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Cameo creatures page!
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 and nice. Hello all, I have directly moved from working on Beetle and the Chimera Carnival to the unti...
Beetle and the Chimera Carnival catch-up page
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 book they won't be too confused. There's also brand-new information about magic here that wi...
Chapters of an early project
Hi all, thanks for the support!Before I start talking about this project, I want to make sure everyone is aware of the BEETLE CAMEO COLLECTION POST! If you would like to have a CREATURE CAMEO in BOOK 2 OF THE BEETLE SERIES please respond to that post before DECEMBER 31ST.I'm sharing the first fe...
12/31 LAST CALL: Add your cameo to the sequel to BEETLE AND THE HOLLOWBONES!
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. You can request your creature using the form above. You don't have to be logged into google to...
how to draw Kat Hollowbone from Beetle and the Hollowbones
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 sent me their fanart had trouble drawing Kat, so I wanted to make this video for them.
Chimera Carnival
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 super fun to design.
Beetle 2 Progress
a small recording of my process inking this page can be found here.
Essay from scrapped anthology: A Place You Can Really Go
Note: 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 I am excited to share this unpublished work as a blog post with all of you! This is an essay about writing and drawing places that feel alive.A ...
paint-at-home pride art and library presentation
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 library. I’ve included some slides of my only assignment for that class. It went really well! The ki...
Chimera Carnival Preview!
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 of intense medical situations with my family lately & I needed to go get a part time job. Still, if you’re ...
Bedroom design part 2: Beetle's room
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 but IS doted on by her grandma, and who has made a few additions to the room herself. She ha...
BEETLE & THE HOLLOWBONES SPOILERS! Bedroom design part 1
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 retyped below for ease of reading:__I wanted Penny's room to have a unique setup that suited their talents: they can...
Beetle location
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 your generosity.
Book preview: Kat
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 asked my publisher last book if it was ok for me to post early content to patreon and they...
Process for “Freak of Nature”
Available as a print: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/alizalayne/freak-of-nature/And more details on twitter: https://twitter.com/alizabees/status/1461385645558013957?s=21
Big Secret !
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
animation preview & new patron welcome
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 linked the patreon in the demon street author's notes. I'm comfortable talking about it a littl...
concept development
more visdev for an upcoming project
full illustration wip for beacon characters
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 prose to accompany it. So this is the work in progress version of that illustration!
background for unreleased project
Another small piece of the behind the scenes work that I'm doing! You'll NEVER guess ;)
character sneak peek
Character design sheet for an unannounced project. Look forward to seeing a lot more of her...!
original watercolor script for Beetle
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 watercolor and pencil someday but it would take so long!
The Cat Queen's Beloved
I'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 or in an anthology in time.Cat Queen is a fairytale-horror for adults only, and is pretty diff...
pumpkin paintthrough
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.
Send me haunted items!! (that is, pictures, not real ones)
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 & Souls Lamp. I saw this in real life. I loved seeing this. Anyway! I want to make some original...
Extremely serious author photos
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 promo, again probably a little closer to halloween, but you get them now. I'm really pleased with ...
Early access to "Goblin Month"
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! More forthcoming!
Free 16-page all-ages TTRPG
Hi 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 world of BEETLE AND THE HOLLOWBONES, my book that's coming out in stores in less than a month! ...
Rootshade Nest YA exploration
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!
