What subject did you choose and why?
Brandon: I chose King Hippo and Little Mac. I love vintage video games and was a big fan of the original Mike Tyson’s PunchOut!!
Melissa: My favorite Disney character is Mr. Smee, so I really wanted to do him. Then Villians 2 came out and I really liked the Smee in that set. I considered one of the Lost Boys first, but when we decided to make it a 9” and 3” set, I knew Michael with Teddy was the way to go.
What have you learned from your first customs to now?
Brandon: I actually think I learned the most from my first 9’ custom. King Hippo was good practice to reacquaint myself with painting a three dimensional surface before tackling my 3” custom of Little Mac.
Melissa: I was a big believer in not taking the Vinylmation apart- I was so afraid I would break and arm or things wouldn’t look right, but it is so much easier if you do. Michael was also the first Vinylmation I ever painted on a “Custom” mold (we usually spray paint commons), and although I really like the surface, I felt like I had to do more layers (but the stars in his ear glow, so it was worth it)
And then there were a pair of customs you did that were chosen by your students?
Melissa: Yes, we also did 3” customs in which we let the kids decide our subject…they chose Sherlock Holmes for Brandon & Dr. Watson for me.
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