for all of you out there, expectant observers, we now have the final matte copy… unfortunately, due to concepting and a new creative output, we have decided that this is not what we want, namely a toy that looks like something else, so we decided to start all over, with a new sculptor, new manufacturer, and the whole nine yards · check with us soon to see the new design and advancements, and wish us luck! (i suggest you subscribe to the blog, as the next post might take a little while…)
painted matte vinyl
April 7, 2009 · 2 Comments
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painted vinyl toy
April 3, 2009 · 2 Comments
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finally vinyl
March 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
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the master mold process
March 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
in order to go from wax to vinyl we need to create a master mold · The principal chemical process involved in this is Au+CuSo4==electric==Cu+AuSo4 · about a week after implementing this process, the wax surface will enclose the Cu ion, and the master mold will be created · you’ll have to wait until next week to see how the vinyl came out · you can also get more information on the process, industry, etc. on an article titled “vinyl fantastical” published by computer arts from the UK · i do recommend anyone who likes vinyl designer toys to read the article · here’s an excerpt on how time-consuming this process can be ·
“Once the sculpts have been made and approved, the figures are painted and another round of approvals and corrections is conducted. Once the paint has been agreed, the paint masks and moulds are produced and the vinyl toys can start rolling off the production line. The process is rather slow, often quoted at six months from conception to the figures appearing in stores. This includes a month on a boat from China, which is where most of the figures are made…” (Computer Arts)
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wax prototype 5: finally!!!
March 10, 2009 · 3 Comments
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wax prototype 4
March 6, 2009 · 2 Comments
we’re getting there · do not despair · here is the advancement for this week, but i feel we are speeding things up · so, we should have our changes done this week for sure · be checking up for updates periodically or subscribe somewhere to this blog’s feed so you can automatically receive updates ·
of course there’s also the alternative of subscribing to the newsletter by visiting our page (currently in its development stages) · unfortunately as we asked the sculptor to take the nipples off he nicked the entire chest, and even managed to shave its head · although it now looks like a cute chestless monkey, let’s hope this will change by our next update ···
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wax prototype 3
March 2, 2009 · 1 Comment
as you’ve seen, the progress of the wax has been sort of a painstakingly difficult communication of back-and-forths with our sculptor · but undoubtedly his sculpting is impeccable
and i have a feeling that soon, very soon we shall see the final wax mould of this evil (or is he good) character · for now just play a game of “find the difference” from one picture to the next, as we used photoshop to show our sculptor where the new changes should be implemented · can you find the differences? good for you!
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marshall alexander’s urban paper toys
February 28, 2009 · 4 Comments
just found one of the coolest forms of expression: urban paper toys ·
on his site there seems to be a related book to his art by matt hawkins, titled “urban paper“
Check his website out: www.marshallalexander.net · there’s some pretty cool stuff there ·
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wax prototype 2
February 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
as you can notice, some changes were implemented and some were not · the mouth, although interesting and somewhat appealing is supposed to boast a wide grin, rather than a loud yelp ·
the nipples are also an issue than needs to be reduced, but sometimes communicating to the other side is difficult, for the most part changes were made, but some were lost in translation · we’ve informed our sculptor on the changes, so let’s wait and see what the near future shall bring ·
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