Toys In Love

February, love month. Ha! Here are some of my images I made these past few years on some of the most famous couples from movies, TV and games. Love is in the air indeed. <3

Uhmm, Emily, I think you drop something...
(Emily and Victor from the stop-motion film The Corpse Bride)

Will you be my Valentine, Sally?
(Jack and Sally from the stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Take my hand, Jake, and let's consummate our love under the tree of souls... Lol (sorry)
(Neytiri and Jake from the movie Avatar)

Be careful out there, Spock.
(Uhura and Spock from the movie Star Trek)

Now I see the light!

(Rapunzel and Flynn from Disney's Tangled)

Catch me if you can, Mario!
(Mario and Princess from Mario game)

You will always be my love
(Yuna and Tidus from Fanal Fantasy)

I miss you, Ellie.
(Carl and Ellie from Disney's UP)

Farewell...

Ending 2013's Valentine special with DC in love -- or maybe not.

Batman and Wonder Woman

Last year, DC surprised everyone when they finally made Superman and Wonder Woman a couple. Probably the most powerful couple. Ha! 

So....Farewell, Bruce.

Green Lantern and Star Sapphire

Carol's love for Hal made her a member of the Star Sapphire. Love, being on the extreme side of the color spectrum borders obsession. Despite the love-hate relationship, at the end of the day, Hal's love for Carol will always prevail. 

"Walk away, Hal..."

Fin.

Avatar. Jake and Neytiri

Amidst the special effects and political undertone of Cameron's smash hit AVATAR, it is a romantic movie to its core. Of finding love, of making sacrifices, love triangle and conquering not just of lands but of hearts.

Jake and Neytiri in "The Tree of Souls"

Mattel did a really job with these figures. Fully articulated and stayed true to the film.

For this project, I used straws then highlighted it using dodge tool in Photoshop. Also took some plastic aquarium plants and placed it at the base of the diorama. Lights were placed on top, front and side of Neytiri to really make it look like that the tree is illuminating. :)

Tangled. Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.

Tangled is one my niece's favorite films. When I saw the movie, I was totally mesmerized especially the lantern part. So, when I saw my niece's Tangled toy by Mattel, I replicated my favorite part of the film -- the lantern scene. 

Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in "Now I See The Light"

I used an LCD screen as a background. I used dodge tool to highlight some of the lanterns. I duplicated the layer, transformed it (inverse) before adding some ripples effect all in Photoshop. :)

Nightmare Before Christmas. Jack and Sally.

Continuing my Valentine's Day special with famous couples this time from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas featuring Jack Skellington and Sally. I find Sally's character very depressing -- well at least at the early part of the film. Of chasing the one you love and unsure if the love will be reciprocated. But, when they confessed their love for each other, the scene became an instant classic. 

Jack and Sally

This image won 2nd place in the 10th ToyCon ToyClicks contest held in Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall, Manila in 2011. 

I used a lampshade for the moon. The base is just made of old dailies, wire and stryroam for the gate. Made the picture interesting by capturing it in black and white. The image below is the base I used for this shot:

Final Fantasy. Yuna and Tidus.

You will always be my love.

Lately, I have been expressing my emotion through my toy photos. When I'm a furious, I usually beat up Skeletor through He-Man. Ha! When I'm in love, I do this -- To my one true love, remember that you will always be the love of my life. We will grow old together as promised a decade ago. :)

I used an LCD screen then added the effects using Photoshop. This image won in the 2011 Collecticon Toy Photography Contest (Edited Category) held in Robinsons Midtown, Manila.