The first Undead Doughnuts are now Available for Pre-Order!
The limited edition are in production as we speak! Casting and painting… living and dying. Due to high demand “Mr. Jimmies the Undead Doughnut’s” are available for Pre-Order. All pre-orders will ship the first week in June.

This is a VERY limited edition of 25, plus five Artist Proofs (AP).
Go secure your Undead Doughnut today!

Update: What are collectors saying…
“He looked amazing watching you create him , but it does not compare how damn cool he is in person and up close.” – Windy S.,  NC.
“I came home and he was escaping! Thank You for this piece of Awesomeness!” – Katie C., MO.

Comic Fest 2012 Denver, CO.

Heads up! I will have a table at the 2012 Starland Convention in Denver, CO. this weekend April 20, 21, & 22. I will be at the Comic Fest event in the Hyatt Regency hotel, Denver Tech Center.

Comicfest 2012 – Denver, C0 April 20, 21 & 22

Hyatt Regency DTC
7800 E Tufts Ave, Denver, CO
Friday, April 20th 1pm to 10pm
Saturday, April 21st 10am to 7pm
Sunday, April 22nd 10am to 5pm
ComicFest Only tickets:
Adults $15 for a 3-day pass or $10 per day.

Stop by and say hi! Hope to see you there. ~ Sumrow

Till next time. ~ John

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Update: Just dropped off this little undead doughnut to my casting guy Jim Dawson at firewheelcasting.com. He should have the first few resins in two weeks. In the meantime… here is a 360 spin to show the final sculpt. Enjoy! I can’t wait to get my hands on one to paint!

Greetings! Here is a slideshow that gives a peek into how this little Zed Doughnut was built.
Grab a beverage, then flip though and see how I work. So lets go…

1. And we’re off! Start with aluminum wire and some smaller steal thread wire to hold it together. I use standard 1/8 inch wire found in most hobby stores. The smaller steal thread wire helps the clay (super sculpey) stick to the wire skeleton.
2. Aluminum foil is used to bulk up the body of the doughnut. This saves sculpey and keeps the final sculpt lighter. Again, I wrap everything with super fine steal wire to give the sculpey something to cling to.
3. The fun begins! Adding sculpey to the skeleton.
4. Just adding clay here. Roughing out the base and the dough. I use one box of Super Sculpey, with one small block of regular white and one half block of black. When throughly mixed this creates an excellent grey. Super sculpey is an odd translucent pink, this makes it hard to see fine detail like troublesome fingerprints! The white + black adds opacity and a handy middle grey tone.
5. Shoe detail! Why wouldn’t a zed doughnut wear chucks? The small details were added with various sculpting sticks. The knurled front tread on the shoes was made by rolling the chuck from an x-acto knife around the edge.
6. This is after 3 baking sessions. I baked him at 275 degrees for 15 minutes after the base doughnut and standing base were done. In addition, I baked after each leg was completed: 275 degrees for 15 minutes. And let the sculpt cool down naturally while still in the oven… this prevents cracks. Then I began working the right arm…
7. The entire Zed is baked at this point except for for the frosting. This frees me up to try different patterns on the frosting and everything else is locked down.
8. I’m melting!!! Happy with the “frosting” I apply mineral spirits with a soft brush to smooth the finish.
9. GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! Baking the Zed at 275 degrees for 15 minutes. AGAIN!
10. Super fine sandpaper… Mr. Jimmie the zombie doughnut is not happy.
11. Polishing my Zombie Doughnut with a dremel…(don’t judge)
12. Taking the finished sculpt out for a spin. Time to add sprinkles!
13. Sprinkles!
14. The Sculpey original is done, so now I take it to a casting company and get resin blanks made. This is the first one, with an apple for scale.
15. Washing the blanks in preparation for primer.
16. Automotive primer is excellent! Allows the paint to adhere to the resin.
17. Multiple resins in the wild…
18. Using an Airbrush with thinned acrylic paint for the pink base.
19. Some fine detail on them shoes!
20. Almost done with a green Zoughnut!
21. A completed pink “Mr. Jimmies the Zoughnut”

I am now in talks with a local studio here in Albuquerque, Fire Wheel Casting. There will be 25 limited edition Mr. Jimmies made, some blank and a small batch hand painted by me. It’s looking like the run will be produced by June. Just in time for the Albuquerque Comic Expo! Stop back soon for updates…
Till next time. ~ John
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Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Who has sent this cute Dalek to detention? Who is making him write Exterminate 1,000 times? Who could have come up with such a clever Simpsons + Dr.Who visual gag?
My Fans that’s WHO!

The Story:

After a daily “What shall I draw?” poll on facebook, my fans had the Simpsons & Dr. Who tied for first place. I was a bit apprehensive, but eventually it dawned on me I could combine these two pop culture icons using the classic Simpsons “Chalkboard gag”. Replacing Bart with a Dalek and adding Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! was a winner. The fans agreed! So here it is.. the Fan generated Exterminate shirt! Now live in my shop!!

Thank you as always for supporting the Arts! ~ Sumrow