Yoka Custom for Coalesce NY show.

So this is the Yoka custom I did for the upcoming Coalesce NY show on September 5th.  What was originally a panda looking thing ended up becoming this cross between a Gamera Kaiju and Blastoise Pokemon.  I originally planned for it to be some kind of Ninja turtle (since 90% of everyone customizing a yoka are keeping it's bear form), but I just flowed with it and ended up with this.  Mad props to board member Another-waver for recommending the Air-dry DAS clay I used for this.  Still have a lot to learn with the clay but  it worked out great.  I wanted that gritty natural unevenness look to this so I did very little smoothing out of the shell and other sculpted parts.  Oh yeah, look into its eyes... I used red marbles for them!!

     Too bad I wasn't able to finish my other customs for this show.  I still have a collab piece that I did with Codedecoinc that I have to post so be on the lookout for that.  No gas grill dunny for the show as well as little dragon giveaways.  This ended up becoming top priority next to my daughter (who by the way had a fever this whole weekend).  At least I have something to show.  Have fun at the show people and be on the lookout for this guy! 

Lift Detroit Summer Munny Show #2

     So this is the flyer for my first official show that I've submitted a custom to.  See my name by the munnys right arm and they even had it "ALL CAPS" when you spell the man's name!!  The Bar B. Q. Munny went there and is currently being displayed.  This is actually the second show I signed up for, the first being the Montreal Munny GID show which I failed to finish my piece in time.  Check out the info or photos of the show at www.liftdetroit.com.  While your there help support the artists by picking up a munny or two.  There were a lot of awesome submissions.

     I'm already slated to submit a couple of customs at the upcoming September Coalesce Show in New York and planning to submit a custom to the Me Mad*L custom show hosted by Delicious Drips in San Francisco at the end of October.  Be sure to check back for what I come up with at those shows.  It's going to be a mad rush for the end of the year.  I got some crazy ideas flowing in my head, which are dying to be let out on some poor vinyl toy.

Bar B. Q Munny for Lift Detroit Summer Show

So this is my new munny for the upcoming Lift Detroit Summer Show, which takes place Saturday August 9, 2008. As you can see it's a BBQ Munny with fully functional vents and removal cover. The grill is actually wood dowels painted in silver. The gloves and part of the apron are sculpted on as well as the rim of the cover and the coals that are inside. I had a great time creating this even though towards the end I ended up rushing to make the deadline. The tongs could have been sculpted better as well as the paint on the dunny burger, which it was suggested should have grill lines on it. Oh well, more ideas to play with when I finish the Gas Grill Dunny I am currently working on for the Coalesce NY show at the end of the month. At $200, I hope that this little fellow finds a good home.
Added tuesday 8/19/2008
On a new note... Just found out today that this was sold at Lift for $200 making me officially a paid artiste!!! : )

Gogo Yubari Mini Munny for Message Board Trade #2

Here's a Mini Munny version of Gogo Yubari from the Kill Bill Series.  Honestly, I didn't really think about all of the logistics in sculpting this thing.  I just jumped right in and sculpted the bow on the shirt, the jacket lapels, the skirt, and the hair.  This is the best sculpting I've done so far in the trades.  The only things I could have worked better on was the hairline transition and her manriki (ball and chain).  It needs the spikes but I couldn't find any that I could have placed on it.  This went to customizer Wuzone in Espana (Spain).  Hope he likes it since he put down he liked Kill Bill.

I stepped it up with this trade from the sculpting to the painting.  I'm going to stick with matte finish acrylic paint from now on.  It looks a lot cleaner.  I love the Mini Munny as a medium because it's affordable and allows an endless amount of possibilities.  I also made a custom box... well errrr... box covering.  I should have made my own box but opted to cover the four corners with cardstock paper printing.  Oh well, you live and you learn.

Kunoichi (Female Ninja)

So here is my latest custom dunny done for the Series 8 Message Board Trade.  It's my female ninja Kunoichi.  She went out with her bamboo looking container armed with two daggers... one held in the right hand and the other in her mouth.  This is by far the most time consuming custom I've done.  Originally the curtains and the carpet were supposed to be flocked (yes, she's not wearing anything down there).  But the flocking company sent me more black paint instead of black adhesive.  On top of the this the deco markers kept on smearing and bleeding all over the place.  Once I applied clear coat the right eye and nose started to smear for no reason as well.  I have to get better at painting.  That's the symbol for "Fortress" on the back of her head, which is also the japanese translation of my last name "Del Castillo", or "of the castle."  I'm just glad that I'm done and hope that Pocketwookie (at least I think it's him) from Lincoln, Nebraska enjoys it. :)