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Creating The Spectre

| eccentricplatypus

Recently I had the thought that the Moon Knight Funko Pop looked like it would make a good Spectre from DC Comics. As a result, I decided to give it a go!

This project was a relatively simple one, mainly focusing on being a repaint and only needing minimal work outside of that (I had to sand down the moons on the belt). One aspect that made this Pop even easier to customize is the fact that most parts separated from each other quite easily; allowing me to paint full pieces with either little or no masking required.

With this custom, I decided to branch out a little more than what I previously did, by working with pearlescent paint and glow paint. Both weren’t too bad to work with and I’m very pleased with how the pearlescent effect turned out. However, I do feel like I need to experiment more with glow paint/powder in the future to get the right effect that I’m looking for (the glow paint was a bit thicker than I’m used to and didn’t play too nice with masking).

  • Initial Moon Knight Funko Pop
  • Removing the head and cape
  • Breaking the body down even more
  • Pearlescent Green on the hood
  • Body Complete
  • Finished custom
  • Finished Custom – in the dark

Creating The Atom Funko Pop

| eccentricplatypus

A while back, one of the custom Funko Pops that was on my list to make was The Atom from DC Comics, specifically the old comic book costume design since the only Atom Funko Pop is the one based on The Legends of Tomorrow TV show. Overall, the the costume for The Atom is pretty basic. Only a few colors (Red, Blue, White, and Skin tone), and very minimal details that would stick out from a general Pop model (no wings, weapons, crazy shaped masks, etc). Due to this, I ended up going with using a basic DIY Male Funko Pop as a base.

After purchasing the base Pop that I was planning to use, I bought the colors needed for airbrushing the Pop. Typically with painting it’s best to apply the lightest colors first and then go darker; that way you don’t need to use more and more coats to cover up the darker layers. However, with the paint used for this, it’s all fairly equal in brightness, so I went blue -> red -> skin tone -> white. With the white being last due to it involving the most complicated masking.

  • The Atom Concept
  • Initial base coat
  • Masking the head and adding the skin tone
  • Once the masking was removed
  • Masking the head for details
  • Putting the pieces together

There were a few mistakes that are aren’t too bad, but I wish I had caught earlier on. Such as the points under the eyes having the small vertical spots and not having the perfect “V” shape. Also, I ended up excluding the belt buckle in the final design, which could have been something to add by creating a small oval shape either out of clay or 3D printed and then glued into place. Overall I’m pleased with the end results of my custom; especially since it’s my first custom. Like always, it’s best to keep my mistakes in mind as a learning experience and apply those learnings to future projects rather than dwelling on them.