Paul Shih » WORK IN PROCESS

tonight until next week…

Paul — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:00:55 +0000

i’m quietly working on a christmas release, a very limited edition of JB + print + secret custom toy package, aim to release next week, look out for confirmed date and time very soon! :-)

and tonight my mate King Kapisi(NZ hip hop legend) hosting an event of game competition + video release + magazine release!! i’ve designed the Lil’ Kaps tee for him awhile ago, and we might see that on the zine launching tonight!?

heres the details for the event:

Location: Cosh Bar, 153-155 Ponsonby Road, Auckland, NZ
7.30pm – Register for Playstation 3 “Tekken Hybrid” Battles
8pm – “Tekken Hybrid” Battles Begin
9pm – “Tekken Hybrid “Battle Ceases
9.30pm-9.45pm – Premiere of 2 New Videos/Singles
- ‘Wont Stop,Cant Stop” feat Teremoana Rapley
- “Clap Ya Handz”
10.15pm – King Kapisi and the “Overstayer Band” rock their “Festival Killer set” for the enjoyment of the Peoples
11pm – DJ Ned Roy and DJ Mike Haru rock the night away…

This And That…Kamen Rider Edition!

Paul — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:46:47 +0000

i’m working on a new print for Kamen Rider(仮面ライダー) 40th anniversary tribute show, featuring my Sushi Kaiju and some bear friends, its gonna be full packed of actions!! >:)

cant say i grew up watching kamen rider, my parents thought its too violent for kids, they are afraid i might rider kick them?! so recently i refresh my memory by watching some V1 kamen rider, violence? not really, but some scene is spooky as, i can imagine kids having nightmare after the show haha, anyways, this is a kamen rider toy i kept for over 20 years, some wear and tears and lost parts…

and for those who have no clue what kamen rider is, watch this clip! (basically an insect looking super hero :P)

TRE Silent Auction

Paul — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:53:07 +0000

i did this sketch of PANDARA & Metal Spirit for Toysrevil‘s Silent Auction, a charity auction to benefit “Singapore National Stroke Association”, toy followers probably knew TRE founder Andy suffered from stroke months ago, now hes recovering & blogging harder than ever, hes contributing something back to the community, something to those who share the same or even worst plight than he did!

check out the timelapse video of me sketching this piece with color pencils on black 160gsm fine-art paper(6×8 inches)!

to bid on this one off sketch, please email toysreviler@gmail.com with your desired bid price. do remember to add in the subject title of the email “PANDARA” for this particular auction. auction has begun and ends October 18th, 2011! :-)

Sushi Kaiju – W.I.P Part 2

Paul — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:27 +0000

…carry on to second part of the W.I.P, if you missed part one, here it is :-)

17. continue on the geta details, adding little “teeth” at the bottom!

18. finish off geta with the thong thingy…

19. start building the arms(tentacles), little worry these arms might be a little fragile, should have made wire framework for it at the beginning, so i carve out a bit and adding sulpeys from the inside, it should add some supports!

20. shape up the tentacles and draw the guides for suction cups freehand!

21. these tiny rings are time killer, adding small amount of sculpey don’t stick that well, so sometimes it just came off when i almost done the ring @$%^&%#$%

22. down to the hair part, shaping with foil paper…

23. thats it! completed sculpt with little punk hair(actually a blob of wasabi…)

24. preparing mold making…

25. building walls with lego blocks…

26. pouring silicon from a good height, this suppose to eliminate air bubbles…

27. i totally forgot to shake the catalyst on the first silicon, heard some terrible stories from people not shaking/mixing their catalyst properly, thought i’m doomed! hey it actually came out nice, a little white, but its all cured fine… even my supplier is surprised!! big ups to awesome product MaxiMould! (too bad they decide to discontinue this product *sad*)

28. pulled quite a few resin sushis, tooled, primed, ready to paint!

29. mixing colors for the original edition, some decisions to make, saw a tv program about food replica a week ago, there are growing number of food replica toys on market, so i decide to take the opposite route, making it a toy-ish look instead of trying to be realistic…

30. orange skin color for the tentacle base color…

31. green wasabi hair…

32. yay! heres the fun part(for me), i get to use airbrush for the blush and adding 2nd tone on front/back of tentacles… this is the color combination i remembered on my first kaiju toy when i was a kid, combination of two skin tones(gets subtle under warm light), you don’t see this often in todays toy! *commit this to memory*

33. carefully painting red & pink with a tiny brush…

34. and then black… the mouth part is a nightmare, such small space with obstacles i can accidentally paint over….

35. brown geta base & gloss varnish at the end, first gloss finishing in Hollow Threat lineup, i normally prefer matt finish, but gloss just add that extra yummy-ness to the sushi! now thats a completed sushi kaiju! you can expect the release very soon :-)

Sushi Kaiju – W.I.P Part 1

Paul — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:00:25 +0000

here comes my next resin toy – Sushi “Punk” Kaiju(壽司怪獣), a new eastern addition to my Hollow Threat world! he’s a mutant creature formed by waste sushi, seafood and chemicals dumped into the ocean, kinda like teenage mutant ninja turtles from sewer?! sushi kaiju has yet to meet his master splinter, he can’t fight kung fu, but he will slap your face with tentacles when he sees you wasting seafood! :P

i’ve kaiju on my mind ever since i got my airbrush, with a few kaiju ideas in my sketchbook, this is one that i thought i’d have most fun and good use of airbrush, but i’d have never thought it took me almost 5 months of making, this by far is the most detailed and time consuming figure i’ve done! you’ll see why below…..

1. step one, making the base shape with super sculpey “original”(soft and easy to do a large shaping), palm size, but for sushi this is an XXL, 3 bites…?

2. making paper templates and making marks…

3. making eyes, this time i’m experimenting with super sculpey “firm”(new in NZ), i like the non-translucent color, but not the hardness… :/

4. sculpting lips….a smiling sushi! :D

5. fun part begin! after some researches(eating countless sushi & observe rice) i still have no idea how they do the rice textures, so i just sculpt them one by one… yes this took me days! @@above: rice sculpt in progress!
bottom: complete! (somehow i feel like orio at this stage)

6. adding tooth & tongue… front side is pretty much done!

7. move on to the back side, making his ass template, drew a few asses in various size and width, you won’t see me use a compasses often, but i’ll do whatever it takes to make a perfect ass!

8. 3D ass! is this sexy or what?!

9. more rice textures…

10. thought the most challenging part is over, i try to speed up a bit on the sushi nori(seaweed), turns out this simple wrap gave me the biggest headache of the process! it cracks when i bake it, tried fill gap, dig bigger hole and refill, it cracks over and over again, 4 times!! at the end, i called my supplier TOPMARK, they were really helpful, look up books and try to find possible cause of the crack, and the problem being me rushed it, this clay needs to work though properly, that means rub it over and over, soften it, give it a good massage, make your clay happy & she’ll do you right in return…. i’m not kidding!!

11. leg base, bake and harden it…

12. another layer on top, i find this easier to sculpt textures without ruined the overall shape…

13. adding his little feet…

14. measuring foot size! i’m a shoe maker ;-)

15. making foil template for the geta(japanese sandals)…

16. base of geta…

ok, this is awfully long, stay tuned for part 2 of WIP coming very soon :-)

This and That… Hollow Threat Edition!

Paul — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:00:58 +0000

its been awhile since my last proper update on Hollow Threat, so much planned for this year, right now i’m working my ass off Hollow Threat projects… expect more HT updates & WIP very soon! :-) here are few things i’m working on…

1. new toy! Hollow Threat going east! i’m making my first kaiju(怪獣) toy, weather is really slowing me down, tornado & endless rains, good thing that the weather guy said next week will be sunny, i’ll be painting soon…

2. new print to support the toy above, heres a little preview of the print…

3. Hollow Threat identity clip a.k.a the short video intro at beginning of all HT videos, its one of those few seconds video that take days of work…… right?! or maybe i’m just slow :-\

4. SECRET! :-P

This and That…. Post-Easter Edition

Paul — Sun, 01 May 2011 10:45:58 +0000

heres my belated easter update! hope you all enjoyed the easter holiday, i sure do! escaped from city for star gazing! saw the most amazing shooting star across the sky! and chased some wild bunny in the dark unintentionally(they ran in front of my car), i didn’t response fast enough to capture those chubby easter bunnies on camera, but i took this in supermarket…they look alike!(maybe without the collar and logos) :P

also did some baking during the break, somehow me and my girl were in the baking mood, she made the best shortbread i’ve ever had(seriously)!! and the best part(besides eating) is to decorate the cookies! limited edition PANDARA cookie anyone?! ;)

right now i’m working hard to get my new maori warrior t-shirt ready, did some photoshoot with king kapisi just before the holiday, taking photo sure isn’t easy as i thought, learned a lot from mr kaps! and i discover this dope custom toy in his house!! :D

hand printing each every swing tags for the new tee, some more touch ups and its ready to go….*MW Tee Coming Soon!*

Veganpire Symbiote W.I.P. Part 2

Paul — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:52:07 +0000

continues from W.I.P. Part 1, i’m finishing up this custom Symbiote for upcoming For The Love Of Vinyl exhibition at Dragatomi…

14. masking the symbiote, prepare to paint the shoes…

15. red shoe!!

16. prepare to paint white base coat, i use a shrpie to outline where to eyes and hair are, so the guide line will still be visible after white layer!

17. sculpey parts painted and glued!

18. another layer of white paint, masked horns, ready for final face paint…

19. mixed my own ZOMBIE-MINT color, specially for Veganpires!

20. face painted in gradient!

21. painted details and spill some blood on his face, i mean cherry juice….

22. glue on rest of accessories and paint his pant black!

23. every vampire needs a cape! so does Veganpires! but i’m totally useless when it comes to sewing, luckily i could seek help from mom, she’s really good at it, she made a perfectly fit cape in half a day!

24. lastly, layers of mat varnish & signature! (mom should have signed this hehe…)

Veganpire Symbiote is born! heading to Sacramento this March… Watch out! all you Californian cherries ;-)

Veganpire Symbiote W.I.P. Part 1

Paul — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:39:23 +0000

VEGANPIRE aka Vegetarian Vampire, revisit of an old idea i’ve been working for long time, the cherry sucking vampires, finally this time came up with a proper name, and a new design that i’m applying cross platforms, first on the Symbiote!

1. blank symbiote, accessories & goodies from For The Love Of Vinyl curator Denise! :)

2. preparing templates for his hair, eyes & nose…

3. trace the features on symbiote, making sure it looks right like what i’ve pictured in mind….

4. shaping up his nose/mouth with super sculpey!

5. complete his nose/mouth part, i decided to bake it separately, due to lack of info on symbiote materials, i’m afraid i might melt some parts like my sketchbot last time, hehe….

6. more templates! horn and top hat! i think this is the first time i use compass since high school?! yes i know how to still draw perfect circles…

7. marking horn & top hat position… *half guessed*

8. base shape of the mini top hat!

9. draw the cherry symbol on top hat, i’ve designed this symbol specific for VEGANPIRE, you’ll see more of this later on…

10. sculpted mini top hat!! pretty small huh?

11. horn or ear? i dont even know myself… it just look balanced with this little thing hehe…

12. all sculpey parts completed!!

13. some ribbon & buttons for his clothing, all accessories ready! paint & finishing next… (stay tuned for part2) ;)

Hollow Threat Custom Sneakers W.I.P

Paul — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:00:45 +0000

This is my first custom kicks, a Hollow Threat bats all over design that interacts with the supporting painting(you’ll see at the show, or later on my portfolio), i’ve been digging the nu-pattern-art lately, especially those with character involved, so i thought my Hollow Threat bats(death bats? skull bats?) would look cool as a repetitive pattern on sneakers, the idea came from the bat flying transition scene in my toy videos! (i wish i could just copy/paste like i did in the animation).

my custom sneaker will exhibit at Art Whino gallery from December 18th 2010 to January 21st 2011, many artists i respected are on-board, i’m sure this will be one awesome show for all you sneaker heads! check out more info + my processes below! ;)

TAGUR blank sneakers! superb quality, i believe its ready to paint right out of the box, pretty clever idea of making kicks dedicate for tagging! TAG UR?!

pencil sketch lightly on the surface, free style!

tracing outline with my trusty sharpie extra fine!

masking begins…

masked! sealed with Ad mailers, they made this boring masking job little more exciting! (thank you junk mails!)

airbrushing…. i notice when you stair at RED for too long, it became not so red, it turns orange?! scientist ever discover this? or something wrong with my eyes? :/

layers of red completed!

inking the bats once again! this time with some filling and thicker stokes…

all inked up! i’ve lost count how many bats i draw for this project….

2 layers of varnish coats & unmask it….

painting the ring around base in red, and some touch ups here and there…

turning TAGUR logo black, and sign the kicks! (i really hoped the base & embroidery would be black instead of khaki)

replaced the shoe lace with a red one! and my Hollow Threat sneaker is DONE! :)

INKED SOULS 3:
Opening Reception: Saturday, Dec 18th, from 8pm – Midnight

Art Whino Gallery
122 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD 20745
Down the block next to Elevation Burger

Show end date: January 21st

Musical Performances by Tabi Bonney and Phil Ade, The event is FREE and open to the public. Click here for more info!