Working up digital illustrations, working out character designs, working on designer vinyl toys, resin toys, and art toys.
The “Misfortunate Travelers” resin statue was designed by artists Chris Ryniak and Jonathan Bergeron for their exhibition at the Yves Laroche Galerie d’Art in Montreal. A few statues are still available at the Shinbone Shop.
Seeker is Jeff Soto’s wandering creature. Sculpted digitally then printed using rapid prototyping and reproduced in vinyl. This character, based on the work of the well known contemporary fine artist, has been sculpted in order to be produced as a limited run gallery multiple –…
Our digital sculpt of this colorful and generous superhero character was used to create a one-off prototype for use in the “Win One, Give One” campaign by General Mills. The superhero 3d model was rapid-prototyped and hand painted and used as the main character in…
Working with fine artist Travis Louie, we were able to adapt his painting of “Uncle Six Eyes” for production as a limited edition resin bust. Released in 2011, the bust is limited to 150 pieces in white and 25 pieces in black. The black version…
Digital sculpt of Scary Girl by Nathan Jurevicius, produced as a resin fine art multiple. Two versions were produced, one with a bronze finish and the other with a full color paint application.
Sad Ukelele Dog was sculpted by Scott Wetterschneider and designed by Shinbone’s very talented associate, Matheus Muniz. Muniz is an imaginative and energetic character designer who we love working with.
This articulated vinyl figure of DJ Shadow’s mascot was sculpted using digital tools, mostly 3ds Max with a touch of ZBrush. The digital model was printed using rapid-protyping technology and reproduced as a collectible vinyl toy. Sculpts such as this one can be produced in…
You are a designer and you want to make a toy. You are a game developer and you want to make a toy. You are a fine artist, a children’s book illustrator, a graffiti artist, a musician, and you want to make a toy. Shinbone…
Digital sculpting of figure, masks, articulation, and weapons for the designer vinyl “Squadt” figure series by artist Clay Ferguson, better known as “Ferg”, and produced by Playge. The Squadt project is a collaborative effort between Ferg as a designer and Threezero as a manufacturer.
Digital sculpt of an original character by Mike Sutfin for production as a vinyl figure by Reckless Toys.
The crew at Shinbone all share a deep love of toy design and we never sleep. This simpering little monkey, or “Minkey”, if you will, demands attention. If you don’t have attention to spare, he’ll accept bananas. “Minkey” is a vinyl toy design for younger…
We love giant monsters from their noses to their toeses. We love giant monsters so much that even the Shinbone logo is a shoutout to the wonderful world of Japanese monster toys, also known as “kaiju”. Thoza is our first sassy creature with a heart…
This little guy is another character designed to be an urban vinyl style collectible toy. This is a digital illustration rendered to preview how an artist’s paint design would look when the figure is manufactured.
Shinbone makes toys based on fine art, video games, crazy characters AND logos! It doesn’t matter where you find your inspiration, we can help you produce a run of fun collectibles. Concept and design by the supremely talented JC Rivera based on the fantastic Instagram…
Digital sculpt of the an original character by Superdeux, used for production of limited edition fine art statues for a gallery exhibit. Figure was sculpted specifically for output and casting as a resin statue.
Collectible urban vinyl space marine that debuted at Blizzcon.
When we’re not designing or making toys, we’re using the magical power of our electronic wizard machines to produce engaging and haunting digital illustrations.
The Triple Crown of YoYo, a contest series for modern yo-yo play, approached us with vector art of their mascot. From their vector art, we were able to create a full 3D digital sculpt ready for output, to be used to create a mold for…
A cute but street savvy rhino character study done as an urban vinyl toy. Created as a digital illustration, sculpted in 3D, and ready to be rapid-prototyped for production and manufacturing. We look up to all the legendary designers such as Tristan Eaton and Jeremy…
Shinbone Creative specializes in design, digital sculpting & illustration, and manufacturing of unique goods for discerning people.