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.