Mr. Muchacho mini MunnyWorld MegaContest entry

Mr. Muchacho mini MunnyWorld MegaContest entry

Mr. Muchacho mini Munny - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - Nikon D60 w/50mm Nikkor Lens - SB-600 Speedlight w/Gary Fong: Lightsphere

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Mr. Muchacho mini Munny - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - Nikon D60 w/50mm Nikkor Lens - SB-600 Speedlight w/Gary Fong: Lightsphere

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Added the finishing touches to the piece. Used a calligraphy pen dipped in thinned white acrylic paint to draw in the knee swirls and cape tie strings. Also cleaned up some lines, put a second coat of paint on a few areas and last but not least gave it a matte finishing coat to seal the 4" mini Munny using Krylon's Matte Finishing spray. I've entered this piece in kidrobot's MunnyWorld MegaContest. The contest also has a People's Choice Award category which you can vote by "Liking" it (click on the "Like" button for your favorite mini Munny design) here. Working on another design at the moment for a second entry. I'll be using a familiar medium and technique for my second D.I.Y.: acrylic paints/brush work. Style-wise, I'll be trying something more painterly and realistic this time around. I'll keep you posted.

On a side note, Kazuhiko Ito of Itokin Park fame checked out my blog! He was thankful for the shoutout I gave him awhile back. Can't wait for my Crazy Sparkle Lucha Bear to arrive. As of now, it's sold out.

Hoping for the Best

Hoping for the Best

Mr. Muchacho mini Munny (unfinished) - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - iPhone 3GS

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Mr. Muchacho mini Munny (unfinished) - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - iPhone 3GS

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Mr. Muchacho mini Munny (unfinished) - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - iPhone 3GS

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Mr. Muchacho mini Munny (unfinished) - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - iPhone 3GS

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Mr. Muchacho mini Munny (unfinished) - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - iPhone 3GS

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Mr. Muchacho mini Munny (unfinished) - Molotow acrylic markers on vinyl - iPhone 3GS

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Besides washing the Munny's pieces with dishwashing soap (can use any soap that foams), I didn't do any other prep work (gesso or sand) before working on the mini Munny. I then used a graphite pencil to draw on the vinyl toy and used the marker right on top. I put down the grays first, so that I could use the black to smooth out the outlines. The acrylic markers go on opaque, so you can use the gray on top of the black. You want to avoid reworking an area multiple times to reduce marker overlapping, to avoid acrylic paint buildup and caking. As I was progressing I noticed that the mouth I drew was a bit too low and wasn't wide enough, making him look a bit goofy. I decided to paint over it, which turned out to be a good decision. Biggest stress was to draw the straight lines for the hair on a rounded surface. There's a few imperfections, but it turned out well overall. Next step to finish off the piece is to clean up some lines, add the knee swirl marks and apply a matte finish before submitting to the kidrobot MunnyWorld MegaContest.

D.I.whY?

D.I.whY?

Digital Illustration: Adobe Photoshop.

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My attempt to conform the original character sketch to the shape of a 4" mini Munny. I decided to invert the body's black & white tones from the original sketch to balance out the head. I'm happy with how it turned out, but I'm still a bit worried about how it'll look in 3 dimensions. This will be my first attempt at customizing a toy, with a year's worth of information gathering and prep work. Because it is my first time working on a D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) Munny, I've decided to also work with acrylic paint markers as my choice of medium. Because the subject is so small, I'm hoping I'll have more control using the acrylic paint markers instead of brushes. Let's hope it works out...

Domo Arigato, Mr. Muchacho

Domo Arigato, Mr. Muchacho

Pen, marker & liquid whiteout on paper.

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A character sketch I came up with while brainstorming for a design to use in kidrobot's MunnyWorld MegaContest, which runs from April 1st till April 30th. I wanted to incorporate some of the design/style themes from my Thought Processor paper toy colorway along with my reoccuring design themes. I thought it would be interesting to use graphic elements such as the linear hatched hair, the large panda patch eyes and swirl nose on a rounded surface of a mini Munny. He was turning into a Mexican luchador wrestler with the mask-like face and cape. The boxing gloves still fit in with the Mexican fighter theme, so I added the Sumo wrestling diaper for good measure...