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Chase Your Rabbits

Dear Insane Children, 

Persistence is key. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Failure is only the opportunity to begin again. Mistakes are proof that you are trying. And on and on... Chase your white rabbit. But as the old Confucian saying goes, "If you chase both rabbits, you catch neither." (TED talk on that topic).

So here we are, chasing rabbits. Fortunately, we have a lot of rabbit chasers on the team these days. And Omri's been chasing a particularly difficult rabbit for a while now... The Circus Dress. The first version was met with, shall we say, less than 100% positive feedback. The second version turned some doubters into believers. And today...

Judging by the comments on the sneak peak shots I shared over on Instagram last night... this might be IT. He's combined all the working elements with bits of your feedback and inspiration from our favorite cosplayer, Faerie_Blossom, to achieve what I believe is a pretty flawless concept. 

What do you think? Comments below, please! 


On the topic of learning and trying and doing again... I've just updated the latest Patreon Goal which unlocks the 2nd set of Embroidery Patches.

The goal text (which you can see on my Patreon front page) reads as follows:

At 3222 Patrons we'll unlock the 2nd Embroidered Patch Set with White Rabbit card-back art. Everyone at $10 (or more) that month will receive a set of 9 Patches snail-mailed anywhere in the world (free shipping)! Patrons get an exclusive 10th patch. 

I'd love YOUR feedback on this since we did see a lot of confusion around the mechanic of the previous (Chaos Coin) goal. So... is this clear enough? Is it missing out on any lessons we learned last time around? 

Why "222" you might ask. Well, we're heading into Rabbit Season. The White Rabbit Print will be this month's Patreon print, it's also over on Mysterious in FULL or MINI size. And we're working on a White Rabbit Plush to be our next big collectible item / Patreon Goal. And in Chinese the word for "rabbit" is "tu" (sounds like two) so we have 3x ε…” (tu) in there for good luck and whatnot ;)

Feedback, please!

I'm sitting on a couple of other new images which I'll share tomorrow. We'll also set a time for this week's livestream - probably the same Thursday morning, 9AM Hong Kong time we do for the "normal" streams. 


Alright, back to chasing rabbits...

From Shanghai with ε…”ε…”ε…”, 

-American

Chase Your Rabbits

Comments

I love this Circus dress design! This definitely works - I love the hair and I love how you can see in Alice's eyes and under the painted smile how unhappy and apprehensive she is (that's certainly how I'd feel if I'd been made to join the Tweedles' Circus!).

Yes! Love it when in game the character costume has textile "tendrils" that sway around when you move.OMRI has definitely got this - the collar reminds me of the Victorian era aswell!

See like Optional wing pretty yes please!πŸ’€πŸ€‘

See what no hair and makeup horror

The skull at the back of the head is really creepy.. I love it! XD the designs keep getting better

looks sick!, though, just my opinion, i feel the gloves/wristcuffs might look better if striped like the suit.

Anthony L Muehlhausen

I was good with the last circus dress but this is even better πŸ‘

I like this Alice clown design the best it is child like and creepy.

Like it

I like this design most out of all the clown outfits so far. Looks a bit creepy, though which makes Alice look more like a villain. SUGGESTION: Maybe if one of the dark Alices shows up at this part of the game, this could be their outfit. Our Alice is mistaken for the dark one and is hurriedly dressed up by the Tweedles in a similar outfit and forced to perform in the other Alice's stead.

Jay Olsen

I love this dress a lot more than I did at first, especially with the addition of the clown face makeup - it really completes the design and hits that creepy circus nail right on the head! I'm glad it's finally reached the potential that I could imagine when I first thought of a circus design. What I'd really love to see is an artwork showing some part of what the circus level would look like. :)

I like this concept :3 I like that it has a sweeter side and the chaos side I think in a way that is representative to Alice herself.

The game shapes up to turn into a nightmare with all these clown themes :D just make sure it doesn't turn into one of those creepy clown horror movies, we need Alice!

that's even more creepy in my eyes :D

This one is definitely better... but something still seems off. I'm glad the makeup changed at least. I don't know still seems off though and the pigtails do too but I'm not sure why. I could live with this though. I just feel her outfits have that cool creepy aspect to them so I wish this one did too. It would be cool to see a more creepy scary type clown for her you know? This just seems too goofy.

I like the backskull.

Saleh Abu-Rashid

BIIIIIIIIIG YES to this version of the circus dress! I do not like the clown make up, but in the good, unsettling way. I really like how Omri again incorporates the black goo from the Ruin monsters in AMR. The skull on the back of her head is disturbing. The hats I think are unnecessary. The patch goal seems pretty clear to me, but then again so did the Chaos Coin, so.. SUGGESTION/QUESTION: If the patreon exclusive patch hasn't been designed yet, then can it PLEASE be a Lulu patch?! :D

hmmm... still not feeling it on the circus design. I like the outfit and the skull is a cool touch, but I'm not sure about going so cute with the hair/makeup?

Quinchilla

I think the Circus dress looks perfect now, I’m especially giddy about the face makeup <3 I think it looks really awesome and being one of the people who suggested the drawn on smile makes me even more giddy lol (it’s the silly and simple things that can make a person smile, I’m a dingus) I’m in love with these patches <3 I’m excited to see the rabbit plush once it’s finished <3 I think that’s a pretty nice goal number and the $10 or up tier for it is very reasonable, especially if it comes with that patron exclusive Lulu patch ;)

Hannah Young

Also I love this new clown outfit! So creepy!

Priscila Nosoma

Can I make a SUGGESTION on the shipping? When my set of patches arrived, the card was completely destroyed 😭. The patches are fine but the card it's a wreck. Maybe a fragile sign or a stiffer envelope? I don't know if this would increase too much in shipping cost, but some feedback would be nice.

Priscila Nosoma

Good GOD it is freaky, in a good way :D, I would say everything looks good, hair/wig I can get used to, only bit that I can't say I like is the skull on the back peeking out from UNDER her hair/wig. Might just be me but it looks like it goes into the back of her actual skull, if her hair was obviously a huge wig with more obvious space for it to sit then perhaps I could like it.

Kyle Ross

I this is the perfect mix.

the idea with skull on the back is great! but I think that ponytails doesn't suit with dress

Love this version :3

If your patches were damaged in delivery just send us a picture and we'll send new ones. Unfortunately, there's no level of cost-effective packaging which can 100% avoid damage in shipping. So, we opt for the cost effective packaging and deal with those few instances where stuff gets damaged on a case by case basis. PM and we'll sort you out.

American McGee

I don't care much for the makeup, hair nor the outfit. As unique as this look is it's not very cohesive. The gloves are very chic and on point and then we've got the boots in black leader and blood-red lace, not at all time period relevant. And the skirt doesn't really go well with the top half of the outfit which is the best part of the whole thing. And if you're going to give a young girl pigtails couldn't the makeup be more child-esque too? And don't care for the skull at the back of the head, idea is good but the execution needs a different direction. A none hiding-in-hair direction I think.

Will the package for these patches be different? Because the last patches got damaged on the way, and I don't want damaged patches as a patreon goal again! ;(

St. Thomas

This circus dress is perfect! I love the skull on the back of the head and the make up is just as I imagined it for Alice in that dress and world. The pigtails are fitting and look much better than the last wigs, it gives her that childish expression and she still is a child, so very fitting! The patches are so nice, though I have to find a place for the first set, but one can never have to many Alice patches :)

I also said IT on Instagram, maybe I've seen too much clowns (and Pennywise) in my life mainly in the last two years. :D I didn't judged the artists. ;) Maybe it's just me who don't really like clowns.

sumblinker

I absolutely love this version of the circus dress! 😍

Me too :) But World is changes...

sumblinker

I prefer the last circus version too, but with the card guard skull on the back of the head. Even though, as always, Omri does a fantastic job!

The hair in the last one was much better, this is just a cute hair style. Makeup looks excellent now though

Now THAT is cool dress for circus! Love it!!!

Actually, I would prefer the last Version, but I like the details on the back of her head, that's really creepy.☺️

Sayula

Hmm overall just not loving the clown look.... It's not really scary it's just comical in a tacky way to me... But I suppose variation in the outfits IS good... Hmm personally I'd like her as a tightrope walker more, but yeah maybe I'm just not a clown person?

you are not. I like the first dress the most. it is unique. all these new dresses are good, but stereotypically clownish

Lovely, I adore this wig most so far, the skull on the back of her head is also a nice creepy touch. I'm just imagining running around with that creepy skull staring back at us the player, just wonderful.

I like this circus dress a lot, the makeup is kinda creepy and the accessories go with it well. Congratulations Omri, great job 😁

I love everything but the wig I much preferred the last versions hair it was my favourite and the makeup for this is good but the smile is a little too high.

You get to pick :) I was able to choose mine recently. Yay!

QUESTION - if we stay at $35 for 3 months, do we get to PICK which print? or is it a randomly selected one...

I'd say no on the costume, I just want the basic dress but maybe that's just me

oh noooo, I do not like that make up and hair, though I like the card guard face in the back. I prefer the make up and hair of the previous one, with her hair upwards in pigtails. This make up creeps me out XD

I love it!!! The color balance works well. And I agree that the boots are the best part of this.

Richanne Matthews

i agree the skull would look god on the waist of the dress

Looks good. I might just want Hollow Yves/the skull moved to usual spot on her waist above the two black ribbons, but otherwise I think this pretty much it, its disconcerting and unsettling which it should be.

agree

agree

agree

I like these boots the most! The wig is different, in a good way too.

Love the New outfit look. but like the original pictures hats as well. In regards too the β€œforced to perform” knife juggling to throwing to escape might be interesting too.

Awesome!! All of the dress are Perfect!!

I love the dress but I think the previous versions hair looked the best, the two big bunches made me think of clown wigs 😊

Love the costume, but the mouth makeup reminds me a bit too much of "IT". Also... bring on the rabbits!!!

long hair and a ringmasters tophat maybe

COMMENT: Looks very nice, the color scheme is really cool. The wig is also improved (I prefer the first one, though) and the hips are no longer bell-shaped, however, I'm not sure about Hollow Yves' placement. I mean, is he supposed to be some kind of "reverse mask"? Good art nonetheless :)

That is so terrifying. Just awesome.

Im absolutely in love with this design! Two big thumbs up! Also enjoying the skull hairpiece! See you at the livestream!

RozaMay

love the circus element, the tweedles are awesome, and I prefer the hair hanging down rather than the pointy hair. And the bottom Asian? style hat.....hippity...hippity,,,,,,, hop I go

But are we going for pretty?

Sarah Heist

I freaking LOVE it!! Love the pigtails and make-up. Some days I feel like I have to paint a smile on too lol

Same

Sarah Heist

i like the all the worlds a stage clown paint better its prettier

I personally liked all of Omri's clown dresses but, I think this one is my favorite because it freaks me out so much. (But in a good way? Lol) the face reminds me of it and the clown episode from supernatural. XD Great job Omri!! :)

Tawni Meyer

I love it. I also LOVE the 2nd wig. I think it would tie the look all together, the pigtails almost make her look too innocent, and we all know our merry slasher is anything but.

Saucentric

Ahhh the circus dress, so close yet so far. The make-up is just... No just no. Maybe tone it down a bit. Can't wait for more patches πŸ‘ (despite the fact I have yet to find a place for the first batch yet) See you at stream guys 😊

I like the face makeup but prefer the pointy hair

V--R

The dress is nice, and I think all Juggalos and juggalettes would agree with the face paint, But I think the hair should be long still like (Mercury world - Hatter) long red hair or black hair, the skull on the back of the dress instead of the head, just an idea, its still great art don't change the dress though unless you move the skull the dress is perfect

My word we cant be late for the unveiling of the plush rabbit!!

At first glance I was uncomfortable with the hair and makeup, but then looking at it I realized it was good that I was uncomfortable with it bc its supposed to be a psychological horror. So. Job well done I suppose. Love everything about the dress. Will be glad to change my amount set from 35 to ten after the 17th.. My bank account is less than pleased.

Sarah Heist

This dress is it for sure. Loved immediately.

Nailed the dress, but I still hate the makeup. Just leave her eyebrows alone and don't have them as drawn on makeup. And the lipstick smile is a bit big to me. Unsure about the skull on the back of her head as well. Probably would look better on the dress. Just seems out of place. All in all, it's still my least favorite. Sorry.

Love the dress! ☺️

Super loving that dress!!

The third time's the charm, I definitely love this version of the circus dress.

Lucas Severin


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