Taylor's Toy Tuesday's DIY Custom- Hawkpony!

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

I will have to start off by saying that I did not think this custom pony would actually get finished. I had a lot of problems with this guy. In the end, he turned out great, but the road to the end was paved with a lot of redo. Some of the major problems that I faced was with paint coloring on the pants and the wings. For the pants, I used a gloss green for the legs and decided to then paint the red tights and boots onto the green. That was a bad idea. I ended up using several coats to get the red to not show any green from underneath. I definitely know now to not paint that red over that gloss green. Honestly, I should have known. The second problem was with the wings. I originally was just going to do wings that were folded up. After talking to a couple of people, I was convinced to do open wings that match the helmet. I got one open wing sculpted and baked. I then sculpted the second one, baked it and then saw that it did not match the first wing at all. So I sculpted another. Once the wings were done and painted, I then found that the wings didn't actually flush fit to the body anymore. I ended up using glue gun filler to fit the wings. It worked. Again, I honestly didn't think this pony would actually make it to posting, but it did. I would like to say that stubborn perseverance from me is what made this pony come to pass. Never give up! Never Surrender! Now, I've got some important updates, so more pictures will be at the end of this posting. Enjoy the pics. I've got to get back to illustrating comic books! :)

All throughout the month of Movember, I'll be growing a mustache to raise awareness of prostate cancer and I'll be taking donations for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Do you want to donate?! Head on over to my Movember page to see photos of me struggling to make a blonde mustache show and to donate! 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

The long awaited issue 4 is now up for order. It's a great looking comic book! Head on over to the Bug Man site and see what I'm talking about!

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

Hawkpony Toy by Taylor Lymbery

I also have this posted in my devianart gallery here.

Birthday Art Pieces! - Bioshock and Batman

Big Daddy Helm by Taylor Lymbery

I have had a couple of friends birthday's roll around this past week. One of my friends, I normally just get a gift card to get video game stuff. I felt that this year should have a bit of a change. I kept with the video game theme (and gift card) and gave him an art piece I made from one of his favorite video games, Bioshock. I've had some suggestions for future pieces in the realm of how I did this one. One is to feature each suit piece that the main game character has to find in order to become Big Daddy. I am really considering that one. The other idea is to feature each helmet from the series. I'm really considering that one due to the fact that I really like the Big Sister helmet. The other idea I have is to portray some of the recognizable costume pieces from various video games that my friend likes. I am considering that possibility as well. If you have a suggestion, feel free to comment.

Damian Batman by Taylor Lymbery

Now the second piece that I made was for a friend who is a big Batman fan. More so, he's a fan of Batman's son, Damian. In the graphic novel of Batman and Son, there is a story in the end that is of Damian in the future. He took over the role of Batman to carry the legacy on. His Batman is pretty rough. So, to have that fun Batman piece, but it not necessarily be Bruce, I decided to pick his favorite series character Robin and put him in his future Batman role. I'm not sure if I'd do any more in this series. That particular story arc ran for one issue. I could do the evil batman. I might consider it as a gift for another birthday or Christmas. I'm not sure yet. This is the second piece that I have given my friend as a gift. The other gift was a bit of a request. It was Charles Darwin fighting an Ape. I need to remind myself to ask him what his favorite piece is. He loves the theme of Darwin fighting an ape. He has another artist's version of that on his fridge.

Darwin fights an Ape! by Taylor Lymbery

There's been an update to the store tabs on both Xenex the Bug Man, and this site. All of the print on demand issues, cafepress stores and commissions info will be under the new store tab on both this site and the Xenex the Bug Man site. Hopefully this page makes shopping a bit easier. Go and check it out! 

Just a quick update: I did go ahead and purchase a table for the Fan Days Convention in October. So I will be there (given that I don't have another mishap).

Now, you mighty be asking what this Marvin Dog media is. I've got answers. I had been working with a good friend of mine, Jeff McGee, before I got sick on designing logos and banners for a podcast that I am on and logos and banners of podcasts that other friends are on. I have listened to all of the shows so far and they are great! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) That show is called Talking toys with Taylor and Jeff. The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! Again, the shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!