MINDstyle’s upcoming Conehead is a standout art toy by LA artist Germs. Germs’s self-labeled "Lowbrown" art combines Chicano culture and imagery with a Low Brow aesthetic. Conehead mixes cultural references with a luchador mask decorated in a stars and stripes motif. Beyond the striking art, Conehead innovates in the area of painting technique.
MINDstyle took the unusual and innovative step of hand-painting nearly the entire figure so as to best translate the nuances of Germs’s work to vinyl. The results are stunning — Conehead simply does not look like a vinyl figure because of its subtle gradients and textures. In fact, assuming the production sample results translate to the production pieces, veteran collectors are likely to have the same "no…. really?!?" moment as I did. Standard printing techniques used for vinyl (spray masks and pad printing) are best suited for application of flat colors. These production techniques constrain how art is translated to a figure and also and perhaps more importantly they limit the types of art that can be reasonably represented in vinyl form. Hand-painting relaxes these constraints and thus potentially makes vinyl figures a realistic possibility for a much wider selection of artists. This approach has the potential to grow the art toy industry by broadening the artist base and collector base considerably.
With its striking hand-painted figures including Conehead by Germs,
the hightly detailed Brom and The Dark Crystal figures, MINDstyle is
leading the way with next level art toys. MINDstyle’s visionary
co-founder Matt Young, creative team and top calibre artists are
pushing technical, artistic and genre boundaries to produce some of the
most highly sought after and collectible limited-edition vinyl art
toys. Let the countdown to San Diego Comic Con begin.
Before MINDstyle’s Conehead drops at SDCC, you can try your luck in our Conehead giveaway. Simply write a comment to this post for your chance to win. Be sure to provide your real email address when prompted to do so. The deadline to enter is Monday, July 16th @ 8 PM PDT.
Giveaway Rules
1. To enter write a comment to this post.
2. Deadline to enter is Monday, July 16th, 2007 @ 8 PM PDT
3. Duplicate entries will result in disqualification.
4. One randomly chosen winner will receive a MINDstyle Conehead figure by Germs.
5. Winner must respond to our notification within 72 hours.
Love this figure! Details are insane.
Nice.
pick me pick me. lol
Germs, mmmm…
wow!
a fantastic piece!!!
Trying again. Hand painted is nice.
very nice love the paint job ,could not have done better myself!!!!
I love coneheads!
dig it!
Nuclear! This would go good with their Maniac vinyl!
These are the kind of Germs i want!
The paintwork is nice!
nice piece of art work!!!! another beautiful piece mindstyle wit the art work of germs.
ANother great contest…congrats in advance to the winner!
Oh hell yeah, I love Conehead. The design is amazing!
Wow! MindStyle is doing it BIG with the release of this piece. What a way to innovate.
woot!! one of these days i’m gonna win something.
i’m a driver and a winner….things are gonna change i can feel it….
ooooh….germs…..luverrly
oooooohhhhh, that’s a big deal.
gotsta get me some.
that thing is beautiful
That figure is awesome
love this one!
oh, I want, I WANT!
nice homies
amazing paint.
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Wow this thing looks sweet. I really wish I was going to SDCC this year:(.
Awesome piece 😀
cool……….
very nice!
ouai, pas mon truc ce toyz.
wow. that is sassy.
Oh I HAVE to enter for this piece…. If I was able to to SDCC, I would get one there!!!!
Good luck all!
handpainted goodness. nice.
Nice
Wow, that looks really nice! Maybe I can pick one up at SDCC(or win one here lol)
This is the way of the future, a move away from figures that look like they’ve been mass produced, even if they’re not.
Real nice!!!
ooooooo i need this
ooooooo i need this
Yummy yummy, yes please!
Hola cabrón.
Padre el conehead.
Mándame 1.
Hola cabrón.
Padre el conehead.
Mándame 1.
nice
Pick Me
Pick Me
good luck everyone!
good luck everyone!
Nice n clowny
Nice n clowny
good luck everyone!
good luck everyone!
wow ! very nice ^^
wow ! very nice ^^
I want it!!!!!!!
I want it!!!!!!!
That is one pretty toy.
That is one pretty toy.
Oh, I just love this piece! he’d go so well with my maniac…
please pick me???
Oh, I just love this piece! he’d go so well with my maniac…
please pick me???
Oh yeah… that’s schweeeeeeeeet!
Oh yeah… that’s schweeeeeeeeet!
Either I win it here or buy it at the con. It will be mineeeee.
Either I win it here or buy it at the con. It will be mineeeee.
neato
neato
yep
yep
Oooh I want one of those. Pick me over everyone else!
Oooh I want one of those. Pick me over everyone else!
I’m going to sterilize and then lick that bad boy.
I’m going to sterilize and then lick that bad boy.
This figure is awesome! I won’t be at the con, so I have to pray I’m picked.
This figure is awesome! I won’t be at the con, so I have to pray I’m picked.
……..AMAZING………
……..AMAZING………
Germs + MINDStyle = a brilliant art toy!!!
Germs + MINDStyle = a brilliant art toy!!!
jack come on…
jack come on…
Wow, looks very slick
Wow, looks very slick
WOOT WOOT! please? =D Congrats to who ever gets it! (hope its me!)
WOOT WOOT! please? =D Congrats to who ever gets it! (hope its me!)
WOOT WOOT! please? =D Congrats to who ever gets it! (hope its me!)
fingers crossed
fingers crossed
This figure looks fantastic! Must have, no doubt.
This figure looks fantastic! Must have, no doubt.
This is definitely a MUST HAVE! Just incredible…
Big props to MINDstyle for taking this to the next level.The company to watch, for sure.
This is definitely a MUST HAVE! Just incredible…
Big props to MINDstyle for taking this to the next level.The company to watch, for sure.
This is awesome! Mindstyle Rocks!
This is awesome! Mindstyle Rocks!
nice figure
nice figure
Mindstyle does it yet again. Awesome.
Mindstyle does it yet again. Awesome.
i’m broke write now so i cant buy this, os please let me win!
i’m broke write now so i cant buy this, os please let me win!
sweet gotta love some germs haha
sweet gotta love some germs haha
Awww, new germs!!
Awww, new germs!!
simply awesome.
simply awesome.
yup yup yup
yup yup yup
woooo, shiny. I love this style!
woooo, shiny. I love this style!
cmon jack hook a brotha up i NEED this in my collection!!!!!
cmon jack hook a brotha up i NEED this in my collection!!!!!
so nun mal auf deutsch:
Ich will so ein Teil…. verdammt ist das geil!!!
so nun mal auf deutsch:
Ich will so ein Teil…. verdammt ist das geil!!!
so nun mal auf deutsch:
Ich will so ein Teil…. verdammt ist das geil!!!
so nun mal auf deutsch:
Ich will so ein Teil…. verdammt ist das geil!!!
hope i win!
hope i win!
Trying again! These contests are great!
Trying again! These contests are great!
smoking
smoking
I love this figure.
I love this figure.
all I’ve got to say is ooh la la
all I’ve got to say is ooh la la
woah!
woah!
*Beautiful*
*Beautiful*
Love it. artistically edgy and hip. ima big fan
Love it. artistically edgy and hip. ima big fan
mememe
mememe
Gimme now! It’s my birfday!
Gimme now! It’s my birfday!
Dan Aykroyd eat your heart out…
Dan Aykroyd eat your heart out…
oooohhhh!
oooohhhh!
Schweeet!
Schweeet!
is he sitting on green olives?
is he sitting on green olives?
sawwwweeeeet
sawwwweeeeet
Cone-a-licious.
Cone-a-licious.
This thing is sweet.
This thing is sweet.
looks great…..i want one!
looks great…..i want one!
man this is my culture right here…..this would look great in my collection
Rawr Rawr give me germs!
Rawr Rawr give me germs!
Amazing toy.
stunning
Amazing toy.
stunning
quiero quiero
quiero quiero
make me a winner!
make me a winner!
A write up on the current state of color printing on figures (pads, masks etc) would be very cool, I can’t seem to find a good source for that info online.
A write up on the current state of color printing on figures (pads, masks etc) would be very cool, I can’t seem to find a good source for that info online.
Love it. Would really love to win it. >(((‘>
Love it. Would really love to win it. >(((‘>
cool
cool
boink!
boink!
Chingala!
Chingala!
nice piece! i want it
nice piece! i want it
Ohhh I like!
Ohhh I like!
At first I thought he was sitting in a poo!!!
This piece looks fantastic!
At first I thought he was sitting in a poo!!!
This piece looks fantastic!
pickmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
pickmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
looks cool
looks cool
Simply beautiful.
Simply beautiful.
Wow!
Wow!
Woot!
Woot!
Nice!
Nice!
I’ve been a fan of Germs for a good while now and am so excited to see him jumpin’ in to the vinyl arena. The piece looks great so far and I can’t wait to get my hands on one!
I’ve been a fan of Germs for a good while now and am so excited to see him jumpin’ in to the vinyl arena. The piece looks great so far and I can’t wait to get my hands on one!
Auto Matta pedia!
Auto Matta pedia!
Yes please.
Yes please.
Very cool. It looks like MINDstyle is headed in the right direction.
Very cool. It looks like MINDstyle is headed in the right direction.
It would be nice if the background came with. It really adds to the menace of the piece.
It would be nice if the background came with. It really adds to the menace of the piece.
Cool!
Cool!
I bet some of these other commenters would put it straight on eBay if they won. Not me though!
I bet some of these other commenters would put it straight on eBay if they won. Not me though!
What a good looking piece!
Hope I win it.
What a good looking piece!
Hope I win it.
GIVE
GIVE
Mine!!!!
Mine!!!!
word! now i can add this bad boy to my collection; i wish girls appreciated toys like i do, theyre like “why dont you get a job instead of smoking pot all day and listening to underground hip hop” im like “you dont understand! hip hop is my life!” then theyre like ” dude grow up. maybe if you didnt waste all your money on toys you would have a car and maybe a life outside of myspace.”
word! now i can add this bad boy to my collection; i wish girls appreciated toys like i do, theyre like “why dont you get a job instead of smoking pot all day and listening to underground hip hop” im like “you dont understand! hip hop is my life!” then theyre like ” dude grow up. maybe if you didnt waste all your money on toys you would have a car and maybe a life outside of myspace.”
wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo……!!!!!!
wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo wooo……!!!!!!
HANDPAINTED!!! Are you kidding me??? This I gotta see! Gimme that!
HANDPAINTED!!! Are you kidding me??? This I gotta see! Gimme that!
I’ll play!
I’ll play!
I’ll play!
I’ll play!
Nice !
Nice !
¡Yo!
¡Lo quiero para mí!
No me rindo, insisto.
¡Yo!
¡Lo quiero para mí!
No me rindo, insisto.
Germs are good for me!!
Germs are good for me!!
Rocks hard!
Rocks hard!
The quality of toys MINDstyle is producing is phenominal… The amount of detail in the Dark Crystal figures is top notch. And now, with figures like the Conehead being introduced, we’re re-living a level of toy making only our grandparents can appreciate… Great work, MINDstyle.
The quality of toys MINDstyle is producing is phenominal… The amount of detail in the Dark Crystal figures is top notch. And now, with figures like the Conehead being introduced, we’re re-living a level of toy making only our grandparents can appreciate… Great work, MINDstyle.
My comment as entry!
gimme gimme gimme!!!
gimme gimme gimme!!!
I never win…=(
I never win…=(
vooonderbar! pick me, fo’ reals!!
vooonderbar! pick me, fo’ reals!!
Great figure!!! It must be mine.
Great figure!!! It must be mine.
Thankyou mindstyle for taking it all up a notch!
Thankyou mindstyle for taking it all up a notch!
please for being picking me….
please for being picking me….
OooOoOoOoOOoo… pointy.
OooOoOoOoOOoo… pointy.
choosy choosers choose me.
choosy choosers choose me.
choosy choosers choose me.
choosy choosers choose me.
do you want to see my balls?
do you want to see my balls?
Selection would be nice, very nice.
Selection would be nice, very nice.
Cool cone by the stylish people.
Cool cone by the stylish people.
weird but cool!
weird but cool!
woo yeah I want me some O that please!
woo yeah I want me some O that please!
very nice.
very nice.
MISSTER PICKLES FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!
MISSTER PICKLES FOR PRESIDENT 2008!!!
soooooooooooo fudgin’ sweet!
soooooooooooo fudgin’ sweet!
soooooooooooo fudgin’ sweet!
soooooooooooo fudgin’ sweet!
kinda looks like me!
kinda looks like me!
Oh man. Gotta have it. Gimme! 😀
Oh man. Gotta have it. Gimme! 😀
dope!
dope!
dope!
dope!
Hope I get picked!
Hope I get picked!
sick!
sick!
This sounds like a very exciting painting technique. I’m very curiuos to see what the final results look like. Anyway, very cool toy it reminds me of a shogun warrior.
This sounds like a very exciting painting technique. I’m very curiuos to see what the final results look like. Anyway, very cool toy it reminds me of a shogun warrior.
Lookin’ good. Psyched for this one.
Lookin’ good. Psyched for this one.
This looks amazing. I so want one!
This looks amazing. I so want one!
Wow! simply incredible, I hope I win. I actually want one really bad! please pick me. . . I’ll be your bestest pal in the whole world!!!
Wow! simply incredible, I hope I win. I actually want one really bad! please pick me. . . I’ll be your bestest pal in the whole world!!!