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.
After the initial launch of Patricio Oliver's mini figure series the "CUCOS" from Kidrobot, he has made a name for himself not only as an amazing illustrator (which he already was, just unknown to alot in the designer toy community) , but has put his foot into the vinyl toy realm... and now he is taking a full step through! Above he is introducing us to a couple new characters he has titled "Almond & Salamandra" which are currently in production. PO goes on to tell us that "Almond (standing 3.2" tall) is a young and powerful ginger witch from the Pentacle Village. She channels her magic through fire and flame. She's used a portion of her soul to create Salamandra (standing 5" tall), an animated humongous guardian beast and furnace." The control art for these figures look really promising, especially Salamandra, I love the shape and attitude the illustration portrays! I am also looking forward to next week as PO will release the sculpting pictures of these figures... so keep an eye out for these!
The guys over at MONSTREHERO are set to release their newest edition of "MonstreHero in my Pocket" Mini Victims. These figures stand a whopping 3" tall and are cast in glow in the dark resin, then touched up with fluorescent orange, pink, or green paint! They will be blind packed in a single color set of 3 figures (severed, engulfed, and impaled *dig this one for sure*) for $35 + shipping... also to mention, they will also offer all 3 sets guaranteed at a special price! This is going to happen on Friday, March 26 2010 at 12 noon PST HERE. I have seen their mini's in person, and they are fantastic... so if you are on the fence on these, I am hoping to push you over!
Lulubell Toys just dropped info on their first WonderCon exclusive... and wadda ya know, it's kaiju! Above is a sneak peek at 2 painted Shikaruna Kobo "Cube Dorols", that look amazing, and they also mention that they will have few a few unpainted as well! I can assume that most of their exclusives are going to be in very limited quantity, so get there early if you wanna snag any of these up!
And the plush news keeps coming... Aqua Ninja is the 4th all-new Ninja to be released as part of Shawnimals’ 12-part Ninja of the Month collection, and this delightfully cute blue swimmer will be available on Wednesday, April 7th at 1pm CDT! This piece, just like all of the Shawnimals figures, are handmade and it measures 7" × 7". This particular one is limited to 100 pcs worldwide and will come signed and numbered, and include the awesome swim mask and other misc goodies! Be sure to mark your calandars for the above date, because this little guy is bound to swim away fast!
The Sketchbot show is going down at MyPlasticHeart in New York this Friday, March 26th 2010... and we posted the first round of teasers HERE, and now Steve has some new sneak peeks for us! These all look so amazing, and if your unable to make it to the opening, do not worry because it runs through April 23rd, and includes customs from the following list of amazing artists...
The above shots are pretty revealing... and most I can tell which custom belongs to who, but there are a few that are still mysterious, and I can't wait to see the full reveals of all these pieces, so great!
Myx can be seen on Comcast Channel 368 in the California Bay Area, Cox Ch. 479 (Orange County) and Cox Ch. 464 (Northern Virginia). It’s also on DirecTV – Channel 2067. Watch it if you get it, and support Jesse and our tight knit art community!
Hot off the heels of Toy2R's announcement of the Designer Qee Collection Series 6, comes another awesome announcement of a collaboration between Skelanimals and Qee. This series will be released in multiple assortments featuring all new 3" Qee Figures based on the popular Skelanimals Characters. Each will include the Qee Keychain. Once again Toy2R is representing by hand picking artists out of the community that have proven themselves, and I am so happy to see this! This series includes designs from Jon Paul Kaiser, Julie West, Jim Koch, Pocket Wookie, Mshrobot, PO!, Voltaire, Rotobox, Nick Z, Albert Art, Jason Freeny, Lunabee, Reactor 88, Frank Mysterio, Chauskoskis and William Walison... not to mention variants and chase figures randomly mixed in! Once again... it is so great to see artists like Lunabee, Reactor-88, Frank Mysterio, Chauskoskis, JPK, and the others, congrats guys/gals, your amazing customs have definitely earned you a rightful spot in this series, can't wait to see the pieces!
Scien and Klor of the 123KLAN had some awesome success with the past two versions of their first OG vinyl figures "Megastar" and "Fellastar" and now they are releasing a very special edition of their Fellastar figure. This rad Lime-Green variant is going to be available at their "Headquarters", and it will be sold at a special price CASH ONLY, and this price is yet to be disclosed! Lucky you who can make it to this event, it is a rad figure, and I am sure the party will be worth your while for sure! For more info, and to RSVP for this event hit up the site HERE!
Date: Friday, April 9th Time: 6PM - 9PM Place: 123klan, 2065 Parthenais suite 377 (Frontenac Metro)
Coarse Toys is has decided to finally put an end to their jaws series of figures and they are going out with a bang. "Jaws Loser" is going to be a highly limited figure coming in two editions, the rare blush edition(left), limited to 50 and the white edition(right), limited to 100... each one retailing for around $300. These stand 13” tall, and come with everything you see pictured above! These will also come with a handcrafted paper box. These figures have always intrigued me, maybe because of their size, or the uniqueness of the figure itself. One thing stands certain though, I will never have enough money to purchase on of these, so good luck to all that try, they will go quick! Look for these to drop online HERE on March 26, 2010!
We have been seeing teasers pop up all over the internet, in illustration forms, little bits and pieces, for the past year about Reckless Toys flagship figure release the "TOYPUNKS MASCOT" designed by Mike Giant... nothing has been concrete until now. Even the guys over at Bigshot Toyworks, who were in charge of the sculpting for this figure, have been keeping things very close to their chest. This figure, just like I am sure most figures have great backstories, go read this one HERE!
Reckless Toys did a really great job spearheading this figure into production organizing all parties involved and in the end created an awesome piece that represents Mike Giant's vision. This will be available in the fall at New York Comic Con, and also at select retailers and at RecklessToys.com. Next up... full reveal of colorways!
Kazuhiro Takahashi, the director of the awesome toy store in Japan ZacPac, has just released info on the next version of their special resin figure designed by Knuckle, which is the 2nd colorway of their "WEIRD HAND MONSTER" of S"K"UM-kun. This red version, standing at a little over 5" tall, is limited to only 5 pcs worldwide, and is set to drop this Saturday, March 27th 2010 for a whopping $220... yikes! I do like the figure alot, just a little much for the size, but if your interested and your living outside of Japan, hit them up via e-mail to request@zacpac.ne.jp to get your request in! This figure was created in an homage to Jim Philips's classic Screaming Hand (color, shape) and the band Suicidal Tendencies (bandana).
YEAH!!! It pays to show up early to events and for the upcoming Bic Buddy show at both Crewest, this Saturday March 27th 6PM to 9PM and Zakka, on April 9th 6PM to 9PM because they are giving away Buddy key chains and stickers while supplies last! Check those little guys out... pretty sweet.
Last week we covered Italian company, Very Bravo's first toy (posted HERE), The Ghetto Reaper... and now they have released their 2nd figure "The Carrot Slayer", which in looking at both figures in comparison, they share the same body characteristics, except for the head shape... this is a great way to get the most out of a toy shape to cut down on production costs. The actual figure might have the same shape, but the application of paint totally breaths new life into it.. The Carrot Slayer is coming soon in 2 limited editions of 250 pcs each Gruesome(left) and Hippie(right). These stand at 8" tall and just like their Ghetto Reaper counter parts, they will retail for around $60... look for them to drop in April! They are produced by Superpowers and distributed by Atom Plastic.
[PRESS]Elite Gudz artist and designer, Phetus, helped Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week bid a fond farewell to its Bryant Park home by contributing original art installations to the events media sponsor, Vevant, for each day of the eight day event. A recap of the occasion along with behind the scenes footage is now available from the team at Elite Gudz.
Phetus’ site-specific creations each consisted of a differently styled mannequin bust, a 4' x 6' canvas and an accompanying 12" x 12" canvas in themes relating to the world of fashion and current events. Amongst the pieces created by Phetus for the event were “Neg di san fe,” in an effort to support relief in Haiti and “From the Heart,” in support of Women’s Heart Health Awareness.
Oh shoot, don't eat Mario... I bet Yoshi would be good though, always wanted to eat me some green dino :-)! 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!
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