I highly encourage you to get on something like patreon! I support a number of artists on patreon, and I don't think of it as giving a handout or see them as b

I highly encourage you to get on something like patreon! I support a number of artists on patreon, and I don't think of it as giving a handout or see them as begging - I'm paying them for the content that I consume, and I'm paying them to give them incentive (edit: and means) to continue producing that content. Sure, there's no formal contract, but I consider it a form of "work for pay" all the same.