Dear Insane Children,
We have LOTS of updates across all of our projects. That means we're going to have TONS to talk about during the Live Stream this week. Before you read any further, head over to Twitch and Subscribe to my Channel. You can do that here:
https://www.twitch.tv/americanmcgee
2020-08-11 01:59:58 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children
Yes, it's time for The Lucky 5 again.
You know what this is by now, we use a random number generator to pick 5 people from our Patreon (and also YouTube comments to keep us above board and legal) to win some stuff each month.
As you can no doubt see from the pic at the top of this post, and the one below this paragraph, this month's prize is the Heart of Darkness tapestry and jewelry set. WOW!
2020-08-10 04:35:57 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Font Lord here with an exciting bit of news for you all.
You may have seen on our 'monthly art print schedule calendar' that the next print was undecided and there was a big ole question mark next to it.
Well, as you have no doubt figured out from the big pic at the top of this post, the next print we're doing is what has affectionately become known as Escher Alice.
So, this print is for all those charged in September at the $75 level and above and...
Dear Insane Children,
Two quick sketch replies to your previous comments on Dorothy ideas.
First up (main image, top) is from Omri. Of this he says...
I took Jen's design and merged in half way with mine. Less serious and a bit more fantastic. i thought to drop her age to 15, giving her some more volume in the dress but not too much. having too much volume is for me too Anime. and i want to stay away from that. i want it "wearable" and still modern... 2020-08-06 02:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Just a quick share of the images that were sketched overnight - still playing around with themes and ideas for a Dorothy main character for an Oz adventure.
Keep in mind that right now we're in 100% brainstorm mode. Just throwing things out there and seeing... not what sticks but what inspires. No idea where this will lead. But it's an excellent peek into the creative process.
Main image above is from Jen.
And here's Omri's take....
2020-08-05 01:23:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Who knew we needed another Alice dress? Not I! But Omri thought that, based on the design work we're doing for The Chess Realm, a new dress themed after that realm might make sense. So here we have (main image, above) a WIP concept for a Chess Dress. Interesting!
I've written some backstory for this realm so that our artists have something to work with. Here's a sample of that writing...
The Chess Realm is a place within Depre... 2020-08-04 00:13:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Well... here we go again... maybe?
We've been throwing around a couple of ideas to form the foundation for new exploration inside the world of The Books of Oz (14 full-length Oz books written by L. Frank Baum).
Jen turned in this sketch (main image, above) of a Dorothy (-type) character. I just wanted to post it here on Patreon as a historical marker for when all this started up (again).
As many of you know, this...
2020-07-31 23:34:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
In case you missed the live stream *live* on Twitch yesterday I've uploaded it over on my YouTube Channel. And you should be able to watch it in the window on top of this post. Yay for technology.
We played through Omri (and team)'s HD update to "American McGee's Alice," talked about Plushie Dreadful, discussed ideas for other projects (like "OZ"), and I asked ALL the contest questions. We also read your comments and answered your questions. ...
2020-07-31 00:26:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Three bits of interesting news to share with you this morning.
First, Joey's finished her "Small House" illustration. Included in the final version are a bunch of changes in response to the notes that YOU provided here on Patreon. And I think the result is fantastic!
Have a look at the "Small House" and let us know in the comments what you think.
2020-07-29 00:56:43 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here with a couple of items for you.
Firstly, I just wanted to mention the next print (for Patrons charged in August).
This time it really is How Fine You Look When Dressed In Rage. By Omri Koresh.
So if you like the look of this print, please make sure you're at the $75 tier before August rolls around.
And yes, it will of course be added to the 3x$35 ...
Dear Insane Children,
We're back from our road trip to Yan's hometown. All the extended family got together to play with Lucky, eat yummy local food, and spend time together. It was a nice break from the daily bustle of life in Shanghai. Here's Lucky with his Great-Grandfather.
While we were away the team continued to work on concept art for Alice: Asylum with an emphasis on T...
2020-07-27 02:50:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Just a quick note to let everyone know that our family will be away from Shanghai for most of the week. We need to take Lucky to Yan's hometown to register him as a person - for the Chinese equivalent of a social security number.
During this time, the team will continue work on various aspects of Asylum... though Alex will also be OOO for most of this week. He's in the middle of moving house! So... expect things to be relatively quiet around here ...
2020-07-20 08:28:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We had another fun live stream over on Twitch yesterday. In case you missed it, I've uploaded a recording to my YouTube Channel. You can watch that via THIS LINK.
And if you'd like to be notified when we go live on Twitch, head over and subscribe via THIS LINK.
We covered lots of in...
2020-07-16 23:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Thought I'd share with you an illustration from Joey that she says is final... but I think might still use a few adjustments. What do you think?
She sent along a series of sketches illustrating the origin of the visuals leading to the final image (above).
I responded to all this by asking if she might consider including a couple more "creepy" elemen...
2020-07-14 23:28:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
I just received a test print of the calendar sample. This allows us to judge the quality of the paper and printing - both of which are great. Thick, high-quality paper - and solid colors and contrast in the printing.
Dimensions and other info are on the way to Alex. And he has the list our Insane Children generated of the most popular Art Prints from Alice: Asylum. He'll design pages and set those illustrations among the months, weeks, and days. P...
2020-07-14 07:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Omri sent over a concept image capturing some initial thoughts on the Chess Realm. As discussed in a previous post, this realm is a mix of Chaos and Order. The inhabitants of this realm embrace the natural relationship between these two elements and their realm reflects that decision throughout.
Of this concept, Omri writes:
We said that Depression is gray but i don't see it.
This of this image in a "color sc... 2020-07-12 22:46:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
I did a Twitch Stream this morning (www.twitch.com/americanmcgee) and then posted that over on my YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/americanmcgeeofficial)...
And you can watch that HERE.
Lots o...
2020-07-11 02:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
The first phase of work on a 3D model for Alice is finished! Roman produced this turntable video of Alice's face and A-pose (body) along with still images of the same. The level of detail he's achieved is excellent. I am really impressed with his skill, speed, and quality. Great work!
2020-07-10 00:03:28 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
While we're working on a couple of possibilities for physical merch - calendars, snow globes, etc - I thought we should think about a couple of additional Plush Toys. Why? Because they're relatively easy to produce, everyone seems to love them, and ... I like making eff'ed up toys?
So I first asked for a Vorpal Blade Plush - because I figure cosplayers and Alice fans alike will have fun with it. We can't make/expo...
2020-07-08 06:17:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We're starting work on a new area in the game, The Realm of The Chess Pieces.
To provide some direction to the Art Team, I wrote the following...
The Realm of the Chess Pieces is made up of two sides (can be black/white or white/red... take your pick. I like black/white because if you then add the red of Chaos you get a nice black/whi... 2020-07-07 23:52:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here with that time of the month you're all waiting for ;)
Yes! Who will lady luck smile upon today, as Google's RNG feature picks 5 people from Patreon (and YouTube comments to keep us legal) to win the signed print "Tragedy".
Could it be you? Or how about you? Maybe you there at the back?
Let's see.
ROLL IT !!!...
Dear Insane Children,
Have I told you lately how much I love Tentacles? It should come as little surprise that when I opened the latest Tentacle Chaos Monster concept image from Omri - I laughed out loud and was smiling ear to ear. Seriously.
I LOVE this concept. And I tweeted that we need to make Alice: Asylum for literally no other reason than to see this madness in action.
We hosted a Live Stream over on...
2020-07-03 00:07:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Just writing another update about next month's print due to a little mess up I did from yesterday.
I wrote that Dressed in Rage was next month's print due to a little confusion, and even though I figured it out and took the post down within a few minutes, this does not matter since all new posts we write get emailed to Patrons anyway. D'oh!
So now THIS post (with the clear details in the title) is the 2nd reminder to Patrons that those people char...
2020-06-30 05:19:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
As you know from my last design post, we're working on concepts for a selection of Enemies who are designed to manipulate Alice's senses - Manipulators. In the last round of comments, I asked Omri to explore ideas around insect/machines that would fit in these roles. He's delivered!
Here are our comments on what's presented today. Omri says:
I'm thinking about what you said, i don't like the idea of holograms because it's too modern... 2020-06-29 23:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here, with just a teeny tiny reminder about next month's print.
(And I definitely didn't just post up the wrong monthly image 10 minutes ago and delete the post)
RINGMASTERS !!
Available to all at $75 and above who are charged in July.
(And yes, it's also going to be available at the 3x$35 tier too)
Finally rounding off the triptych of C...
Dear Insane Children,
One of the ideas we're working on for enemies in Asylum is a type of machine called a Manipulator. They are Illusion Engines - capable of shapeshifting and scene building. And we'll encounter them right at the start of the game in the Circus (Denial) Realm.
Omri sent over some sketches (main images Above) for early designs to which I replied:
Sorry to tell you but the design of the steampunk wheeled arm-whirling enemies in AMA... 2020-06-29 01:29:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children
Font Lord here with a little bit of info that we just got from Patreon.
It seems they're now going to offer Patrons the choice of paying for their tiers in the currency of their choice.
(As long as it's $, € or £ )
They say...
Dear Insane Children,
There's lots going on behind the scenes these days but I'm prevented by those pesky NDAs from sharing specific details. Still, you know me, I'll still try to provide you some hints at the sort of progress being made. Why? Because you're making all of this possible!
Without our Insane Children, we wouldn't have the funding for a team a artists, producers, and designers required to bring together the kind of high qu...
2020-06-25 00:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Now that we've got some idea of what Alice's face looks like...
We need to start work on her body.
But first - Why are we doing (or re-doing) this work now?
Because we have an opportunity to engage a professional 3D Model Builder to create a next-gen ready 3D model of our Alice from Alice: Asylum.
And we can ...
2020-06-21 23:49:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Yes. Lobsters. Yes. In Space.
If you want to know what that's all about - that probably means you missed our Live Stream over on Twitch yesterday. Sad? Well don't be!
Here's a link of the recording which we've posted to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLmq55plJOE
Now you can watch as Martin and I laugh until we cry about...
2020-06-19 06:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post