Whilst waiting for supplies for my Steam Punk series I thought I'd finish the Mishka Dunnys that I bought quite some time ago. I also wanted to try out my new amazing Iwata Eclipse Airbrush. All I can say about it, is that it is amazing. Sooooo smooth compared to my old one and such a nicely weighted piece of kit. It rests amazingly well in your hand. I will get some more accessories and nibs for it though so that I can start to work on some very fine detail. I can definitely recommend the Iwata Eclipse to anyone who wants to start airbrushing. A++++++++++!
Now, I wanted to focus more on the painting on these two as the sculpt would be limited. So I decided to work with nice gradients and animal print. Animal print have been on my list for a while, but I haven't really made anything that it would suit until now. I also wanted to give these real bright colours as I tend to work with pastel and quite dull colours normally. The challenge was to look outside of the box and come up with the colour palettes. It is safe to say that I need a kick in the right direction when it comes to colour so I had to look at I don't know how many colour palettes online. I finally came up with these which I think compliment each other really well.
The "Keep Watch" Dunny have been great fun to work on and the base sculpt is lovely and detailed. All in all a great experience.
Kuma
This is Kuma. She's a bundle of joy to say the least. She loves anything sweet and festive and yes, her most favorite thing of all is fancy dress. And she makes all her costumes her self of course.
Gizo
Gizo and Kuma are the best of friends and Gizo loves fancy dress just as much as Kuma if not even more (but hush don't tell Kuma). Gizo too makes her own costumes but another favorite thing of hers is to make origami.
Gizo and Kuma will be available from my BIg Cartel store on Monday the 21st of September at 9.00 PM BST (GMT+1) at £82.00 each with Free Shipping within the UK (£10.00 for the rest of the world).
Here he is! My Seishin Spiki for Martian Toys and New York Comic Con! It is my very first show piece and I couldn't be more excited about participating in "Spiki Attacks New York Comic Con"... I am part of an amazing line up where many of my favourite artists and toys designer can be seen as well. I just feel so honored to be part of this and I hope it is the first of many shows to come.
It's been nice to work on something different than a Dunny as I tend to work on those platforms and awful lot. Spiki caught my eye some time ago and I always wanted to customize one. I have so many platforms sitting on a shelf just waiting to have some work done to them, but I do find it very hard to find the time to get it all done. Work and baby seem to take up most of my time these days but I do appreciate my toys even more so now that I can't work on them every day.
He's an awesome little custom and I hope he will find a forever home over at NYCC next month. He will be available from Martian Toys both along with an array of different custom Spiki's.
I don't know when the next lot of customs will be ready as my airbrush decided to pack up half way through painting little Spiki here. So I will have to get another one. It was nice to work on Spiki the traditional way though and I managed to get some real nice detail in there like the fur on the back of his arms for example. I don't think I would have done that if my airbrush'd still been working.
I will keep you posted though as I have a load of ideas for the next lot of customs. Hope you enjoy looking at Spiki until then! <3
My Little Batlings are finally finished! I've been working on them for about two weeks now. I never thought I would have as little time as I do now after going back to work and all. But I do my best to squeeze in as much toy work as possible when I can.
These Batlings are probably the best customs I've made so far. I have spent so much time on every little detail and I kept sanding and adjusting them for about two days. My airbrushing skills are becoming better and better as well and I think this really shows in the final paint job. Actually I think I am ready for finer detail but I need a new airbrush before I can start practicing that. So I need to save up for a bit. Anyway, I hope you like these little Batlings and don't forget to check the store on Monday night if you want to grab one for yourself. Enjoy reading their stories below.
"The little Batlings live in the deep caverns of Tomodachi Island. Funny enough these little creatures are very scared of the dark. This has resulted in the Caverns being one of the brightest places on Tomodachi Island. They have decorated the caverns with bright fairy-lights in all the colors of the rainbow. Their furs are naturally dark and quite dull but they have sorted this out themselves as well by painting each other in various colors and patterns. "Dark" is just something they don't want to know about, so they pretend that it does not exist at all."
This is Loki. He is sleepy most of the time and he absolutely loves stars, however he is terrified of the dark. It's a bit tricky as you can only see the stars when it's dark so some of the creatures of Tomodachi Island has come to Lokis rescue and collected fallen stars for him so that he can enjoy the things he love the most without having to venture out in the scary darkness outside of the caverns.
And this is Pellie. She might be one of the sweetest little creatures that you can find in the caverns. Always spreading love around her wherever she goes. Of course she is obsessed with anything heart shaped and sparkly. Her most favorite thing to do is to hug and snuggle.
Little Fioline. Constantly running in and out of the caverns to collect all the beautiful flowers she can carry. In fact it is probablt time for a little clean out soon, as the flowers have almost taken over the caverns. The other Batlings love treasure and bling, but not Fioline. She prefers to fall asleep on a bed of flowers every night.
And Guster of course. Who can forget about Guster. Let's just say he's pretty loud. Always high on sugar and his laughter can be heard echoing through the caverns. He likes to play pranks on the Owlings that live and guard the treasures in the caverns. He sure is a prankster, the little devil.
All the Batlings will be available from my Big Cartel store from 09.00 PM BST (GMT+1) on Monday the 27th of July. Be there or be square!
I never thought I'd be able to finish these before my two weeks holiday to Sweden. I meant to finish them yesterday but got really ill and had to stay in bed all day. I don't know what the illness was as it is completely gone today. I had a high fever and everything and slept all day. I think I might have over worked myself again, trying to get as much done as possible before my holiday. Ah well, I am ok now anyway and I am looking forward to the first Holiday in a long time and I can't wait to hang out with all my friends and family. I miss them so much!
"The Leaflings are tiny little creatures living in the thick undergrowth of the Whispering Woods. During the day they venture up into the tree canopy to get as much sun as possible. They do this as it gets pretty cold and dark under the thick vegetation that covers the ground of the Whispering Woods. They are creatures with strong powers and through their crystals they bring balance and peace to their surroundings."
These Leaflings sit on a 3" Kidrobot Dunny Platform. Painted with acrylics and finished with a matte UV resistant varnish. It carries three Amethyst Crystals around its neck which are said to provide calm, balance, patience, and peace.
"This Leafling has reached his final for as a Seishin. This means that it is ready to leave Tomodachi Island and cross over to the Spirit world called Seishin. Since all Leaflings carry crystals and feel very lost without them they are allowed to bring them when they pass to Seishin."
This Seishin Leafling sits on a 3" Kidrobot Dunny Platform. Painted with acrylics and finished with a matte UV resistant varnish. It carries a Rose Quartz crystal arround its neck which is known as the 'love stone' as the message it emits is the strong vibration of unconditional love, joy, warmth and healing.
I decided to change the name of the spirit world to Seishin as Yurei is a bit to dark for Tomodachi Island. So the new name for it is Seishin. These will be the last Dunnys for a little while. I am going to take a nice long break in Sweden and just enjoy life with family and friends. I hope to come back with a fresh mind and allot of new inspiration. I am also going back to work on the 25th of June so that will be interesting. I work part-time in a pet shop and I am really looking forward to going back after a year of maternity leave.
Now I got to pack for tomorrow! The Dunnys will be up for sale from 6.00 pm (GMT +1) in my Big Cartel shop HERE!
Wow I can't believe both Karii and Ekii sold out within a few hours of putting them up for sale! I am so excited! Actually I got so excited that I decided to have a Summer Sale this weekend ONLY! over at the Big Cartel shop!
So head on over this weekend to get 25% off your entire purchase! Just enter the code SUMMERSALE upon checkout and you shall receive your award!
I am going away to Sweden for two weeks from the 6th of June, but before then I hope to get at least two more Dunnys made. So during next week at some point there will be another two Dunnys posted in the shop. I will keep you up to date! I am really sorry for the ones of you that missed out! But there will be more chances. I am focusing on creatures from the whispering woods at the moment, and this will be the theme of the coming two. Also don't forget that I do take commissions through THIS form! If you want to make sure that the Dunny is yours then I suggest hitting me up for a commission! They start at £65.00 (excluding shipping) so don't hesitate! :D And don't forget to sign up to my Newsletter where you will get info about up and coming releases as well as discounts and events!
Karii and Ekii are finished! I know I've said it before but I have to say it again! I LOVE WORKING ON THESE LITTLE THINGS! I am definitely addicted to Dunnys and I can't stop working on the platform. Anyway who cares! Keep reading for a closer introduction of these two little fellas.
"Karii comes from the northern part of the Whispering Woods. It is slightly colder here but his coat is thick and warm. Karii is part of the Deer Folk tribe. This tribe always travel in heards through the woods. Just like deers they are always on their guard and they can be quite hard to spot. They specialize in camouflage and melt in with their surroundings really well. Not much is known about them as they tend to keep to themselves. Maybe they will let us in one day, but until then, lets enjoy their beauty from a distance."
Keep in mind that these are only 3" tall and the detail on the wood was very time consuming.
Karii came out just as cute as I'd planned and I think he looks pretty much exactly like the picture I drew. Whispering Woods is such a large part of Tomodachi Island and I have got loads of creatures lined up from this part. I wish I had more than two hands sometimes...
"Ekii is a shy little creature. Part of the species Snubble Folk. He is very small, about the size of a house mouse and his favourite thing to do is to build little nests inside of old tree trunks. Don't think that his nests would look anything like a mouses though. Oh no, Ekii spends allot of time planning and gathering the perfect materials for his nests. They may be small but oh so grand! He is a craftsman and his handy work is quite impressive. Maybe he will show us one day, but for now only the Snubble folk of the Whispering Woods will truly know what his creations look like, as they are the only ones he work for."
I think it is obvious that Ekii took me the longest to make. His pine-cone/acorn hat nearly drove me insane. Saying that I probably didn't have to spend half as long on it as I did. I have discovered that the scalpel is a much better "sanding" tool than sandpaper, so get things very even. This also mean that I have found another way of getting lost in nit picking and fine-tuning.....
Oh the tiny tiny detail.....
Both Ekii and Karii are available for purchase in my BigCartel shop: HERE!
Finished this piece that I've been working on for the past few days yesterday. I call it Beautiful Decay. These drawings won't be for sale, and you might have noticed that the "Earth Mother" illustration has been taken down too.
There is something going on with these graphite drawings that I can't tell you about. I don't know how long it will be before I can either. It could be a month, 3 month or maybe a year. But sooner or later I will let you know.
Meanwhile I hope you will enjoy looking at them and I would love to know your views on them too. This is my favorite type of medium, graphite. I've tried to step away from it so many times. Tried my hand at painting rather than drawing. But I finally reached the point where I asked myself "Why?". I had no good reason to step away from pencil drawings as it is what I am good at. I guess I thought in my head that no gallery in the world would take on a pencil drawing.
But I have learnt to stay true to myself, as an artist, over the past year and now I'm focusing at the things I love rather then trying to do it "right" by taking on mediums I don't even enjoy working with. I think it shows in my art that I have matured as well. I have stepped away from the cartoony digital paintings I used to create and started drawing more realistic in a way. I want to start taking life drawing classes at some point and learn more about anatomy and the human form.
"Swashbuckling Judith - She is the Queen of Candy Coves sister, believe it or not. Several years ago she was caught leaving the Island on a pirate ship that was passing by. Now she travels the seven seas together with her pirate mateys in search of treasure. Some say that she's lost her mind, but who knows. She's not set foot on Tomodachi Island since she left so these are only rumors. She was last seen on a ship heading towards Switzerland"
My very first Dunny Commission! I am in love with 3" Dunnys and I have gotten myself a smaller army of them after this. I was so daunted by working on something so small. But it turned out to be a delight to work on these 3" beauties!
Swashbuckling Judith sits on a 3" Kidrobot Sword Swallower Dunny!
She's got a pretty collection of skull beads decorating her hat.
And who can travel the seven seas on a pirate ship without a Jolly Roger? Not Judith anyway!
Good Morning and here's to a new week. Last week was a bit of a stress for me trying to get my shop launch up and going. I am an expert at stressing for no good reason and so I burnt myself out a bit last week. This has resulted in extreme tiredness. I forget about the sleep I actually do need when I am on a creative streak so I am trying to catch up on some now. I'm not doing very well... Last night, or this morning rather I went to bed at 4.00 am. Shivering as my body and brain is just so exhausted. I really don't know why I do this to myself, there's just no helping me.
The shop launch went well anyway. There was a few things that messed up like the shipping prices for example. So I have decided to offer Free World Wide shipping on all items! I hope that the huge shipping prices didn't put people off (which I am sure it did)! But now they're gone anyway so if they did put you off you're welcome back to have another looksie.
"The Passing to Yurei" went within 30 min of the shop launch so I guess someone was sitting there waiting. He will be leaving me today to begin his journey to his new home. I am super excited to have sold my very first custom toy! I've also received a Dunny commission that I will be starting this week.
If you're interested in a commission for whatever it may be then HERE is a form that you can fill out and I will get back to you with a quote!
Now I'm on to the next chapter of Tomodachi Island. I've started sculpting it but won't show you until the ball is rolling what I am working on. Lets just say that I am pretty excited about it and as always I love to discover new grounds.
There will not be another big batch of toys but there will be random additions to the shop as I make them from now on. There will probably be small series from time to time, but not a big batch of 10 like last Friday. It was quite simply to launch my shop, and it was way to stressful for me LOL!
I've got a load of 3" Dunnys coming my way as well. So I am looking forward to getting some Dunny action in the shop in a near future.
"Rikkit Tikki - The coolest girl at the Bamboo Coast. She wasn't cool before her one of a kind Adidas pumps got washed up on the beach on day though. Now she struts around in her pumps with everyone being super jealous. After she got her shoes she just wont wear anything else but black and white to match. Strange little thing she is, but she sure has got the coolest pumps on the Island... "
She came out so sweet! I've been working hard over the weekend to finish Rikki Tikki. I've promised a preview of my sale for today and so I just had to finish her. I am happy to say that all is ready to go now! I've been so busy over the past two months trying to get my first sale up. I am very proud of myself to say the least. Two months ago I didn't have any custom toys and now I've finished 10 (!). You will get the preview later today as I am still to price everything.
Rikki Tikki sits on a 5" MadL platform. Sculpted with Super Sculpey, painted with acrylics and finished with a UV resistant matte varnish. The pompoms are needle felted :)
She will be available from the webshop on Friday the 1st of May at £110. More info to come!
Good morning and welcome to my workshop! Yeah I thought I'd give you a tour. It might not be the most interesting blog post for some but I love looking at other peoples work spaces and so I thought I'd show you mine. It will be updated soon as well so I might do a before and after post lol.
This is where I spend most of my time when I'm not busy being a mom, which I am about 90% of the time. But since my other half work from home as well and part time we take it in turns so that we get loads of work time AND baby time which is great!
I have no room left on my shelves for toys so they have started migrating down to my desk which is a bit of a pickle but it shall soon be sorted. I spend allot of time here by my precious computer doing everything and nothing. It used to be a great computer once but is quite dated and sad now that there is no time for games in my life anymore. It used to fly on the back of a dragon through beautiful lands in World of Warcraft, fight the Scurge in Star Craft, grunt like an orc in Warhammer and so on and so forth. But that is a time long gone now. Which is probably for the best as I get allot more done these days. I keep allot of inspiration around me all the time and my drawing pads close if an idea pops up in my head. It is very handy.
As I said, my shelves are FULL! It will hopefully clear up a bit after my sale, but I know I will be quick to fill it up again so something has to be done here. I need more shelves! This is where I keep all toys, finished and unfinished as well as some artwork. The painting hiding in the back is something I started a while ago and never finished. I don't know if I will ever finish it to be honest. Only time will tell. I got a load of paper toys from Dolly Oblong sitting up there and my precious little Bubbles! Dolly Oblong is one of my biggest inspirations and I need her stuff around me! I also LOVE paper toys. I have a whole book full that I haven't made yet as I have nowhere to put them. I will have to get myself a glass cabinet for them as they are pretty hard to keep dust free.
Now if we turn around we come to the not so pretty part. This is Aladdin's Cave, that luckily have doors! This is where I accumulate allot of shite LOL! There is everything from photography props to drawing pads that date back to around 2007. I tend to unwillingly collect art pads. I just can't get rid of them and I guess I shouldn't as they hold allot of history as in me progressing as an artist. I do like to look back in them and laugh about things I used to draw. This cupboard is great as it just holds so much stuff (not that that stopped me from filling it to the brim) and it looks quite neat when it is closed.
To my left sits another cabinet full of stuff! And a box on top, full of stuff too! I have so much stuff it's not even funny. I tend to scout bargain stores for things I "might" need for various reasons and then they just end up in a cabinet somewhere and will never be used. Anyway, this cabinet holds mostly boring things like printing paper, envelopes, flyers and stuff that I need for posting so it is actually full of things I DO need and on top of it sits my beloved airbrush which probably is one of my most cared for possessions. It is soooo clean and tidy as I just treasure it soooo much!
So yeah that is where I work and NO it is not always this tidy. Most of the time it looks like a bomb's gone off in here but I do share my work space with my other half and he tends to get a bit grumpy when it goes to bad, so I do my best to keep on top of things. When I had this room to myself it was a different story though....
"He was once a magnificent beast from the Whispering Woods. He migrated to the Sakura Sanctuary quite some time ago now. He has now reached his final form as a Yūrei and is now ready to leave the island to become part of the spirit realm."
Rooz is now finished and I've almost hit the finish line. One more to go and the sale is only a week and a half away. I am very happy with Rooz and so pleased to have worked on this kidrobot platform. I know he is quite rare, but I don't understand why. It is amazing to work on and has a super cute silhouette.
The are hard to come by but I hope to work on this platform again in the future. I always keep an eye out for good deals and rare platforms so I am sure I will bump in to him again some time.
I used decals for his forehead and his back which worked really well with this job. For tiny detail I find the decals very handy and I love designing them on the computer. It can be a real struggle to work with when it's this small though. But with patience it will come together in the end.
"The Passing to Yūrei" will be part of the sale on May 1st at 12:00pm GMT.
"Well well well if it ain't the Miochos. They're part of the Queens guard but they are pretty lousy at their job. Laughing and joking about absolutely everything. No one knows why she hired them but I guess they do bring her a good laugh. There's not really anything to worry about on Tomodachi Island anyway, so why not laugh instead. "
Oh I am feeling productive this week and I've only got two more toys to finish and one drawing before my big sale on May 1st! I can't wait. Love how these came out and it was nice to work on something different this time. I do love sculpting but I think I will keep painting and using decals as well in the future. Especially on tiny vinyl figures like these 2.5" Dudeboxes.
These will be for sale at £35.00 each on May 1st!
"The Eggloton Triplets are highly addicted to chocolate eggs. That is why they've taken on the shape of an egg themselves. No one knows exactly where on Tomodachi Island they descend from as they never stop roaming the Island in search of more chocolate eggs. One year Tomodachi Island completely ran out of chocolate eggs due to the Triplets and they are only allowed to pick a certain amount now."
Means to an end THEY ARE DONE! Wow I feel like celebrating with champagne! Man am I happy to have finished these dudes! For a while there I nearly gave up as I struggled so much with various elements on these guys. I am happy to say that they came out exactly as I wanted them in the end and that I have learnt a shed load of new things making these. What a journey!
All of them will be up for sale on the 1st of May! So if you're interested they will be selling at £149.00 (shipping not included).
Wow I am so sorry! 11 days and no blog posts. I started last week with getting ill and having loads of orders to do. Not a good combination if you want to get toys and artwork done as well. What normally takes me a day to complete took me three so I have had next to no time to work on my personal projects. I did manage to start my mini dudes however and I thought I'd give a little update on what's actually going on here.
As you know I am working hard to have my first art and toy sale here on the Tomodachi Island website. I am happy to say that I am almost there. I have set a date and the date will be the 1st of May! So do mark this date in your Calendars if you're interested in any of my pieces. I will hold a preview 5 days before the actual sale, with prices and all the items available. I am working on three 2.5" Dudes and this 4" Kidrobot Rooz at the moment.
I also hope to get started on this MADL this week, and that will be it before the big sale.
I also received another 7" Foomi in the post the other day. She's for my next sale that will be on the 1st of June. I hoped to get her done for the first sale but I am realizing that I am running out of time and this one will be quite detailed. Many hours will be put in to this one and I have high expectations of her.
As you know, the big Dudeboxes are finished but I am still waiting for their zipper pulls. They should be with me by next week and I can't wait to show you these guys in all their glory. I am so happy with them even though I nearly gave up half way through. I guess to actually finish them is the reward at the end of a long long struggle. And it does make it all worth while.
This week will be full of WIP pictures and updates to make up for the past week that gave you absolutely nothing. I am looking forward to it and I hope you are too. Yet again sorry for leaving you in the dark last week. I'm back with vigor this week!
Since it is throwback Thursday today I thought I'd take you a few years back in time. When digital painting and sci-fi used to be my biggest passion. Funny how time changes you isn't it?
I went through a stage here where I learnt an awful lot about digital painting and the human form. Sky Doll used to be (and still is I guess) my biggest inspiration.
I also found allot of inspiration in comic books and super heroes in general. My aspirations as a digital painter were massive and I think the degree I was doing at the time really pushed me to discover the human form and anatomy.
This was the time when I started coming up with original characters and explore my mind as not only an artist but also a writer (if you can call it that). I never used to build up stories around my characters, but when we were asked to write a script for a film and read it aloud to the class it opened up a new part of my brain.
I really excelled when me and my other half decided to go to the Brecon Beacons and camp for 8 weeks in total. My other half worked as an extra on "Wrath of the Titans" and I decided to camp for the whole time as well. I do love camping but staying in a tent that long did drive me a bit mad I think. I found myself out in the woods looking for sticks that I could build things out of in the end. I actually built a pretty nice looking shoe rack LOL. Anyway, as you might have guessed, the pen and paper became my best friends and I spent hours upon hours without no distraction, just drawing and drawing. The amount of characters I came out with was just unbelievable. Could probably have written quite a few comic books for them.
This picture got featured as a Daily Deviation on DeviantART and gave me a super boost. I was so proud (and still am) of this piece. It is one out of few that have actually hung on my walls. I only just recently took it down as I felt that I am on a different path as an artist now and ready to explore new grounds. So that is what my art used to be like. Changed a bit huh? What I will always take with me from this time though is the knowledge I gained both in traditional mediums and digital painting. I also learned so much about the human form and really gained a higher level as an artist.
I've finished one of the more elaborate drawings for my up and coming sale. It is part of a series I started long ago called "Earth Mother". I finished the sketches about half a year ago and have been very indecisive with them. I couldn't decide whether to paint them or draw them. I'm not much of a painter though and in the end I decided to go with pencil. I think it was the right decision.
I've always had a fascination for wood in all its forms and I love the power of nature and how she can reclaim more or less anything. I believe, no matter how much the human race will destroy on this planet, mother nature will always win in the end. I don't know how, but in one way or the other she will. It'll probably mean that the human race will be wiped out completely though.
She is the first in a series anyway. A series of female busts that have been reclaimed by nature in various ways. I don't know when I will finish the rest, but they will pop up now and then. I will have a limited amount of prints for sale as well as the original.
This project is definitely one of the longest ever. The finish line just feels further and further away every day. Funny thing with toys is that I always finish them. If this was a painting I would probably never finish it, as I run out of patience when things take to long. It goes to show once again that I am truly in my element now. I think this is the last time I will be working on three toys at the same time however. But they do go in the same series so I guess it had to be done.
The paint job took forever and is only about 50% done. I can't wait to be able to afford some proper air brush paint like the high flow Golden acrylics though. I got black and white the other day and I now know why everyone loves Golden Acrylics so much. They sure as hell are the best acrylics out there for custom toys, and probably for painting as well.
I also managed to break all the zippers whilst painting them. But I think it was for the best or they'd probably broken in transit anyway knowing my luck. But I have a solution to that problem that will look so much cooler. So no biggie really.
Sorry for the lack of updates this week by the way. Been a busy one and yesterday I took my little baby girl to London for the day which was a bit of an adventure. Today I am absolutely knackered though. Looking forward to next week when I plan to get loads done and hopefully finish these little devils.
Sorry for being a bit slow with this. It just hit me that I have a load of new followers that are new to Tomodachi Island. So I thought I'd introduce you to this drifting island that all my creatures originate from.
This Island somehow got stuck on a giant whale's back thousands and thousands of years ago and ever since, it has been drifting around the seas of our planet. And maybe this is why no one have ever seen it before.
There are eight areas that have been explored and another two where no one have set foot yet. Starting from the north is;
The Toketsu Mountain - A cold, frozen and snow covered mountain which holds some enormous, but gentle, beasts. These beasts watch over the rest of Tomdoachi Island. They are the guardians of the Island and everyone who lives there.
Snowball Colony - This area is the home to many shy creatures. They like to hide in their snowball-like caves but can be seen every so often, having massive snowball wars. They may be shy but they sure are a happy bunch.
The Whispering Woods - One of the largest areas of Tomodachi Island with a vast number of species. There are new species found in the Whispering Woods every day. They range from the size of a flea to the size of a blue whale. A place hard to describe that has to be seen to be believed.
Bamboo Coast - Home to some furry fluffy gentle giants. A very slow moving place where hugs and cuddles are priority one. In this place you can find piles of creatures just chilling under the high bamboo. A place where worries have no home.
The Soot Hideaway - This is the home of the darkest creatures of Tomodachi Island. This doesn't make them evil at all, as no evil exists on Tomodachi Island. But they tend to be recluse, like to keep to themselves and they are very sensitive to the light. They do like to venture out at night and this is why they're so rarely seen by others. During the dark nights they venture out to bury surprises and treasures around the Island just to keep the rest of the Island happy.
The Sakura Sanctuary - This is where the old come to live out the last of their days on the Island to then join the spirit world. There is no such thing as death on Tomodachi Island. The creatures who live here quite simply just pass into another realm and a higher being.
Candy Cove - This is where the Queen lives. And it is home to some of the sweetest creatures. Covered in all the sweets you can imagine with candy trees so high they reach above the clouds.
The Owling Caverns - A scary place to those who cannot fly. But if you have wings then this place is one of the most beautiful areas you'll ever see. All the treasures and gems of Tomodachi Island are hidden within the caverns and guarded by the Owlings. The entrance is just above sea level on the steepest cliffs of the Island. Don't even try to get in, as it is impossible! Unless you have wings, but then you have the Owlings to confront instead.
Now you've been introduced to all the areas of Tomodachi Island it will be a bit easier for you to understand and relate to where the creatures I write about come from. You can always refer back to the map if you get confused.
I only just finished my first custom vinyl toy. It is litteraly just over a month since I did Trikky and Brob and just a couple of weeks ago that I finished The Queen of Candy Cove. I could never have imagined being featured by Kidrobot them selves but not only did they feature The Queen of Candy cove on their Instagram but also in their Blog!
I've been such a massive fan of Kidrobot for years and years so to be featured by them is a huge dream come true. Wow! I'm so happy! Thank you guys so much!
As if that wasn't enough, The Toy Chronicle, which is an amazing UK Toy Blog that I have followed for quite some time as well, did a full feature on me.
The feature made me feel special and it's brought out even more inspiration than I thought was possible. The boost from these features is just amazing. I really feel on top of the world and I can't say thank you enough! THAAAAAANNNNKKK YOOOU! <3
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