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AlysaTaladay

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My Bio

I am a writer and an artist from the Southern U.S.A. Mostly, I work a wacky schedule in manufacturing. At any other time I am working on a four-book science fiction saga under the name of Alysa Taladay, which is usually referred to as The Ryozae Liberation Project* and often referred to as The Saga. It is about the rise and development of an alien civilization, and the struggle of its people, genetically altered from mere beasts, to survive and be recognized as a sentient race.


My interests/favorite studies include sciences, history, and writing.


I happily possess a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts with a double minor in Art History and Graphic Design.


It's been a long goddamn journey, and I've taken a ridiculously long hiatus from dA, working my ass off and doing adult stuff. I've said/done a lot of stupid things in the past that I'm not proud of, and I haven't been the best person. I beg your pardon, and ask that you forgive my foolish bullshit. I've had a lot of problems, and I'm doing my best to manage and hopefully resolve them. (For more information, please read my journal.)


That being said, if you do comment, please be constructive. I won't cry and I won't bite. I'm an adult, and a professional artist. I just want to talk, so please, comment away


*Formerly "Saurian Liberation Project"


**All characters are "original characters" unless otherwise stated. Likewise all content is (c) Alysa Taladay and is mine, unless otherwise stated, and should not be found on any other page, website, forum, or other media without my permission and credit to me.**




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Favourite Visual Artist
Frank Frazetta and James Gurney
Favourite Movies
Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Men in Black I & III
Favourite TV Shows
Stargate SG-1, Stranger Things, Survivorman, Monster Fish, Altered Carbon, American Gods
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
(I really like music)
Favourite Books
American Gods, Thomas Covenant, Wheel of Time, Lord of the Rings, Anonymous Rex
Favourite Writers
Eric Garcia, Rob. J. Sawyer, R. Jordan, Salvatore, Asimov, Heilein, Hugo, Rice, Gaiman...
Favourite Games
old Star Wars games, Myst, The Manhole, Galaga, BIOWARE, DBZ: Raging Blast, Soul Calibur
Favourite Gaming Platform
SNES, N64, X-Box, PC, Playstation
Tools of the Trade
mostly pen and pencil
Other Interests
Science, History, Mythology, Martial Arts
Shapeshifting semi-magical dinosaur space agents. 1990s Southeast USA. A series of science-fantasy fiction that uploads around 2 chapters per month. A writer/artist's sketches and editorial process. Patreon is LIVE. $3USD Tier will also post to Ko-Fi as often as possible. Please understand that I will be doing what I can to minimize the amount of additional work I need to do outside of writing, due to work/life constraints. I'm trying to make this as easy as possible for myself but still entertaining for the rest of you (which means I will probably minimize my time on Twitter except to continue using it as night shift entertainment). www.patreon.com/ryozaealliance ALL MATERIAL FOR FIRST THREE CHAPTERS is CURRENTLY UNLOCKED! Check it out now! Sign up today to support the project! Ko-Fi contributions are also welcome! Your support will help contribute towards future perks, professional editing, publication, and the goal of seeing the whole series come to fruition.
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Anti-AI Rant #2

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As artists we often argue over what art is or should be, splitting hairs over fine lines between form, color, composition, and especially content, but by God we can all agree: AI is not art. It doesn't even inspire conversations about art. It's just infuriating to realize that all the thought you imagined going into a piece is all a lie and never happened, and was just cooked up by a computer trained on art by real humans who worked hard to learn how it was done in the first place. Brush strokes? Fake. Light, Shadow, Form, Color, Texture? Fake. Composition? Fake, because the "artist" never took it into consideration. The computer made it, and the user said, "That's pretty. I'll save that one." (Rant #1 is on my blog. I keep forgetting to actually post it because I kept hoping it would become an irrelevant tirade. It has not.)
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People seem to like my Marasuchus reference model, and that thing was so rough. 😅 Y'all. I'm gonna make a new one with updated source material. My model frankly does little to contribute to the paleoart community - nor was it meant to do more than show how I was using Photoshop to work around my frustration at the time. Finding information on that particular animal is quite tricky and requires keeping up with the latest studies, as not a whole lot is really known about it, so I'll include some of that information and my latest thoughts in the new model. I'm already somewhat at odds with statements I made in the old one. -- Disclaimer: I am not a paleontologist or paleoartist in any way. I've been out of the science world for a long time (for almost as long as I was in it ... God. Where is time going....). I'm just a fan and fiction writer who wanted to build a better Marasuchus. I also don’t draw skeletons particularly well, so I will also link to folks who did it better. Stay tuned!
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Hi :)!

Thanks! I’mglad you like my work i’m appreciated <3

Check out my YT channel if you like art vlogs <3

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Thank you!

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🥰 Thank u so much for faving my blue dragon adopt 💙⚪

Your fav and encouragement is appreciated. Thank you.

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You are one of a kind and it continues to impress me.