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Designer & Sculptors Posts

David’s World in Miniature

David’s World in Miniature
Written by
David Miniatures

Here are my five favorite diorama builds! 1. The Batmobile This miniature Batmobile was created as part of the “Small is Beautiful” exhibit—an official piece featured in my press highlights. Capturing the sleek lines, Gotham grime, and dramatic lighting, it became a true statement piece. For me, it’s a triumph in scale‑model storytelling: power, mystery, […]

Some highlights of Kenny’s 35 years of toy & packaging design

Some highlights of Kenny’s 35 years of toy & packaging design
Written by
Kenny Kiernan

Loved illustrating this Nintendo Switch box cover for Galaxy Games. This was around the time of the Black Panther movie so my agent had me do the bigger version with cooler hair like Killmonger had in the movie!   Another video game box cover – again, loved it; it allowed me to do more of […]

Fátima Alissio shares tips on how to design modern toy packaging

Fátima Alissio shares tips on how to design modern toy packaging
Written by
Fátima Alissio

We asked Fátima to share with us her favorites and here they are!  And in case you did not know Brick Loot (we will soon add their sets, Fátima and her design colleagues to hobbyDB),  they make amazing sets from either Lego bricks or compatible bricks (and the packaging will always tell you which one […]

Hot Wheel Designers are allowed to add their models to the line!

Hot Wheel Designers are allowed to add their models to the line!

We just saw the announcement of this new Mainline model  – Craig Callum’s Customized Ford Model A   What a very, very, very cool perk!   Brendon Vetuskey’s Triassic-Five     Brendon’s other car, a Custom ’67 Pontiac Firebird   Larry Wood might have started it all with the Doozie?  We think there were at […]

hobbyDB Designer Series: Get to Know Emmy Nominated Garbage Pail Kids Designer Layron DeJarnette

hobbyDB Designer Series: Get to Know Emmy Nominated Garbage Pail Kids Designer Layron DeJarnette

1. What led you to 2D design and how’d you get started? Both of my parents were artistically inclined and they saw the penchant I had for the arts as a young child. I would watch kids shows and cartoons on the television then draw my favorite characters with crayons on scrap papers and napkins. […]

hobbyDB Designer Series: Get to Know Design Edge Toy Designer Matt Nuccio

hobbyDB Designer Series: Get to Know Design Edge Toy Designer Matt Nuccio

How did you get started in toy design? It all started with my parents! Design Edge was founded by my mom and dad, Mark and Linda Nuccio, in 1987 in our family garage on Long Island. My dad had worked with Ideal Toys and Aura, and later became Vice President of Design and Development at […]

Get to Know: Super7 Toy Designer & Sculptor David “Mecha Zone” White

Get to Know: Super7 Toy Designer & Sculptor David “Mecha Zone” White

Today David takes some time to discuss his career as a toy designer, share some of his work and advice on getting started as a designer. Over to you, David! What inspired you to become a designer? Hello hobby db and everyone dropping in for this interview. The long answer: Like many Gen-Xers I grew […]

Get to Know: Digital Designer Art Sculptor Scott Wetterschneider

Get to Know: Digital Designer Art Sculptor Scott Wetterschneider

hobbyDB chats with Digital Sculptor Scott Wetterschneider about his methods and inspirations, love of helping other artists and the, ahem, “lickability” of his art (keep reading, it will make sense). Find more of his work with Shinbone Creative and How to Make Toys series. Over to you, Scott! How’d you get started in digital sculpting […]

Get to Know: The Works, Sculpts & Mind of Art Toy Designer Kyle Kirwan

Get to Know: The Works, Sculpts & Mind of Art Toy Designer Kyle Kirwan

Kyle Kirwan is an artist, developer and fabricator of designer art toys with close to 15 years experience when it comes to creating awesome collectibles for the likes of Kidrobot and beyond. Today Kyle shares with us some of his designs, inspirations and methods when it comes to breathing life into his world of art […]

Get to Know: Figurama Collectors 3D Sculptor Designer Ezequiel Politano

Get to Know: Figurama Collectors 3D Sculptor Designer Ezequiel Politano

Ezequiel Politano is a lead 3D Sculptor at Figurama Collectors. Today, the artist from Buenos Aires takes us through some of his designs, inspirations and advice. Any eagle-eyed viewers might catch a sneak peek of one of Ezequiel’s upcoming projects. Over to you, Ezequiel! What led you to 3D design? Since I was a child, […]

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