The Ladies of Etheria (Part 1)

Finally decided to open some of my Princess of Power figures and boy they're awesome! So, I took them for a little spin. :)

I just downloaded some background and used a base I previously made. I used string for flight scenes and even in some 'vanilla' scenes since I find the figures really difficult to stand/pose. Take for instance Entrapta. Her hair is too heavy to achieve the post below, so, I tied her hair to a string then removed it afterwards using CS.

Let's trash this place, girls! Scorpia, Entrapta and Catra,

Octavia cometh.

Oh deary-my, let's tell the others! Madam Razz and Broom

Move! Glimmer and Storm Troopers.

I will cut you, Flutterina! Flutterina and Catra.

This is just the first part of the POP series and I can't wait or the next weekend to take photos of Sweet Bee, Light Hope and the rest of the gang. :)

Bonus:

Here's to show you how I achieved the final look on one of the images above:
1. I removed the glare (lower right of the raw file) by cropping the picture.
2. There are different ways to delete the (a) string and (b) glare (Flutterina's wings and sword), but, I'm comfortable using the CLONE tool in CS.
3. I have to make the base blend with the background so I used Change Color in CS to make it brownish. 
4. Then I added a black filter to desaturate the color making it more dramatic.

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He-Man and the Masters Of The Universe "The Eternian War" II

The war rages on.

As the war rages on, He-Man continues to fend off the evil Skeletor alongside She-Ra, Man-At-Arms and the rest of the Masters of the Universe.

The combined forces of Skeletor, Hordak and King Hsss is posing a great threat to Grayskull and the whole of Eternia.




























Teela, with the help of the Snake Men.

"You can stop right there, Hsss!"



























                                                                                                         

Moss Man battles Beast Man as darkness consumes the battlefield.

As the day turns into night, the battle for power continues. And as the forces of evil grew stronger, downfall is imminent.































To be continued...


Up next: Individual shots of Masters fending off the evil warriors in their quest to conquer Castle Grayskull.

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe "The Eternian War"

Fnally decided to open my Castle Grayskull by Mattel and boy it's one huge playset. I just hoped that Mattel could have made it much taller but, it was worth my hard-earned moolah (that and I'm a huge MOTU fan). So, I have a castle, but no base. I spent an entire week just to finish the base and accepted my friends' challenge to try and submit it to Matty for MOTU Cover Contest. 

The inspiration is the great Eternian War. Where He-Man and She-Ra joined forces to defeat Skeletor and Hordak. Even the Snake Men has joined the Masters of the Universe to thwart King Hsss once and for all. 

The War Has Begun.

I wanted to highlight what's going up there so I focused on He-Man, Skeletor and the castle.

By the Power of Grayskull

 

Not really a CS expert so don't mind the little fiasco on the background. Still, end of the day, happy with the shot. :)

More shots soon. :) 

Toy Photography Masters of the Universe Classics Compilation

Just want to share the compilation of some of my MOTUC shots. Enjoy! :)

The Great Outdoors (MOTUC)

Outdoor toy photography. :)

 Merman and Clawful on the hunt.

I smell a crab, Duncan...

New Dawn

Prince of Power She-Ra.

ROAR!

ROAR, Battlecat! 

Just trying my hand on removing a plain background and replacing it with a more dramatic one using Photoshop. I then added smoke and lens flare. I made the base though :)

Like Father, like daughter

Man At Arms and Teela:

Matrix At Arms

Take that, you Snake!

I used a string to achieve the pose then deleted it using Photoshop. I added some dust and added noise for a grainy effect. :)

He-Man and She-Ra

Masters of the Universe Classics by Mattel:

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He-Man: Stay down, boys!

 

Slide and grind, baby. 

Hordak and Minions...

Hordak and his minions

The cruel cruel Catra approaches

One hairy dude. :D

"The rebel scums are hiding in that village, mighty Hordak!"

Photo Contest Winner

One of my MOTUC shots won in an online photo contest by Action Figure Fury :)

Wall of Fame


Prepare the boys, Evil-Lyn.

The Princess of Power

Here are some of my She-Ra shots. Love her look to bits. Mattel did a fantastic job bringing these toys back. :)

"Let's dance, Catra!"

"It's going to be cold in here" -Frosta

"Princess on Ice" 

"Fly, Swiftwind, fly! And show us the meaning of haste!"

Teela Unleashed

"Teela Unleashed"

"Not the EYE, madam!"

Prepare the boys, Evil-Lyn

I made Skeletor's throne room using an old box, covered it with dailies before painting with acrylic. The throne is made of styro then added some skulls from a bracelet I found at home. :)

Mattel did a fantastic job bringing back these MOTU action figures!

"Prepare the boys, Evil-Lyn"

"The Skeleton King"

Your madness ends today, Skeletor!

I remember watching the series way way back. Had the original toy line, but over the years, after moving from one house to another, we lost our toys. Enter Masters of the Universe Classics or simply MOTUC by Mattel. I have been burning my moolah with these fine looking figures for 2 years now. What I really love about this line is the articulation and that made it easier for me to recreate some scenes from the original TV series. :) 

 "Your madness ends today, Skeletor!"

I made the diorama using styro, old dailies, barbeque sticks and acrylic paint. Added the lens flare and dust effects using Photoshop.

Out of my way, Fur-Face

Hello, everyone!

This blog will contain all of my original toy shots, diorama and I will also let you in on some behind-the-scenes. I will also provide tutorials and links that will help you with your shots.

I have started taking pictures of my toys 4 years ago and I still consider myself in the learning stage. I love Mattel's Masters of the Universe Classics and DC Universe. And I dream of taking official Mattel shots or working in a toy company taking pictures and creating promotional diorama. :) 

My first post is aptly titled "Out of my way, Fur-face!" I have created the diorama using styrofoam, old dailies and acrylic paint. I used a string (which I will show you soon) to achieve the action scene. This image won in an online contest: http://www.actionfigurefury.com/wall-of-fame/.