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.
Oddly enough, Ocean Master was one of the more difficult projects to work on. As I recall, I had an extremely hard time finding reference material, and even what I found varied wildly from artist to artist. Ultimately, I just went with the elements I enjoyed the most, and there you have it. Part of the design called for an Unmasked head. Since I had no clue what Ocean Master looked like without the mask, I left it to Art Asylum Uriel to help out, so that’s his artwork you see there. All in all, it was fun trying to capture such a goofy costume design. I wish the eyes on the mask better matched the control art, but overall I’m pleased with the finished product.
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
