Sandtrooper Kids...

Sandtrooper Kids..., a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is a portrait commission I finished up today. This guys kids are nuts about Star Wars and he wanted a portrait of them as some sort of stormtrooper. I'm pretty happy with how this came out.

If you're interested, you can order a commission from me HERE.

6"x6" Ink on watercolor paper.

General Grievous

General Grievous, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Mini painting commission I finished up tonight. As with most of the prequel baddies, I really wish they had done more with this character in the movies.

4"x6" Acrylic on illustration board.

Xanadu Grand Opening Poster

Xanadu Grand Opening Poster, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Danny and Sonny want you to come join their party. Sonny's girlfriend Kiera is seriously hot and she's got 8, count 'em 8, sisters just dying to meet you... at Xanadu!

Xanadu is one of my top "guilty pleasure" movies. What's not to love... rollerskating, leg warmers, Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, a Don Bluth animated sequence and a soundtrack by ELO. This print is my tribute to this wonderful little gem.

You can purchase a print HERE.

Adolescent James Bond

Adolescent James Bond, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Holy crap! A post that has absolutely nothing to do with custom vinyl toys!

This was a commission I recently completed. This guys son is completely obsessed with James Bond and he asked me to do a portrait of his son in a 007 movie poster style. I went with the look from "Dr. No".

11"x14" Ink on watercolor paper.

FYI- I'm currently taking commissions. If you're interested, you can find more info HERE.

Earthworm Jim Mega Munny

Earthworm Jim Mega Munny, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the last of the customs I did for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show. It's an Earthworm Jim Mega Munny. This thing is HUGE. It's at least 2 feet tall. It fought me the whole way, but I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I went through 4 bricks of Super Sculpey modifying this sucker.

More pics after the jump!

Lego Mega Man Custom

Lego Mega Man Custom, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the Mega Man Lego Torch I customized for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show. The Lego torch came with LEDs in the feet and I wired in a third LED for the arm canon. I also sculpted the helmet and added gels to give the lights a reddish glow.

This is currently available in my Manly Art Shop. You can check it out HERE.

More pics after the jump!

Zork A Drive

Zork A Drive, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This a Squid Kids Ink A Drive I customized for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show.

Zork was the first computer (not game console) game I ever played. A friend that lived across the street had a computer with a modem (the kind you plugged a telephone handset into) and access to the MIT BBS. I loved this game.

It is now available in the Manly Art Shop. You can check it out HERE.

More pics after the jump!

Droid Quest Custom 10-Doh!

Droid Quest Custom 10-Doh!, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here's another piece I did for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show. This is a Squid Kids 10-Doh! that I installed the guts of a 1st gen iPhone into. It acts as an iPod and plays a custom video game animation I made in Flash.

I hope to see you at the show tonight!

Droid Quest: Custom Squid Kids Ink 10-Doh! by Manly Art from Jason Chalker on Vimeo.

More photos after the jump!

Jumping Brain Frogger

Jumping Brain Frogger, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the Frogger custom Jumping Brain I did for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 Art Show. Yes, those are little cars and trucks driving on his brain.

I also did custom packaging for this one.
More pics after the jump...

Pac-Man Ghosts

Pac-Man Ghosts, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

These are the four Pac-Man ghosts I did for Bean Pot Toiz to sell at the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show on March 15th.

These are hand painted DIY Matt Siren Ghost Girls and come with custom packaging.

More pics after the jump!

You could win my Yelp/Super Mario 10 Doh! custom

Super Mario Yelp! 10 Doh, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

If you're in Dallas next Thursday, you can have a shot at winning my Yelp/Super Mario custom 10 Doh! at the Vinyl Thoughts 2 Art show!

Go HERE to learn how.

LX Forums Tee Design

LX Forums Tee Design, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is a t-shirt/poster design I did for LX Forums. They wanted something reminiscent of the Death Proof poster from Grindhouse. They'll have the shirts with them for the LX Spring Fest 7 in Irvine, CA. The featured car on the design is a Chrysler 300 SRT8.

The car is brush and ink, the rest is digital.

Super Mario Yelp! 10 Doh

Super Mario Yelp! 10 Doh, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the Yelp! sponsored 10 Doh I did for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 Art Show. They will be raffling it off at the show.

More pics after the jump.

Space Labbit Sticker

Space Labbit Sticker, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

I just ordered some stickers tonight! I'll be handing these out at the Vinyl Thoughts 2 Art Show. If you want one, come to the show and say "Hi", 'cause thats the only way you're getting one. :)

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately, but I've been swamped getting customs ready for the show and we aren't supposed to show them off before then. There are a few I did for Bean Pot Toys that I can share, but I'm waiting until we get closer to the show.

Vinyl Thoughts Online Store

Vinyl Thoughts Online Store, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Hey Kids! The Vinyl Thoughts 2 show has an online store now! You can get posters, a t-shirt and a shot at an AWESOME limited edition Motorbot resin figure!

My Labbit Invaders is one of 5 must-have posters available in the shop. The t-shirt by Sleepy Dan is also one you're not going to want to miss.

Stickers!

Stickers!, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

A couple of stickers that should be arriving in the next week or two. Not sure if I'm going to sell them, or just include them with orders from my online store. Probably the latter.

R2 Series Print

R2 Series Print, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

The R2 series astromech droid from Industrial Automaton is hands-down one of the toughest, well built astromech droids ever produced. With hundreds of configurations available, the R2 series is a mainstay on spacecraft from pleasure cruisers to star fighters.

This great 8.5"x11" archival print will look great in any room of the house!

You can purchase a print HERE.

Shiny

Kaylee Pin-Up, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is my pin-up of Kaylee from Firefly. I did it like the old garage pin-up girls. The calendar is actually how the days will fall in February 2517.

Available as a print HERE.

I will also have these with me at the Sci-Fi Expo this weekend in Irving, TX. Jewel Staite will be there, so pick one up and get her to sign it!

10 with Taff...

The lovely Taffeta Darling interviewed me over at Alien Bee!

Vinyl Thoughts 2 Poster

Vinyl Thoughts 2 Poster, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is my second Vinyl Thoughts 2 poster/flyer design. It's based on a Sears Tele-Games instruction manual I found at my Mom's house. The art is a little vinyl-ized homage to the old Space Invaders cartridge art. (Oh, and if you can't tell, it's a video game themed show.)

The Vinyl Thoughts 2 show is March 15, 2012 in Dallas, TX. It should be a great show! There are some fantastic artists in the line-up. More info HERE.

Vinyl Thoughts 2 Flyer/Poster

Vinyl Thoughts 2 Flyer/Poster, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

The guys running the VT2 custom toy show encouraged the artists to come up with poster designs for the show. This is mine. I might do another if I have time.

It should be a great show. You can find out more here:
www.vinylthoughtsartshow.com/
www.facebook.com/VinylThoughtsArtShow

1978 Dynamite Bio

1978 Dynamite Bio, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

I'm the featured artist today for the Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show coming up in March! I had a little fun with my bio and did a "Do's & Don'ts" feature from Dynamite magazine.

You can see the whole thing HERE and learn more about what promises to be a great vinyl art show!

(Yes, that is really me rockin' it on a skateboard circa 1978, color Polaroid after the jump)

3PO Series Print

3PO Series Print, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

The 3PO series protocol droid from Cybot Galactica is one of the best etiquette and protocol droids ever produced. Fluent in over 6 million forms of communication, it is a mainstay in the best households.

This cute 8.5"x11" archival print will look great in any room of the house!

You can purchase a print HERE.

C-3PO Custom Munny

C-3PO Custom Munny, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is my latest custom Munny. He has light up eyes and is ready to help you with etiquette and protocol! The eyes are triggered by a motion sensor in his mouth and he runs on 2 AA batteries.

He will be going on sale at Tenacious Toys this weekend!

* C-3PO is now available! Direct Link

More pics after the jump!

Yoda

Yoda, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is a Yoda commission I did recently.
Want some affordable custom art?

I'm currently taking commissions! Go HERE to learn more.

Dr. Sketchy Dallas: January 2012 Session

Dr. Sketchy Dallas- Angela Ryan 5 minute sketch, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

I went to Dr. Sketchy's Dallas session last night run by John Gonzales. It was a good night. The model, Angela Ryan (NSFW), was excellent, the stage design was cool and I won a Ragnar book to boot!

More after the break!

C-3PO

C-3PO, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Finished another mini painting today. This painting is fluent in more than 6 million forms of communication.

4"x6" Acrylic on illustration board.

Wicket W. Warrick

Wicket W. Warrick, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Mini painting I did today. Everybody's favorite Ewok. YubYub!

4"x6" Acrylic on illustration board.

Chewie, Pierre... Meet Chewie and Pierre!

Chewie, Pierre... Meet Chewie and Pierre!, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Lisa and I decided to keep our store bought presents to a minimum, so we ended up making a lot of our gifts this past Christmas. This was my main gift to my wife. I customized two Kid Robot Foomi's to look like our guinea pigs, Chewie (brown and black) & Pierre (gray and white). She loved them. The boys seem to approve of their likenesses.

More pics after the break!

Darth Talon

Darth Talon, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here is one of the "Occupy Black Friday" commissions I did before the holidays. It's a character I've never drawn before. It was pretty fun.

6"x6" Ink on watercolor paper.

If you're interested, I'm currently taking commissions!
Go HERE.

Han and Chewie

Han and Chewie, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This was my entry in the "Show Me The Munny 2" vinyl toy art show hosted by Atama. They were done on a Mini Munny and a Munny. Painted with acrylic paint.

More pics after the break!

Atama "Show Me The Munny 2" Sneak Peak

Atama "Show Me The Munny 2" Sneak Peak, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here's a little sneak peak of the Munny set I did for Atama's "Show Me The Munny 2" vinyl art show happening tonight at Strangeways. There are goint to be some awesome pieces in the show. The show runs one night only from 7:00pm-11:00pm. Hope to see you there!

Strangeways
2429 N. Fitzhugh Ave.
Dallas, Tx 75204

R5A3 & Mummy Qee Cat at Tenacious Toys

R5A3 & Mummy Qee Cat, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Tenacious Toys is now carrying a couple of my custom toys! Go check them out and get 'em while the gettin's good!

Manly Art customs at Tenacious Toys

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

I really enjoyed this book. So did my nephew. This was his Christmas present this year.

6"x12" Ink on watercolor paper.

Commissions...

Hey Folks! I'm back from the holidays and I've re-opened for commissions if anyone is interested... go HERE.

R5-A3 Packaging

R5-A3 Packaging, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

The horse was still moving, so I thought I'd beat it a little more.
This is final packing I modified for my R5-A3 Armstrong custom.

If you are interested, the custom toy I did this for is up for auction on Ebay.
You can check out the listing HERE.

More pics after the break...

R5-A3 Painting

R5-A3 Painting, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

As part of the R5-A3 custom I built, I thought it would be fun to make the packaging look as close as possible to a genuine 3A Toys box. This is one of the elements for the packaging.

This was a nice little experiment. I've always loved Ashley Woods style and I finally had an excuse to try and mimic it. While I don't think anyone would look at this and say "Hey, that's an Ashley Wood painting!", I feel like I got in the ballpark.

10"x15" Acrylic on illustration board.

For sale at the Manly Art Shop... HERE

If you are interested, the custom toy I did this for is up for auction on Ebay.
You can check out the listing HERE.

Huns 12 Bars of X-mas Pub Crawl Tee 2011

Huns 12 Bars of X-mas Pub Crawl Tee 2011, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This year's Huns pub crawl t-shirt.

R5-A3 Process

R5-A3 Process 1, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

If you're interested in this sort of thing, you can check some process pics of my R5-A3 custom HERE.

Enjoy!

R5-A3 (3A Armstrong/1977 MPC R2-D2 Mash-Up)

R5-A3 (3A Armstrong/1977 MPC R2-D2 Mash-Up), a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is R5-3A, my latest custom! I combined a 3A Armstrong with a 1977 MPC R2-D2 for this one. I made the blaster from scratch.

R5-A3 is a prototype battlefield Recconaissance Droid deployed with the 357th Star Corps. Equipped with a portable ion pulse canon, R5-A3 was very effective against the droid armies of the Separatists. Unfortunately, due to financial cuts, this droid was the only one produced.

If you are interested, this custom is up for auction on Ebay.
You can check out the listing HERE.
More pics after the break!

Manly Art: Occupy Black Friday!

Manly Art: Occupy Black Friday!, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

I'm taking commissions for the holidays. Help a guy out and get a totally affordable commission!

You can order one HERE.

Vader

Vader, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

A recent commission.

6" x 6" Ink on watercolor paper.

Miss February 1964- Nancy Jo Hooper

Miss February 1964- Nancy Jo Hooper (close-up), a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here's a Playmate for a Friday night.

12" x 6" Ink on watercolor paper.

Probably NSFW: Full image after the break.

Metropolitan Police: Space Division

Metropolitan Police: Space Division, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This was a (long overdue) commission for a fellow in Chicago. He wanted a sexy, but serious futuristic police woman. So, this is what I came up with. Hope you like it!

Frankie

Frankie, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Trying to build up my stock over at Redbubble. Avilable as a tee shirt and sticker!

You can get it HERE!

Intergalactic Brotherhood of Teamsters

Intergalactic Brotherhood of Teamsters, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Now you can be lazy and surly just like the construction workers on the second death star with this handsome Intergalactic Brotherhood of Teamsters t-shirt!

Uh-oh! Look busy… the Emperor is coming!

Available as a t-shirt at Redbubble!

Con Commissions...

Cheetara Pin-Up, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here are a couple of commissions from a recent convention. The first one is a pin-up of Cheetara from the Thundercats. The second is a scenario where Magneto uses his powers on Leia's slave girl metal bikini. Mildly NSFW, so it's after the jump...

Stormtroopers

Stormtroopers, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

The Empire's finest...
They couldn't hit the side of a bantha. But they sure look bad ass!

4" x 6" Acrylic on illustration board.

R2-D2

R2-D2, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here's a small painting of everybody's favorite plucky astromech droid. Hope you like it!

4" x 6" Acrylic on illustration board

Miss October 1958- Mara Corday

Another ink test. I'm really liking the results I'm getting. This might just be something I'll stick with.

6"x12" Ink on watercolor paper.

Miss February 1958- Cheryl Kubert

Playing around with some different techniques. This all brush and ink. I've been giving Dr. Martins inks a spin and I'm pretty happy with the results.

6"x12" Ink on watercolor paper