Showing posts with label cartoon art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cartoon art. Show all posts

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Uglydoll creation myth - 10 year old cottage industry #Funko #Uglydoll

The Uglyverse is brimming with monsters. Wage was the first of eleven original characters created for the market in 2001, along with an interesting backstory for each character. Now there's over 120 characters and thousands of related toys, games, watches, coffee cups and comic books all done with the same care and style that goes into all their products.

David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim met when they were both at Parsons School of Design. On graduation they were separated, but the dolls brought them back together again. Sun-Min sewed a plush toy of a cartoon character that David drew on one of his letters to her. David showed the plushie to his friend who owned the store giant robot, and the unique "Uglyverse" was born ... where "ugly" means unique and different, and celebrating who you are inside and out is the new beautiful. 

Meet a few of the original characters (below)and see examples of the complete line of Uglydoll toys, party supplies, books and backpacks for school and the holiday gifts for boys, girls and adult kids. Stay tuned for information about the Uglydoll movie from Universal Pictures.

Uglydoll Handmade David Horvath and Sun Min - Zakka Nightshift Wage
Wage

Babo
Uglydog
Ice-Bat
Target
Jeero
Tray
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Osamu Tezuka -The creator and his world of #Anime characters #Insect drawings too

opera kanta - TEZUKA:

An art magazine Geijutsu Shincho (芸術新潮) featured the great manga writer Tezuka Osamu last month. (手塚治虫) . Needless to say, he was the greatest manga writer in Japanese manga history. He created new manga style just after the WW2. He affected many young people and not a few became his followers....

When Tezuka was a kid, he loved insects very much. His pen name has a insect in it----虫----
These pictures below were painted by him when he was a middle school student. As it was during WW2 and lack of paint, he gave up painting more pictures.




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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Astro Boy "Birth"-day 2003 Kyoto - Atomo Tetsuan

I'm a fan of the original Astro Boy and the high-quality toys from the 1960s and 70s that were produced in Japan. Here's a few of the imported toys and graphics from 2003 when I went to Tokyo and Kyoto (the most beautiful city in the world) only to be surprised by the Nation-wide celebration of the original Manga and Anime character. Imported and recent toys for the original series and the 2009 movie.
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Original Astro Boy toys

From the cartoon creator: Osamu Tezuka

The best toys from Japan are licensed directly from Tezuka Productions and available on eBay from domestic and foreign sellers with well-made, beautiful collectors items and rare toys from the 1960s and 70s.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Exclusive: Pop! Series 3 Debuts in January! | Pixar Talk

Exclusive: Pop! Series 3 Debuts in January! | Pixar Talk:

These Funko Pop! Vinyl figures get better with each new wave. Just enough detail to make each character easy to recognize. The packaging for these 136 odd figures from FunKo is done with the same care and attention to detail as the posable vinyl figures themselves. We will have to wait until January for Series 3 of the Disney Pop! figures.


Series 3 is anticipated to be released exclusively at Disney Store and DisneyStore.com in January 2012
Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland
Elastigirl and Edna Mode from Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles
Alien and Zurg from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story
Peter Pan and Captain Hook from Peter Pan
Ariel and Ursula from The Little Mermaid 
Classic characters Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh.

Read more via Stitch Kingdom.com - The #1 unofficial source for news on Disney
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

From MK Mouse license plate to Mickey Mouse Ferris wheel, woman's Disney collection has it all | MLive.com

From MK Mouse license plate to Mickey Mouse Ferris wheel, woman's Disney collection has it all | MLive.com:
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"For Pam Murdock, it was all started by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Murdock received the hand-painted 12-inch tall set from her daughter, Kim Ann, 18 years ago, and she has been collecting Mickey Mouse and Disney items ever since."

Here are a few of the highlights [of her collection]: A Mickey Mouse-shaped hot water bottle, a child’s radio with a wax roller that turns to play music, lamps that have Mickey and Goofy turning the light on and off while speaking; 6-inch tall Mickey and Minnie toys stuffed with sawdust; hand-carved and poseable wood Mickey and Minnie figurines from Mexico; a complete set of the 101 Dalmatians in a felt-lined carrying case from a McDonald’s restaurant; a statue featuring one of the bears like those in the Country Bear Jamboree attraction at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., (it was back-ordered and they didn’t think they would get one); and Tiffany-style lamps with metal character bases and silhouettes that are revealed in the shade when the lamp is turned on.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Urban art “Puzzle Boxes” retrospective | Faile art collective via Arrested Motion

Previews: Faile – “Puzzle Boxes” | Arrested Motion:
" the upcoming mini retrospective - A Decade of Prints & Originals by "Faile" a collective of artists who created these fine art Puzzle Boxes."

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We’ve seen a few of these Puzzle Boxes in person and can tell you that its not only fun, but addictive. To see one in person, visit their upcoming show on June 24th in LA later this week or if you can’t wait, go to their special online PB site or download their mobile app.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Rocky And Bullwinkle, Boris and Natasha History of Jay Ward | Diigo

History of Jay Ward | Diigo
A whole world of interactive fun for kids and adults. The new series (movie?)

From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fat...Image via Wikipedia
Yes, it’s true, those notorious No-Goodniks from Pottsylvania, Boris Badenov (Jason Alexander) and Natasha Fatale (Rene Russo) are back, and as usual are up to no good.
Boris Badenov bobbleheadImage by mechanikat via Flickr

Sunday, May 15, 2011

$77K Spider Man comic - Twin Cities Pedigree: best-preserved Silver Age collection | bleedingcool.com

With Only 407 of 6000 Comics Sold So Far, Gary Dahlberg’s Collection Tops $1.38 Million Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors:
Amazing Spider-Man #4 Twin Cities — CGC 9.6 $77,675.00
"The collection includes extensive runs of Marvel, DC Comics, and other publishers from the Silver Age and beyond. And as vintage comics sales expert Rob Larsen has noted in research he has in progress, the collection contains examples for a particularly impressive number of the top Marvel and DC Silver Age keys such as Adventure Comics #247 (first Legion of Super-Heroes), Showcase #4 (first Barry Allen Flash), Showcase #22 (first Hal Jordan Green Lantern), Incredible Hulk #1, Fantastic Four #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, and more."

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Animation: Worldwide debut of The @Pixar Collection | Sacramento Press #Zazzle

Sacramento Press / Worldwide debut of Disney Fine Art’s Pixar Collection:
"Stage Nine’s “The Vault” and the California State Railroad Museum are hosting the worldwide debut of The Pixar Collection at the museum Sunday. The collection will include artwork inspired by the first 11 films created by Pixar Animation Studios."



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