alicenpai

character designer & illustrator who loves history and fantasy!





learn about my stories and ocs!

Both of my stories - Lost and Found Children & The Magician's Protegee, are near and dear to my heart. Due to life obligations like school in the past, work, convention/merch schedules, I unfortunately haven't progressed in these stories as I would have liked over the years. My dream is to one day create stories that impact people, as other people's stories have changed me.You can learn more on my tumblr! More art (& merch!) is underway... coming soon!


Lost and Found Children: A search for their missing parents lead twins Flynn and Nate to fall into a deep darkness, unraveling secrets about their family and the country they once trusted.A story about mystery, overcoming trauma, blood family vs found family, the fear of growing up even in adulthood, the fear that you are not who you wished to grow up to be. The characters explore their identities in a post-war torn society, and witness their love being tested in that wildly changing world.


The Magician's Protegee: In a distant, idyllic future where robots and humans coexist - a healthcare android lives day to day with his adoptive daughter, patients, and their ragtag android and human friends.The story is a light-hearted, slow-paced, slice of life series - but it will also deal with complex topics like artificial intelligence, existentialism, and the fear of outliving the people you care about the most.

event schedule

2025:
- CSC FANCON, Mississauga | Jan 18-19
- TORONTO GAME EXPO, Toronto | Mar 29-30
- ANIME NORTH, Toronto | May 23-25
PAST EVENTS
- ANIME NORTH | Toronto | 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 (hosted: Dungeon Meshi stamp rally, participant: One Piece & Octopath Traveler rallies)
- ATOMIC LOLLIPOP | Toronto | 2015
- BAMTORI | Toronto | Sept 2024, Dec 2024
- FAN EXPO | Toronto | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
- OTAKUTHON | Montreal | 2019, 2023, 2024 (participant: Dungeon Meshi, One Piece, Octopath Traveler rallies)
- TORONTO GAME EXPO, Toronto | Nov 2024

about & faq

- I go by the penname Alice online! Any pronouns OK
- Canadian-Chinese artist from Ontario!
- My work dabbles in dark fairy tales, history, and fantasy themes!
- I only post art every 2-3 months, feel free to come and go as you please!
- be not afraid of my inconsistent art style.......
- DMs on socmed may be closed due to bots. apologies!
For any unanswered questions, feel free to privately message me on any social media and I'll get back to you asap, email me, or direct them to my anonymous ask box.

selected press

Interview with Character Hub in 2022

collaborations/ sponsorships

TOURBOX | 2021
KLASSE14 | 2018

zines resume

I love to get involved in the global artist community! I've been involved in over 30 zine projects since 2015.I co-moderated the Rewind: Ghost Trick zine in 2017-18, with Snotprince. My responsibilities: bookkeeping, cover art, graphic design, formatting, marketing, merchandise.Currently I'm only joining zines via invite due to my workload. If you'd like to have me as part of your project, send me a DM on social media/ email me! 🥰👍-2025
Collectanea Historia: An OC Storybook Zine
2024
Dungeon Meshi: Cookbook zine (merch: sticker sheet & lenticular sticker)
2023
Eternal Ephemera: Witch Hat Atelier fine art zine (merch: postcard & charm)
2022
Object Head original zine 2023 (page)
Hemisphere: Witch Hat Atelier five seasons zine (2 page spread)
The Great Meiji Tarot: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles tarot deck (page)
Turnabout Century: The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles zine (page)
2021
• Nice Vibe: Bleach fashion zine (2021, merch: postcard & sticker, hosted by Andy)
2020
Burning Love & Burning Soul: Promare pinup zine bundle (page)
Ignite: Promare zine (page)
Lights, Camera, Fashion: Hunter x Hunter fashion zine (2 page spread)
• Running Wild: BNA Brand New Animal risograph zine (2 page spread, hosted by Rollround)
Thousand Lives with You: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Gyro & Johnny AU zine (page)
Turnabout Melodies: Ace Attorney music zine (page)
2019
Game On!: WLW sports original zine (page)
Rufukamu: Fire Emblem zine (page)
Curse of the Couture: Castlevania fashion zine (page)
2018
Enigma: Professor Layton zine (cover)
Back to the Beginning: Harvest Moon zine (page)
• Dearly Beloved: Kingdom Hearts 15th anniversary zine (page, hosted by Krys & Charles)
• Moondust: Land of the Lustrous zine (page, hosted by Rollround)
Only I Am Missing: Erased zine (page)
Ace Adventurers: Ace Attorney fantasy zine (page & merch: charm)
Year One: My Hero Academia zine (2 page spread)
2017
• Persona 5 tarot card deck (page & postcard, hosted by Med)
Bee Avenue: Ace Attorney café zine (page)
Dress Up: Persona 5 costume swap zine (page)
Memento Mori: Zero Escape zine (page)
Cat Burglar: Persona 5 zine (page)
Rewind: Ghost Trick zine (2017-18, moderated with Snotprince – in charge of bookkeeping, cover art, graphic design & formatting, marketing, merchandise)
2016
Hey, 90's kid!: 90's anime zine (2 separate illustrations)
Ties that Bind, Ties that Break: Fire Emblem Fates zine (page)
2015
Hope, Faith, Love, Luck: Zero Escape zine (page)

art usage

OK: personal icons, blog/phone backgrounds.If you use my art on social media please leave a visible credit somewhere!(If you use my art as icons do not promote harassment, hate speech, violence, or any other generally problematic behaviours - I don't condone that kind of stuff.)NOT OK: reposting, tracing, editing my art, selling, printing, claiming my art as yours, etc.TWITTER/ TUMBLR/ INSTAGRAM: I prefer my art to not be reposted on these platforms, especially Instagram.OTHER PLATFORMS: for smaller communities, or a non-English speaking community (e.g. Weibo, VK) may be okay, please ask! Please also ask if you wish to translate my works!

brushes/ programs

Like fandoms, brushes/programs come and go depending on my mood. You can ask me about a certain drawing if you're curious, but here's the general timeline below. Most brushes are free, paid brushes are labelled.-2010-2016: Paint Tool SAI, default brushes-late 2016-summer 2020: Adobe Photoshop.
- Mingjue Helen Chen (sketch, lineart and colour)
- Kyle Webster (free with adobe subscription, mostly the Mr Natural pencils, Tilteriffic pencil, "charcoal" brush for lineless art)
- Shiyoon Kim (paid - sketch, lineart, and colour)
-mid 2020-mid 2023: Clip Studio Paint.I do animations entirely in CSP.lineart/sketching:
- apticho brushes (graphite pencils)
- artemus pencil brushes (artemus hard - lineart)
- panaP brush (mostly sketching)
- chomoran (earlier in this time period)
colours:
- su cream pencil (most often, lined style)
lineless art:
- daub - super bundle - paid (basilicus 10, 11, 12)
-late 2023-present: Clip Studio Paint.lineart/sketching:
- Shiyoon Kim - paid (illustrations)
- panaP brush (illustrations)
- apticho brushes (more for merch art)
- Sometimes I sketch with a default round brush, especially if I'm going to line over it later. Pencil brushes tend to make me obsess over the cleanliness and aesthetic quality of the brush, so I prefer a basic brush so that I only focus on poses and structure.
colours:
- daub - paid (basilicus 10, 11, 12)
- "drew" watercolours
- meruz brushes (lineless art)
- ditlev fine art brushes (original link to gumroad was taken down)

are you open for commissions/ art trades/ requests?

COMMISSIONS: Due to my workload I don't take them often, but if you have a query please email me!TRADES/REQUESTS: I may take requests once in a blue moon! Apologies if I haven't gotten to your trade/ request yet, I sometimes take 'em and a deadline appears immediately after...

when are your store openings?

You can visit my store here! For more information on when it's open, please keep updated on my social media! My shop will open and close depending on leftovers from con season.

will you ever restock _?

It depends! For each product, I carefully consider a variety of factors - such as how quickly it sold in the first place, level of interest, how much I enjoy the artwork, etc.In some cases, for specialty merch, it may never come back in season, or the price may be too costly to justify a reprint.In all honesty... a lot of it depends on my enjoyment of the drawing... I'm very fickle with my art! Some things are just not meant to last forever... but I really appreciate your interest in supporting my art in the first place!!

prints

You can view my inprnt store here, it's open year round! Remember that there are frequent site-wide sales on prints and free shipping days.

will you ever draw for _ fandom again?

Like the styles I choose to wield - it really depends on my mood and my workload! In some cases, I would really like to, though the timing might not align with the brainrot (haha). Some fandoms are captivating only in the moment, and although I respect the series, I do not have interest in drawing it again!I'm more of a "post art quarterly" instead of a "post art every week" kind of artist 💀... Like I mentioned in another answer, some things are not meant to be forever, so you're free to come and go as you see fit! If you are curious about a specific series feel free to ask me about it and I can answer more specifically.

what are your art influences?

I pull influences from just about anywhere and everywhere! My tastes are very eclectic and I just draw what I like!Jun Mochizuki, Ryoko Kui, Kamome Shirahama, Yoh Yoshinari, Kii Kanna, Hidari, Kenichi Yoshida, are just a few anime-influenced artists I look up to.Cartoon/comic/animation influences: Kingkaiser, Annette Marnat, Sophie Li (mmcoconut), Milt Kahl, Bruce Timm, Kaiba (2008), bande dessinees (Franco-Belgian comics) in the style of ligne claire (esp Tintin, also recently Alex Alice), Claire Hummel, Tracy J. Butler (Lackadaisy), W.I.T.C.H. (comic), 90s UPA revival (Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack), etc.I also primarily take influence in art movements/trends such as baroque art, art nouveau, art deco, gothic Victorian aesthetics, illustration's golden age, mid century advertising/culture, European storybooks/fairy tales. Some favourites are Earl Oliver Hurst, Alphonse Mucha, Dean Cornwell, Henri Matisse, Alice & Martin Provensen, Sheilah Beckett.