What's up

Haven't posted in a while but lately I've been using Instagram @Nikejerk to post pics and progress stuff so you can find me there if that's easier for you. I just finished my Doctor Who Mini-Munny's for the Aritsts Without Borders show that took place at Art Whino on Sat. They did not sell and if they don't most likely I already have a buyer for all 3 of them. I got a good bit of interest in inquiry about them so right now the only way to get them is to buy them from the gallery.

I secured my Comic Con tickets thanks to Mawuli, Geoff and John, my N3rd Link bros as we all teamed up on that Sat morning just to get my pass as they already had theirs. Good thing too because only 1 of us actually got through to purchase so it could have been a giant failure. That means that I shouldbe at SDCC and I plan on having a few pretty cool things for the show. Right now I have a collab piece in the works with my friend Greg and this is the first I've ever spoken about it but it's going to be a custom 9" or however tall it is Skelve. We're completely re-sculpting the top half and there will be a small run of them. I would also really like to have a small run of something else I have in mind but even 4 months away the time is just slipping away.

I say I should be there because I made a deal with Amanda that I can only go if I complete the majority of the commission work I currently have before then. I have been crushing it so far in 2013 having finished numerous pieces but I still have a ton of work to do. These are the projects that are up next:

Coarse Paw and Jaws - 2 different projects.

Adventure Time Dunny's 

Desert Punk Mini Munny

  Kit Fisto Mini

Spawn and Redeemer 8" Mascots

 Sayan Coarse Paw

Fish Captain 3" and 8" U-Boat

Kraken 8" and finish Perseus 3" Dunny

Post Apocalypse Ninja Turtles Mini Set

Harry Potter Mini set

And I have some stuff for 2 series' that I need to get done as well. See, I'm still retarded busy and it's not gonna let up any time soon. And that's not even all of it. I need to call in sick and stay home and work on toys...but between SDCC and my sisters wedding I've already allocated most of my vacation time... and I don't call in sick. 

New Stuff

I dropped the first Flight Mutation on Saturday last week. It didn't sell right away but it was gone in about 15 minutes. I should be doing at least 2 more variations and then that is it for the Flight Mutations.

And this is a project that I have been working on for months and has been on my desk for over a year. When you've got so much to do things start to back up and this was no simple project. It is a mash-up figure with Captain America, Thor and Iron Man. The original figure that was provided to me was the resin Thor figure produced by Plastic Booty Toys:

I didn't think the head offered much in terms of design especially since this was going to be a mashup figure and not a straight up Thor figure so I proposed we chop off the original head and make a brand new one that was articulated. I also proposed that we give him an interchangeable arm. I felt his left arm was perfect to depict Iron Man but didn't offer much in terms of Captain America so I chopped that arm off too but made it so it could be reattached using magnets and sculpted a 2nd arm from scratch to match the right arm that would be able to hold Caps shield. All in all there were all kinds of modifications that I had to do to get everything to stay on and to get the figure just to stand up because of the added weight distribution. Once I finished the figure I designed constructed and created a custom box that would house the figure and all his accessories AND I designed and produced an accordion process book that gave a little insight into how I did things and showed about 2 dozen pictures that were taken along the way. From start to end this is one of the most comprehensive custom pieces that I have ever done. It has a ton of my style and personality in it but the idea and direction was provided by the collector so it truly is a collaborative effort. Though it took forever these are the type of projects that I love...because I love a good challenge. 

Rarity

I'm gonna have a Flight Dunny custom up in my store in the next day or 2, maybe even 2, at a very reasonable price. I'm trying to work in some quick stuff here and there while I slave away at the plethora of very difficult projects I have on my plate at the moment. All is looking towards a goal of having a near clean slate for Comic Con.

Follow here and on Twitter if you're interested in the Flight Dunny Mutation. They will be ready to ship when they hit the store.

Hope everyone is good. I've been working major OT at my regular job so I've been kicking ass on all fronts.

Hard at work

I am super busy working on stuff right now and have been posting more on Instagram and Twitter. If you're not already following me you can find me at @Nikejerk.

I got a bunch of Kano's Flight Dunny's this week and plan on making a custom Mutations set of 3 other of the Seekers and right now my top contenders, based mostly on their colors and contrast, are

Sunstorm, Updraft and Acid Storm.

A few others that I also like are:

I yanked these images off photo bucket so I did not draw these but this guy did a ton of them. 

If you're interested in these guys and have an opinion...email, tweet or message me and maybe they could be yours.

HH Prints

I know of the 6 people that actually follow my blog probably follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter so you probably saw my wip pics of me printing last night so you know the Horseman prints are on the way... and they look great. I forgot how much work it is to change colors in the middle of a print run without cleaning off the previous color first. It gives you some interesting variations in color but also makes a giant mess. I got 4 of the 7 colors done last night and I'm exhausted today. I've got a blister on my left hand and my legs are killing me. Can't tell if I'm getting old or if I'm getting soft. Or maybe printing is tiring. I guess it doesn't help that last night was the earliest I've gone to bed all week and I laid down at 2AM. I ended up printing more than was ordered SO everyone that was in on the pre-order will get a print whose colors match the original design and none of those will be available to any one else. Also, your prints will be separately numbered, and the remaining prints will be sold for a price slightly higher than what you paid. I also plan on getting some small packets together to send to various important people to help advance the production of the Horseman.

I'm finishing up a heavy project that went a bit long from Christmas and once that is finished I will be working on a handful of 3" Dunny commissions that are long overdue as well as my piece for the Artists Without Borders show next month, my Dudes for the Creepy Crawlers series and a handful of other things all at the same time. My days are already slipping away and I have 7 months to finish all my commissions so I can go to Comic Con!

Justice League Part 2

These guys have been done for a long time but I just finished the boxes and got them shipped out. I originally did a Booster Gold and Blue Beetle set and the collector wanted to do the entire Justice League International and these were figure 3, 4 and 5 in the set. I would be moving onto Ice, Fire and The Flash but I am waiting to hear from him. It's been a while since we talked and he didn't respond to the last email that I sent him.

Batman,  Guy Gardner and Martian Manhunter



Here is the image of all the characters that were to be made....eventually.

Custom Box

I finally shipped The Birro Mutation out and did a little custom job on the box. I think this turned out great and is a good example of the evolution of my line work which has been getting darker and darker lately with more and more black. The Breaking Bad pair I did is also a good example of my affinity for darker lines in my current work.