A number of months again, I used to be walking around DesignerCon and one thing not possible caught my eye. It was a Star Wars Black Series figure, however one thing was off. This seemed completely different. It seemed, dare I say, too good. The face seemed so significantly better than typical. The outfit by some means extra detailed and attention-grabbing. Then I stepped again and realized your entire sales space was simply that. Motion figures that look normal from afar, however up shut, are personalized and upgraded to a degree any fan or collector can recognize.
The figures had been the work of 23-year-old San Diego resident Elliot Garnett, who has made a behavior of bettering off-the-shelf figures because the age of seven. “I initially used Sharpies and no matter I may discover round the home to change my motion figures, however over time I gained data and expertise,” Garnett informed io9 through e mail. “Now it’s reached some extent the place I’m fortunately in a position to do that as a full-time job whereas I work towards the objective of shifting to LA to work within the movie trade.”
Working underneath the identify Centerpoint Studios (see his superb Instagram and Linktree at these hyperlinks), Garnett makes figures and dioramas Star Wars followers solely dream of. So io9 requested him to share some photos and ideas on every. Test them out.