Customs and Kitbashes by SaintSyn

[wofford29]

Kick ass work. You should post these in the Hot Toys Joker thread for those that don't venture onto this section.

 

[saintsyn]

Thanks man, I appreciate that...

 

[kngfu]

Love it...I need to get me one of them there Jokers.

 

[Les Walker]

WOW! ALWAYS WITH YOU, IT'S JUST....JUST WOW!

You are one brilliant artist! Your work inspires me. And is it me, or is your style so utterly GOTHIC! Not just the subject matter, but your tone? I see you doing a Vampira and her looking just right. That eerie look. Anything you do has it. The straitjacket Joker still haunts me. These new ones, amazing.
That scary guy.....you win! Brilliant!

 

[saintsyn]

Thanks so much Les! I tend to gravitate towards the macabre... Halloween is my favorite holiday after all! And I have to give you props too my man, it was your Joker that inspired me to try this one.... plus I have a deep obsession with the character!

 

[saintsyn]

After whipping up my Prison Joker, i had a left over DCD body. I picked up an Applause ^^^^ Tracy fabric doll from ebay and put that body to use, giving me a figure I've wanted for a long time....

 

[saintsyn]

Speaking of DC Direct, I got their new Joker figure the other day and he looked like this..

What is he looking at?!?!
So, I had to fix it, and for once I thought I'd share a bit of my process.
First I applied several coats of goosefeather. I like this because it sets his eyes apart from his white skin and gives them a sort of jaundiced look...

Next I make an indication of the cornea and fill it in with gloss black...

Then I filled in the black area with some kelly green, careful to leave a black border...

finally, I put a slight trim of seafoam green then added a gloss black pupil. I finished up by adding some watercolor to give him the reddish tinge and sealed it with some future floor varnish for gloss...

Much better....

 

[Kuato]

Sweet! ^^^^ Tracy?, oh and that Joker eye repaint looks great

 

[saintsyn]

Goofy filter.... I guess I should have said RICHARD!

 

[die]

Both of those turned out really nice! Your Joker looks alot more sinister now, which is always good.

 

[drjedisith]

joker looks much better with the repainted eyes. and im inspired now for a DT! awesome stuff man

 

[saintsyn]

I think it was back in 1997 that Palisades realeased their 12 inch Resevoir Dogs figures. They really have some nice scuplts but the bodies and outfits were the pits. When Sideshow introduced theirs, I thought they were good, but not better enough for me to justify buying another set. So I have decided to slap the old Palisades heads on some new bodies with new outfits. But i am also giving them a paint upgrade. Mr. White shall be first...

Here's the original....

And after a much needed repaint...

Pics coming of the head on it's new body. I have to get some more matte sealer!

 

[saintsyn]

Here's Mr. White with his new donor body and clothes from Saturday Toys...

 

[saintsyn]

Not really customs per say, but perhaps custom photos? Here are some shots I took recently that have been artsied-up in photoshop...

Through the looking glass:

Accidental Exposure:

 

[lcummins]

I really like the pictures, and Mr. White looks so much better now!!

 

[saintsyn]

Thanks! I may end up extending Mr. White's neck a bit. Right now he kinda looks like a linebacker!

 

[thainer]

Very cool update on Mr. White and I like those pictures.

 

[saintsyn]

I finally got my Joker in yesterday (YAY!), so I thought I'd jump on the repaint bandwagon. I gotta say, I LOVE this figure and it will take a lot to dethrone it...

And here's what I think it's probably going to look like next Halloween...

 

[saintsyn]

And here's my dreaded chop shop where I bring these things to life!

Which is inside a closet!!

 

[kngfu]

IAnd here's what I think it's probably going to look like next Halloween...

"Guys, I thought we agreed to wear different colors tonight. This is so embarassing. We look like Prince's backup singers"...