About
BizarreBeasts is a hand-illustrated world of characters made by Dylan Yarter, an artist in Bentonville, Arkansas. It began in 2021 as ink drawings and canvas paintings and grew into an animated series, a set of original games, and a kids platform. Every character in it is illustrated by hand.
In February 2026 Dylan left a corporate career to make BizarreBeasts full time. He draws and animates the characters and builds the studio software the series is made with. Kate Yarter is his wife and partner in the studio: together they write, direct, and produce the series, and Kate leads its music and sound design.
The animated series is coming to DCP+, the streaming platform from Decentralized Pictures, a nonprofit foundation for independent creators, with the support of the A3 Startup Award from the Arts3 Foundation.
The world
The animated series
Hand-illustrated episodes, made as a two-person studio with Kate Yarter. Coming to DCP+.
Paintings and illustrations
Canvas paintings and ink drawings, the characters before they moved. Exhibited in Arkansas and Texas.
Games and kids
13 original games, free in the browser, played 270,000+ times. A kids platform with no ads and no accounts.
The community app
Memes, daily rituals, contests and collectors, on Farcaster. Its own app, one tap away.
The series
A funny, hand-illustrated animated series about the BizarreBeasts of Bizarre City. Dylan illustrates every character by hand, animates them in studio software he built with AI-assisted development, and is the voice actor for Hans, Cecil, Jasper, Monty, Seymour, and Benny, so far. Kate is the voice actor for Cornelia. The series is in production for DCP+ with the support of the A3 Startup Award from the Arts3 Foundation, administered by Decentralized Pictures. The teaser is out now.
Written, directed, and produced by
Dylan Yarter and Kate Yarter
Music and sound design by
Kate Yarter
The studio
BizarreBeasts is Dylan's world, and the series comes from a two-person studio in Bentonville.
Creator. Co-writer, co-director, co-producer. Illustration and animation.
Dylan created BizarreBeasts in 2021 and draws every character by hand. He writes, directs, and produces the series with Kate and animates it in custom studio tools he built with AI-powered coding. He is the voice of Hans, Cecil, Jasper, Monty, Seymour, and Benny, and he still paints and exhibits as a fine artist.
dylanyarter.com
Co-writer, co-director, co-producer. Music and sound design.
Kate is Dylan's wife and partner in the studio. Together they write, direct, and produce the series, and Kate leads its music and sound design, casting, voice direction, and editing. She mixes the dialogue, arranged and produced the BizarreBeasts theme, and is the voice of Cornelia. Before BizarreBeasts she designed apparel and home textiles for global brands, and co-founded Studio Bizarre with Dylan in 2018. She also writes and produces her own music.
kateyarter.comOn the wall
Paintings, ink drawings, and animation, shown in Arkansas and Texas.
Alexander Gallery at Porter Art Warehouse
Fayetteville, Arkansas · September 25 to December 20, 2026
Selected for the sixth annual juried exhibition of Northwest Arkansas artists, presented by Walton Arts Center. 371 artists submitted 659 pieces, and 102 works by 86 artists from 22 cities were selected. Selected work: “All Cooped Up” (2026), digital animation, single-channel video, edition of 5. Public opening reception September 25, 6 to 8pm.
Our Art 2026 at Alexander Gallery
RTown Gallery
Grapevine, Texas · October 2023
Featured artist in RTown Gallery's annual black and white themed group show, in the gallery's historic downtown Grapevine space. Exhibited work: "Rattlesnake," mixed media on canvas.
Free to play
BIZarcade is 13 original games, each one drawn and coded in the studio, from a fifty-level platformer to a thirty-second egg-catching game built from the same rig as an exhibited animation. They are free and run in the browser.
BizarreBeasts Kids is the family corner: games, coloring pages and learning content, with no ads, no accounts, and no data collection.
Out loud
Drawing to Motion + The Creator's Playbook
Workshop presenter · Springdale, Arkansas · October 7, 2026
An 80-minute hands-on workshop for high school CTE media and arts students: a live animation demo using custom studio software, followed by the five career moves that turn creative work into a practice.
BizarreBeasts showcase
Presenter · Online · November 2025
Showcased BizarreBeasts at a Base ecosystem demo day hosted by @0xBaseTurkiye and @inflynce.
DetailsArtist-led community building in web3
Panelist · Online · February 2025
Panelist at a virtual summit hosted by /gmfarcaster and /openrank, discussing artist-led community building in web3. Moderated by @nounishprof.
DetailsRecognition
Sustainability Grant
Clanker Ecosystem Fund · $1,000 · 2026
Round 2, Farcaster.
A3 Startup Award
Arts3 Foundation, administered by Decentralized Pictures · $100,000 · December 2025
The campaign earned 341 total ratings and 137 written reviews across a 2-week community-driven voting period.
Read moreFirst Place, DCP Award for Base Creators
Decentralized Pictures · $1,000 · October 2025
Recognized for the BizarreBeasts: Zombiez animated comic and for building an artist-led, community-first ecosystem.
Read moreTop 30 Builders of 2025
Remix.gg · 2025
Remix Snap App Summer
Remix.gg · $1,350 · 2025
Won all four weeks.
Onchain Summer Buildathon
Coinbase · 2024
In print
Annual 'Our Art, Our Region, Our Time' exhibit highlights 86 artists across mediums
September 19, 2026
Feature on Our Art 2026 by Monica Hooper, covering Dylan and his exhibited animation "All Cooped Up", with quotes from Dylan and Kate on the studio and the series. Print headline "'Chockablock' with talent", What's Up! section, September 20-26 2026, pages 4-5.
OpenENTERTAINMENT: 'Our Art' exhibit opening at Walton Arts Center
September 20, 2026
Eric E. Harrison's preview of Our Art 2026. "All Cooped Up" appears in the photo grid and Dylan is named in the caption as a Bentonville artist. Sunday Entertainment section, September 20 2026, page 4E.
OpenWalton Arts Center announces artists for sixth annual regional exhibition
August 26, 2026
Announcement of the artists selected for Our Art 2026, naming Dylan among the 86 selected artists.
OpenTurning hand-drawn beasts into a community
December 2025
As the first-place recipient of the DCP Award for Base Creators, Dylan joins TALNT Cast.
OpenArtists and Founders of The Bazaar Studio
July 18, 2023
OpenMade in Plano: Nevele Society
July 23, 2019
OpenBuilt in public on Farcaster since February 2024.
The community app is where BizarreBeasts lives on Farcaster: a meme creator with the sticker packs, daily rituals, contests and gigs, NFT drops, and the $BB community token with its Empire leaderboard. It runs on Base and is its own app at bbapp.bizarrebeasts.io.
The idea behind it is simple: community, coins, culture. Art that people can take part in, a token that gives the community shared ownership, and a culture that lives where the community does. Dylan built the app himself, from the wallet integration to the rituals, on top of the same drawings that became the series.
On the app
Meme creator and sticker packs, daily rituals and check-ins, contests and gigs, NFT collections, tipping, the Empire leaderboard.
Where it started
A Base staking dapp for the Coinbase Onchain Summer Buildathon in 2024, then the Farcaster miniapp, rebuilt from scratch by Dylan in 2025.
Studio Bizarre, business development, and the years before.
Founding Artist, Studio Bizarre
2018 to present, with Kate Yarter. Canvas paintings, ink illustrations, surface patterns and music. Exhibited at RTown Gallery and featured in Plano Magazine and ShoutoutDFW.
Director, Business Development
Consumer insights platform, 2019 to February 2026. Led technical B2B partnerships and integrations, then left to make BizarreBeasts full time.
Founder and Publisher, StockOrange.com
2008 to 2012. Built a trading newsletter to tens of thousands of subscribers, early on the social platforms of the day.
Screenprinting shop owner, and Baylor University
Art and commerce in one room, before the studio. BBA, Finance and Economics, 2004.
Galleries, workshops, screenings, collaborations, press, or just to talk about beasts. The studio is in Bentonville, Arkansas.
