Lunartik Big Licker Art Toy Released Today

You can now own a BIG LICKER!!

Big Lickers Released! AMAZING NEWS: The "Big Licker" figure was first designed back in 2006 and was part of the "Path to Freedom" story. Finally with the help from many great backers from a successful Kick Starter campaign in 2016, this HUGE Art Toy has become a reality!. It gives me great pleasure to announce the release of the "Big Lickers" Classic, D.I.Y and the Acid Green Tongues! They are all ready to order online over at Lunartik.com Here's your choices... Big Licker Classic Version + Stickers Limited to 150 Signed & Numbered Lickers. £70 + £10 shipping Worldwide Buy Now Big Licker D.I.Y Version + Stickers Limited to 120 D.I.Y Lickers. £49 + £10 Shipping Worldwide Buy Now Acid Green - Extra Special Tongue + Stickers Limited to 50 Tongues. (No Body) £15 + £10 Shipping Worldwide Buy Now FREE Shipping: Orders over £100 are eligible for Free Shipping. NEW WEBSITE

Spooky Brew for Halloween x Lunartik

A highly spirited Tea which emits an eerie glow! (It’s Glow in the Dark!) 100 Signed & Numbered Mini Teas have been released by Matt Jones in October 2015 for the “Year of Tea” Mini-Tea Series

Only 30 Mini-Teas remain. Grab one now.

Shlap Rolls Out Artist Sticker Sets for Use in iOS 10 iMessage - Shawnimals, Lunartik, Triclops Studio & More

Milk Bar Studios is proud to present Shlap, an iOS 10 App that lets the user share exclusively designed sticker packs with their friends using iMessage.

Shlap has been produced to coincide with the release of iOS 10 and in particular the new iMessage stickers feature. We have teamed up with artists such as Matt Jones aka Lunartik, Shawn ‘Shawnimal’ Smith, Phil Corbett and Miss Wah to produce exclusive sticker packs.

Released worldwide Tuesday September 13^th 2016 - available NOW!

Shlap contains exclusive sticker packs from artists all over the world and presents them in one convenient place. The user can browse Popular, New and Free sticker packs before using an in-app purchase to download their favourites to their device. The sticker packs then appear in the iMessage stickers’ extension ready to use in iMessage conversations with their friends. Shlap has been localised into fourteen languages including French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese and Korean. New artists are constantly signing up meaning new content is added frequently.

Shlap is free to download from the Apple AppStore, with each artist sticker pack costing £0.79 (UK) & $0.99 (US) as an in-app purchase. (There are some free sticker sets you can use, like the one I downloaded and used below to bother Rob Lumino...)

More information about Shlap can be found on their website – www.Shlap.me  and you can download Shlap from the AppStore – http://bit.ly/Shlap  

 

Adorable Destruction is Immanent- SpaceCrab by PaintByIan

Impending doom has never looked so freakin cute. Instagram's @Paintbyian has come out of the gate with his first custom vinyl toy for Martian Toy's Space Crab Wars for Designer Con 2015. Team Europe certainly has a strong contender in this one; that little Lunartik is poised to fire the big guns. I love the clean machined finish of the sculptural additions and paint application- not a seam in sight.

Check out Martian Toy's booth #603 for the full exhibition of Space Crab Wars at Designer Con 2015. For more of Martian Toys offerings, follow along here, and check out PaintByIan's painted racing Helmets & Car body shells here.

-Tasha Zimich

REVIEW: Plastik Surgery Resin Casting Handbook by Matt Lunartik Jones

I had the distinct pleasure today of reading the 20-page "Level One" Plastik Surgery handbook compiled by Matt "Lunartik" Jones. This fun, illustrated guide to beginning resin casting is available for just £12.00 ($18) on the Lunartik site here.

I'm sure Matt knew that I am a great person to review this book. I have a bit of technical knowledge and I've been selling resin toys for several years now, so I deal with the artists that cast the resin on a near-daily basis.

However, I have never actually cast any resin figures myself so some of the details are fuzzy to me, or were, till today.

Most of the artists I work with have all of this book's knowledge, plus more, in their heads, so the book might not offer many new insights to such veteran toymakers.

However, ALL resin toymakers have interested friends, kids, cousins, neighbors' kids, or colleagues who probably want to know more about what is involved in resin casting. This right here is a perfect introductory guide to the process and well worth the small amount of money. Makes a great gift for a budding artist!

The entire handbook is illustrated in Matt's clear, colorful and fun style, with handwritten text that makes it feel almost like an old-school zine, albeit a slick and well-crafted one.

I'm not going to photograph and post up every page of the entire handbook as that would defeat the purpose of this post.

However, I will go through a few key points that I liked about it:

Plastik Surgery goes through the entire process of resin toymaking from inception to delivery of the pieces to the customer, and even a bit after delivery. It's incredibly thorough for only having 20 pages. Just the right combination of text and images on each page- keeps kids and ADHD adults interested, fully describes and illustrates all the points Matt is trying to make.

Here you see all the different sections in the book:

1. Overview
2. Concept Design
3. Model Making
4. Silicone Tool Making
5. Resin Casting
6. Painting and Signing
7. Packing and Selling
8. Supplies and Notes

All of the concepts are explained carefully, even a little bit about color variants and the psychology of collecting, the importance of presentation, and several other key concepts which were surprisingly high-level, and sort of snuck in there without me noticing that they were fairly expert explanations of abstract concepts in toy making and selling.

I think one of my favorite things about this handbook is how frequently Matt suggests you stop for a nice cuppa tea. He's right- you can't rush this stuff and you might as well slow down and enjoy it.

I highly recommend this book. I learned a bunch, and I am excited that this is the "Level One" handbook because it means Matt is planning on producing a "Level Two" follow-up to cover more advanced concepts in toy production.

If you are an artist and you don't really know how to start creating resin pieces, this is definitely the right book for you. One of the most frequent emails I get goes something like this:

"Hey Benny, I'm an artist just starting out and I have this great idea and I want to turn it into a toy. Can you help me?"

Now I have a link to give to these inquiries! Pick up your own copy of Plastik Surgery here. Really, I can't think of a better vehicle to deliver this knowledge to someone. You can even get Matt to customize it with a doodle for an extra 3 quid.

- Benny Kline

From Plastic To Pixels: SlickFlick Brings Vinyl Toys To Your iOS Photos

SlickFlick, the iOS app that allows you to create animated stories from pictures to share with friends, now let's you unlock your imagination.  Partnering with some of your favorite vinyl toy artists, SlickFlick features virtual stickers of characters from A Little Stranger, Matt Jones, and Teodor Badiu.  Bring Cavey to your beach trip.  Have tea time with Lunartik and Friends.  Picnic with Usagi.   

You can find the SlickFlick app in the iOS App Store.  Start sharing your life and your love toys with SlickFlick!

-The Highest Fever

@thehighestfever

Design a Lovely Cup of Tea

Design a lovely “Mini Custom Cup of Tea” and have the chance of winning some tasty Lunartik treats!

The Rules:
You have until the 31st July 2013 to get an image of your perfect cuppa over to us viacompetitions@lunartik.com
You have many ways in which to enter, you can submit a drawing, painting, digital CAD drawing, a photo of a custom cuppa.

1. Download the PDF Entry Form – Download Now
2. Download the Lunartik Design Template – Download Now
3. The Deadline is the 31st July 2013

The Prizes:
There are 3 prizes up for grabs.
The winner will receive a full tray of Mini Series 2, that’s 16 Mini Teas and some signed goodies from Matt JOnes.
2 runners up will each receive a pair of signed Mini Teas of their choice.

The Judges: Matt JOnes & Doktor A

We’re looking for everything and anything, all submissions will be taken into account.
Good Luck Tea Drinkers!

Welcome to Lunartik’s Mini-Tea Tour

An exhibition featuring over 70+ custom works of art based on Matt JOnes’ platform art toys
‘Lunartik in a Cup of Tea’. These artistic interpretations have been brewed to perfection by a fine
selection of World Artists.

Mini-Tea Tour Dates: 2013

Venue 8:
Raygun Comic Store
Opening Party: The 4th May 2013 with Matt JOnes in the house!
Date: 4th May – 30th June 2013
Address: 26 Red Lion Street, Richmond, London, TW9 1RW, United Kingdom.
Raygun Comic Store

Mini-Tea Tour History 2011/2012

Venue 1:
The Mini-Tea Tour debuted on the 6th April 2011, as part of the Pictoplasma character walk in Berlin.
It was a true success and a much loved exhibition.

Venue 2:
The tour continued on its travels around Europe and eventually arrived in the wonderful city of Vienna, where it was proudly displayed in the fashion boutique “Sixxa Store” for the entirety of
May 2011. There was a tea party and artists signing on the opening night.

Venue 3:
The Tour traveled to the UK and was featured in London’s Forbidden Planet Mega Store in August. Where we all had cake!

Venue 4:
Cambridge Art Salon – Cambridge.

Venue 5:
Forbidden Planet Store – Cambridge.

Venue 6:
Fat Buddha Store – Glasgow.

Venue 7:
The SHO Gallery & Shop – Cardiff.

Lunartik x Tru:Tek ROYAL FAIL: LETTERS 'AVE IT!

We've been having some serious problems with the UK postal service of late (our C2E2 exclusives ending up in Australia last week being the most recent example!), so to celebrate our hate of the Royal Mail we'll be offering up the new ROYAL FAIL: LETTERS 'AVE IT! mini figure for 40% off!

Created by Matt 'Lunartik' JOnes in conjunction with Tru:Tek's upcoming H.U.S.T.L.E Artist Series: Wave 2, this edition, originally created for ToyCon UK earlier in the month, has been cast in a metallic plum coloured rubber with red/gold chase. Limited to just 25 pieces, each 2" M.U.S.C.L.E style figure comes signed and numbered, packaged in a beautiful custom-made mini postal box with exclusive H.U.S.T.L.E stamp and signing card. Originally on sale at the con for £25 ($38), we will be listing the figure on the Man-E-Toys store at $23 for the foreseeable future...

Doctor Who Series 1 x Lunartik

New from Lunartik comes this collaboration with BBC and Titan merchandise. They are available for preorder now for 7.99 pounds a piece. The set contains a total of 14 figures with 12 commons and 4 chases. Check out the jump for the breakdown of ratios and a few more photos.

~Mr. N. Visible

Vader Tea in a Cup and Slimeballs by Fuller

Fuller's imagination is back and we have to know it. He made a Vader in a Cup (3 inch Lunartik Tea) and two Slimeballs (3 inch Dunny's). One is for the lovers of dark tea and the other ones....well think for yourself!

Follow Fuller here:
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- Don P

Art Pass Wallets Series 4 Available Now...

Art Pass Series 4 "pop out and go" wallets are now available! Series 4 features 11 different artists designs including the below Triclops and The Sucklord. I love how these can be wallets but are also pieces of art. I am especially loving the Triclops Studios design and would even put it on my wall. If you are interested in picking any of these up please click HERE. They retail for £2.99 each which is a great price!

Bugshub custom E.TEA Lunartik Mini

Michael Bugshub Krenzin's custom Lunartik in a Cup of Tea figure is titled E.TEA. Looks like the finger lights up, or glows! Nice touch! 

Go visit the Bugshub website here to see more customs by Michael.

CTU Assassins Blind Box Custom Dunny Series 1

Behold the checklist for the Custom Toy Union's own blind box custom Dunny Series 1, dubbed the "Assassins." 

Series scheduled to drop July 23rd. 

Find out more on their forum here.

Artist roster:

Ardabus Rubber

B.A.L.D.

Brent Nolasco

Coolvader

F+

FAS

Fuller

Fried Gold

Indescribble

Jeta

Matt “Lunartik” JOnes

Lunabee

Motorbot

Nerviswr3k

Nico Deacosta

Patrick Francisco

Pocketwookie

Rusted Halo

Trenton Matthews

Troy Stith

With a special golden ticket by Southerndrawl

SNEEK PEAK: Lunartik in a Tiny Cuppa Tea

Tiny Cuppa Tea R&D - Final Assembly, originally uploaded by Matt JOnes aka Lunartik.

We are big fans of the beautiful full-size Lunartik in a Cuppa Tea designer toys by Matt Jones from the UK.

Matt has been cooking up a small follow-up to the Lunartiks: the Tiny Cuppas are almost ready to begin production at the factory!

These miniature versions of the Cuppa toy will surely enjoy widespread popularity once they're released... with a lower price, they'll be even more collectible than the full-size Cuppas, and they're ridiculously cute to boot.

Tea time!

SNEAK PEEK: Lunartik Cuppa Tea minis

Caught this image uploaded by Matt Jones of Lunartik: an image of the mini Cuppa Teas he's developing. They'll be sold blind boxed and they look to be about the same size as those little Qees in the background: 2.5 to 3 inches tall. Ridiculously cute.

No set date or price yet. More images on his Flickr page.

Lunartik in a Cup of Dirt custom by Dust

Lunartik in a cup of Dirt!, originally uploaded by Matt JOnes aka Lunartik.

Rad Lunartik Cup of Tea custom by Dust.

See all the amazing Cup of Tea customs here.

There are literally dozens of amazing customs to be seen!

THE FREAK MACHINE custom 18" Knucklebear by Matt JOnes aka Lunartik

This crazy Freaky machine has been haphazardly roaming the world with no due care and attention to what ever it destroys in its wake.
We as a race can only hope that the Shrooms below its gigantic feet don't die in vain, as they are slightly enchanted!

More details:
One off custom piece made for the Ik'sentrik shop opening in Bath.
Signed by Matt JOnes, hand painted & sculpted onto a Limited Edition Knuckles Bear no.285/500 pcs.
Now the final piece stands 13" tall on a cast resin base inhabited by 8 hand made Shrooms.
The base measures 9" in Diameter.
The lucky buyer will also receive a special limited edition AP (Artist Proof) print to display with the piece.

This piece will be for sale for 1200 pounds.

See a 360-degree turnaround on Matt's page here.

If that's too rich for your blood, Matt's also selling a limited run of 25 signed & numbered prints for 40 pounds each. Prints and custom can be purchased here.

If you thought Kidrobot was slipping, you might be surprised this year...

Over the past couple months there's been a lot of press about Kidrobot.

Rule changes, company policies and some writing that their product line is growing a bit long in the tooth. It's par for the course when you are at the top of the pile- there will always be detractors & critics.

Well, I've seen some of the upcoming releases and I have to say that if you feel KR's offerings had grown a bit stale, you're going to be pleasantly surprised in 2010.

The Dunny Fatale series is beautiful, and if you need proof you need look no further than the fact that KR has sold out of them. The NEXT Dunny series after Fatale might be my favorite Dunny series ever, and KR just dropped another email on us retailers with some sneak peeks at future series. WOW! Big-name artists with cool-looking mini figures in the artists' signature styles... I'm a little fuzzy on what I can and cannot reveal in public, so I'm not gonna post any details... but the intention of the above rambling paragraph is just to let you know that it is obvious to me that they are successfully trying to step up their game.

It's always good to stay hungry and to be challenged. That is true for an individual as well as a big company like Kidrobot.

Having said that, here's what else we have ordered and will be coming in the near future:

- Kidrobot Dunny Fatale Series

- some awesome Artoys full-size figures

- Kuso Celsius Transitions colorway

- UNKL JunPos in 3 colorways

- Lunartik in a Cup of Tea (colorful new series coming soon!!)

- O No Sushi Green by Andrew Bell

- Joe Ledbetter Terror & Magnus Death Metal edition by The Loyal Subjects

- Marshall Mashumaro by 64colors x Rotofugi

- Marshall keychains by Rotofugi

- 5" flocked King Bossy Bear by David Horvath x Toy2R

- das mo S.P.U.D. in the Tenalicious Exclusive turquoise colorway by PatchTogether

Lunartik in a cup of tea figures from the UK

LUNARTIK IN A CUP OF TEA

Matt "Lunartik" Jones' new line of toys from the UK are these adorable Lunartik in a cup of tea figures, to be released in June 2009.  Here's the info:

Lunartik JOnes and the team are pleased to announce the first series of designer toys brought directly to the market by Lunartik Limited. Amongst other things the Lunartik team is fueled by tea and the love of all things English, and is dedicated to bringing perfection and attention to detail to every toy produced. Each cuppa stands 6.5” tall & comes complete with it's own cup & saucer, shiny metal spoon & 2 sugar cubes.

Series 1 contains the following figures:
White Tea - The Classic Brew
Rosie Lee - Afternoon Delight
Ice T - Seriously Cool
Milky - Full Fat DIY

There is also a special 200 piece Limited Edition Green Tea distributed exclusively by Highland Toys.

And you can preorder a special Earl colorway figure (seen above) direct from Lunartik. 

The Earl colorway is limited to 200 pieces and comes signed and numbered.

Definitely email us if you want us to import some of these to the US- we have access to the 4 regular non-exclusive figures.