augiewan.com » Sculpture http://augiewan.com the art of augiewan Sun, 02 May 2010 00:46:37 +0000 en hourly 1 Sculpture Gallery Started http://augiewan.com/2007/07/10/sculpture-gallery-started/ http://augiewan.com/2007/07/10/sculpture-gallery-started/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:19:40 +0000 Augiewan http://augiewan.com/wordpress/2007/07/10/sculpture-gallery-started/ I’ve added a sculpture gallery to the art section.  The first one I’ve posted is a custom figure of Eric the Blob from the Invader Zim episode “The Frycook What Came From All That Space”.  I’ll be adding more soon, so check back!

]]> http://augiewan.com/2007/07/10/sculpture-gallery-started/feed/ 0 New Inavder Zim Figures – Tak and Eric the Blob! http://augiewan.com/2007/05/31/new-inavder-zim-figures-tak-and-eric-the-blob/ http://augiewan.com/2007/05/31/new-inavder-zim-figures-tak-and-eric-the-blob/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 17:13:47 +0000 Augiewan http://augiewan.com/wordpress/2007/05/31/new-inavder-zim-figures-tak-and-eric-the-blob/ The day I found out that Palisades was picking up the Invader Zim license was a very good day in my life. (I’m very easy to please) The sun was shining… The birds were singing… At least in my head they were.

Alternately, the day I found out that Palisades was going out of business after only producing 2 waves of my prized figures was very bad day. Up to that point, I had hunted down all the variants (which were plentiful through the Hot Topic chain) and purchased the exclusives from the Walk of Doom and Germs. I even had the box set of wave 1 with variant paint jobs and/or heads. Yes, I have lots of Zims, GIRs, and Dibs!

I decided that I needed to carry on the line. I had dabbled in sculpting a few years back when I made some custom HeroClix figures of Invader Zim, The Flaming Carrot, and The Maxx. I had to try! So based on some supply advise I had heard, I picked up some Sculpey modeling clay and gave it a whirl.

My first creation was Eric the Blob. I thought he turned out pretty good and looked even better once I painted him. Here are some nice fuzzy pictures for you to squint at. Click them for larger views…

After that, I decided (for some unknown masochistic reason) to try something a bit harder. Tak from Tak the Hideous New Girl was my choice in her human disguise. Skinny, lanky, big head, odd shapes, and all. I almost threw it at the wall a few times, but when I was done I was again very pleased and even decided to add in Mimi, her SIR unit. Again, click for larger views…

So there you have it! I made these two a few months ago now and REALLY need to get back to it. I was dabbling with the idea of making some non-Zim figures, but I’ve decided to stick with what’s been working for me. So to all 3 of you who read this, please do either or both of the following. Tell me what you think of these two. Tell me what character(s) I should focus on next.

Bring it on!

]]> http://augiewan.com/2007/05/31/new-inavder-zim-figures-tak-and-eric-the-blob/feed/ 3 ComicSpace is Back! http://augiewan.com/2007/05/26/comicspace-is-back/ http://augiewan.com/2007/05/26/comicspace-is-back/#comments Sun, 27 May 2007 02:07:30 +0000 Augiewan http://augiewan.com/wordpress/2007/05/26/comicspace-is-back/ I know this is a bit late for those who have been watching the site non-stop, but ComicSpace is back up and running!  Josh (the site owner/operator) has been struggling for a week or so to get the site back up at a new hosting facility.  Apparently the host he was using was being less than helpful with some database issues he was having.  Bad service =Bye bye customer!  Why don’t service companies understand this?

Well, this news also means that my profile page there is back up as well!  Woohoo!

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