My good bear buddy Yosiell Lorenzo (AKA ProjectDetonate) never disappoints whenever he drops some new work in my inbox. Right now he has a limited number of Gliclee prints available based off of his “Listen Buddy! I’m in charge here” painting.  They are printed on 8″x8″ Velvet fine art paper (270 gsm) and are available at his shop for $25.00 shipped within the US. They are hand signed and numbered with certificate of authenticity. Oh yea, there’s only 16 of ‘em, so pick one up quick. Do it, and check out the rest of his wares on BigCartel, the very gangster equivalent of Etsy.

update 10/16 – WHOA!!! Yosiell sold out in less than 24hrs… nice.

My Buddy Yosiell (Project Detonate) just dropped (get it?) these awesome Droplet customs on his shop today and there are only two left! The Forest Sicklings are made from 2.5″ Droplets, with custom sculpy antlers and a ridiculous trademark pd paint job. $45 bucks a piece for the pink or brown. Get yours here!

Forest Sicklings are little creatures that roam around the forest causing mischief. They are always sick and always drooling. Don’t let these cute things fool you, they have a nasty bite!

Close-ups after the jump.

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My webbie bud Yosiell, aka Project Detonate (the same fellow who did the awesome Monster Hunter custom) dropped this cuteness in my inbox the other morning… i felt compared to share:

Scranto on left, me on the right, as distinguished by our respective obsession.  Almost makes me wanna get a fursuit. Almost. Thanks a lot Yosi!

On a sidenote, ever realize how sometimes you can have buddies that you care about that you may have never met in person?  Does it really matter? How much validity is there on an internet friendship? If I fell off the map, would you folks care past a day? I’m not having a bitter moment, just inquiring…

There is a new DIY platform in town, and its a MUTT. I first read about the MUTT last year, but didn’t give it a whole lot of thought until my buddy Yosiell sent me a photo of his Monster Hunter custom (read on). The MUTT consists of a simple boxy design, made of PVC, and looks rather like a squatty dog with no face.

I think the new platform is bombass. There is so much potential for creation and you aren’t limited to an existing form that you have to work around (like the Munny, Dunny, or BUD, etc.)…

MUTT – what separates MUTT from the rest is that
MUTT is designed specially for toy customizers
and artists. this is not another blank D.I.Y. version
of a production toy… this is a 3D canvas just
waiting for accessories/sculpt/paint/and
anything else you can throw at it!

And accesories! The MUTT has over a dozen attachments available, and instead of hunting around for blind boxes with the parts you need, you can purchase ears, arms, noses, sunglasses, and more right from the MUTTstore.

If the standard MUTT isn’t right for you, then you can buy a bank… whats cooler than a custom toy to hold your custom toy fund savings? And if that isn’t what you’re looking for, the Monster Hunter will cure all your ills…

"Old Man Winter" by Yosiell Lorenzo (Project Detonate)

The above awesomeness was created by my buddy Yosiell from Project Detonate. The Monster Hunter is a variation of the MUTT, stuffed and mounted on a PVC plaque… Not many designer toys that you can hang on the wall; this is the perfect DIY for designers and collectors without a lot of shelf space.

Old Man Winter was created as part of a show for Planet Comic Con in Kansas City Saturday March 28th and Sunday March 29th. Other artists doing Monster Hunters (these are the premiere custom designs) are Tyler (who owns the MUTT platform), Monster Decay, Matt Sharp, and Trenton.  Monster Hunter will ship on the 28th of March, and you can order one now from the MUTTstore for $29.99.

Everyone should definitely check out Project Detonate. Yosiell is priming to blow up as a killar customizer; he already does amazing paintings its only natural he move to toys… He was recently featured in ToyCyte‘s CustoMonday with a set of Yeti Dunny’s and there are only 3 left… get one for $50. Its soo worth it.

MUTT, MUTTstore, MUTTSpace, MUTTshow

Project Detonate