This is a 3D model I created in ZBrush of a passion project to make a soft vinyl (sofubi toy) based on a design I made called Robot Geisha Tank Crab inspired by the wild and diverse world of Japanese vinyl figures

Original 3D model based off of artwork my girlfriend made of her cat Miss Tabbie. I printed the four inch character model, molded, casted, and painted it with a combination of airbrush for large areas and hand applied details.

front face details of custom sculpted, printed, molded, and painted cat figure based off of concept artwork sketched by Carmen Olmos. The face details were painted by hand, including the collar and bell

Side View of custom sculpted, printed, molded, and painted cat figure based off of concept artwork sketched by Carmen Olmos

Back of custom sculpted, printed, molded, and painted cat figure based off of concept artwork sketched by Carmen Olmos. The stripes on the back were hand painted over the airbrushed base layer, and sealed with a clearcoat. the head and body are cast in two separate parts and glued with pins at the neck line to hide the separate parts

Bottom close up of custom sculpted, printed, molded, and painted cat figure based off of concept artwork sketched by Carmen Olmos. Even on the bottom where the figure cannot be seen, I felt it still necessary to add the details of the paw pads, and combined initials of my girlfriend as the original concept artist, and myself as the fabricator.

Another figure I made as a gift based off of artwork my girlfriends sketched of her cats. This was another 3D modeled I sculpted, printed, molded, casted, and painted from scratch. The base sculpt of Mr. Charles and Miss Tabbie are very versatile similar to vinyl formats like those from Kid Robbot or Medicom, and can look completely different with a new paint scheme or colorway.

Back view of Mr. Charles

Bottom view of the little details including painted paw pads and initials of myself as the fabricator and my girlfriend as the concept creator

Part of a larger long term personal art campaign titled Inner Demons, this sculpture is of a original character called the “Mega Demon” printed in FDM as a scale test for a resin cast statue/figure

Pictured is a sliced and reprinted version of the Mega Demon character figure at the desired scale with swivel ball joints at the arms and neck. The pieces are sprued up and ready for mold walls to be glued on to make a box pour mold.

Final prototype casting of the Mega Demon figure in semi rigid urethane resin with snap together swivel ball joint arms and head.

Here on the bottom I added my personal logo KNVD and name on the foot. the paint scheme is purposefully rough to create a wabisabi aesthetic and bring out some of the sculpt details in the surface as well as the logo on the bottom.

Hand sculpted boots for the Savant Alchemist character figure in the spray booth being primed to smooth out the surface before molding in silicone.

I hand sculpted a base for the Savant Alchemist figure from sulfur free modeling clay. It depicts the fallen ruins of the destroyed tower the Alchemist climbs at the end of the game Savant Ascent.

The alchemist figure base was made in 2 separate parts including the main circular bottom, and the largest piece of the crumbled tower which the Alchemist stands on. The mask made in polymer clay is one of the separate details that sit on a specific part of the base as a nod to the events of the game.

preparing a cast from the silicone mold of the circular base for the Alchemist figure

This is the 1/7th scale mask for the Savant Alchemist figure. I hand sculpted it, and injection molded it inside of a degassed silicone mold with a pressure pot.

The savant Alchemist boots and legs test fitting on the base. The boots and pants are 3 separate parts. The boots to pants connection is hidden where the pants puff out just above where they are meant to look tucked into the boots in the original character design.

This is a photo of the paint test on the first half of the Alchemist figure. I opted to go for a solid lavender inside the darts of the pant legs, and a pearlescent deep purple for the pant legs to make them shine. The shading and other details are sealed in with clearcoat over top. The base is hand weathered and textured to make the rock look authentic and give the grass details. There is a metal tube that runs up the leg of the figure through the foot and the base for an LED to be located inside of the Alchemists arm holding a glowing philosophers stone, and the left eye of the alchemists mask.

These are the finished resin cast components for a figure I designed and sculpted.

The Shelf Goddess is a deity of protection and cleanliness I envisioned after finding mold behind a large, heavy bookcase in my living space. She looks after ones personal possessions and worldly belongings, warding off dust, mold, and evil spirits. Sadly she is only a resin figure.

This is a paint test I made of the pre Shading and highlighting of the resin cast skirt for the Shelf Goddess figure.

This is a photo of my workbench as I prepare to make a small batch of custom plush pins inspired by the characters KaiKai and KiKi by Takashi Murakami. I took inspiration from existing plush pins of his iconic flowers, and sought to make my interpretation of two other iconic characters in the same style an construction.

Here are the fabric faces of the plush pins sewn together with the heat transfer graphic details applied. From this point they will be glued to a ABS plastic plate around the edges and stuffed with filler before gluing a flat plastic disk to the back to cover everything up and add the pin fixture.

these are the finished plush pins inspired by Takashi Murakami’s KaiKai and KiKi, including Mr. dob. I made these pins following the same construction method and materials I observed from the officially released Flower Plush pins. I made them for personal enjoyment to see pin versions of these characters since I really enjoyed flower pins and Murakami himself hadn’t don so.

This is a hard wax sculpt in the prototyping stage for a small 2 inch resin cast figure I illustrated called Lil Ghostie. To get experience using the old industry standard of wax originals, I made a batch of casting wax to learn the technique, and this is the subsequent cleaned up wax casting from a silicone mold taken off of the first soft clay draft of the sculpt.

Here are the finished clear, metallic, holographic fleck, and glow in the dark urethane resin castings polished up from the final silicone mold. They are pressure casted, so they are free of bubbles. I made them in a multitude of one off color and paint combos to sell at artisan toy fair.

Back side of the miniature neon sign made with .9mm electro luminescent wire. I tied the EL wire down to a piece of stainless steel metal mesh to make the lettering hold its shape. The sign is made using techniques similar to those used when planning and bending a real neon sign, as all of the letters are shaped from one continuous strand.

This is a miniature neon sign replicated from the now defunct Anata No Kawasaki Warehouse in Japan. I visited in 2018, and fell in love with the themed building. I felt it only right to pay homage to its closure by making a replica inspired by an actual sign found in a prominent location of the arcade.

From the same 3D model I made of the Toonami T.O.M helmet in my props section, I decided to test print a smaller version with a neck peg attached to the bottom that is compatible with the Onell toys line of Glyos figures. I molded the MSLA 3D printed part and cast the finished product in a semi rigid urethan resin so it would be strong enough to pop on and off of the authentic injection molded vinyl Glyos peg system parts.

This is the CAD modeling stage of the 1/3rd scale skateboard trucks for the smartdoll skateboard prototype. These parts were printed, molded, and cast in an industrial urethane and painted to mimic investment cast metal trucks as they would have been in a mass produced version of the product.

These are the test prints for the trucks, wheels, and graphic. The wheels are made out of urethane rubber just as they would be in real life, and the board is constructed from multiple laminated ply’s of maple wood veneer clamped in a mold with industrial PVA glue.

Promo Photo taken by Smart Doll and posted to social media showing off the skateboard with new accessories items.

These are the raw printed parts for the shoulder/bust segment of 1/3rd scale Smart Doll figures. The pieces are normally made from slush cast semi rigid vinyl. I felt that the original materials didn’t lend well to the full possibility and articulation of the internal skeletal frame seen inside of the Smart Doll. I put R&D time into creating a more flexible version of these components to fix the issues of the previously under articulated neck and deformation problems in the vinyl.

The 3D printed parts were smoothed and clayed up to crate 3 part silicone mold includint the front and back half, with a core inside the center to hold open the cavity for the part to fit over the skeletal frame of the figure.

Here are the 2 components with the core and first half of the mold already created, They are glued up and ready for the second mold part to be poured in this image.

Here is the mold opened up after the first casting. The final part is made from a color match pigmented silicone to provide the flexibility needed for achieving the desired improvements to the figure design.

Here is the final casting for the first prototype part. The purple cores can be seen sitting inside of the molds. The final parts came out bubble free, as the silicone for these parts was vacuumed prior to injection casting and pressurizing in a pressure chamber.

These are the components for a 1/3rd scale designer bag for Smart Doll. The pattern mimics popular designer brands but with the use of the Smart Doll Culture Japan logo. The pieces are made from real canvas to which I applied a vinyl heat applied graphic layer, just like the real materials. I paid close attention to details, making sure to mimic everything as closely as possible to a real world reference of the craftmanship found in a designer bag, and made sure to carefully hand stitch every detail from the bandoleer strap to the serial tag I made for the inside.

Here is a photo of the designer bag with a Smart Doll. The bag was constructed to be the same design and size of a scaled 55 Keep All with bandoleer strap. The bag is complete with monogram printed canvas, real leather bandoleer and handles on custom bent hardware, luggage tag, and serial tag on the inside. All hardware and zippers on the bag replicate the original reference product very closely.

These are split wood veneer ply fingerboards. They are laminated and pressed the same exact way that real skateboards are constructed.

These are some of the boards I created under the company name Bleach FB. Some feature split hand cut veneer ply’s and or transferred print graphics designed and hand made by myself.

This is a 3D model of a fingerboard scale skateboard ramp that I designed. The finished product was printed and silicone molded.

The final production material was cement for the main body of the ramp with an imbedded steel tube at the top corner for grinding. The ramp also featured a urethane cast front lip section cast as a separate piece, and a hand inlayed wood veneer surface inside the cutout of the main surface of the ramp curve.