Vampira Barbie box

[artskull]

I used Adobe Photoshop and just laid in layers of stuff to build what I wanted. The main figure is a picture of a Vampira statue...

Thanks for the info! Always interested to hear how a project is brought to life.

[Megospidey]

really nice graphics and work on the box.

[mego73]

I used Adobe Photoshop and just laid in layers of stuff to build what I wanted. The main figure is a picture of a Vampira statue.



I did some retouching because it was a small picture to begin with and I also laid in some hair texture from a photo of a model with straight hair.

And the backgrounds were made up from pictures of graveyards, landscape, moon, lightning and sky shots and a frame capture of the Dracula castle from "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein". I think the pond in back of Vampira came from a piece of artwork I found on the web.

I'd usually desaturate the color from all of this and recolor it so it all meshes better. I also make a lot of use of the filters for Watercolor effect and other painted effects but usually apply them and fade the effect back to less than 25% and do some painting of my own to help it along.

Oh and I found a fair picture of the real Vampira that I superimposed on the front and made it look a bit "ghosty"

[artskull]

As a graphic designer, I'd be interested to hear how you "made" the box. What software are you using, materials, etc…

[Meule]

Great job Mike, would love to see the figure inside the box

[Hotfoot]

I think only as a custom. I did a Barbie Vampirella once, here is a pic.

http://www.vermontel.com/~magyar/ebay/vampi.jpg

Perfect rendition of Vampirella. I hope to make a MEGO scale version one day.

[Mego Magyar]

That looks great! Is there actually a Barbie Vampirella?

I think only as a custom. I did a Barbie Vampirella once, here is a pic.

[Cmonster]

Beautiful box, Mike. I'd love to see it with the figure in it. I do love me some Vampira...

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[mego73]

How much do you charge for a Box like that?

depends on if you want it for a Mego size figure or a Barbie size. PM me for those truly interested.

[captact]

How much do you charge for a Box like that?

Yeah,..HOW MUCH????? Id be interested as well!!!!

Ray

[jimsmegos]

Beautiful and creative. Bravo to the tenth power!

[AJ Collector]

Damn!!!!! That is sweet!

[kingdom warrior]

WOW!!!!!!!! That is Crazy Awesome!!!!!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

That looks absolutely stunning Mike. Bravo. I love the way you go the extra mile and research heaps to find the perfect images.

[Hotfoot]

How much do you charge for a Box like that?