Well, some of you may remember this picture from an earlier post. And yes, I screwed up the silicone mold so bad that I had to throw it away. Yet, I did not throw away the few remaining resin pieces that you can see in this picture. This weekend I finally got around to painting these and putting the parts back together. Following are a few pictures of the painted figurine. The weird organic surface effect you can see on the head appeared after spraying it with a rattle can after I had already put on the acrylics. And it just occurs to me that it is a rather discomforting coincidence that I should write a background story about this character wherein it mysteriously disappears after being constructed/programmed…

A few days ago I got my copy of the catalogue for the auction at Phillips De Pury. I am incredibly honored to be in this auction among a very select few other great artists in my genre. If you are interested in bidding on this set of figures here is a link to the lot.

“Early in the development phase of analogue to digital personality transfers scientists used different types of animals in their experiments. One particularly successful test involved tigers. Ever since little tigers in form of the test subject have been a cute giveaway symbolizing strength and good luck.”

This resin sculpture is about 6.5 cm (2.5″) big and has been painted with special automotive effects paint that shifts colors depending on the lighting. While the top shimmers in a beautiful golden orange the lower parts of the body range from silver, pink over blue to turquoise. Finished with beautiful high gloss coat. Comes in a handmade cardboard box that also doubles as a display stand. Edition of 7.

Available now at store.danielgoffin.com for 30€ (includes world wide shipping).

Phew, finally I managed to snap a few pictures of the little beast I am still working on. As you can see the sculpt is heavily detailed on the back with lots of cables and tubes and whatnot. What you see here is a primed sample of one of the seven figures that will be released next sunday. Pictures of the final colored edition will be posted soon, so stay tuned.

Early in the development phase of analogue to digital personality transfers scientists used different types of animals in their experiments. One particularly successful test involved tigers. Ever since little tigers in form of the test subject have been a cute giveaway symbolizing strength and good luck.

This is my new resin toy measuring 6.5 cm (2.5″) which will be released on Valentines Day / Chinese New Year.

The updates to this blog have been sporadic at best these past months so I hope that maybe the content makes up for the little you get to see. I probably keep saying this over and over again but I am overwhelmed with work at the moment which is partly the reason why I post so little. As if my current freelance assignment wasn’t enough there is a presentation coming up real soon and I needed some new work for this as well. So, another custom 1/1 paint job on one of my resin toys. This time: Brent Sparr. Enjoy.

Sorry for the late notification ( I am super busy at the moment) but the Blobpus custom I made a few months ago was exhibited at Super7 in the “It Came From Skullbrain II” show and I am very happy to hear that it has been sold as well. The beautiful photo was made by toy photographer extraordinaire zincsaucier. Be sure to check is flickr stream for more pictures of the show and other beautiful toy impressiveness.

In the stress of getting last minute christmas gifts done I did not get around posting this custom paint job I realized for a collector. It is still basically the same color scheme like the one featured in the first edition but I dare say that with increased practise it has gotten a lot smoother and better. At the moment I am very fond of two tone color sprays applied at a very low angle so that it looks like the toy is lit by (in this case) a red light source from one side.

I do not know about you but I have indeed been working like an ox in 2009 and if the Chinese zodiac is really such a good indicator of what we need to do then 2010 will be a year that needs courage and experiments and the will to follow ones own path. With that being said I wish everyone the best for 2010. May you find luck, happiness, health and everything else that you wish for. Stay true to the path of the tiger.

Here is a first result of my latest casting attempts. Not really beautiful and I have sharpened this photo a lot to find many of the imperfections that are hard to see. The surface is also rather interestingly textured and I have yet to determine if this is due to the casting material or a result of the imperfections (read bubbles) in the mold. I bet it is the latter but I am not sure.

Wow, lots of tiny bubbles in this mold and transparent silicone really shows you every single one of them in perfect detail. I will see the results and possible imperfections once I get around to casting it. Depending on the results I may have to degas the silicone of future molds.

Well, finally I am getting around to testing my sillycone and wacks. I just turned mad though. Look at how tiny that thing is and I still feel like I haven’t reached the pinnacle of what I can sculpt with this wax. Someone please stop me. More soon.

FYI: size is below an inch in length and about a third of an inch in width.

I got new silicone and I got new resin now I only need to make a small little test object before I start using it for some serious work. This little wax doodle of a maneki neko did not make the cut yesterday evening. My blood sugar levels were so bad yesterday evening (after eating too many cookies in the afternoon) that I could not really concentrate or even sculpt anything moderately precise…

As a little appetizer for the show at rotopol (Kassel, Germany) here is a first look at the prototype toy I am going to present.

Charlize Harlow was the first of a line of self-conscious and autonomous programs developed for stealth information gathering missions. Nearly undetectable through her shape shifting abilities and equipped with multi-dimensional-meta-syntax analysis subroutines made her the state of the art intelligence tool. However, she never returned from her first mission. It has been impossible to determined whether she has been simply hacked and hijacked or if she decided to vanish on her own…

prototype wax master
2.5″; small
7 parts
removable hat
4 points of articulation
peg inserted swivel joints at the head, arms and hip

release some time in december