edit: Please find the page attached for download. Despite uploading this file at the exact size patron tells us to use, it still looks like this right now, but the downloadable version is quite big...
2025-02-24 20:05:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Text is not final! This is going to be the first page of Beetle and the Chimera Carnival so that readers will be able to remember everything they need to know and if someone hasn't read the first b...
2023-12-22 16:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, thanks for the support!
Before I start talking about this project, I want to make sure everyone is aware of the 2023-12-14 16:49:42 +0000 UTC View Post
As a thank-you for your support while I've been working on Beetle and the Chimera Carnival, I am adding "cameo creatures" representing my patrons to one of the backmatter pages of the book...
2023-11-11 19:39:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you for your support! I had the chance to make a video that was not going up on my publisher’s youtube channel, so I wanted to include all current patrons in the credits. Some kids who have...
2023-06-25 23:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Designing and color styling for book 2’s climax. Many of the pages I’ve finished to color ahead of time are very big spoilers, so I’m excited to show this! The dragon parade balloons are supe...
2022-11-14 18:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post
a small recording of my process inking this page can be found here.
2022-08-11 21:23:30 +0000 UTC View PostNote: This essay was written for an instructional writing anthology that unfortunately could not move forward so its organizer could focus on their health. I am excited to share this unpublished wo...
2022-07-01 18:00:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! A lot of this month was spent preparing for my first ever indoor in-person event with real live kids, which was both an interview/book signing and a class about comics I taught at my local...
2022-06-23 16:01:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on the title drop for Beetle 2 today! Thank you for another month of support and happy pride month!
As for Demon Street, I’ve had to focus in on Beetle recently as we’ve had a lot...
2022-06-01 18:47:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Lots of thought went into Beetle's room and how she would live in it, I wanted it to be idealized without it being unrealistically big for their small house. It's the room of a kid who isn't rich b...
2022-01-31 20:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all! This is a public post, the first of several behind-the-scenes peeks into how I think through designing rooms in a character-first way. The rest will be patron-only.
Text rety...
2022-01-08 19:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
One of many locations I've designed for BEETLE AND THE CHIMERA CARNIVAL: Kat's Parents' home. Thank you all for your support this year. That this book is happening at all is due in large part to yo...
2021-12-28 22:41:27 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a new month! Another finished early panel from a moment in book 2 I'm VERY excited about, as well as the concept art that I started with for this costume. There's a lot more of this to come. I...
2021-12-03 18:23:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Available as a print: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/alizalayne/freak-of-nature/
And more de...
2021-11-29 15:07:44 +0000 UTC View Post
We're announcing BEETLE AND THE HOLLOWBONES BOOKS 2 AND 3 this Saturday, the DAY BEFORE HALLOWEEN! You're the first to know in the entire world. Shh! <3
2021-10-26 18:40:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Something I'm in the middle of making for promo. I never formally learned animation so I'm fiddling around and teaching myself.
I really appreciate everyone who joined me last month after I l...
2021-07-02 19:43:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all!
Since coming up with these characters I’ve been wanting to do something more with them, and I finally decided that an illustration was the right thing with maybe a short bit of ...
2021-05-30 19:04:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Another small piece of the behind the scenes work that I'm doing! You'll NEVER guess ;)
2021-05-02 20:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Character design sheet for an unannounced project. Look forward to seeing a lot more of her...!
2021-04-28 16:44:17 +0000 UTC View Post
this was the original watercolor script in my sketchbook for the Beetle and the Hollowbones climax. This was back before I changed Kat’s design to have hair. I would love to do a book in...
2021-02-06 19:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostI'm branching out, or maybe just going back to my roots from before I was a webcomic artist. This version is a patreon exclusive, although I'll be trying to find a home for this story at a magazine...
2021-01-25 23:59:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there! This is a little process video of a recent illustration, it has some fun stuff in it, I add or discard various elements as I think about how the final piece will look.
2020-10-15 22:39:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everybody! I'm doing a big beetle push this october, and I'd love to have your help! Have you ever been in a thrift store and found just, the weirdest thing you've ever seen? Look at Demon...
2020-10-01 17:28:34 +0000 UTC View Post
I was pleased to be able to get out into nature with my roommate and traded off taking halloween costume photos for each other. These are mine! Eventually they'll go up on social media for book pro...
2020-09-20 19:29:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! I'm gonna be doing a lot of Beetle and the Hollowbones promo in October featuring a lot of original art. Since I'm making most of it ahead of time, Goblin month comes early for patrons! Mo...
2020-09-10 21:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostHi everybody! Thanks for being so patient lately, especially those who are waiting for demon street updates! In the past little while I've been writing a 16-page tabletop roleplaying game from the ...
2020-07-06 17:22:59 +0000 UTC View Post
A few little doodles and character concepts for if I took Rootshade Nest farther into YA, which is what I'd do if I were to make something longer with the concept!
2020-03-15 18:07:30 +0000 UTC View Post
