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. :) 

2014 Cosplay Rumble Zone

It has been ages since I last exhibited my toys so I said yes to the organizer of the event without any hesitation and I have started making a simple base for my Masters of the Universe Classics toys. Which took me about 3 days to complete the lava base.

The event was more on Cosplay competition and the toy display was just an added attraction. 'Went to the venue at SM Cener Las Pinas, Manila at 0630 to prepare my display. Took me about 3 hours to set-up everything.

Ingress.

 

After almost 3 hours, I'm done with my set-up

Some close-up shots:

Fierce

Netossa and Catra

Castaspella casting a counter spell :)

I'd better hide...

He-Man (Set 1)

 

He-Man (Set 2)

He-Man Set 3

Moss Man!

Please don't rape me, sir. (lol)

 


Cute cosplayers! :)

Chibi Mikasa Ackerman

Chibi Little He-Man!

I forgot how tiring it was to exhibit but it was worth it. Need to prepare for the next exhibit next month and I need to prepare 4 bases. MOTUC and DC New 52 :

Fin.

The Bat-Signal

"Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. A Dark Knight."

Towards the end of TDK, we find Gordon destroying the Bat-Signal as a sign that the city does not tolerate vigilantes and the start of the hunt for the Dark Knight. 

Towards the end of TDKR, we find the Bat-Signal completely restored and Gordon complete shocked in disbelief that The Dark Knight still lives.

The bat-signal is your price for completing the Movie Masters Dark Knight Rises action figures by Mattel. You have to get the exclusive Gordon to get the broken piece of the bat signal and yeah it lights up. Super cool. 

I just downloaded a rain and water splash brush to add the rain effect in Photoshop. :)

Man of Steel (Movie Masters)

"You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders." -Jor-El

Finally decided to open some of the MOS figures by Movie Masters Mattel and 'will create some awesome dioramas this year. Please follow my blog and watch out for it soon. :)

Amazing Superman figure by Movie Masters Mattel

In Brightest Day.

Vacation almost over.:(

I failed to finish some of my dioramas this long Holiday vacation but, was able to finish editing some shots. My last post to end my Christmas break. 

Green Lantern Movie Hal Jordan.

Toy Photography Masters of the Universe Classics Compilation

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

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Injustice Batman. 

Injustice Superman

I just added smoke and debris using Photoshop.

The Great Outdoors (MOTUC)

Outdoor toy photography. :)

 Merman and Clawful on the hunt.

I smell a crab, Duncan...

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. :)

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"