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Live Stream (let's try again!) + New Art
Dear Insane Children,Another week... another attempt at hosting a live stream! Can we avoid Covid Lockdowns? Will Martin survive the journey south to American's home? And is there a right way to murder your best-friend-sidekick-rabbit-plush-buddy (even if it's all just symbolic and imagined)? All these questions (AND MORE!) are answered (maybe) in today's update!So... let's go ahead and set a time in our calendar for a Live Stream...
Art Prints 2022 (Second Half)
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here with the results of the poll for the next set of art prints.As usual, some surprises here as to what did make it and what didn't.But there's got to be winners and losers.So, here we go...As you can see in the header image for this post, we have The End of Madness.This will be the next print for July Patrons charged in August.And here are the following prints.August Patrons charged in SeptemberThe Final ...
Can We Be TOO Bloody?! (Plush Toy Gore Trigger Warning)
Dear Insane Children,This post contains spoilers and a gory image of Shadow Alice stabbing something cute... with blood and stuff. So... you've been warned.But it also contains an interesting question and conversation around where we draw the lines with regards to gore, violence, etc.Here's the (text) excerpt from the design for this section of the game:40.4) Closing Chapter Illustration // Alice Kills the Rabbit - Page 148-149 (v2.1) ...
Art Print Selection for mid-2022
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here with that most difficult of questions I ask you twice a year, "What prints will we have as the next Patreon rewards?"This time around, we only need the top 5, as some of you may remember from the last time I asked this, we already have October's 'Double Print' decided on, in this post right here.Without further ado, let's dive right in and look at the choicesA) Surrounded By ChaosB) Just...
Covid Killed the Live Stream (again!)
Dear Insane Children,Well. That didn't go as planned. We thought we were finally going to do a live stream this week and then...All sorts of things around the city are shutting down. Lots of our friends are telling us that their employers are telling them "DON'T Come to work these days! (Work from home)!" And a few of our friends are now locked inside High Risk Zones where actual Covid cases have been detected.So the risks now gre...
Livestream Update - Covid Issues (!)
Dear Insane Children,I saw some of your comments suggesting you might cancel other plans or take off work or something just to catch our live stream on Thursday (Wednesday in the US). So I want to keep you up to date...This is actually kinda crazy... we've been holding off on doing another live stream out of concern that there might be another sudden Covid lockdown. That would result in Martin getting trapped in the house with us. The horror....
Live Stream Time!
Dear Insane Children,IT'S BACK! We're going to do a LIVE STREAM! YAyayayayyaya!It's been forever! Shanghai went into a Covid lockdown for 2 months. And then we've done a wait-and-see for a few weeks to make sure another lockdown doesn't hit us... but it's looking good.We're living in a New Normal where our ability to move around the city is linked to showing our QR-Code Test Results on a phone app. But you do the tests...
Mid-Year Design Bible Update - It's All In The Execution
Hi everyone,Alex here (Lead Designer, Co-Writer, + misc.) with a big mid-year update on the Alice: Asylum Pre-Production Project.Important; this post includes a new Design Bible PDF WIP download.Patreon displays PDF attachments in small, underlined text at the VERY end of the posts, so scroll all the way down and click that link to download it. It is best viewed on your Desktop.This will be a big post, so I'd ask you to grab a cup of tea, and...
Closing Scene Illustrations
Dear Insane Children,Without revealing too much of the actual story (spoilers), I thought to share some of the illustrations by Omri from the ending scenes of the game. Here's the art request outline for this section:45.2) Alice locates Angela / Narrative Closing Scenes - Page 165-166 (v2.1) Art Briefing and Output: (Render at least 2x Images) Render the closing scenes of Alice's journey in Asylum.Image 1: Level design scene of A...
Out With The Old, In With The New!
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here.Just letting you know that once again we have run out of art print shelf space so have retired a bunch of prints to make space for new future awesome ones.Let's all press F to pay our respects!The 4 prints in this post are now no longer available individually and I have created a couple of "Double Tube" products on Mysterious for the last 5ish remaining stock of each. Click here to see...* Surprise ...
Some Cake (no spoilers)
Dear Insane Children,For those of you who didn't want to click on the previous post (because spoilers) but felt left out because you didn't get to see some awesome art...I got you covered!Here's a new illustration from Joey of a Giant Alice with CAKE in hand...Joey says:Alice holding a piece of disgusting cake in her hand, she is huge right now, her house shattered into pieces, black tentacles dancing behind her.Indeed.So... have your...
Vengeance is Awesome (amazing art but spoilers, sorry)
Dear Insane Children,I don't know if you know this (I think many of you do) but the Alice series is extremely cathartic for me. Because, as a child, I was abused in many ways - psychological, physical, and sexual. And by a wide variety of people - family members, caretakers, and strangers.(trigger warning - sexual abuse stuff)Last night, I had a nightmare about one instance. And I woke up this morning feeling angry, sad, and generally upset.I...
Sleep No More
Dear Insane Children,As Martin mentioned in the last update, we are "free" - but some of us are freer than others. While it's true that we have freedom to move around the city... I'm lacking in a certain critical freedom unique to our household: Freedom to Sleep!I guess you could say I am free *from* sleep. I don't even know if I am making sense. What I'm trying to say is, Leeloo is keeping us awake all day and night. Comp...
Art Print Shipping Update
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here. It's been a while since we chatted :)Just letting you know that now Shanghai lockdown is pretty much over, we are all trying to get back on top of things, which of course means clearing the backlog of Patreon rewards.So those of you who have been waiting on the last few months of prints (that you can see in this post), and also those of you at the 3x$35 level, do not fret, we'll be sending these out in...
Chekhov's Shadow (Spoilers! But really good art!)
Dear Insane Children,You've heard of Chekhov's Gun......a dramatic principle that suggests that details within a story or play will contribute to the overall narrative. This encourages writers to not make false promises in their narrative by including extemporaneous details that will not ultimately pay off by the last act, chapter, or conclusion. (link to quote source)And if you pay attention to TV and film, you'll notice that when &#...
Hysteria Dress - Update (Update)
Dear Insane Children,Here's an update to the updated Hysteria Dress design by Omri. Of this new design he says:i read all the comments and suggestions and the one common theme was to totally ditch the original design and create it a new. because all the comments were about the things i actually KEPT 🤦♂️. yes it's based off a straightjacket which they usually have a flat hard front and a complex back. i also believe once i'll...
Hysteria Dress Redesign - Crowd Design!
Dear Insane Children,This image - is from Omri - and is an attempt at a redesign of the Hysteria Dress for Alice: Asylum.Omri felt there were certain elements "lacking" in the design seen in Alice: Madness Returns.I like this new version but I told Omri we really need fan input on this sort of thing so... let us know in the comments what you think!From Shanghai still in Lockdown,-American
Lots of Alice: Asylum Artwork!
Dear Insane Children,Things have been a bit hectic here in Shanghai since the arrival of the new baby! And I apologize for being a bit slow on posting to Patreon as a result. But just because I'm distracted by Baby Things doesn't mean our team of artists and designers is slacking off!Main image above is a collab between Adam and Omri - depicting this scene from the Narrative Outline:A FINAL INTERMISSION (HUB-WORLD)MAD HATTER’S DOMAIN (B...
Save Yourself Alice (The Fire) - MP3 from Alex
Dear Insane Children,Here's the latest Patron Exclusive track from the most recent video trailer for the Patrons: Save Yourself Alice (The Fire) by Alex.This was meant to be posted alongside the last big update from Alex... but got lost in the madness. Better late than never.From Shanghai with Love,-American
Leeloo McGee - The Littlest Insane Child
Dear Insane Children,Say hello to your newest co-inmate in the Asylum!张玲珑 - (Leeloo McGee) arrived at 10PM Beijing Time on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022!She was 3.82kg and 51cm at birth. And arrived after an extremely quick labor/delivery of ~2 hours!We've been a little preoccupied (as you might imagine) since her arrival. And just now starting to get back into the regular work groove. That means catching up on emails, clearing out old creativ...
End-Game Spoiler Warning - Final Boss Initial Concepts
Hi everyone,Alex here again (Lead Designer, Co-Writer, + misc.) with something we would like your feedback on. Hugespoilers for anyone who scrolls down on this one, so you've been warned.------ SCROLL DOWN ------Still here?We're talking final bosses in this one.Preliminary work is currently being undertaken to land on the visual style and look for our biggest-big-bad of Alice: Asylum.For those who have read the narrative outline, you'...
Design Bible Updates - New PDF Sample Download • April 2022
Hi everyone,Alex here(Lead Designer, Co-Writer, + misc.)with a freshDesign Bible Update hot out of the oven.New video and music content are above.The real meat of this post will be in the new Design Bible Sample PDF download at the bottom of this post.Scroll down. Hit download. Let us know your thoughts.-----WHERE ARE WE AT?:Short version; around 100 pages into the DB.That equates to approx 40 pages of the V2 Narrative Script, with artwork, the a...
Sacrificial Journey to Eternal Life
Dear Insane Children,Sometimes the only way we get to new and interesting places is through a journey in which we must sacrifice a great amount. In the modern world, that might mean investing the time and money to fly halfway around the world. Or sailing for a week to a remote island. Or hiking for days to a secluded mountaintop. But what if you lived on the featureless plains and Kansas and wanted to get somewhere REALLY interesting?Some news il...
End Credits Alice v2 (and Angela's design!)
Dear Insane Children,Thank you, for all the great feedback on the last Crowd Design post! Omri took that feedback and created a new version of Alice's "End Credits" dress (main image above).And he also delivered an illustration for the "Angela" character who appears in the end scene.Alex's response to seeing the Angela illustration is worth sharing:Hi guys, I'm writing to say that this actually hit me in a bit of an em...
Crowd Design: Adult Alice's Dress (post credits)
Dear Insane Children,Here's a fun Crowd Design for you all to work on... What sort of dress would Alice wear at the end of Asylum? Here's the scene setup from the Narrative Outline:AFTER CREDITS SCENELONDON - HOME FOR WAYWARD CHILDREN (DAY)After the credits roll, a secret ending scene plays out.The scene opens to a beautiful, English countryside home. Green, lush, gorgeous and bright.Alice Liddell, is smartly tailored and elegantly styled...
Dorothy Updated (and final?)
Dear Insane Children,Here's an update to yesterday's post where I shared details about our Dorothy character from OZ: Adventures. Omri had a look at your comments and made changes - resulting in what I think (?) is a final design for this character.Let us know in the comments below what you think! For my part: I love her!Excellent work, Omri!ControversyAnd a point of interest generated by some of the comments over on my Instagram in relat...
OZ: Adventures (Character Design: Dorothy)
Dear Insane Children,The story I'm writing for Oz: Adventures features an ensemble cast. Sorta like the TV show "Game of Thrones" - there's not (at least initially) a "main" character. There are many characters each with their own unique backstories. And over time, we'll explore each of them against the backdrop of challenges provided by the Land of Oz.So... Dorothy Hale is in Oz: Adventures and she's one of the ma...
The Black Book
Dear Insane Children,Omri delivered the final render of "The Black Book" illustration. And it's beautiful! In this scene, we see Alice confronted with the written record of Bumby and Radcliffe's nefarious business. All those children - kidnapped, brainwashed, and sold like cattle. Someone needs a good revenge killing!Adam also delivered a final render of a scene from Londerland. This is a place where London and Wonderland meld tog...
Oz Update from Lockdown in Shanghai
Dear Insane Children,While Alex has provided you with some excellent updates on the progress he and the team are making on the Alice: Asylum Design Bible, I wanted to give you an update on Oz and Life in Lockdown.(Alice views the Little Black Book of Radcliffe - WIP from Omri)LockdownShanghai these days is strange. For the sake of pandemic control, the city of 26 million people has been split in two - East (Pudong) and West (Puxi). And each area ...
And the next print is...
Dear Insane Children,Font Lord here with the usual quick monthly reminder of what print is next.As you can see above, it is the rather dynamic "Jabberwock Battle".This is for March Patrons charged in April.So you have 2 days left to change your tier if you like the look of this print, and yes, as usual, it will also become a choice for the 3x$35 tier patrons too.That is all :)- Cheers
