Masking time! Here I’ve cut a small heart shape into an adhesive vinyl frisket. I protected the surrounding area and sprayed a few light coats.

Removing the mask is always a harrowing experience because some paints do not play nicely together and your paint job can be ruined. Luckily this time the paint (mostly) cooperated. It is a good idea in general to stick with the same brand/line of paints throughout a project to ensure maximum compatibility (advice I often ignore myself to red-faced results).

I wanted to break up the flat light grey a bit, so I sprayed a fade of darker grey from the feet up.

The back has a more elaborate spray mask, but the steps are the same. I used two tones of red here to mirror the fade on the body.

A few tense hours and some swearing later… You can also see the start of the neck stump I sculpted, this was basically just a plastic cap filled with resin. The entire neck assembly is set into a tray that is held up by the arm joints and some magic.

Tune in tomorrow for the final product, and see it in person if you’re in the NYC area!

We start out with a big ole blank 20″ MUNNY figure that Kidrobot was nice enough to send months in advance. I, of course, did not get around to working on it until a few days before deadline. Woops.

I start with a bunch of idea sketches, some of which are completely unfeasible (especially given the time I left myself). I eventually narrowed it down to one general concept…

Of course having a concept doesn’t mean I’m not open to new ideas that spontaneously pop upwork out while I am working. Zlunny? Munniks? Alas, this particular abomination was not meant to be.

Head removed (that was hard!), it is time to break his heart. A hairdryer to soften the vinyl and a brand-new sharp x-acto blade does the trick.

I used the removed section as the basis for my “accessory” piece, drawing out the general template and getting back to work with the x-acto.

Time for a little sculpting! Using a two-part resin I build up the heart. Once it is set I get to work with a sanding block to make sure it is smooth.

Come back tomorrow for the next thrilling(?) installment.

Finishing a new cut paper piece for Swoon, a group show at Black Maria gallery in LA. Opens June 13^th!

The more handsome Beast Brother dropped off this amazing custom mini munny as a gift for me! It even has my name, bells and skulls on it, what more could a boy want? More pics up on Flickr.

Finally, Creatures fan Jamie sent me some pics of this back piece featuring the whole Creatures Mandala artwork I did a few years back. Click for a slightly larger view! It looks tight (and painful). Also this reminds me that I need to update my tattoo gallery some day.

The Baroness’ charity auction is up on eBay! Check out the auctions for custom mini-munny figures made by artists such as the Beast Brothers (above), TADO, Tim Biskup, SketOne, MAD, Tara McPherson, myself and many more! Here’s a video of some of these guys on facebook.

More information about the auction on her Vinyl Pulse post.
All proceeds benefit The Cambodian Children’s Fund.

My girl Nichole is turning the big 3-0. Most people would demand presents to celebrate, but instead she is doing the opposite and putting together a charity auction of custom Mini-Munnys from a bunch of artists that she is friends with.

I did this quick little guy for the auction which will be online next week, I will let you know when it’s up! Proceeds will go to the Cambodian Children’s Fund.

A few more pics up on Flickr.