Fan of Comic book for a long time, I could not miss out on the achievement of a super hero! But which one? More to the universe of Marvel characters (like Silver Surfer, Galactus, Fantastic 4, Magneto and of course all Spiderman bad guys) than DC, I opt for a DC comics character.

It will be Batman … classic you will say and you are right. And yet, I prefer the bad guys, the realization of a Joker would have seemed more just. But I do not say my last word on it.

I really do not like things smooth. I need a Batman not very clean. This character has been realized several times in its modern version (black suit) with very beautiful achievements. Again, I speak from a Munny of Kidrobot.

I decide to make the 1966 Batman made famous in the guise of Adam West (purple and gray suit). But I said, not very clean. So my Batman will bite into the crate and after a memorable bake, he will vomit on it. I make fake dollars scattered ashore and would wink at Jack Daniels (in a bottle like old school adulterated alcohol) …

This old Bruce can not stand No. 7. And here’s another Batman.

I wanted to make more and more of them, ideas came to me faster and faster. Again, I appeal to the things that speak to me … that I love. This time, I wanted to represent New York. For me, this city does not only represent gigantism, excess, but a beautiful black woman with a 70s cut. For me, New York is Harlem, jazz, blues, gospel … and this woman.

Personally, the design of this figurine was very easy, I already had this image engraved in me. Through my readings, these films seen … I also wanted to give her this year 70 that I could amplify thanks to the dress she wears that I had seen in “The Brain” Film Gérard Oury with Jean Paul Belmondo, David Niven, Eli Wallach and of course Bourvil. For its design, I take the smaller of the Munny which measures 2.5 inch.

This is the first time I use this format to make a miniature. For the hair, I take a ball of polystyrene that I dig and I paint in black, I am amused to create white boots with IRO tube of electrician to give it a nice look With my cutting plotter, I create Stylized laces.

But I do not forget an essential accessory: big round earrings … I make a very light makeup over the eyes and I do not forget to do freckles to him again once on the Cheeks (I think these freckles will become my trademark as my characters are essentially feminine).

Now, the Hermès bags to make a little wink to Paris why? why not :). As usual, I put the figurine on a small wooden base that I cover with a white Canson paper. Once finished, I knew that the story of this figure will not stop there!

I had to find other ideas … very quickly, I turned to the skate world, through my friend Christophe with whom I was graffiti for many years and which for me is a true reference in this environment because Is simply his life. So I had fun making this little character: Chang.

As in all my achievements, I try to make a composition by adding one or more elements without overloading the scene, just a small element to balance the whole. In this case, no head cut;) but a simple bar attached to the base gray bitumen to make a good old Frontside lipslide …

I also wanted to give him a little punk side, a few pics of black color is enough to give him that look (with a work on the pants prince of galls that goes well and a little wink to the brand Vans that l ‘No longer presented in white letters on a black tee-shirt). As you can see, Chang is just standing on his skate more precisely a fingerboard for the novices, it is a miniature wooden or plastic skate (which is also customized with the creation date of Vans (1966) realized With my cutting plotter). With the retreat, I could also put a chain on the side of the pocket …

Like all my figurines, I will find one day a little an evolution (look, playset …) to be continued

PS: for the record, the Fingerboards were first made in the 1970s as keychains for skate enthusiasts. Subsequently, they were made in much better quality and with more resistant trays. People then realized that these small boards can be used to simulate the figures they would make on their skateboards.

For each issue, a different format, a highlight of the universe of a toys creator, the discovery of talented artists, information on sites and stores dedicated to this world that fascinated me more and more.

In 2012, the magazine organized for the second time an international contest on toys via its dedicated site designertoyawards. That year, it had selected the 100 best international figures … to my surprise Candy my little rabbit had been selected among the best specialists in discipline ! Of course, I had no chance of winning against these GIANTS.

(But I had a great visibility of my work … I explain, as my pseudo is Barratatouille and since the site had put the figurines in alphabetical order of their creators, I found myself on the front line! Miss just next to 64colors a big artists. As expected, I did not win but it encouraged me to continue in this direction.

In the wake, I thanked him and I sent him the picture of my second realization Lili Rose that I had just finished. What gave another article on his blog just as friendly.

Since that time, I send my achievements (when time permits) to feed his blog (on my small scale) and show my latest creations!

Lili Rose

I pushed a little further the difficulty especially in the costume. I had fun making teeth and felt fins, grafted imposing transparent buttons to make large globular eyes … all on a green fur with long hair. This costume is subsequently glued on the Munny skin-painted bomb. I had fun to give him a little manga side with the two little pink points a little fluo on both cheeks.

And always a little head cut in sign of trophy:) … this time, it is the great schtroumpf that passes there! For the rest, the character is placed on a pedestal with a “marsh” effect thanks to a synthetic fake herb with flowers (simple buttons) and a small “magic” mushroom in Fimo paste surmounted there again a fancy button.

The knife is made with a silver-colored plastic plate with some traces of blood on the blade. Personally, I think that this universe of green works perfectly with a few spikes of red … its complementary color. Why did I turn to the illustration that represented the swamp creature? Because I am very fan of Z-series and as you can see on the first visual, also make a wink to Hannibal Smith of the Agency all risks. And this illustration was also part of the visuals of my lollipops.

I hope that like me, you will find the result nice. Because of all the visuals of this series, it is my favorite!

CANDY

In general, I start from a pencil that I realize on paper and then I scan to redraw it in Illustrator d’Adobe or in this case, I start from a “vectorized skeleton” that I make in Illustrator d’Adobe that I print on A4 paper to draw and draw my drawings in paper pencil.

So I had fun making small characters who are dressed in animal costumes and monsters. After seeing the result on the chocolate pacifiers. I do not know why, but I had the idea to realize them in volume like that for fun!

At first, I decided to make the little rabbit which seemed to me easier to achieve. For this I needed a base, but which one? I do not remember how I came across the Munny …

All I know is that I fell in love with this little character of the brand Kidrobot with whom I make my figurines since the beginning of this adventure.

With a little hardware (a few buttons, Fimo paste, fur, sewing thread) and a lot of trick, I got to this result!

A rabbit bunny rabbit cretin because yes … it is indeed a small female character … With pretty freckles.

Again, I do not know why, I wanted to share the work that I had just realized … but to whom? I naturally turned to sites and blogs specialized in the toy.