Carlos, better known as renegadecow, is the creator of some of my favorite pieces of My Little Pony artwork that I have seen in recent years. These automaton creations are so incredibly creative, and so well executed, that I ...
| Rio McCarthy |
One of the up and coming artists in the designer toy world, specifically with custom figures, is Kasey Tararuj. The New Jersey-based artist is developing a reputation for her cartoonish characters, and we here at Tomopop were...
| Brian Szabelski |
Tomasz Rozejowski (also known as Zelu1984 or TRCreations) isn't just any other figure customizer. His platform of choice is Play Arts Kai, and his creations from the Final Fantasy universe (and occasionally beyond) are incred...
| Brian Szabelski |
Here at Tomopop, we recently talked up GIANTmicrobes' exciting new holiday line-up. As a fan of the brand, I didn't think it could get any better than simply sharing my love of their work, but I was joyfully proven wrong...
| Natalie Kipper |
I was first introduced to the wonderful world of Jim Hillin's Zombie Bunnies at this year's WonderCon. That fluffy face with those dead eyes (the bunny's, not Jim's) really told that me that there was something special about ...
| Natalie Kipper |
Céline, also known as Citron Rouge, is not your average doll customizer. The darkness of her aesthetic is matched only by her talent with not just customizing, but photography as well. With a solid body of work on ba...
| Brigitte Coovert |
While a lot of our interviews on Tomopop focus on artists, there are plenty of other folks in the toy world that don't do their work in resin and vinyl. In fact, some ply their craft from behind a camera lens. One of those ph...
| Brian Szabelski |
While most of the time on Tomopop, we deal with the world of plastics or resins or coldcast pieces, Pepe Hiller's wooden creatures from his Swiss studio are just as eye-catching and creative as anything else you might se...
| Brian Szabelski |
For those of you that haven't seen it, The Vinyl Frontier is a documentary that takes a look inside the vinyl toy world. Directed by Daniel Zana, the movie officially released in 2011 and came out on DVD in 2011. Recently, in...
| Brian Szabelski |
The world of designer vinyl is more than just the artists who create the toys. It's about the companies that produce them and the stores that sell them as well, each of which has a distinct personality formed by its owners. S...
| Brian Szabelski |
Nreazon (a.k.a. Vanessa Velazquez) is a name that vinyl fans are probably familiar with. Her works have shown up in a number of events, the latest of those being tonight's Vinyl Thoughts show in her native Dallas, Texas. Usua...
| Brian Szabelski |
While the upcoming Vinyl Thoughts show will feature art from many, many artists, it's safe to say the one that's caught the most attention has been Jason Chalker's Labbit T.I.E. Advanced. I did, in fact, say "Holy ****" upon ...
| Brian Szabelski |