge problems later on?

Any counsel, or redirection to a similar thread, is greatly appreciated!

 

[Satori6]

For Patreon you need to make sure that your content doesn't feature incest, underage, rape, or bestiality content.

This means both shape and form: you can't do "landlady" content to bypass incest rules - they'll ban you.

Just the same, you cannot do like Degrees of Lewdity attempted with "all animals are actually people in costumes, and you're totally an adult who lives in an orphanage, gets bullied at school, and sells lemonade on the weekends, like every other normal adult does".

That said, I've heard that they may be somewhat arbitrary with the application of those rules, same as it happens on this site: sometimes there will be content that clearly violates the rules but gets a free pass, while other content where the breaking of rules isn't clear at all may get banned with no appeal.

I've also heard that their team is easy to communicate with, so when in doubt, you can reach out to make sure that the content is ok before publishing it.

 

[anne O'nymous]

[...] but neither he nor I have any know how as to the pitfalls that a career like this can have.

They are the same than for any creating career.
To summarize, one do not success because he's good, but because he's doing what the part of the public that will hear about him expect to see at that moment.
Of course, being good at doing it can help, but it will just help. Someone doing what the public want will be more successful if he's good at doing it. But someone excellent at doing what the public don't care about will have near to no success.

About things like intellectual property,

Well, it's the exact same than for any creation. You own IP over your creations, and it's strictly forbidden to use others' IP without having acquired the right for it.

laws of his country (Canada),

It's a question for a lawyer, not for peoples on a titty forum.
It's of course possible to browse the net to find what the Canadian Law say about lewd stuff and pornography (and, for memory, it don't say really good thinks). But, while anyone can then know what the Law say, only a lawyer can fully explain what it really mean and imply.

how/where to advertise, or even just the pace at which to pump out projects?

Everywhere it's possible and it make sense to advertise for it, and at whatever pace it's possible to do it without having to face too much complaint from the public.

 

[CrabCycle]

Of course, being good at doing it can help, but it will just help. Someone doing what the public want will be more successful if he's good at doing it. But someone excellent at doing what the public don't care about will have near to no success.
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It's a question for a lawyer, not for peoples on a titty forum.

Yeah, orienting to a niche where people cannot find content as easily and trying to cater to that at first is something he was already thinking about. Inspired in part by furries, who have a big community and are known to commission a lot of artists.

As for the law, fair enough! I wrote that in just in case, but was mostly looking for other advice you responded to, so thanks for that.

I've also heard that their team is easy to communicate with, so when in doubt, you can reach out to make sure that the content is ok before publishing it.

On this and the lawyer points of anne O'nymous, I'm not TOO worried, as the content seems to be going more in the direction of monstergirls, which has definitely been done before and passed off fine.

But you're both right that it wouldn't hurt to check with the law and with the patreon team for the faceless teen/young man self-insert to make 100% sure it's never passing off as underage.