Seeing how freelance work is tough and doesnt pay well and working in a studio is not worth the hassle... How do you succeed in Patreon? Do you have to spam your shit out so more people are drawn into it? I'm not talking about porn or other shit, something more like Ilya Kuvshinov for example. Going by this example you just have to produce nice looking images and be consistent and there you go.
I'm not a fan of his work but isn't he a good example of achieving a lot in Patreon with not that much of an effort?
consistant style + consistant updates + fanart = exposure and eventually money