This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
Awww Yeah!!!! Sket-One and SpankyStokes.com have teamed up to have an exclusive raffle...how exclusive you ask, this is only available here, and what you can win is pretty much an instant Sket-One vinyl collection. Now this is an all or nothing raffle meaning the winner wins EVERYTHING posted above!
Here is what you win...
1 x Original 8" Purple Eggster 1 x Buckeye Rot Red Version 1 x Buckeye Rot Black GID NYCC09 Exclusive Version 1 x Ripple Tinbot Ipod Case 1 x Infectious x Sket Nano Pod Skin(not pictured) 1 x 16" Ripple GID 1 x 16" Ripple Grayscale 1 x 8" Ripple OG 1 x Set of AP Endangered Dunny's with the elusive "Swipe" Chase and Bacon 1 x Exclusive OG 5"x5" Swipe canvas Also Stickers and Buttons, and all the pieces will be signed by Sket!!!!
So is all of that worth playing for?!?!?! Here is how this will work. Each raffle ticket is only $5, and that gets you one entry into the drawing, and if you weigh out the options...this is a killer deal considering the amount of vinyl you could possibly win, please use the form below to make the purchase!. This contest will go for a certain undisclosed amount of time, but Sket will be dropping clues to when this "end date" will happen on his twitter, so you best be following him HERE! Once that date drops Sket will be doing a videotaped pick of the winner, so you can see there is no funny business going on!
The contest is over now.
Thank you all for participating!!!! Sket will post the winner via video hopefully by next Wednesday, good luck to all that bought tickets and thanks you so much again for all of your support!
Sket and I are super pumped for this, and we hope you are too. If anything, those dunnys are worth at least one raffle ticket if not even more! So go ahead and cross your fingers, and pull the trigger on this awesome contest, and good luck to all that enter!
Please note: The winner will pay for the shipping, anyway they would like to.
Creaturelounge is an collab of New-art and Street-art Artists/Designers. Besides being a Label, it’s also a stage for like minded artists and customers. They offer experience by walking you through the actual process in the fields of modeling/production – from a two-dimensional sketch to toy design – and the manufacturing of editions of these small pieces of art. These are made in Germany.
They offer an entire service for the creation of personal Designer toys with their feeling for shape, aesthetics, and facial expression, as well as creative solutions for the design. They have been around for some time now(just look above at all they have produced), but just launched their site a few weeks ago, so if you get a chance head on over and check it out! Sweet stuff here!
As the popularity of Mindstyle's Scavengers figures by Kathie Olivas continues to grow, many fans are excited with news of her soon to be released Cosmic Lily chase figure (1/30 ratio) which is part of the Serv-O-Matics mini figure series by her husband, Brandt Peters. Cosmic Lily just gives us one more reason for buying and certainly, makes this series more interesting. With the Scavengers versus Serv-O-Matics artist series on the horizon, don’t miss out on your chance to collect them all.
Toyqube will be taking pre-orders soon for the new OG Colorway(posted above), of Kano's Hi-DEF which is 10 inches of fully articulated vinyl equipped with records and an M-65 jacket. This sweet looking figure is limited to 200 piecesworldwide...so get ready, get set, and BUY it fast! More on the release of this very soon! You can find more info, and pics, on the last Hi-DEF release we covered HERE.
Join the Toy Break Crew for a look at George and Gary Grenade by Michelle Viligura, Kiba the Tomorrow King by Ashley Wood, The Hook Living Dead Doll by Mezco, and much more! Unwrap some fresh caramels and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
Curster Custom Winner and Star Wars Galaxy Cards Winner - Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winners!
Abraham Obama Bust Contest - 16" gold version Abraham Obama Bust by Ron English, limited to 50 pieces, $200, brought to you by 3DRetro.com - to enter, head over to the forum and post a picture of yourself dressed up as your favorite president - be creative and submit a photo, drawing, photoshoped image, etc! - deadline is June 17th
The Glyos Cut-Throat Custom Contest - Monsterforge is holding a contest on our forum for a custom ship and exclusive Glyos action figure, hand-sculpted and painted - to enter, simply reply to the contest post in the Glyos section of our forum - deadline is June 1st
Toy Break MP3 - use the "mp3" link above to download just the audio from this episode
Reviews
George & Gary Grenade - by Michelle Valigura - 7" plush Gary Grenade explodes for good while George Grenade explodes for evil!
Kiba the Tomorrow King - by Ashley Wood & 3A Toys - part of the Popbot Universe, 12" articulated figure was $100
'Stache Labbit - by Frank Kozik & Kidrobot - Kozik's plush Labbit has been enbiggened to a grand 14" with a dashing moustache - $30
Jango Fett Chubby Jumbo - by Hot Toys - 9" tall Chubby figure with removable helmet and magnetic feet - $55
The Hook Living Dead Doll - by Mezco - Series 17 features five new Living Dead Dolls based on classic urban legends including: The Hook, The Vanishing Hitchhiker, The Unwilling Donor, Spider Bite, and Bloody Mary - reserve your set now for $132
BotCon - Transformers convention featuring special guests, panels, a film fest, contests, and a sales room at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA from May 28th to May 31st
Dragon Scout Release Party - for Amanda Visell's vinyl Dragon Scout (comes with bonus girl and fire and is available in Green girl eater version for $65 limited to 600 pieces or Blue boy eater limited to 300 pieces for $75) at the Switcheroo Workshop in Pasadena, CA on June 6th from 7 to 10 pm
Artist Dave White is putting real scuffs and scratches on his custom Sgt Robot figure, this will be exhibited at the Kid Robot New York Store, at the launch of Dave's ltd edition Sgt Robot toy release on June 3rd where he will be signing in store!
We are coming really close to the release of Nakanari’sSpiki at Urban Outfitters. I just got an awesome email filled with images of items that are going to be at this event. Not only is Spiki going to be released but customs/canvases by Nakanari, Dave “Outtamymind” Quilles, and Soujohn, which are posted below, these will all be on hand as well as possibly some extra surprises. This is going to be a great event, and should not be missed.
This is the custom Night Walker Bossy Bear that Kat Brunnegraff created for the "Into the Darkness" show at 1:AM Gallery...which is less than 1 week away! His name is "Ursa Minor" and He's the 5 inch tall version of Bossy Bear. For an added touch she added some GID to this awesome custom where it will shine in the night or you can just keep him under a blacklight so the glow will be continuous! Keep your eyes peeled because "Ursa Major" is soon to follow.
Delicious Drips just got some awesome pieces in yesterday and they are all available in their store right now HERE!!!! Texas based superstar Nreazon has delivered them an exclusive set of three mega fresh pieces for the DD online store. From left to right is the Oh So Sushi mobile, the Ymmy Rainbow Bunnee Qee, and the You’ve Been Tagged Sprayee BabyQee. NReazon is known for her super fly eye-popping palette and her steady hands. These turned out great, also if you get a sec check out NReazon's site for all kinds of great video entries, she has some custom resin in her shop as well as all kinds of other great stuff!
Gotta love this design! TeeFury is an awesome website that sells T-shirts for $9 a pop...the only catch is that it is only on sale for 24hours and then the next T-shirt is posted up! I have seen awesome shirts by some amazing artists on here and the total purchase price is $11. So that is $9 for the Tee and $2 for the shipping...that is an awesome deal that can't be beat! I will try and post the shirts up daily, or you can go visit the site yourself!
Money does go back to the artist and after today, this t-shirt will be Gone FOREVER! Today artist earns $1 for every tee sold. So make sure you get over there if yer diggin the design!
Today the Infectious crew welcomes San Franciscan artist Alphonzo Solorzano into the catalog. Alphonzo describes his style as “very graphic, line oriented, with a mix between rendered and flat graphic elements”, a style that he thinks might have been inspired by his constant pilfering of his older brother's graphic novel collection when he was a kid. We stumbled across his paintings on vintage speaker boxes during a recent Infectious team outing to the Madrone Art Bar and thought that his art would look beautiful on your devices.
Don’t Go Behind the Clouds is available for your iPhone, iPod and laptop, with prices starting from $14.99.
Congratulations as well to Ralph Lambaco (aka Pykee) who wins for their favorite submission of the month. The Infectious team loved his retro cartoon inspired artwork Bibingka, one of the voters in the gallery summed it up perfectly when they said “it feel like this could be a mural on a rundown wall in Coney Island”.
The 1st Semi-Annual Vinyl Classics Fundraiser Wednesday June 3rd, 2009
We have asked several local artists to donate a few pieces of their art from their collection to make available for purchase during our raffle fundraiser. Tickets are only $5.00 a piece. The more tickets you enter, the more chances to win! Proceeds benefiting The Lucky Dog Animal Rescue of Washington, DC. and will be held at the Rock and Roll Hotel DC!
Lil El - Jackie-O - Trevor Martin - Jerome Baker III - Joe L - Nacey - Houston - Scot Bot - Micah Vellian - The Great White Mark - Rich Edward - Lexus King - Cassidy - Fabiana - Cam Jus - Philip Goyette - Max Imus - Stereofaith - Lucas Smudge - Keenan - Sean Gone - Locks - Myst
Every DJ has been asked to play a few of their favorite records in this VINYL ONLY showcase!! Be prepared to hear many of the most timeless club tracks ever pressed, from house to hip hop, drum and bass to dub and everything dance worthy in between in this listening challenge. Be careful not to play the same track twice!
The Vinyl Classics Fundraiser Rock and Roll Hotel – Second Level 1353 H street NE, DC
A group show featuring the work of Doktor A, Steve Cvinar, Dave Pressler, and Johnny Yanok. This exhibit will feature paintings, ink and charcoal drawings, and sculpture work. This exhibition will run from June 6 through June 30 @ Rivet Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 6 from 7-10pm. Some artists will be in attendance. Complimentary beverages provided by Magic Hat. Rivet always has amazing shows, and this one is going to be fantastic!
Today is a good day. Today we celebrate the launch of the GOLD COIN shopping site! It took a while but we finally made it happen. Check it out HERE to bask in its glory. Expect new GC releases along with hard to find past season items to pop up all the time. Best of all if you live in the US we got you on the shipping. That's right FREE SHIPPING for all US orders.
In celebration of the launch we are slapping the goodness on extra thick too. We're having a Spring Cleaning SALE. The sale includes many past season items including some that had been sold out for some time. In order to clear out inventory to make room for summer we have all TEES @ $12, all CREWS @ $20, and all ZIP-UPS @ $30. This sale won't last forever though.
Justin and Bianca of Fresh Like Coconut just passed over some sketches and some rough illustrations of some upcoming projects taht they have been working on, and plan to have some prototypes in hand by SDCC this year. The first is their "SpaceKid" where they are hoping to have this guy sculpted and have a mold made for it (courtesy of dodgrr) by SDCC. These will be handpaint by them! The size of these figures has yet to be ddertermined, but will be around the size of 5" to 7" and maybe one large version around 12".
Bianca will also be doing a mini pen & ink drawing/doodle for SDCC, probably focusing on the Space Kid or maybe a something else.
They also have been kicking around the idea of coconut plushes, where they plan on stitching them up this year, and also an ear ring/jewelry design they would WANT to do with Kidrobot or might just take matters into our own hands. Needless to say these guys have a ton of ideas and alot of eagerness to get things rolling. Stay tuned to their site HERE for up to date info!
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