Monday, July 12, 2021

"Classic Ant-Man" 2021 Action Figure! The Making of a Custom Card and Figure! Marvel!

 Continuing my line of custom-made action figure cards that make use of my own cosplay images (see others here and here), below is my new Ant-Man customized figure and card! Click all images to enlarge, as you follow along!

Above: Using a ton of different pics of me in the cosplay costume
(see it here), I cut-and-pasted limbs, heads, hands, and legs, all in an 
attempt to achieve a very foreshortened action pose! Once done, I used
a few Photoshop filters (to create a line-oriented "comic art
look"), and some further effects, all to get the figure I
envisioned for the card front!


Above: The original card (left), and my revised card (right)! 
I used Photoshop to add, move, reconstruct, or replace elements
for better composition.




Above: My finished card, printed on heavy card stock,
and ready for adding the figure!



Above: Now to revise the figure itself, to look like me!
To create his belt, I simply used Photoshop and
photos of the costume, to reconstruct the unique belt
for printing (at a very tiny size), to then place upon the
figure!


Above: The original figure (left), and my finished, customized figure (right)!
Ant-Man's blue accessories were painted black, matching costume details were added,
and belt affixed! 


Above: The finished custom card and figure, ready for display!








A great way to celebrate the amazing costume design
work of 60s comic artists Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber! 








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