Everyone’s off their tits about this album. I am too. Wavves.

The very first step is deciding what type of character I want to do – whether it’s one of my signature characters (like Danny or Charlie) or something a little different (like Pepper or My Little Arpie). For this figure, I’m going to make one of my signature characters, and I’m gonna shoot for around 6″ tall.

Next, I spend about 30 mins to an hour looking through my folder of reference images and browsing fashion blogs (some favorites are Lookbook and The Sartorialist for street, The Fashionisto for editorial). For my characters the clothes play an important role (even if they’re very simplified), and I usually decide on their clothing before I decide how their faces will look.

After I decide on the general feel of the character, I do a couple of rough sketches (and I mean ROOOUGH):

That’s it, no joke. Because I’m in charge of the process from start to finish, there is no need for crazy detailed sketches – I know what I want to do – so at this stage I just do a couple of 30 second drawings. When drawing turnarounds for a client or another sculptor, the sketching and drawing process will take days of painstakingly detailed sketches from all different view points and pinpointed proportions and pantone colors. When I do the sculpt, my initial drawings are rough and dirty.

Usually I don’t decide on the name until after the first prototype is cast and painted, but for clarity’s sake, I’ve decided to name him now.

So stay tuned for the next step of the making of Arthur, I’ll be making the armature to begin sculpting.

This is the first public release of the new sculpt Dillon. He will be available tomorrow (Friday May 21) at 3pm pacific. All the details are in the shop here. The print is available for purchase now here.

Harlem – Friendly Ghost

Health – We Are Water

Here’s a peek at some of the mini resins that will be available in the shop tomorrow at noon (pacific). They’re all handmade and hand-painted in varying editions. All the details are in the shop.

Here are the full-reveal photos of my collaboration with Felt Mistress. These guys stand almost 3 feet tall. They are available at the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago, IL or online here. Thanks again to Felt Mistress for doing such a wonderful job! Check out more photos plus some more progress shots on her blog here!

Progress pictures courtesy of Felt Mistress:

New museum quality giclée art prints are now available in the shop. They are printed with rich 8 color dye-based ink on textured acid-free 50 lb. cotton rag paper. Each is limited to 100.