Spotlight On: Mike Vetrone’s Mad Tea Party
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Spotlight On: Aaralyn’s Tick Tock
Aaralyn is back and this time she created this cool Tick Tock from Peter Pan! We got her to talk a little about this figure. Make sure you take a close look at Tick’s stomach, there’s more then meets the eye there. “I wanted to share a recent custom of mine that breaks away from … Read more
Spotlight On: Aaralyn’s Weird Girl and Steamboat Willie Mickey
Two more pieces from custom artist Aaralyn showed up on the internet this week. We spoke to her about her first two gray scale projects. Plus, check out a contest she’s running for the next two days. “I’ve always said that I love doing commissions because many push my boundaries and help me grow as … Read more
Spotlight On: Karen Turner’s Bedazzled Customs
Destination Vinylmation: What is your background in art? Karen Turner: I have always been interested in art. As a child I took classes in drawing, painting with watercolors, and painting with acrylics. I was in art in high school and majored in art in college for a while. I then changed my major to history, but … Read more
Celeste Offers New Custom Blind Box Spellbound Series
Destination Vinylmation: What is the Spellbound set? Celeste: The Spellbound series is a magical based theme consisting of magic users and mystical creatures. It includes Genie, Merlin, Malecifent, Evil Queen, two versions of Tinker Bell, Blue Fairy, Chernabog, Mushu, Figment, Old Hag, Ursula and the Cheshire cat. DV: How did you choose the characters to … Read more
Spotlight On: Mike Vetrone’s Sparky Custom
Artist Mike Vetrone wanted to share his latest custom… a 3 inch Sparky from Frankenweenie custom using the Whiskers and Tales platform. “Sparky is one of my favorite characters and I had a ton of fun sculpting the bolt and working with the arms. This is absolutely one of my favorite 3 inch pieces I … Read more
Spotlight On: Jesse Bowers’ Samuel L. Jackson Custom
Artist Jesse Bowers from Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada has only ever painted one Vinylmation. But it caught our eye immediately and inspired me to run out and get a Royale with cheese. Destination Vinylmation: So this being your first custom Vinylmation, what made you decide to choose this medium for the Samuel L. Jackson Pulp … Read more
Spotlight On: Mike Vetrone’s Snow White
Mike Vetrone is always coming up with great pieces of custom Vinylmation. We spoke to him recently about his latest Snow White figure. “Thanks guys! This piece was commissioned by someone as a gift for their mother’s birthday who has a huge Snow White collection. I was told her favorite scene was the wishing well. … Read more
Spotlight On: Stephanie’s Valentine’s
Remember that awesome Sugar Rush Racer we spotlighted a few weeks back. We ran into Stephanie again and she shared a cool custom with us. Also check out her sale she’s running, more info at the end of the post. “I love kawaii art, and it fits the spirit of Vinylmation so perfectly. I really … Read more
Spotlight On: Aaralyn’s Baby Snow White
This week Aaralyn showed off her latest Vinylmation custom, the most recent princess in her princesses as babies style. We asked her for a few words about it… “I have quite a few upcoming projects that I am really excited about. My next project is Tiny Tails, my first custom series and I will also … Read more
Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Roman Rodriquez
I was at work the other day, just flipping through Facebook (don’t worry, my boss isn’t a Vinylmation fan), when I happened to see a custom by an artist out of Cincinnati I was not yet familiar with. I contacted Venezuelan born Roman Rodriguez right away to talk to him all about his creations, his … Read more
Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Howie Green
Our eyes were recently turned to an artist named Howie Green. Just a quick look at his work, and you could tell he took a different approach than many custom artists were are used to spotlighting. I then discovered he was from Boston… always a plus. He has created some wonderful art on the Mickey … Read more
Aaralyn’s Tiny Tails – Final Vote
Aarayln has started the final vote for what should be on her latest custom series, Tiny Tails. Read more about it, then vote at facebook.com/artworksbyaaralyn. “I am very excited to announce my very first custom Vinylmation series: Tiny Tails! This thirteen piece series will include Disney animals as babies. Last week, I put a poll … Read more
Spotlight On: Custom Vinylmation Artist Mike Vetrone
Destination Vinylmation: Great job Mike! Why did you choose Wishes for the subject of your latest custom? Mike Vetrone: I have done a couple other “night time spectacular” customs in the past (World of Color and Illuminations). A customer approached me and asked me to do one for wishes. I loved this fireworks show when … Read more
Spotlight On: Lawrence Sharma’s Monster’s Inc. Set
We found custom artist Lawrence Sharma online last week showing off his almost completed Monster’s Inc customs. When he finished them we got a chance to speak with him about his work. Destination Vinylmation: How long have you been an artist? Lawrence Sharma: I’ve been doing art since I was really young. I mostly dabbled … Read more
Spotlight On: Artistic Freedom vs Copyright Infringement?
From time to time we like to post important Vinylmation news straight from the source. Custom artists read this, it’s very useful to know. “First let me introduce myself, my name is Josh Edwards a.k.a. Crazy4Vinyls and I have been making custom vinylmations for over a year now. I’m not sure how many I have … Read more