Our Test labs are full of new organic experiments with all the different AncientCritters. We had to send out our best recources to get some new rare species and varieties for the “Happy Gardening” Kit 
Nasturtium officinale
Medicago sativa
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The Release of the AncientCritters will be in late February with a first run of 33 DIY pieces, handcasted and numbered by the artist. Differents colorways and some surprises will follow till then, stay tuned!
Now it’s time to share some secret WIP shots of our new fellas. Last week our studio turned into a greenhouse and the first AncientCritters resin casts were used for planting series of experiments. I’m petty sure the AncientCritters will bring the best out of you and a green touch for your desk & toy collection! ^_^
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You can see on this short slideshow the silicone molding process of AncientCritter ALTRO. I have placed the the prototype and the seem line in a slightly strange position for this two part mold but I had the feeling I should give my silicone-plug-system-technique™ a shot 
Now after the first few resin copies i have to say, casting is going pretty well so far …and I’ve got some wicked ideas for these fresh Resin Critters right now! Stay tuned.
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SQUIMONK – my second entry for the Aarting DIY Toy Challenge.
Today is the deadline for the DIY Contest at aarting.com. I really want to participate with an another toy design than my “monopear”. But to realize with 3D modeling what I’ve got in my head, time was to short to learn all the stuff so quickly. Now then, I’ve done my second entry the old-fashioned-way: sculpting, sanding, molding, casting in resin, again sanding and finishing with white primer (well i guess, not really less time-consuming… ) The prototype stands only a 3/4 inch high, so i would love to see them much bigger as an Aarting DIY Toy ready for you to customize!
This afternoon I’ve grabbed my cam and finally hunted some blank SQUIMONKS in the wild …check the picture series.
SQUIMONKS lives high up in the threes and rarely come to ground to pick up the jummy fir cones. That’s the reason why they have a slightly beer-belly, they know very well how to do really tasty fir cone beer in their brewery 
Please vote on aarting.com for the SQUIMONK!
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For the time being i’m working on a new series of five critters for a small limited series. It’s a new way to sculpt my creatures out of wax after done a quick mold of the clay prototype. I haven’t finished yet my actual sculpting tutorial on this but i do take hearty work in progress pics, so be sure to check the tutorial section again. Until then, i’d like to share with you some of the finest online resources about sculpting, d.i.y toymaking and molding stuff. Enjoy!
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