Brian Colin's Paintings, Custom Toys, and Creations

Tonight I’ve been working on taking a sketch that I did and creating a clean line drawing of it. I wanted to have something to use as a size guide for the next step which will be sculpting the 5 individual pieces of this toy.

If all goes well I will make some molds of the sculpts and pour some of these in different base colors in time for DragonCon. I’ll post more on my process as I go!

Alcove Gallery is about to have it’s 6th anniversary show and the theme is David Lynch. I created 2 that were inspired by Dune and 1 by Twin Peaks.

I started experimenting with a new technique for these pieces. Up until this point I had used cut paper to created the layered dimension that my canvases are known for. With these I began to use the two part epoxy that I work with when sculpting toys. It seemed like a natural progression from the toys to the canvas.

I like the possibilities that can occur from using the epoxy, but after doing these pieces I think I will use a combination of the cut paper and the sculpting. If you  are in the Atlanta area please try to come out to the show so you can see the depth that is in these pieces.

Juergen over at vinyl-toys.com asked me to be a part of an interview series “Customizers behind the Scene”. Check it out here for a little more background info.

Drilone is curating a custom Mimobot show at San Diego Comic Con in conjunction with Mimoco. One of these pieces will be for sale and one will be up for a raffle. Be sure to stop by their booth if you’re at SDCC.

The artist list is awesome and I’m proud to be a part of the group: 64 Colors, Gatchabert, Betso, Brian Colin, Cris Rose, Dlux, DrilOne, George Gaspar, Jenny Wolf, Jeremiah Ketner, Jesse Hernandez, John”Spanky”Stokes, Kat Brunnegraff, Leecifer, Leonard Amaral, Lunabee, Motorbot, Paul Kaiju, Phoneticontrol, Reactor-88.

It was really cool of Cory at BoingBoing to post up my Lego Zombies!

After he posted it up a bunch of other folks were kind enough to post it on their sites! Thanks for getting my work in front of more people, I really appreciate the support!

With a busy weekend behind me I was ready to share my latest sketches for the commission concept with the guy that is getting the mini munny. After i sent these on the original sketch was picked for moving forward with the sculpting. Should have Pt. 3 before long. Time to pick out a cool eye for the belly! I’m thinking artificial boar eye.

I just added some mini Lego Zombie canvases to the store page. Each canvas is 4″ x 3″ and is $40 shipped.

I went through and uninstalled my shopping cart and just got it back up and running because it was really dragging. I will be adding the rest of the missing items that I have for sale over the next few days.

Last week I was asked if I do commissions, and I thought that I really don’t promote how much I enjoy doing pieces specifically for someone. So I am going to do a series of posts (with the permission of the guy buying the piece) going through the process of buying a commission from me.

This is how I responded to his inquiry
“Thanks, I’m glad you like my work. I’m always up for taking on customs for folks. What platform toy would you want me to work with and which pieces of mine are you more fond of?

From here I usually try and get a better idea of what you like in customs (subject matter, colors, things like that). Then we agree on a price, I do up some sketches and send them your way. Then once you are happy with that I dive in.”

I found out that he really dug my Teddy Troop and likes elements of masks and the moon. Below is my first sketch.

Usually I check and see if there is a specific deadline that it needs to be done by. Between work, shows that I have going on and other projects, I want to ensure that I will be able to get things done in the timeframe they are looking for. I am going to do a few more sketches and see where it takes us.

Stay tuned for the next installment of Commission Process

Alcove Gallery celebrates it’s 6th anniversary with artworks inspired by the genius of David Lynch.

Friday July 10, 7 – 10pm

Artists Include: Chet Zar, Leslie Ditto, Dan May, Aaron Nather, Dave MacDowell, Matt Sesow, Mark Henderson, Danni Shinya Luo, Apricot Mantle, Justin Kauffman, Ashley Surber, Amy Botello, Macsorro, Kelly McKernan, Sylvia Ortiz, Brian Colin, Shaun Thurston, Brent Houzenga, Patrick Deignan, Bryan Cunningham, and H. C. Warner… to name a few.

Musical guest at 10 Duet for Theremen & Lap Steel

Drilone put together a great show for Into The Darkness and the venue 1:am SF was a really great space. Big thanks to all the artists and locals that made me feel right at home, and showing me a great time! Check out Drilone’s photo stream for a ton of pics from the event.

I also got to see some friends & family in 36 hour stay in SF. It was a great trip, but took me a day to recover from it.