Last Chance Custom Commissions

I'm moving away from Custom toys for a while. I'll be finishing up what commissions I have and anyone interested in a custom commission from me has until the 30th to place an order at ShadoeDelgado.com. All inquiries about customs on toy platforms not seen in my shop can be sent to ShadoeDelgado@gmail.com. On the 1st of October I'll be clearing my shop out of any platform based custom commissions until further notice. I'm really hoping  this will give me the opportunity to focus on original sculptures and toys, shows and the occasional blind box series. I apologize if this is an inconvenience to any of you, but better things are on the horizon.

 If you can help me spread the word I would greatly appreciate it. If there is anything else I can do for you, don't hesitate to let me know.

Thanks for your time!

http://shadoedelgado.com/collections/last-chance-customs

 

First Ever Android Custom

This guy was a bit difficult at first and ended up taking it in a different direction than I had originally intended. I was originally going for some kind of stocky monster with six legs and a wide eyes. A thing about me when I sculpt is that I'm always keeping an open dialogue with whatever it is that I'm doing and I'm always asking it questions, but it's mostly the the same question "What if?" Sometimes I'll even speak to whatever it is I'm working on out loud... a tad crazy, I know. But in doing so I'm trying things and working things out all along the way. this is a really fun process in ceramic because you can always add and subtract quick and easy, However when I'm working in the toys I'm Using epoxy resin so I have to be a little more deliberate so I'm carving into solid resin... which isn't too bad but it can be a little slow going. 

Anyway, once I began the sculpt and started cutting away and cutting into my hand, leaving me with a few stitches,  I started to see a kind of a Sluggish Shadow thing with four nubby little legs and two arms for whatever reason. I also gave him antennae and a toothy grin, gotta have teh toothy grins. One thing I've noticed about me and the toys is that once I've locked onto an aesthetic I'll keep doing it and refining it.  The first new platform tends to involve most of the learning and experimenting and when the second one comes along it's blown the first out of the water. I'll have a post up here in a bit detailing what I mean. If you were to compare the very first shadow to the ones I'm making now you wouldn't believe they were the same artist.  With that In mind I really can't wait to get my hands on another android!

Oh, and another thing, When I'm working off of a platform or someone's design I like to stay true to the original as much as I can. I might hack a piece off here and there and then rearrange it, but when I'm done you'll be able to tell what it was originally without looking too hard. You can Still tell it's an android, right?

Sh** was crazy and then there was the Museum

Between school, the last bit of toy commissions until June, packing up all my belongings and shipping them to AZ, couch surfing, collaborations and maintaining some sense of a social life I've somehow forgotten to update my blog. Who woulda thunk that being busy had consequences. I'm so terrible -_- Anyway, besides all that crazy business I managed to land a wonderful opportunity sculpting an 18 inch mega munny vinyl toy and doing demonstrations for the Oakland Museum of California and their "We Customize" exhibit. The whole demo aspect of the exhibit is already done and over with however the museum will have the toy up for display within the week, or so I'm told.  Here are some pics of the Shadow Beast!

 Hopefully these can give you a sense of scale :P

There are a few more photos of the event on the We Customize tumblr showing some of the creations of the people who stopped by and you can find even more Work in progress pics on my instagram. It was pretty exciting, over 260 people showed up the first night, so much energy and everybody was so kind and inquisitive! Off the Grid was there too, so many tasty foooooooods! Once the piece is up I'll get some more photos, but if you're in the Oakland/Lake Merrit area stop by and check it out! It's free to see the exhibit so NO EXCUSES :P

Also, if anyone is interested in one of these mega beasts they are available in my SHOP

If you have any questions about anything, and I mean ANYTHING, please don't hesitate to ask! 

Just  completed and shipped out Miniboss! It's been a long morning of running back and forth from USPS to UPS and waiting in line. I gotta find a better way to ship these guys out, any suggestions? I also Shipped out Shadowboss, I hope these guys make it to their respective homes safe and sound.

I received two more customs to work on today and I'm pretty excited. I get to work on my first 8" dunny, woohoo! The other is a 5" Smorkin' labbit.  Stay tuned, I'll have plenty of pictures(maybe too many?) soon :)

 

Shadowboss series complete!

Hi Everyone, I just finished my Shadowboss series! This was a lot of fun and I can't wait to get started on my next series, however I think I might do a stand-alone or two before...like conjoined twin SHADOWS!!!! You can pick them up from my shop http://stuffandwhatnot.bigcartel.com/ or click on the shop link on the top of the page. I hope you enjoy them and feel free to let me know what you think. Thanks

Gloom, Shadowboss, Sunny

Shadowboss

Sunny

Gloom and friends

I just finished a new toy. I call him Gloom. He's part of a set of three including the Shadow boss and another yet to be named. I'm pretty psyched about these guys. I hope you enjoy! You can find them all in my shop as soon as they are finished(hopefully by the evening of the 24th)

Also, here's bucky! He's part of a smaller set of 3. The other 2 will be made as soon as I can get my hands on some primer XD