Over the course of 2005-2008, I assisted Art Asylum, designing production control art for various projects, most notably their Minimates line. This involved turnaround views for every part of the figure that was to be included in the final product, along with any surface artwork that needed to be applied.
Green Arrow was an interesting and especially fun project. In addition to the various costume details, he comes with a wide variety of his trademark trick arrows. Though my original concept featured more of a Neal Adams flair to the face, fellow designer Uriel contributed a revised Ollie face for this particular piece. Unfortunately, I’m not sure why the black shadows on the mask were omitted during the manufacturing process, as that had been intended to be there since the design’s original conception. It added so much more drama to the piece. Still, I’m really happy with how the finished project turned out. Designing that quiver was a lot of fun…
While the photos shown here on the site represent the finished figure, it should be noted that I contributed the control art only. As with all of the Minimate projects, there were many talented people involved: production managers, sculptors, other designers… This figure was very much a team effort, and the finished product reflects the contributions of many individuals.
Released 4/25/2007
