Dunny artist, Chuckboy will be at Kidrobot New York for a Sketch Session event going down on Thursday, April 7 from 6-8pm. Bring in your favorite Chuckboy toy, a sketch book or score one of the MUNNYWORLD figures and have a Chuckboy create a custom sketch on the spot.
2Tone Dunny artist, Chuckboy brings some holiday cheer with a new custom MUNNY for the Blick Art Material’s holiday catalog.
Kidrobot claimed a stake in the newly defined designer art toy territory, The Cultyard. To get the party started we hosted a signing panel of three amazing artists from the 2Tone Dunny Series. PON, Aya Kakeda and Chuckboy were on hand for the afternoon to sign and sketch for all their fans.
The time has come for Kidrobot to grace the halls of New York Comic Con for the first time. Today we will be celebrating the new 2Tone Dunny Series with a signing event of artists, Aya Kakeda, Chuckboy and PON. Attendees will have an opportunity to score the super limited Dunny by Gary Baseman with purchases of 2Tone cases while supplies last. Join us at our booth 2674 from 3-5 pm to get in on the action.
To kick things off at New York Comic Con, Kidrobot will be hosting a signing panel with 3 amazing artists from the new 2Tone Dunny Series. Join us from 3-5 pm at booth 2674 in The Cultyard for a signing and sketch session with PON, Aya Kakeda and Chuckboy. Get your mitts on the exclusive 2Tone Dunny t-shirt for $30. We will also have the super-limited Gary Baseman exclusive Dunny available with 2Tone Dunny cases, while supplies last.
New York artist and featured 2tone Dunny designer, Chuckboy kicks back and chats with KR president, Paul Budnitz.
PB: Hi Chuckboy
CB: hi paul!
PB: Hi!!!!!!! I love your design in the Dunny 2Tone series. Can you tell me a little about it?
CB: it’s basically your average furry critter dunny that’s been rebuilt to be better, faster, cuter.
PB: I’m laughing.
CB: i hope so!
PB: What inspired the design?
CB: i’ve always loved sci-fi and robots… so it wasn’t hard to create this type of character.
PB: Was it difficult to work with (mostly) only black and white?
CB: the original design featured some color but when given the opportunity to make it monochrome, it wasn’t very hard as most of the mechanical parts were a grey color to begin with. besides, i love grey.
PB: I’m a giant fan of your work, as you probably know because I bought one of your customs myself. How did you get into customizing toys?
CB: i am an avid model builder, so when i first saw a munny, i thought, HEY i could customize this! (i didn’t actually see the DIY toy label)
PB: That’s hilarious.
CB: yeah, it’s funny and embarrassing at the same time. sometimes we don’t read labels, eh?
PB: I never read labels… or manuals. Which leads to extreme situations with Bluetooth headsets sometimes.
CB: yeah i like to feel my way around to figure out stuff.
PB: Anything you are working on now?
CB: an 8” version of my lion dunny from the endangered! series. i’m also trying finish a pinup version of darth vader.
PB: You have such an amazing level of craft to your work, it makes whatever you do very special.
CB: i sometimes think that a simple design is sometimes more complicated that a complex one.
PB: It is more difficult. It has to be perfect because you can’t distract people with complexity.
CB: right!
PB: Actually it’s funny, because when I see first illustrations of your Dunny designs (before we make them) they often look quite plain. And then the end result is really amazing, vibrant. Immaculate really.
CB: i think simplicity or a plain design can be very, very effective. sometimes i’ll sketch something. i’ll even draw something on the shower room wall when there’s steam… but sometimes because i have a clear image in my head, i’ll start to sculpt something just to get an idea.
PB: Thank you for doing this interview. I will change what you say so that you sound totally different than who you really are, and take credit for things you didn’t do.
CB: oh that’s ok i’ll just say i was under the influence of drugs. :)
PB: Me too! What a coincidence!
CB: hey that model glue…
PB: Laughing again.
![2Tone Dunny Series
The world’s greatest vinyl canvas is back in an all-new hyper series featuring monochromatic reimaginings from thirteen supremely creative artists with 14 different Dunny variations including androids, sports fanatics, Japanese gangsters, and zombified birds. Each blind boxed, foil wrapped 3-inch grayscale figure features one additional color to make your eyes go pop! Some figures come with accessories. Get yours now for $9.95 at all Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com and retailers around the world.
Artists in this series include Aaron Meshon, Angry Woebots, Aya Kakeda, Chuckboy, Doktor A, Gary Baseman, Huck Gee, Maxx242, mcbess, Pon, Ryan Bubnis, Steven Harrington, and Tad Carpenter.
Hit up our Facebook page for a super special deal on 2Tone case packs for all fans of Kidrobot. That includes you too European shoppers.
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The world’s greatest vinyl canvas is back in an all-new hyper series featuring monochromatic reimaginings from thirteen supremely creative artists with 14 different Dunny variations including androids, sports fanatics, Japanese gangsters, and zombified birds. Each blind boxed, foil wrapped 3-inch grayscale figure features one additional color to make your eyes go pop! Some figures come with accessories. Get yours now for $9.95 at all Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com and retailers around the world.
Artists in this series include Aaron Meshon, Angry Woebots, Aya Kakeda, Chuckboy, Doktor A, Gary Baseman, Huck Gee, Maxx242, mcbess, Pon, Ryan Bubnis, Steven Harrington, and Tad Carpenter.
Hit up our Facebook page for a super special deal on 2Tone case packs for all fans of Kidrobot. That includes you too European shoppers.
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Dunny fever is in the air! Ever since the recent surface of Chuckboy’s proto sculpt, sneak peeks of the upcoming Dunny 2Tone Series have been popping up all over the web. New designs by mcbess, Maxx242, Steve Harrington, Aya Kakeda, Tad Carpenter, Huck Gee and Chuckboy have been spotted on Kidrobot’s Twitter, Facebook and Forums, as well as on the awesome blogs of Paul Budnitz, SpankyStokes, VinylPulse and ToysREvil. Something glorious is about to happen…
@Rsinart
Name: Rsinart
Location: 610
Web: myspace.com/prozacrsin
Bio: Artist, destroy canvas and vinyl alike, I am and love what I create.
@chuck80y
Name: Chuckboy (Charles H)
Location: New York City
Web: chuckboy.com
Bio: NYC-based graphic and toy designer. I design because you’re wrong!
@vinylcreep
Name: Vinyl Creep
Location: London, UK
Web: www.vinyl-creep.net
Bio: Vinyl Creep is the only online Toy Encyclopedia!
@ryanbubnis
Name: Ryan Bubnis
Location: Portland Oregon
Web: ryanbubnis.com
Bio: Illustrator, Designer, Fine Artist dude.
Kidrobot president, Paul Budnitz just leaked a sneak peek of a new Cyborg Dunny prototype (sans arm) by Chuckboy for the upcoming 2tone Dunny Series.
