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The Patchwork Girl of Oz
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…
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Non-Live Live Stream for July 30th, 2020
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…
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Wonderland HD
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…
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Rage and Trust
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…
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Depression Ahead But It’s Still Progress
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…
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Lucky Road Trip
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…
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Live Streams, Twitch, YouTube, and Badges
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…
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Twisted Perspectives
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…
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Printing Stuff & Making Stuff
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…
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Moves, Bosses, Faces, and Babies
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,…