Thursday, May 15, 2008

Ninja Dino

Here's another on of those nifty sculpture presents -- this one by the amazing Michael Dooney. Mike is one of the most well-rounded artists I know, and he is an absolute demon with Sculpey.



Mike knows I love dinosaurs, and that my favorite Turtle is Donatello, master of the bo staff, and in this piece he combined those elements and came up with this really cool ninja dino. Check out the detail in the close-up of ninja dino's head.



And true to Dooney form, he even mounted this exquisite piece on a lovely wooden base. Way to go, Bugman! -- PL
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16 comments:

  1. Rachel (a-big-apple)May 15, 2008 at 6:39 AM

    That's seriously Sculpey? Whoa. That's so awesome!

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  2. ErikMay 15, 2008 at 7:39 AM

    The detail is amazing.

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  3. DiernaMay 15, 2008 at 8:26 AM

    OMG! That totally reeks of awesomeness!!! The detail is totally amazing!

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  4. BeckyMay 15, 2008 at 9:21 AM

    Wow! He is really talented, that is an awesome sculpture!

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  5. ~ tOkKaMay 15, 2008 at 11:18 AM

    -->> D4mm.. Dinotello

    ..nuther classic Dooney .

    >v<

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  6. Vaughn MichaelMay 15, 2008 at 11:46 AM

    I love it! Huge fan of Dooney's work here. Donatello's always been my fave turtle also.

    Hey Peter I've got a question for you.
    Have you ever thought about releasing Commandosaurs?
    It always looked so awesome, and btw I really miss your art!

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  7. dark turtleMay 15, 2008 at 11:49 AM

    Jeez, first we see Jim's crazy skills, and now Dooney's. You guys are awesome!

    So... when are we gonna see some Mirage Crew-inspired turtle statues? Maybe something for the 25th anniversary? (hint hint)

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  8. Daniel SchwarzMay 15, 2008 at 12:54 PM

    Very cool! That sculpture has very nice detail in the texture. You guys over at Mirage have some talent... who'd have thought, heh.

    Very nice Mr. Dooney!

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  9. RoseangeloMay 15, 2008 at 1:12 PM

    Love it! Thanks for sharing these mini-masterpieces!

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  10. The SMay 15, 2008 at 1:48 PM

    I'd like to see a Laird drawing of "Dinotello" (thanks Tokka).

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  11. Vaughn MichaelMay 15, 2008 at 2:44 PM

    Oh I've also always been wondering about Mike Dooney's nickname Bugman and if there is any conection to it and the old TMNT cartoon character Bugman?

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  12. PLMay 15, 2008 at 7:22 PM

    "Vaughn Michael said...
    Oh I've also always been wondering about Mike Dooney's nickname Bugman and if there is any conection to it and the old TMNT cartoon character Bugman?"

    No. The way I remember it from Mike, when he was younger some of his friends gave him the nickname of "Doon Buggy", and I think we at Mirage took that and ran with it, and came up with "Bugman". -- PL

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  13. Vaughn MichaelMay 15, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    Oh very cool thank you for the answer :)

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  14. Splinter's IroonnaMay 15, 2008 at 9:15 PM

    How does he work that bo with such short arms?

    Anyway, beautiful statue!

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  15. YosefMay 16, 2008 at 1:37 AM

    DAmmit Tokka... I was gonna say Dinotello :D

    Too perfect.

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  16. Capital ChayFebruary 16, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    The whole group at mirage are incredibly multi-talented artists. The detail shot is really great.

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