Say "Hello!" to the Chublubbins!

A huge thunderstorm knocked out our internet RIGHT at 9pm, jinxing me totally - the internet didn't come back on til a few minutes ago. Sigh!

Nevertheless, say "Hello!" to the Chublubbins!

Chublubbins are happy miniature monsters that love to explore. It would make them so happy to be able to come home with you!

They are hand-cast in resin and hand-painted with love. Due to the nature of the hand-casting & painting process, each figure is slightly different.

Limited to four of each colorway, and are $25 each.

More information at store.shellyrodriguez.com!

Almost here...

Check my store out @ 9pm MT this evening for a special delievery... :)

Monsters, monsters everywhere...

I was casting more of my little monsters, when I realized that I hadn't updated my blog about them recently! So have a photo of the beginning of my monster army. :) I'm having a lot of fun with these little fellows - and I'm already brainstorming what to cast next. Of course, my enthusiasm might be curbed after sanding/priming/painting all of the casts!

I'm planning on getting a few of these guys to a finished state this weekend, hopefully I'll have a monster update for you on Monday morning! :)

Expect a monster EXPLOSION soon!

Sorry to post again so soon, but I wanted to share with the blogosphere. ^_^

I tried pouring again last night, and my mold worked!

No photos because I'm lame & left the camera attached to the computer overnight (so its battery is totally drained), but whee! I'm going to buy some supplies (more gloves, masks, & rubber bands) tonight after work, and hopefully I'll have quite the little monster horde to share in a few days' time. :D

I need to start working on colorways... I've had a few in mind since I started sculpting the first little monster, but I need to get them out of my sketchbook and colored up in photoshop.

OMG ~ :D

Moldmaking & Casting with Resin

photo by iron_Lung on flickr

So on Tuesday night I ordered some moldmaking rubber and some opaque resin, to experiment with casting my monster-y dudes. It shipped yesterday, and should arrive next Wednesday!

I've seen SO many cool things done with resin, sometimes they look just like vinyl toys to me!

Flickr is an excellent resource for finding new artists and art types, so I figured I'd give it a go in terms of looking for resin toy makers--lo and behold, I found the group RESIN IS THE NEW VINYL. Such neat stuff to see--from protypes, to plain casts, to finished, painted models! I love it. :)


photo by lunartic on flickr


photo by sketchguy on flickr


photo by sketchguy on flickr