Admiral Ackbar Foomi

Admiral Ackbar Foomi, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Your eyes can't repel cuteness of this magnitude!!

This is my entry in the Munny World competition going on at Kid Robot right now. If you like it, please do me a favor and go vote for it. I'd really appreciate it!

You can vote HERE.

7" KidRobot Foomi with acrylic paint and wood base.

New R2 Tee!

R2 Tee Flyer, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the last of the 3 t-shirts I'm releasing this weekend.
This vintage inspired design will turn heads wherever you go and makes for a great conversation starter with others who share your love of starship repair and adventure.

You can get your t-shirt HERE!

A big thanks to Kystle Starr for being my t-shirt model!!!

New 3PO Tee

3PO Tee Flyer, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the second of the 3 t-shirts I'm releasing this weekend.
This vintage inspired design will turn heads wherever you go and makes for a great conversation starter with others who share your love of etiquette and protocol.

You can get your t-shirt HERE!

A big thanks to Kystle Starr for being my t-shirt model!!!

New Xanadu Tee!

Xanadu Tee Ad, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Hey Folks! Here's the first of 3 t-shirts I'm launching in my online store this weekend!

If you want to rock-it 1980's style, this is the shirt for you! Let everyone know how well rounded you are by your (obvious) love of Greek Mythology, Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra.

You can get your t-shirt HERE!

A big thanks to Kystle Starr for being my t-shirt model!!!

Last Chance

Last Chance, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Star Wars opening in theaters, I am doing one more 24 hour sale of my custom Star Wars trading cards! This is the last chance to get these online until May 4th, 2013. The sale ends 11:59pm Central Time, May 25th.

Get your set now! GO HERE

Sleepy Dan's Plush Gallery Event

Sleepy Dan's Plush Gallery Event, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is a group show I will have a piece in next month. If you're in the Dallas area, swing by. Dan has put together a very talented group of artists. It should be a good show! Also, Sleepy Dan will be debuting a new t-shirt line. Hope to see you there!

SecondChance!

SecondChance!, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

**Update!- If you want a chance to get a set of my cards for FREE, head on over to the fine folks at Urban Vinyl Daily for a chance to win some!

I have received a number of requests from people who missed out on my trading cards the first time around. Since I just realized that this year is the 35th anniversary of Star Wars, I'm going to bend my own rules just a little and give everyone a second chance to get a set for themselves. The cards are still limited to 250 sets, so once those are gone, they're gone!

The cards will go on sale at 12:01am Central Time on May 25th, 2012. The sale will end 11:59pm Central Time on May 25th, 2012. You will be able to purchase the cards HERE.

You can learn more at the original post HERE.

Spectrum Fantastic Art Live!

Manly Art Business (Trading) Cards, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

These are my new business cards! I'll be handing them out in abundance at the Spectrum Convention this weekend in Kansas City, MO. If you're there, come by and say "Hi"! I'll be at Table 112 towards the back of the hall.

There will be some serious artistic heavy hitters there. Mike Mignola, Boris Valejo, Julie Bell, Brom, Ian McCaig, Phil Hale, Michael Whelan & Mark Schultz just to name a few.

Art Card Set 1

Art Card Set 1, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

This is the first 68 sketch cards I did for the "May the Fourth Be With You" card set I made. The card surface was slightly waxy, so the only thing that would stick well was Sharpie.

So, here are a bunch of Sharpie drawings for your viewing pleasure. I recommend zooming in. I did these over the course of about 2 days.

For those of you that ordered cards, they ship out on Wednesday!

Trading Card Update

First off... A big "Thank You!!!" to everybody that ordered my trading card sets on the fourth. I was pleasantly surprised by the response!

Art sketch cards are complete and I'm taking the sheets to get UV coated and trimmed out Monday. If all goes according to plan, all orders will ship out on Wednesday!

Thanks again, folks. I will definitely be doing another set next year.

May the Fourth Be With You Card #5

May the Fourth Be With You Card #5, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

No really, this is the last reminder. Less than 3 hours left to get your limited edition set of trading cards!

You can get your set HERE.

May the Fourth Be With You Card #3

May the Fourth Be With You Card #3, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

OK, this is (most likely) the last post about my trading cards that are available TODAY ONLY in my online shop. Please, help a guy out and buy a set. They're really cool!

You can buy them HERE.

May the Fourth Be With You Card #6

May the Fourth Be With You Card #6, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Hey Gang,
Just a reminder. The limited edition "May the Fourth Be With You" trading cards I did are on sale today only 'til midnight central time.
Help out a starving artist and go buy a set!

You can purchase the cards HERE.

May the Fourth Be With You Card #8

May the Fourth Be With You Card #8, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Hey Folks,
Just a reminder that my one-day-only "May the Fourth Be With You" trading card sale is in full swing. Get 'em while they're hot!

Go HERE to purchase a set!

May the 4th Be With You!

2012 May the 4th Be With You Card Back, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

May the Fourth Be With You!
Now, go buy some trading cards!
http://manlyart.bigcartel.com/product/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-card-set

2012 May the 4th Be With You Trading Card Set

 
2012 May the 4th Be With You Cover Card, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

On May 4th, from 12:00am to 11:59pm central time, I will be offering a set of art cards featuring Star Wars characters I have painted.

What you get:
1 Cover Card
16 cards featuring Star Wars characters I have painted
1 Original Art Card

The edition size is limited to 250 sets.
These are printed on trading card stock. These look and feel similar to vintage Star Wars trading cards.

You will be able to purchase the cards here:
manlyart.bigcartel.com/product/may-the-fourth-be-with-you...

Han Solo

Han Solo, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

Here's a little painting I knocked out tonight.

4"x6" Acrylic on illustration board.

Toy Break!

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I was up in the Big Apple for a week getting some R&R with the Missus. While I was gone, some of my art got a little air time on Toy Break last week! They did a segment on Atama here in Dallas. You can see my Earthworm Jim Mega Munny in the beginning and they also focus on my Droid Quest 10 Doh. Ben also bought an Ewok painting I did and gave it to Ayleen at the end of the segment! The Atama segment starts around 43 minutes into the episode.

You can watch the episode here: http://www.toybreak.com/episodes/211

General Loh Munny

General Loh Munny, a photo by Manly Art on Flickr.

7sixty contacted myself and two other artists to create custom Munny's of a few of their characters from their soon-to-be-released Xbox 360 game Kung Fu Strike. I believe they were debuted last weekend at Anime Matsuri in Houston. This is the main ass-kicker in the game, General Loh.

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.